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BookCompleted2021

Winter Gods & Serpents

by Wendy Heiss

Book 1 in The Auran Chronicles

The fantasy plot bites as hard as the romance: Snowlin and Kilian are enemies first, bargaining partners second, and a bad idea in exactly the way dark romantasy loves.

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goodreads 3.96/5 3,535 ratings

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  • Content warnings: Sexual content, Violence, Graphic violence, Death, Death of a parent, Grief, Child abuse, Torture, Gore, Murder, Panic attacks, Blood, Self-harm, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Slavery, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Child death
Length638 pages
Series statusCompleted series · 5 books
Spice3/5 · Slow burn with late spice
PacingMedium

Story profile

What the story promises

The strongest reviewed signals about romance, fantasy, and the reading experience.

Romance promise

  • Enemies to lovers
  • Male/female pairing (M/F)
  • Slow burn
  • Medium
  • Slow burn with late spice
  • Book hangover
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  • Morally gray
  • Love/hate tension
  • Tension / anticipation
  • The angst delivered
  • War general / commander
  • Fantasy / supernatural intimacy
  • Obsessed
  • King / ruling monarch
  • Morally gray x morally gray
  • Emotional / vulnerable intimacy
  • Adrenaline rush
  • Grumpy protector
  • Protective love interest
  • Possessive/protective
  • Who did this to you
  • Tension
  • Anticipation
  • Longing glances
  • Possessive
  • Dominance
  • Power exchange

Fantasy promise

  • Fantasy romance
  • Royal court / palace
  • High fantasy
  • Gods/deities
  • Castle / fortress
  • Grimdark / dark fantasy
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  • Witches/wizards/warlocks
  • Forced proximity
  • War front / rebellion
  • Arranged marriage
  • Arctic regions
  • Forbidden love
  • Revenge romance
  • Political intrigue
  • Forced alliance

Reading experience

  • Dual POV
  • Dark
  • Epic
  • Heavy
  • Royalty
  • Scarred main character or love interest (MC/LI)
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  • Adventurous
  • Emotional
  • Vengeful / revenge-driven
  • Tense
  • Immersive
  • Survivor
  • Mysterious
  • Intense
  • Deceptively deadly
  • Revenge arc
  • War-torn kingdom
  • Battle of wills
  • Bargain with consequences
  • Cliffhanger warning
  • Morally complex

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Different because

A shorter read (494 vs 638 pages).

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Different because

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Book details
Length
638 pages
Publisher
Heiss Publishing
Language
English
Format
Book