Crown Me Dead
Multiple explicit scenes with detail; sex is a real part of the plot.
Graphic. Crude, explicit vocabulary throughout the scenes.
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THE #1 BESTSELLING DARK ROMANTASY LEAVING READERS WORLDWIDE IN TEARS. Wed me. Bed me. Slit my throat. Born in dirt, raised in rot, I dig graves for the dead, while the living decay around me. When my brother coughs blood, he appears. A man too polished for the graveyard, with a bargain too cruel for the light: Seduce the King. Become the Queen. Die. And my brother lives. Kael is a nightmare of living ruin, the rotting ruler of a festering realm. And Vale is his shadow, the cold architect of my demise. One man needs my heart to beat. The other plans to stop it forever. They think I’m a pawn. But I’m the gravedigger's daughter. And I know exactly where to bury them. Welcome to the funeral. Darkly seductive, beautifully written, and deeply emotional, the Heartstring Duet will sweep you away into a world of forbidden desire, deadly intrigue, shocking twists, and impossible choices. **Crown Me Dead is book one of two in the completed dark fantasy romance Heartstring Duet. Don't miss book two, Crown Me Yours. The world contains deception, mystery, violence, dark elements, and mature content. What this book doesn’t contain is a hero (because villains do it better). You can find more detailed information at Liv Zander's website.**
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Crown Me Yours
Direct continuation of the same duet, so you get the gravedigger's revenge payoff—now with the heroine holding power and a guaranteed HEA.
Pale Court Duet - Moonlight Edition
Same author's rotting-king-obsessed-with-a-terrified-girl energy and dubcon dread, but spicier and more captivity-focused than bargain-and-betrayal plotting.
Shallow River
Another heroine trapped between a charming man and a deadly one, though the menace is small-town contemporary rather than rotting kingdoms.
Too Late
Also a woman trading herself to a dangerous man to save family, with a villainous captor—but contemporary crime, no magic, grittier abuse content.
Verity
Dark secrets, a morally murky trio, and a gut-punch twist ending, but grounded psychological suspense with no fantasy trappings.
Phantom
Obsessive, murderous devotion and dubious consent like Vale's cruelty, told as a gothic haunted-house period piece instead of court intrigue.