Content levels
Trigger warnings
Positive tags
Hero archetypes
Heroine archetypes
Tropes
Synopsis
Malcolm of Dunroch is a newly chosen Master, a novice to his extraordinary-and dangerous-powers. But he has already broken his vows-and a young woman’s death is on his hands. Malcolm is determined to fight his darkest desires, denying himself all pleasure...until fate sends him another Innocent, the beautiful bookseller Claire Camden.Since her mother’s murder, Claire has done everything possible to make a safe, secure life for herself in a city where danger lurks on every street corner, especially in the dark of night. But nothing can prepare her for the powerful and sexual medieval warrior who sweeps her back into his time-a treacherous, frightening world where the hunters and the hunted are one and the same. Claire needs Malcolm to survive, yet she must somehow keep the dangerously seductive Master at arm’s length. For Malcolm’s soul is at stake-and fulfilling his desires could prove fatal...“The incomparable Brenda Joyce soars to new heights.... A passionate, original paranormal romance that sets the standard for hot, other worldly lovers!”-Romantic Times BOOKreviews
Dark Seduction: content & age rating
Intended for adult readers (18+).
This paranormal romance contains explicit sexual content between the leads, moderate violence including references to murder and death, and dark themes involving a hero struggling with dangerous powers and guilty conscience. The romance is steamy and central to the plot.
What to know going in
This book has moderate violence, very steamy sexual content, and mild language. Content notes include murder, dubious consent, and death (see the full list above).
Who'll love this
Adult readers who love tortured heroes and intense time-travel romances will be swept away by this passionate medieval fantasy.