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Scarred (Never After, #2)

by Emily McIntire

🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️steamy·spoiler·Never After #2
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Why Read This?

You'll experience a satisfying slow-burn romance where intense tension finally erupts into passionate, possessive intimacy.

Synopsis

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Emily McIntire comes a dark and delicious fractured fairy tale reimagining . She doesn't belong to him…she belongs to the crown. Prince Tristan Faasa was never destined for the throne. That was always his brother, Michael. The same brother responsible for both Tristan's tormented childhood and the scar that mars his face. When their father dies, Michael is set to assume the throne, and Tristan is set to steal it. The leader of a secret rebellion, Tristan will stop at nothing to end his brother's reign. But when Michael's new betrothed, Lady Sara Beatreaux arrives, Tristan finds himself in the middle of a new kind of war. The kind that begs the question of what's more important, the crown or the woman about to wear it. Sara has one plan. Marry the King and eradicate the Faasa line, even at the risk of her own peril. But she never expects the Scarred Prince. He's dangerous. Forbidden. And one of the men she's been sent to kill. But the line between hatred and passion has never seemed so thin, and as secrets come to light, Sara grows unsure of whom she can trust―torn between vengeance and the villain she was never supposed to love.

At a Glance

3.85 ★ Goodreads
Spice Level🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️steamy
Endingspoiler
PairingM/F
Romance Pacingslow burn
Energymedium

Top Tropes

arranged marriagedark romanceforced proximityhidden identityrevenge romance

Mood

broodingdarkseductivesecretiveromantic

Book Details

Goodreads Rating

3.85 ★

Page Count

416 pages

Published

2022

Primary Genre

Dark Romance

Pairing

M/F

POV

Dual POV

Romance Pacing

Slow Burn

Audiobook

Available

Yes

Format

GraphicAudio

Narrator

GraphicAudio Full Cast

Narrator Count

Full Cast

Tropes

RomanceMagicActionAngstWorld
Theme Constellation

Mood & Vibe

Mood

Writing Style

darkatmosphericbroodingintense

Story Pacing

medium

Emotional Weight

heavy

Energy Required

medium

Vibes

Dark court intrigue with simmering tension and morally gray characters that feels like walking through a shadowed palace at midnight.

Characters

FMC Archetype

vengeful / revenge-drivencunningmorally gray fmc

MMC Archetype

morally gray mmcvillain/anti-herodark/tortured soul

Relationship Dynamics

mutual piningtensionenemies to loversforbidden loveslow burn

Spice Details 🌶️

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Spice Level 4

Spice Style

intense / passionateslow / sensualanimalistic / primal

Getting Steamy

None

Bringing the Heat

power exchangerough/aggressive intimacypossessivemarkingdominance
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World & Setting

World Type

high fantasy

Primary Setting

royal court / palace

Fantasy Creatures

Reading Context

Emotional Payoff

Best Time of Year

autumn

When & Where to Read

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