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A Strange Hymn (The Bargainer, #2)

by Laura Thalassa

🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️steamy·spoiler·The Bargainer #2·✓ Series Complete
Available on Kindle Unlimited

Why Read This?

You'll get a morally gray book boyfriend and satisfying angst that delivers on the dark romance promise.

Synopsis

From bestselling indie author Laura Thalassa comes the newly revised and edited second book in her smash-hit dark fantasy romance between a siren and the "bargainer" she owes countless favors to. She survived the mad king...but the nightmare isn't over. Siren Callypso Lillis still wears the physical reminders of her time as Karnon's captive, even after reuniting with soulmate Desmond Flynn, the King of Night. Not only that, but mounting evidence suggests the Thief of Souls, the being responsible for the disappearance of countless fae warriors, is still out there. Invited to an annual Solstice celebration, Callie and Des journey to the Kingdom of Flora to continue their investigation. But under the bright lights and striking blooms of the realm, new complications arise, ones that no amount of bargaining can undo. Soldiers begin to go missing from the gathering, and some of the fae begin to suspect Des is the man behind it all. To Callie, one thing is no one is who they appear to be. Not even her soulmate. Fairies play dangerous games. Some want love, some want vengeance, some want flesh, and some want horrors too unspeakable to name. Something is stirring in the Land of All that Grows, and if Callie isn't careful, it will claim everything she loves—and her along with it.

At a Glance

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

Top Tropes

hidden identitysoulmate/destined bondblood feud romance

Mood

mysteriousbroodingdarkseductivesecretive

Book Details

Goodreads Rating

3.96 ★

Page Count

390 pages

Published

2017

Primary Genre

Dark Romance

Pairing

M/F

POV

First Person

Romance Pacing

Slow Burn

Audiobook

Available

Yes

Format

Standard

Narrator

Chelsea Stephens

Narrator Count

Single

Tropes

RomanceMagicActionAngstWorld
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Mood & Vibe

Mood

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Spice Details 🌶️

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sexual assault (referenced)deathgoregraphic violencekidnappingtraumaviolencebloodcaptivitydubious consentwar

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