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Healer to the Broken King

by Avie Adams

🌶️🌶️🌶️moderate·spoiler·Brides of Myth #1

Why Read This?

You'll experience a gripping forbidden romance with mature characters and rich mythology that leaves you desperate for the next book.

Synopsis

She serves a god. He wears a crown. Their forbidden love could topple his kingdom. Calliste is a healer moments away from becoming high priestess when the dark, domineering King Theron storms her sanctuary. Abducted and blackmailed, she watches nine years of grueling effort go up in smoke—along with her hopes of safety. He’s dragging her back to the same capital she fled, a glittering city that left her with nightmares and scars. Theron is a shell of a man with the weight of a crown slowly crushing him. He’ll do anything to save his sleep-cursed son—even capturing a beautiful priestess cherished by the gods. But as Calliste begins to mend his shattered heart, it takes everything he has not to act on his dangerous desires. Their forbidden passion soon inflames tensions in Theron’s kingdom—and sparks envy in the god Calliste serves. Bound by duty and with destructive secrets lingering between them, can their love survive, or will it doom them both? Healer to the Broken King is a slow-burn fantasy romance featuring mature protagonists , forbidden romance , tortured heroes, and worlds inspired by Greek mythology .

At a Glance

4.07 ★ Goodreads
Spice Level🌶️🌶️🌶️moderate
Endingspoiler
PairingM/F
Romance Pacingslow burn

Top Tropes

captive romanceforced proximityblood feud romance

Mood

darkromanticintenseangstymysterious

Book Details

Goodreads Rating

4.07 ★

Page Count

376 pages

Published

2024

Primary Genre

Romantasy

Pairing

M/F

POV

Dual POV

Romance Pacing

Slow Burn

Cliffhanger

spoiler

Audiobook

Format

Standard

Narrator Count

Single

Tropes

RomanceMagicActionAngstWorld
Theme Constellation

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Mood & Vibe

Mood

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Characters

FMC: healer sign in to unlock

Spice Details 🌶️

intense / passionate sign in to unlock

kidnappingtorturetraumaviolencecaptivitydubious consentpower imbalance

World & Setting

mythological sign in to unlock

Reading Context

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