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Visions of Darkness

by A.L. Jackson

🌶️🌶️🌶️moderate·spoiler·Darkness #1
Available on Kindle Unlimited

Why Read This?

You'll get a satisfying slow-burn romance with intense emotional stakes and a cliffhanger that leaves you craving the next book.

Synopsis

Destined to be together, forbidden to love, two lost souls fight evil in an everyday world that belongs to the night. A dark romantasy by a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author. Aria Rialta is a girl of two realities. One she was born to. The other she was chosen for. Both are a threat. Every night when Aria falls asleep, she enters the nightmare world of Faydor to fight a war. It’s her calling to help destroy the Kruen, who feed sin and chaos to our everyday world of vulnerable humans. It would be a lonely realm in which to do battle if not for Pax, Aria’s dangerously irresistible soulmate whose mere touch can kill. It’s also a realm that’s getting harder to escape. Aria’s hallucinations are seeping into her waking world. And the Kruen are coming for her. To help Aria, Pax must do what no one in Faydor has dared to do before—join his soulmate in the light of day. Giving in to their forbidden attraction could be the death of them, but they might not be able to stop themselves as they embark on a cross-country journey to fight the evils hunting them. As their desire grows, so do Aria’s untapped powers, and a menacing new force far darker than the Kruen.

At a Glance

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

Top Tropes

soulmate/destined bondblood feud romancesecret power

Mood

darkintenseromanticmysteriousatmospheric

Book Details

Goodreads Rating

3.79 ★

Page Count

378 pages

Published

2025

Primary Genre

Romantasy

Pairing

M/F

POV

Dual POV

Romance Pacing

Slow Burn

Audiobook

Available

Yes

Format

Standard

Narrator

Victoria Mei|Teddy Hamilton

Narrator Count

Dual

Tropes

RomanceMagicActionAngstWorld
Theme Constellation

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Mood & Vibe

Mood

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Characters

FMC: reluctant chosen one sign in to unlock

Spice Details 🌶️

intense / passionate sign in to unlock

child abuseself-harmsuicideattempted murderdeathtraumaviolenceforced institutionalizationgriefsuicidal ideationwar

World & Setting

multi-realm / dimension-hopping sign in to unlock

Reading Context

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