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Given

by Elayna R. Gallea

🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️steamy·spoiler·The Giving Chronicles #1
Available on Kindle Unlimited

Why Read This?

You'll be hooked by the relentless chase and aching slow-burn that promises explosive payoff in future books.

Synopsis

She's born to die. He lives to hunt. Wren was born bearing a Mark on her forehead. She’s always known she would be Given to serve the gods in her twentieth year, and she’s eager to work for them since they keep the kingdom safe. That is until she sneaks into a Giving Ceremony and watches as her best friend is slaughtered in the name of the gods. Horrified, Wren escapes her village under the cover of darkness. Her plan is simple: flee the kingdom and stay alive. Surviving is going well until she stumbles upon an injured, unconscious man in the woods. Unwilling to leave him to die, she heals him. Only, when he wakes, she realizes he’s a Hunter. And his prey? Her. Now, he’s in her debt. Inexplicably drawn to her and caught in a moral quandary, he gives her a gift: one day’s head start. Marked Ones must be returned to the gods. It’s the law. And when the Hunter catches her, she’ll do whatever it takes to get away… Given is the first book in The Giving Chronicles, a new slow-burn, enemies-to-lovers, epic romantasy series from the author of Tethered and A Game of Love and Betrayal.

At a Glance

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

Top Tropes

captive romanceforced proximitysurvival romance

Mood

darkintensesuspensefulangstymysterious

Book Details

Goodreads Rating

3.87 ★

Page Count

396 pages

Published

2025

Primary Genre

Romantasy

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
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Mood & Vibe

Mood

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Characters

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Spice Details 🌶️

dark / taboo style sign in to unlock

human traffickingchild deathdeathmurderreligious traumatraumaviolencebloodcaptivitygrief

World & Setting

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