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Assassin's Mercy

by Lauren L. Garcia

🌶️🌶️🌶️moderate·spoiler·Chaos Moon #1

Why Read This?

You'll get a satisfying slow-burn romance with intense emotional stakes and a badass bisexual heroine who challenges everything she knows.

Synopsis

Need a mage killed? Verve's got you covered. As a member of the holy order of Atal's Chosen, Verve lives by the edge of her hematite blade. Trained from childhood to stand tall against the warring mage clans, Verve won’t let anyone else’s family die at magic’s cruel hands. So when Verve's patron tasks her with taking out a notorious mage leader, she knows her skills are up to the challenge. Sure enough, Verve lands a cover-job right in the heart of her target’s territory. The coin's not great, but protecting the locals makes for the perfect camouflage while she hunts for her true target. What's more, the handsome local barkeep Alem seems to know more than he's letting on about the mage she's looking for. Against all common sense, Verve discovers a cause worth fighting for in the village. But living by the blade means dying by it too, and when Verve’s powerful patron learns of the life she’s found and her growing change of heart, she gives Verve an ultimatum: Kill the mage or be hunted by her own fellow Chosen. Verve is forced to choose a side or risk losing her new found family, the life she didn't know she wanted… and a man she didn't know she could love. The only way out of this mess is to die… or find magic of her own. Step into the breathtaking world of magic and mayhem that is the Chaos Moon LGBTQ+ fantasy romance series. But beware: if you love badass bi heroines, rivals to lovers, and slow-burn steamy romances, Assassin's Mercy will heal your heart and become your new obsession. Don't say you weren't warned.

At a Glance

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

Top Tropes

captive romanceassassin romanceblood feud romancegames/trials romancerivals competing

Mood

darkintenseromanticadventurousangsty

Book Details

Goodreads Rating

4.13 ★

Page Count

286 pages

Published

2022

Primary Genre

Romantasy

Pairing

M/F

POV

First Person

Romance Pacing

Slow Burn

Audiobook

Available

No

Format

Standard

Narrator Count

Single

Tropes

RomanceMagicActionAngstWorld
Theme Constellation

Mood & Vibe

Mood

Writing Style

immersiveatmosphericemotionalpunchy

Story Pacing

medium

Emotional Weight

heavy

Energy Required

medium

Vibes

Dark high fantasy with morally gray assassins and simmering rivals-to-lovers tension that feels like walking a knife's edge.

Characters

FMC Archetype

assassinmorally gray fmcsurvivor

MMC Archetype

morally gray mmcdark/tortured soulrogue/scoundrel

Relationship Dynamics

enemies to loversforbidden loveslow burn

Spice Details 🌶️

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Spice Level 3

Spice Style

intense / passionateemotional / lovinganimalistic / primal

Getting Steamy

None

Bringing the Heat

power exchangerough/aggressive intimacypossessivemarking
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World & Setting

World Type

high fantasy

Primary Setting

forest / wildernesswar front / rebellion

Fantasy Creatures

Representation

bisexual mc

Reading Context

Emotional Payoff

Best Time of Year

autumn

When & Where to Read

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