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Poison Study

by Maria V. Snyder

🌶️🌶️mild·spoiler·Poison Study #1
Available on Kindle Unlimited

Why Read This?

You get a fiercely determined heroine's journey from prisoner to powerful asset, wrapped in a plot so addictive you won't want to put it down.

Synopsis

Choose: A quick death… or slow poison... About to be executed for murder, Yelena is offered an extraordinary reprieve. She'll eat the best meals, have rooms in the palace—and risk assassination by anyone trying to kill the Commander of Ixia. And so Yelena chooses to become a food taster. But the chief of security, leaving nothing to chance, deliberately feeds her Butterfly's Dust—and only by appearing for her daily antidote will she delay an agonizing death from the poison. As Yelena tries to escape her new dilemma, disasters keep mounting. Rebels plot to seize Ixia and Yelena develops magical powers she can't control. Her life is threatened again and choices must be made. But this time the outcomes aren't so clear...

At a Glance

4.09 ★ Goodreads
Spice Level🌶️🌶️mild
Endingspoiler
PairingM/F
Romance Pacingslow burn

Top Tropes

captive romanceforced proximitybodyguard/protection detail

Mood

suspensefulmysteriousintenseadventurousdark

Book Details

Goodreads Rating

4.09 ★

Page Count

427 pages

Published

2005

Primary Genre

Fantasy Romance

Pairing

M/F

POV

First Person

Romance Pacing

Slow Burn

Audiobook

Available

Yes

Format

Standard

Narrator

Kristin Atherton

Narrator Count

Single

Tropes

RomanceMagicActionAngstWorld
Theme Constellation

Mood & Vibe

Mood

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Characters

FMC: survivor sign in to unlock

Spice Details 🌶️

dominant / submissive sign in to unlock

attempted murderdeathkidnappingmurdertorturetraumaviolencecaptivitygriefpoisoning

World & Setting

high fantasy sign in to unlock

Reading Context

addictive read sign in to unlock

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