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White Horse Black Nights

by Evie Marceau

🌶️🌶️🌶️moderate·spoiler·The Godkissed Bride #1

Why Read This?

A dark fairytale retelling blending Snow White and Lady Godiva legends with a fierce heroine who can speak to animals and her brooding, conflicted guard. The forbidden romance crackles with tension against a backdrop of fae intrigue and betrayal.

Synopsis

We still worship the sleeping fae, though their magic only remains within a few of us. Locked away for twelve years, Sabine Darrow’s only friends are animals she communicates with using magic. Now, sold as a bride to a villainous high lord, her greatest fear is trading one prison for another. But a potential escape lies in the form of her gruff yet achingly handsome guard, whose loyalty she is determined to break. A huntsman with heightened senses, Basten “Wolf” Bowborn has more important things to do than transport his master’s new bride. With ancient creatures reawakening along the kingdom's border wall, he is torn between his duty and his desire to investigate—until a forbidden attraction becomes an unyielding obsession. Welcome to Astagnon—a kingdom of cruel games and corrupted courts, where the only thing more dangerous than the secrets slumbering underground is falling for the one person you can’t have. Drawing inspiration from Snow White and the Lady Godiva legend, WHITE HORSE BLACK NIGHTS is a dark enemies-to-lovers fantasy romance that will take you on a journey you’ll never forget. This captivating story of a girl with a special gift is perfect for fans of Sarah J. Maas and Jennifer Armentrout!

At a Glance

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

Top Tropes

arranged marriageforbidden lovebodyguard/protection detail

Mood

darkromanticintenseseductivemysterious

Book Details

Goodreads Rating

3.77 ★

Page Count

416 pages

Published

2023

Primary Genre

Dark Romance

Pairing

M/F

POV

Dual POV

Romance Pacing

Slow Burn

Audiobook

Format

Standard

Tropes

RomanceMagicActionAngstWorld
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Mood & Vibe

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Characters

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Spice Details 🌶️

intense / passionate sign in to unlock

sexual assaultchild abuse (referenced)abusegraphic violenceviolencesexual traumakidnappingtraumachildhood traumacaptivity

World & Setting

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Reading Context

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