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Promises and Pomegranates

by Sav R. Miller

🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️explicit·spoiler·Monsters & Muses #1

Why Read This?

A Hades/Persephone retelling set in the modern mafia world with a Doctor Death MMC who is completely obsessed. The spice is where this book shines — knife play, blood kink, breath play with wholehearted consent between both characters. Elena discovers her own darkness and reclaims her agency.

Synopsis

From USA Today bestselling author Sav R. Miller comes a dark and twisted romance inspired by the Hades and Persephone myth. Doctor Kal Anderson assumes his heart worked at some point in his life. But at thirty-two years old, the organ in his chest seems to play a mechanical role at best. His cold, emotionless existence gives him an edge as a fixer and in-house physician for the Mafia, while his judgment is impartial and complication-free. Until Elena Ricci, his boss’s twenty-year-old daughter. After admiring the heartless doctor from afar most of her life, Elena catches him in a moment of weakness, and the pair shares a night of passion as they attempt to work each other from their systems. Only, the night seems to have the opposite effect. Elena is no longer a simple temptation to Kal, but a necessity. An obsession. One he won’t let anyone stand in his way of—even if that means crashing her wedding to another man, forcing her hand in marriage, and stealing her away to the corrupt island he resides on. Alone with the man of her nightmares for the first time ever, Elena starts to chip away at the layers of ice surrounding his hardened heart. But the warmth and depravity from her new husband may not be worth the secrets unveiled, or the lives that will forever be altered. Promises and Pomegranates is a standalone dark romance inspired by Hades and Persephone. Though it is not necessary, it is highly recommended to read their short prequel, Sweet Sin, before diving in. Visit the author's website for a detailed content warning list.

At a Glance

3.50 ★ Goodreads
Spice Level🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️explicit
Endingspoiler
PairingM/F
Romance Pacingmedium burn

Top Tropes

dark romancemafia romancefairytale retelling

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Book Details

Goodreads Rating

3.50 ★

Page Count

382 pages

Published

2021

Primary Genre

Dark Romance

Pairing

M/F

POV

Dual POV

Romance Pacing

Medium Burn

Cliffhanger

spoiler

Audiobook

Available

Yes

Format

Standard

Narrator

Rock Engle|Charlotte Claremont

Tropes

RomanceMagicActionAngstWorld
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grooming / child abusephysical assaultattempted sexual assaultmurderkidnappingviolencetortureforced marriageforced druggingblood playknife playdegradationscarificationgraphic sexual content

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