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A House of Fangs and Deceit

by Alex Frost

🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️steamy·spoiler·Lunaria Realms #1

Why Read This?

A politically sharp why-choose romantasy where an ambitious FMC navigates rival vampire houses, a crumbling marriage, and three very different love interests who each bring their own kind of heat.

Synopsis

The fae are gone and the monsters reign. I am Samara Harker, and ruling is in my blood. As the Heir to House Harker, I’ve spent my life preparing for the union with another House’s Heir. The plan was simple: My future husband and I would jointly govern his House, and I’d fortify the delicate bonds between the Moroi Houses, Velesian Packs, and what remained of the Furies. No one feels the weight of disappointment more than I do when my carefully orchestrated marriage and life crumble into ruins. After enduring betrayal and humiliation, I find myself forced to retreat to House Harker. Returning home means encountering both old friends and adversaries. But things have shifted since my youth. In those days, I was promised to another. Now, I’m unshackled, free to pursue whatever—or whoever—my heart craves. Unfortunately, my desire might have to wait. Because the monsters lurking in the shadows are growing stronger by the day… and my own people are helping them. A House of Fangs & Deceit is book one of the Lunaria Realms series. This is a spicy why choose fantasy romance which means there is no choosing between love interests by the end of the story. You can expect different types of relationships ranging from sweet and playful to dark enemies-to-lovers; set in a world full of monsters with a dark history.

At a Glance

3.85 ★ Goodreads
Spice Level🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️steamy
Endingspoiler
PairingWHY CHOOSE / REVERSE HAREM
Romance Pacingslow burn

Top Tropes

enemies to loversforced proximityarranged marriage

Mood

darkintensemysteriousatmosphericsteamy

Book Details

Goodreads Rating

3.85 ★

Page Count

368 pages

Published

2024

Primary Genre

Fantasy Romance

Pairing

WHY CHOOSE / REVERSE HAREM

POV

First Person

Romance Pacing

Slow Burn

Cliffhanger

spoiler

Audiobook

Available

Yes

Format

Dual Narration

Narrator

Eva Caine, Zane Daniels

Tropes

RomanceMagicActionAngstWorld
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Mood & Vibe

Mood

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Characters

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Spice Details 🌶️

Equal parts plot and spice. Multiple love interests bring different energies — sweet and playful to dark and dominant. Scenes are explicit and tied to character development and power dynamics. sign in to unlock

violencedeathinfidelity (FMC betrayed husband)political intriguedark themesmonstersbetrayal

World & Setting

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Reading Context

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