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Evocation

by S.T. Gibson

🌶️🌶️mild·spoiler·The Summoner's Circle #1

Why Read This?

A slow-burn polyamorous romance wrapped in occult Boston atmosphere where three people must untangle years of hurt, longing, and a literal devil's bargain to find each other again.

Synopsis

The Devil knows your name, David Aristarkhov. As a teen, David Aristarkhov was a psychic prodigy, operating under the shadow of his oppressive occultist father. Now, years after his father’s death and rapidly approaching his thirtieth birthday, he is content with the high-powered life he’s curated as a Boston attorney, moonlighting as a powerful medium for his secret society. But with power comes a price, and the Devil has come to collect on an ancestral deal. David’s days are numbered, and death looms at his door. Reluctantly, he reaches out to the only person he’s ever trusted, his ex-boyfriend and secret Society rival Rhys, for help. However, the only way to get to Rhys is through his wife, Moira. Thrust into each other’s care, emotions once buried deep resurface, and the trio race to figure out their feelings for one another before the Devil steals David away for good… The #1 Sunday Times bestselling first book in a spellbinding and vibrant new series from S.T. Gibson

At a Glance

3.60 ★ Goodreads
Spice Level🌶️🌶️mild
Endingspoiler
PairingPOLYAMOROUS / MULTI-PARTNER
Romance Pacingslow burn

Top Tropes

slow burnsecond chanceforbidden love

Mood

atmosphericbroodingdarkromanticintense

Book Details

Goodreads Rating

3.60 ★

Page Count

301 pages

Published

2024

Primary Genre

Urban Fantasy Romance

Pairing

POLYAMOROUS / MULTI-PARTNER

POV

Multi-POV

Romance Pacing

Slow Burn

Cliffhanger

spoiler

Audiobook

Available

Yes

Format

Single Narrator

Narrator

Oscar Reyes

Tropes

RomanceMagicActionAngstWorld
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Mood & Vibe

Mood

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Characters

FMC: soft/gentle sign in to unlock

Spice Details 🌶️

Emotionally charged and restrained. More longing and tension than explicit scenes. Spice ramps up late but stays grounded in character connection over raw heat. sign in to unlock

addiction relapsechildhood abuse (discussed)emotional abusealcoholismsmokinginfidelity (complex poly dynamics)body horrortoxic relationshipsabandonmentlife-threatening cursesdemonic possession

World & Setting

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Reading Context

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