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Slayer of the Pirate Lord

by Rebecca F. Kenney

🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️explicit·spoiler·Dark Rulers #8

Why Read This?

A pirate romance that earns its darkness—Risa is no damsel, the captain is no gentleman, and their cat-and-mouse dynamic crackles with genuine menace and heat.

Synopsis

Risa works the docks in the port city of Knockaine, servicing multiple men each night. When she's offered a large sum of money to seduce and slay a particular man, she thinks the job will be easy--until she discovers he's a magically-gifted pirate captain with a suspicious nature. He proves to be much harder to kill than she expected--and worse still, the harder she tries to end him, the more he seems to crave her. (adult fantasy romance, spicy scenes, Dark Rulers Series book 8) Trigger/content warnings may be found in the front matter of the book and on the author's website.

At a Glance

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

Top Tropes

enemies to loversforced proximityassassination romancedark romanceadventure romance

Mood

darkintenseseductiveadventuroussteamy

Book Details

Goodreads Rating

3.77 ★

Page Count

353 pages

Published

2023

Primary Genre

Fantasy Romance

Pairing

M/F

POV

First Person

Romance Pacing

Slow Burn

Tropes

RomanceMagicActionAngstWorld
Theme Constellation

Mood & Vibe

Mood

Writing Style

edgydarkseductiveimmersivepunchy

Story Pacing

medium

Emotional Weight

heavy

Energy Required

medium

Vibes

pirates and daggersmorally questionable everyoneshe was sent to kill him and he liked itrough seas rough lovedark fantasy with teeth

Characters

FMC Archetype

femme fataleassassinsurvivordeceptively deadly

MMC Archetype

pirate captainmorally gray MMCpossessive alphadark/tortured soulferal/unhinged

Relationship Dynamics

enemies to loverslove/hate tensionhe falls firstpush and pullferal devotionpredator x prey

Spice Details 🌶️

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Spice Level 5

Spice Style

rough / primalpassionate / intensedirty talk heavypossessive / claimingdominant vibesdesperate / urgent

Getting Steamy

wall pinningpossessive/protectiveneck kisses / neck touchinggrowling / possessive soundsmine declarationstensionanticipation

Bringing the Heat

rough/aggressive intimacybondage/restraintdubious consent elementssomnophilia (sleep play)possessivemarkingdominance
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World & Setting

World Type

high fantasy

Primary Setting

ship / at seacoastal / island / beach

Fantasy Creatures

Representation

N/A

Reading Context

Emotional Payoff

Best Time of Year

anytime

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