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Taryn Moreau

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Dark Erotica, Dark Romance, Dark Fantasy

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	The Crow Prince 3.90 avg rating — 29 ratings — published 2023	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Slightly Sweetly, Slightly Creepy by Sonya Lano (Goodreads Author) (Editor, Contributor), Lynn Rush (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Sky Sommers (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 4.54 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 2023 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Innocent Part 1: A Paranormal Forced Breeding Story (Innocent, #1) 4.17 avg rating — 6 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Innocent Part 2: A Paranormal Forced Breeding Novella (Innocent, #2) 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Innocent Part 3: A Paranormal Forced Breeding Novella (Innocent, #3) 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Random Acts really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 22	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Demon Sheds His Chains really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 3 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Dark Lord's Conquest: A Noncon Fantasy Novella 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 22	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Witch’s Bargain: A Paranormal Forced Breeding Story 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2022	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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The Warlock (Waterspell, #1)

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I bumped up the rating on this book because it held my attention pretty consistently. And the premise—following two of the discarded women from two of the biggest gothic novels out there as they have to confront the men who victimized them—was certai ...more
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My Darling Dreadful Thing was an enjoyable read. It's about a young woman, Roos, whose only friend for most of her life under her abusive mother is a spirit named Ruth. But eventually, she's rescued by the beautiful Agnes, a widow who takes her away ...more
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Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell is probably the most English book I've ever read. Which isn't a bad thing. That classic British storytelling style (through mixed with a drier historical tone) kept my attention pretty well---well enough to get through s ...more
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Darling touches on some interesting topics: How protection can be harmful, the complex relationship between lust and love, and, similar to the protection theme, how trying to preserve a relationship by never touching it can backfire. The writing here ...more
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Trad Wife is a fun read that managed to avoid triggering my irritation by not falling into a common pattern that books like this follow. And by "books like this," I mean books with a darkly erotic or salacious premise that don't brand themselves as da ...more
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