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The Secret of the Woods: A Sleeping Beauty Retelling
Lilith bows to no one.
Lilith is an ancient Goddess, and Domenico is one of the most revered vampires in France.
When these two forces combine, love and bloodshed soon follow.
But after a betrayal of the heart, a curse claims a life for a life, leaving Domenico searching for answers through an ancient lineage.
Domenico believes Freyja is the key to unlocking the curse, but he should have known better than to force a witch to do his bidding.
Charles and Charity want to escape the shadows, but little do they know, they’re just pawns in a grand scheme.
Corruption, lust, and power linger inside the corridors and hidden rooms of Castle DeLesepps, but just who will reveal their truth?
Lilith is an ancient Goddess, and Domenico is one of the most revered vampires in France.
When these two forces combine, love and bloodshed soon follow.
But after a betrayal of the heart, a curse claims a life for a life, leaving Domenico searching for answers through an ancient lineage.
Domenico believes Freyja is the key to unlocking the curse, but he should have known better than to force a witch to do his bidding.
Charles and Charity want to escape the shadows, but little do they know, they’re just pawns in a grand scheme.
Corruption, lust, and power linger inside the corridors and hidden rooms of Castle DeLesepps, but just who will reveal their truth?
- GenresDark Romance
192 pages, Paperback
Published July 30, 2023
About the author
Savvy Rose
19 books50 followersSavvy Rose is a self-published author of Romance, Erotic Romance, Fantasy and Paranormal Romance.
Her writing began in middle school and continued through Highschool, fueled by her love of Poetry by the likes of Poe, Lord Byron and Shakespeare.
She enjoys writing about magical and complicated people, with steamy romance and thrilling adventures.
Her writing pals refer to her as the 'smut fairy' & Scorpion woman.
When she isn't writing, she enjoys spending time with her family in Upstate Ny.
Her many hobbies include: Art, Astrology, Music, Spiritual study and most of all, reading.
Most nights you can find her drinking wine and ugly crying over foreign films, saging her house and dancing naked under the full moon.
Wilted Petals is her first published short story, with the follow-up Chaotic Delusions.
Book 2 in the series will be available summer 2021
Sign up for updates and sneak-peaks on her website:
www.savvyroseauthor.com
or follow her on Instagram: savvyroseauthor
Her writing began in middle school and continued through Highschool, fueled by her love of Poetry by the likes of Poe, Lord Byron and Shakespeare.
She enjoys writing about magical and complicated people, with steamy romance and thrilling adventures.
Her writing pals refer to her as the 'smut fairy' & Scorpion woman.
When she isn't writing, she enjoys spending time with her family in Upstate Ny.
Her many hobbies include: Art, Astrology, Music, Spiritual study and most of all, reading.
Most nights you can find her drinking wine and ugly crying over foreign films, saging her house and dancing naked under the full moon.
Wilted Petals is her first published short story, with the follow-up Chaotic Delusions.
Book 2 in the series will be available summer 2021
Sign up for updates and sneak-peaks on her website:
www.savvyroseauthor.com
or follow her on Instagram: savvyroseauthor
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June 18, 2026
Genre: Paranormal Romance
Type: Book 3 of 3 from Forbidden Fables series
POV: First person - multiple
Rating:
As one of the most feared men in France, Domenico had the power to control everything except his heart. Loving Lilith cost him the only person he truly cared about. He believed Freya was the answer to his predicament. What he failed to anticipate was how easily love and loyalty could unravel everything he had carefully orchestrated.
I’m a little confused about this book. I expected it to focus on Dom and Lilith, but in the end, it was more about Freya’s happy ending and setting up for the author’s next series.
When it comes to the writing, I had the same issue with the previous book. The connectivity and the timeline issues made it difficult to follow the story. Thankfully, the smut helped keep my attention.
The Secret of the Woods is a story of following one’s heart. It is the conclusion of the Forbidden Fables series.
Books in the series
🌿🐍🌿. . . (F)BR with Twinsie CC . . . 🌿🐍🌿
For more reviews/interviews/book talk/promo visit:
For graphics, trailers & author services visit Warhawke Design Studio.
Type: Book 3 of 3 from Forbidden Fables series
POV: First person - multiple
Rating:
As one of the most feared men in France, Domenico had the power to control everything except his heart. Loving Lilith cost him the only person he truly cared about. He believed Freya was the answer to his predicament. What he failed to anticipate was how easily love and loyalty could unravel everything he had carefully orchestrated.
I’m a little confused about this book. I expected it to focus on Dom and Lilith, but in the end, it was more about Freya’s happy ending and setting up for the author’s next series.
I knew of its beauty because there was never a day that passed when Lilith didn’t praise its girth, begged for it even.
When it comes to the writing, I had the same issue with the previous book. The connectivity and the timeline issues made it difficult to follow the story. Thankfully, the smut helped keep my attention.
The Secret of the Woods is a story of following one’s heart. It is the conclusion of the Forbidden Fables series.
Books in the series
🌿🐍🌿. . . (F)BR with Twinsie CC . . . 🌿🐍🌿
For more reviews/interviews/book talk/promo visit:
For graphics, trailers & author services visit Warhawke Design Studio.
May 7, 2024
Savvy hasn't failed to impress me with her writing. The Secret of the Woods is such an incredible story, and I love that this has a Goddess, witch, and vampires in it! The story has so many emotions flowing through it and is pretty unique, as well as sad, bittersweet mixed with happiness.
The timelines were a little hard for me to follow, but I understood the point of what happened during each scene/chapter.
What's Inside:
•MM/FM/FFM/FF
•Blood Play
•Multi-POV & Multi-Timelines
•Voyeurism
•Sub/Dom
Some of my favorite quotes and lines!
🥀 "𝓘 𝔀𝓸𝓾𝓵𝓭 𝓯𝓸𝓵𝓵𝓸𝔀 𝔂𝓸𝓾 𝓽𝓸 𝓽𝓱𝓮 𝓱𝓮𝓪𝓿𝓮𝓷𝓼, 𝓸𝓻 𝓼𝓮𝓪𝓻𝓬𝓱 𝓽𝓱𝓻𝓸𝓾𝓰𝓱 𝓽𝓱𝓮 𝓭𝓮𝓹𝓽𝓱𝓼 𝓸𝓯 𝓱𝓮𝓵𝓵. 𝓑𝓵𝓸𝓸𝓭 𝓲𝓼 𝓽𝓱𝓲𝓬𝓴𝓮𝓻 𝓽𝓱𝓪𝓷 𝔀𝓪𝓽𝓮𝓻, 𝓪𝓷𝓭 𝓶𝔂 𝓼𝓸𝓾𝓵 𝔀𝓲𝓵𝓵 𝓪𝓵𝔀𝓪𝔂𝓼 𝓫𝓮 𝓽𝓮𝓽𝓱𝓮𝓻𝓮𝓭 𝓽𝓸 𝔂𝓸𝓾𝓻𝓼."
🥀 𝓢𝓱𝓮 𝔀𝓪𝓼 𝓵𝓸𝓿𝓮 𝓲𝓷𝓬𝓪𝓻𝓷𝓪𝓽𝓮—𝓶𝔂 𝓸𝓷𝓵𝔂 𝓵𝓸𝓿𝓮, 𝓪𝓷𝓭 𝓮𝓿𝓮𝓻𝔂 𝓮𝓵𝓮𝓶𝓮𝓷𝓽 𝓽𝓱𝓪𝓽 𝓰𝓻𝓪𝓬𝓮𝓭 𝓽𝓱𝓮 𝓮𝓪𝓻𝓽𝓱. 𝓣𝓱𝓮 𝓼𝓸𝓯𝓽𝓷𝓮𝓼𝓼 𝓪𝓷𝓭 𝓼𝓽𝓻𝓮𝓷𝓰𝓽𝓱 𝓸𝓯 𝔀𝓪𝓽𝓮𝓻, 𝓽𝓱𝓮 𝓾𝓷𝓹𝓻𝓮𝓭𝓲𝓬𝓽𝓪𝓫𝓵𝓮 𝓬𝓱𝓲𝓵𝓵 𝓸𝓯 𝓽𝓱𝓮 𝔀𝓲𝓷𝓭𝓼, 𝓽𝓱𝓮 𝓹𝓮𝓻𝓶𝓪𝓷𝓮𝓷𝓬𝓮 𝓸𝓯 𝓽𝓱𝓮 𝓮𝓪𝓻𝓽𝓱 𝓫𝓮𝓵𝓸𝔀 𝓶𝔂 𝓯𝓮𝓮𝓽; 𝓪𝓷𝓭 𝓽𝓱𝓮 𝓯𝓲𝓻𝓮 𝓽𝓱𝓪𝓽 𝓫𝓾𝓻𝓷𝓮𝓭 𝓽𝓱𝓻𝓸𝓾𝓰𝓱 𝓶𝔂 𝓿𝓮𝓲𝓷𝓼 𝔀𝓱𝓲𝓵𝓮 𝓼𝓲𝓶𝓾𝓵𝓽𝓪𝓷𝓮𝓸𝓾𝓼𝓵𝔂 𝓭𝓮𝓼𝓽𝓻𝓸𝔂𝓲𝓷𝓰 𝓮𝓿𝓮𝓻𝔂𝓽𝓱𝓲𝓷𝓰 𝓲𝓷 𝓲𝓽𝓼 𝓹𝓪𝓽𝓱.
𝓐𝓷𝓭 𝓘 𝔀𝓸𝓾𝓵𝓭 𝓵𝓸𝓼𝓮 𝓱𝓮𝓻.
I am leaving this review of my own volition.
ARC provided by Savvy Rose. Thank you, Savvy!
The timelines were a little hard for me to follow, but I understood the point of what happened during each scene/chapter.
What's Inside:
•MM/FM/FFM/FF
•Blood Play
•Multi-POV & Multi-Timelines
•Voyeurism
•Sub/Dom
Some of my favorite quotes and lines!
🥀 "𝓘 𝔀𝓸𝓾𝓵𝓭 𝓯𝓸𝓵𝓵𝓸𝔀 𝔂𝓸𝓾 𝓽𝓸 𝓽𝓱𝓮 𝓱𝓮𝓪𝓿𝓮𝓷𝓼, 𝓸𝓻 𝓼𝓮𝓪𝓻𝓬𝓱 𝓽𝓱𝓻𝓸𝓾𝓰𝓱 𝓽𝓱𝓮 𝓭𝓮𝓹𝓽𝓱𝓼 𝓸𝓯 𝓱𝓮𝓵𝓵. 𝓑𝓵𝓸𝓸𝓭 𝓲𝓼 𝓽𝓱𝓲𝓬𝓴𝓮𝓻 𝓽𝓱𝓪𝓷 𝔀𝓪𝓽𝓮𝓻, 𝓪𝓷𝓭 𝓶𝔂 𝓼𝓸𝓾𝓵 𝔀𝓲𝓵𝓵 𝓪𝓵𝔀𝓪𝔂𝓼 𝓫𝓮 𝓽𝓮𝓽𝓱𝓮𝓻𝓮𝓭 𝓽𝓸 𝔂𝓸𝓾𝓻𝓼."
🥀 𝓢𝓱𝓮 𝔀𝓪𝓼 𝓵𝓸𝓿𝓮 𝓲𝓷𝓬𝓪𝓻𝓷𝓪𝓽𝓮—𝓶𝔂 𝓸𝓷𝓵𝔂 𝓵𝓸𝓿𝓮, 𝓪𝓷𝓭 𝓮𝓿𝓮𝓻𝔂 𝓮𝓵𝓮𝓶𝓮𝓷𝓽 𝓽𝓱𝓪𝓽 𝓰𝓻𝓪𝓬𝓮𝓭 𝓽𝓱𝓮 𝓮𝓪𝓻𝓽𝓱. 𝓣𝓱𝓮 𝓼𝓸𝓯𝓽𝓷𝓮𝓼𝓼 𝓪𝓷𝓭 𝓼𝓽𝓻𝓮𝓷𝓰𝓽𝓱 𝓸𝓯 𝔀𝓪𝓽𝓮𝓻, 𝓽𝓱𝓮 𝓾𝓷𝓹𝓻𝓮𝓭𝓲𝓬𝓽𝓪𝓫𝓵𝓮 𝓬𝓱𝓲𝓵𝓵 𝓸𝓯 𝓽𝓱𝓮 𝔀𝓲𝓷𝓭𝓼, 𝓽𝓱𝓮 𝓹𝓮𝓻𝓶𝓪𝓷𝓮𝓷𝓬𝓮 𝓸𝓯 𝓽𝓱𝓮 𝓮𝓪𝓻𝓽𝓱 𝓫𝓮𝓵𝓸𝔀 𝓶𝔂 𝓯𝓮𝓮𝓽; 𝓪𝓷𝓭 𝓽𝓱𝓮 𝓯𝓲𝓻𝓮 𝓽𝓱𝓪𝓽 𝓫𝓾𝓻𝓷𝓮𝓭 𝓽𝓱𝓻𝓸𝓾𝓰𝓱 𝓶𝔂 𝓿𝓮𝓲𝓷𝓼 𝔀𝓱𝓲𝓵𝓮 𝓼𝓲𝓶𝓾𝓵𝓽𝓪𝓷𝓮𝓸𝓾𝓼𝓵𝔂 𝓭𝓮𝓼𝓽𝓻𝓸𝔂𝓲𝓷𝓰 𝓮𝓿𝓮𝓻𝔂𝓽𝓱𝓲𝓷𝓰 𝓲𝓷 𝓲𝓽𝓼 𝓹𝓪𝓽𝓱.
𝓐𝓷𝓭 𝓘 𝔀𝓸𝓾𝓵𝓭 𝓵𝓸𝓼𝓮 𝓱𝓮𝓻.
I am leaving this review of my own volition.
ARC provided by Savvy Rose. Thank you, Savvy!
June 30, 2026
3.5★
With the storyline continuing without interruption. Freyja has the knowledge and power Domenico seeks to undo a longstanding curse. Charles and Charity are both are Domenico’s mercy until the forces of Lilith are unleashed.
Narrated in multiple POV, the plot took a different turn than I originally anticipated but it was the right direction given the characters. Shifting between timelines was confusing at times, but Lilith and Freyja were the standout characters due to their resilience and strength. Given Charles’ choices, his fate was secured.
Though the erotic fantasy retelling and created world was very interesting and steamy at times, the execution was a bit disjointed for me.
*This was a (F)BR with Twinsie Hawkey*
For more reviews/reveals/giveaways visit:
With the storyline continuing without interruption. Freyja has the knowledge and power Domenico seeks to undo a longstanding curse. Charles and Charity are both are Domenico’s mercy until the forces of Lilith are unleashed.
“I would have her, by spell, by curses that would entwine her in a sleep that would keep her from him forever.”
Narrated in multiple POV, the plot took a different turn than I originally anticipated but it was the right direction given the characters. Shifting between timelines was confusing at times, but Lilith and Freyja were the standout characters due to their resilience and strength. Given Charles’ choices, his fate was secured.
Though the erotic fantasy retelling and created world was very interesting and steamy at times, the execution was a bit disjointed for me.
*This was a (F)BR with Twinsie Hawkey*
For more reviews/reveals/giveaways visit:
August 17, 2023
Savvy did it again.
Check ur TWs and CWs this book isn't for everyone.
Sleeping Beauty retelling
PNR
Sub/dom
MF/MM/FFM
Dark historical romance
And so much more!
At first the book was a lil slow for me. I hve come to find out about myself I need action first then some background. I'm an inpatient person😅😅
I seriously was not a fan of Charles in the last book and def wasn't in this one.
I dislike how he was complaining that he wanted her all to himself but yet he wanted another. He was such a hypocrite. How does that even make sense. His jealousy was such an annoying thing.
I loved how Savvy wrote Lilith. She was a fav of mine. But Freyja, she is seriously a goddess out the bedroom and in.
She is so strong and powerful and doesn't feel bad for being who she is.
Loved this triogly
Check ur TWs and CWs this book isn't for everyone.
Sleeping Beauty retelling
PNR
Sub/dom
MF/MM/FFM
Dark historical romance
And so much more!
At first the book was a lil slow for me. I hve come to find out about myself I need action first then some background. I'm an inpatient person😅😅
I seriously was not a fan of Charles in the last book and def wasn't in this one.
I dislike how he was complaining that he wanted her all to himself but yet he wanted another. He was such a hypocrite. How does that even make sense. His jealousy was such an annoying thing.
I loved how Savvy wrote Lilith. She was a fav of mine. But Freyja, she is seriously a goddess out the bedroom and in.
She is so strong and powerful and doesn't feel bad for being who she is.
Loved this triogly
August 8, 2023
“𝐈 𝐰𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐬, 𝐨𝐫 𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐡𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐥. 𝐁𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐲 𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐥 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐚𝐥𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐛𝐞 𝐭𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬.“
The Secret of the Woods is book 3 in the Forbidden Fables Series and is a dark historical romance/Sleeping Beauty retelling. This book truly does have a little bit of everything: vampires, witches, a Goddess, religious skepticism, love, loss, and all the spice you could want, set in a gothic castle. Lilith was seriously just everything and I could not get enough of her and Domenico’s story. 4⭐️
𝕎𝕙𝕒𝕥 𝕋𝕠 𝔼𝕩𝕡𝕖𝕔𝕥:
❤️🔥Sleeping Beauty retelling
🐍Voyeurism
🔮Witch, vampire, Goddess
🩸Blood play
❤️🔥Sub/dom/switch dynamics
🐍Group sex
🔮MF/MM/FFM
🩸Dark historical romance
“𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐧𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐦𝐞 𝐚𝐬 𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐦𝐞.”
“𝐈 𝐤𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐛𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐨 𝐧𝐨 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐮𝐧𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐤𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐚 𝐜𝐨𝐜𝐤 𝐢𝐧 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐦𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡.“
“𝐒𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐞—𝐦𝐲 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐲 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐡.“
“𝐒𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞𝐛𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐈 𝐜𝐫𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐝, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐰𝐞 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐝.“
“𝐒𝐢𝐭 𝐨𝐧 𝐦𝐲 𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐞 𝐈 𝐟𝐮𝐜𝐤 𝐦𝐲𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟, 𝐩𝐞𝐭. 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐈 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐦𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐨𝐧 𝐦𝐲 𝐜𝐥𝐢𝐭 𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐥 𝐈 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞.”
“𝐒𝐮𝐜𝐡 𝐚 𝐠𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐠𝐢𝐫𝐥, 𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐦𝐲 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐜𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐧…𝐦𝐦𝐦.”
The Secret of the Woods is book 3 in the Forbidden Fables Series and is a dark historical romance/Sleeping Beauty retelling. This book truly does have a little bit of everything: vampires, witches, a Goddess, religious skepticism, love, loss, and all the spice you could want, set in a gothic castle. Lilith was seriously just everything and I could not get enough of her and Domenico’s story. 4⭐️
𝕎𝕙𝕒𝕥 𝕋𝕠 𝔼𝕩𝕡𝕖𝕔𝕥:
❤️🔥Sleeping Beauty retelling
🐍Voyeurism
🔮Witch, vampire, Goddess
🩸Blood play
❤️🔥Sub/dom/switch dynamics
🐍Group sex
🔮MF/MM/FFM
🩸Dark historical romance
“𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐧𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐦𝐞 𝐚𝐬 𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐦𝐞.”
“𝐈 𝐤𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐛𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐨 𝐧𝐨 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐮𝐧𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐤𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐚 𝐜𝐨𝐜𝐤 𝐢𝐧 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐦𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡.“
“𝐒𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐞—𝐦𝐲 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐲 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐡.“
“𝐒𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞𝐛𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐈 𝐜𝐫𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐝, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐰𝐞 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐝.“
“𝐒𝐢𝐭 𝐨𝐧 𝐦𝐲 𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐞 𝐈 𝐟𝐮𝐜𝐤 𝐦𝐲𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟, 𝐩𝐞𝐭. 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐈 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐦𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐨𝐧 𝐦𝐲 𝐜𝐥𝐢𝐭 𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐥 𝐈 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞.”
“𝐒𝐮𝐜𝐡 𝐚 𝐠𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐠𝐢𝐫𝐥, 𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐦𝐲 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐜𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐧…𝐦𝐦𝐦.”
August 7, 2023
A spicy twist on the Sleeping Beauty tale, this story is one of Savvy’s best creations yet! Not only do you embark on a journey of love and loss: you get to meet an ancient goddess and powerful vampires as well.
Savvy explored the traditions and pitfalls of religion and the turmoil and guilt one may go through when defying or questioning such things. The love triangles are abundant but done brilliantly.
I’m so proud of my friend and her dedication to her craft. Her writing has become more beautiful with each new story and I have found inspiration through her journey.
I suggest this book to anyone over 18 who enjoys full-blown fire in their romance with darkly twisted takes on their favorite childhood stories. 🔥
Savvy explored the traditions and pitfalls of religion and the turmoil and guilt one may go through when defying or questioning such things. The love triangles are abundant but done brilliantly.
I’m so proud of my friend and her dedication to her craft. Her writing has become more beautiful with each new story and I have found inspiration through her journey.
I suggest this book to anyone over 18 who enjoys full-blown fire in their romance with darkly twisted takes on their favorite childhood stories. 🔥
August 17, 2023
This is the third and final book to Savvy's Forbidden Fables series and it was fantastic ending! The Secret of the Woods was a dark world of men, monsters, vampires, goddesses, love, loss, lore and revenge. Savvy has created these characters that are so captivating, beautiful and haunting. Freya is my favorite character of this book. She really was unapologetic and bold, in a time and place that wasn't kind to women. I loved her POV.
This book was more plot driven then spicy, but the smutty parts sooo freaking good.
I highly recommend this series and thank you Savvy 🖤
This book was more plot driven then spicy, but the smutty parts sooo freaking good.
I highly recommend this series and thank you Savvy 🖤
August 18, 2023
Witches and vampires OH MY!
Only Savvy can make Lilith fall in love with a vampire into an amazing story. We are back in the woods for some more creepy fun. Lilith and the vampire Domenico, who lives as a priest, fall in "lust," but she betrays and leaves him. His brother Dante becomes obsessed with getting revenge for his brother. So, for generations, the betrayals and revenge take their toll, resulting in Domenicos blood bond being put into a deep sleep by a curse. Another super spooky, extra steamy retelling.
Only Savvy can make Lilith fall in love with a vampire into an amazing story. We are back in the woods for some more creepy fun. Lilith and the vampire Domenico, who lives as a priest, fall in "lust," but she betrays and leaves him. His brother Dante becomes obsessed with getting revenge for his brother. So, for generations, the betrayals and revenge take their toll, resulting in Domenicos blood bond being put into a deep sleep by a curse. Another super spooky, extra steamy retelling.
August 17, 2023
🌟🌟🌟🌟.5/5
🌶🌶.5/5
*Sleeping Beauty inspired
*Lilith Lore
*FF / MM/ MMF
*vampire & witches
*blood play
*fast burn
Behold, the final book in the Forbidden Fables trilogy!
*If you have not read Witch of the Woods yet, then I suggest you do so now since this book picks up right after the events of book 2. Also read book 1...now. *
Freyja is captured and held by Domenico who hopes she is the key to waking up the girl who is dear to him. Charity is also held as well in the castle where Charles longs for her to stay with him instead of Freyja who she is trying to find throughout the story. Domenico does not know that it is not Freyja who can awaken the girl, but someone from his past...
This story was beyond captivating! The angst, the climax, and Savvy's take on the character Lilith was awe-mazing! I adore how this book ties into Chasing Celeste which is another great book by this author!
🌶🌶.5/5
*Sleeping Beauty inspired
*Lilith Lore
*FF / MM/ MMF
*vampire & witches
*blood play
*fast burn
Behold, the final book in the Forbidden Fables trilogy!
*If you have not read Witch of the Woods yet, then I suggest you do so now since this book picks up right after the events of book 2. Also read book 1...now. *
Freyja is captured and held by Domenico who hopes she is the key to waking up the girl who is dear to him. Charity is also held as well in the castle where Charles longs for her to stay with him instead of Freyja who she is trying to find throughout the story. Domenico does not know that it is not Freyja who can awaken the girl, but someone from his past...
This story was beyond captivating! The angst, the climax, and Savvy's take on the character Lilith was awe-mazing! I adore how this book ties into Chasing Celeste which is another great book by this author!
August 17, 2023
This was everything and so much more than I expected. It came completely full circle but also was absolutely captivating. The interconnection between each character was pure perfection. Of course the spicy scenes were amazing as always!!!
August 18, 2023
Such a good end to the series. Dark, twisted, angsty. I loved it. Also, LILITH. Just yeah. She's... I would do whatever she told me. And the Chasing Celeste references were such a surprise! Totally read this whole series.
August 17, 2023
This is book 3 in the Forbidden Fables Series. It’s a dark historical romance retelling of sleeping beauty.
Domenico the most revered vampire in search of his love Lilith, an ancient goddess, after a curse has claimed her.
This story contains loss, betrayal, revenge and amazing spice.
TW/tropes
Murder, religious skepticism, kidnapping, blood play, asphyxiation, cursing, child abandonment, religious trauma, sexism, mild off page grooming, badass FMC, vampires masking as priests, MF/FFM/MM, SUB/dom/switch dynamics
Domenico the most revered vampire in search of his love Lilith, an ancient goddess, after a curse has claimed her.
This story contains loss, betrayal, revenge and amazing spice.
TW/tropes
Murder, religious skepticism, kidnapping, blood play, asphyxiation, cursing, child abandonment, religious trauma, sexism, mild off page grooming, badass FMC, vampires masking as priests, MF/FFM/MM, SUB/dom/switch dynamics
August 16, 2023
I flew through this story in a day, it was so good
September 1, 2023
Everything from the first two books tied perfectly together!!! Now I just want to be worshipped
September 6, 2023
Omg this was amazing!! With the way the second book in this series ended (the wicked witch of the woods) I went into this one with my hackles risen, completely ready to devour. And devour I did.
From beginning to end The Secret of the Woods was thrilling, bewitching, and utterly addicting. Savvy, again, fluidly brings forth compelling themes about women empowerment, power hungry men, and religious trauma in a world and plot that are equally as riveting. With vampires, goddesses, witches, spicy scenes that were 💯, and a vividly descriptive setting that created the perfect atmosphere, The Secret of the Woods easily made this series a favorite!!
From beginning to end The Secret of the Woods was thrilling, bewitching, and utterly addicting. Savvy, again, fluidly brings forth compelling themes about women empowerment, power hungry men, and religious trauma in a world and plot that are equally as riveting. With vampires, goddesses, witches, spicy scenes that were 💯, and a vividly descriptive setting that created the perfect atmosphere, The Secret of the Woods easily made this series a favorite!!
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