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Haunted Bond

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It’s been eight months since I was rescued from the Nether. Eight long months since the Legacy Curse was lifted, and the world changed permanently for the better. The Upheaval is over, and most people have started to move on with their lives.

I love that for them.

Honestly? I’d love to join them. Move on with my own life, forget everything that happened, get a decent boyfriend, go back to my cozy job at the local bakery of my beloved small town, and live a very human happily ever after.

But that all feels pretty impossible when I haven’t figured out how to fix what the liches did to me in the Nether. There’s also the fun little fact that I spend most of my time hanging out with my best friend, never mind that she’s a ghost now.

Literally and metaphorically, I’m haunted.

When I finally help uncover the mysteries slumbering far below the citadel, my world is turned upside down. Now, volatile ancient experiments have their eye on me. It’s a lot to handle...but at least I have them.

The noble ancient warrior who calls me his mate.
The chaotic half-demon gladiator who craves another taste.
The grouchy, unreadable mercenary hired to protect me with his life.
And the tormented soul I’ve known forever, back from the dead with a new purpose.

Between my life story making the front page, the upcoming Seeking, political unrest, and these irresistible legacies trying to convince me I deserve more than just one boyfriend…

I’m not sure what the gods have in store for me, but I have a good feeling about it.

420 pages, Kindle Edition

First published December 13, 2025

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1,340 reviews17 followers
December 14, 2025
Should this book have been a duet, to give the relationships more time to breathe and grow? I think so. Could Zak and Kaenon have used more character depth? Probably.

Despite all of that, was this book a delight? Absolutely!

I fell in love with two side characters in Cursed Legacies: Asher Douglas and "Blue-Haired Ghost Girl" / AKA Jessica . So I was thrilled for them both to feature so heavily in this book.

Heidi Elise is shy, insecure, and conflict-averse. Basically, the anti-Maven. But she was likable, easy to relate to, and very well written. She may have been the empath, but the author did a great job of making ME empathize with Heidi and her trauma - both pre and post-captivity. Healthy female friendships are a rarity in this genre, but Heidi's relationship with Ghost Jessica gave me all the warm and fuzzies. Aside from her lifelong crush on Ian, her relationships with the guys were the definition of Insta-Lust, but with this being a standalone, in a world where fated mates exist, I'll give it a pass this time.

In recent years, I've outgrown any appreciation for the "Alpha male" character in favor of sensitive guys, funny guys, smart and awkward guys. But characters like Asher are a good reminder that strong, dangerous, commanding MMCs are not the problem - it's the toxic Alphahole behavior that so often accompanies the archetype. There is a difference between an Alpha and an Alphahole and Morgan B. Lee knows what she's doing. If I loved Asher in Cursed Legacies, I really loved him here. I only wish we got to spend more time with his hellhound, Dev.

I also really enjoyed Ian. I know everybody loves Enemies-to-Lovers but whisper 'Best friends to lovers' in my ear, and I'll hit that "Want to Read" button so fast. Sure, he cyber-stalked Heidi (lovingly), and could've had more depth, but you can only do so much in a standalone. I liked him and I liked the way he fit into the group.

Stronger characterization or not, I was probably never going to love Zak. He's the "Baelfyre" of the group, where if he's breathing, he's thinking about sex. That's not to say that I disliked him, but just that he'd be at the bottom of my ranking. That elemental ability to contol metal was pretty sweet, though.

I think that Kaenon had a lot of potential. I adore a sweet, innocent, and eager-to-please MMC, but he really wasn't given much to do. He was just kind of...there, in the background, while Asher and Ian made things happen.

Loved all the Cursed Legacies cameos. Everett and Silas were my favorites, so I loved that they're such a part of Heidi's life and we got to see them the most. Maven is a queen and I freaking love how after all this time, Asher still finds her creepy af. Such a fun little callback, along with the crows.

One last note. I learned from reading Cursed Legacies that I don't hate ALL RH nicknames. Just the ones that all the other writers use. Morgan B. Lee is the exception. Buns of Steel! Face Card! Thirst Trap! Carolina Reaper! Even Shorty! Somehow, this author has the ability to take the things that I usually hate, and use them ways that put a guaranteed smile on my face. It's like magic or something.

At this point, I will read anything she writes.
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133 reviews36 followers
January 17, 2026
I don’t have strong feelings either way about this book - I liked it enough. I think the best parts are when we get to see the Amato quintet again which is slightly unfortunate for the main characters in this story. I didn’t feel strong connections to anyone but I also didn’t hate anyone either. If you are not a fan of insta-love, you will not be a fan of this book. I wish I had more to say but I just don’t…

It’s a fine book.
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32 reviews
February 10, 2026
Приємна історія, проте хлопців зовсім не розкрили :(
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221 reviews20 followers
Want to Read
August 15, 2025
December needs to hurry up i’m desperate ヽ (°◇° )ノ
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167 reviews10 followers
February 15, 2026
5 stars!! I honestly wish this book had been a whole saga so we could’ve had more time to develop each connection—but it didn’t feel rushed, so I’m not that upset.

The characters had the potential to carry at least three books. They were genuinely interesting, with unique backgrounds and personalities.

The story follows Heidi, Everett’s sister, whom we met in the Cursed Legacies saga. She’s an empath with a prey-shifter form, which was pretty awesome and new to me. She’s sweet and shy, and I loved how none of that stopped her from communicating with her men about what she needed and wanted. Yes, there were some secrets, but they weren’t overly frustrating.

I’ve realized I really enjoy sweet FMCs. I don’t mind when they’re not total BAMFs, snarky, or intense like many RH fantasy heroines. Heidi has some self-esteem issues, and I genuinely wanted to kill her parents (and some of her exes) for what they put her through in the past.

The MMCs were delicious—that’s honestly the perfect word for the four of them. I won’t expand too much because I believe one of them could be considered a spoiler, but I will say my favorite is Asher. We met him before as the bounty hunter who helped the main quintet in the Cursed Legacies saga. He was down bad for her from the second he laid eyes on her. He tried to stay professional (since her brother tasked him with being her bodyguard), but that crumbled almost immediately when he decided he wanted to make her his.

What to expect

4 MMCs who are possessive, protective, and sooo in love with the FMC
Almost insta-lust for all of them
Two relationships technically “started” before this book — one is friends to lovers, and the other involves him helping her through her heat
Sweet FMC who communicates what she wants, is flirty at times, and isn’t ashamed of her sexual desires
No OW/OM drama. They don’t see anyone but her from the moment they meet.
Really good spicy scenes
Standalone — I just wish we had more of them
HEA

Silly rant to the author:
This universe you created is amazing, and I would absolutely read a hundred books set in it. It genuinely makes me sad to have reached what (for now) seems to be the last book in this world.
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116 reviews25 followers
April 16, 2026
4.5 stars rounded up to 5 ⭐️ | 1.5 🌶️

The perfect sequel to this series 😭😭 now, I’m officially sad it’s over. I loved seeing the Amato quintet again, and seriously enjoyed Heidi and her mate’s stories. I think it was the perfect length for a solo sequel, just enough detail. It was not overpowered with spice and was a slow burn….but definitely insta-love.

~ Reverse Harem
~ Plot & Spice
~ Empath abilities
~ Body image insecurity
~ Slow burn…but insta-love on one side
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588 reviews48 followers
January 29, 2026
Haunted bond ⭐️⭐️.8-⭐️⭐️⭐️
This was okay. I’m bummed I was quite excited to get back in this world. I guess it’s very hard to top writing men as good as she did my baelfire, crypt and Everett. This started very slow for me and I think dragged a lot at the beginning. It picked up once we got to meet all her men and see their interactions with her. This was cute, fun, underwhelming, horny and rushed. I don’t believe for a second any of them were in love after being together for 4 days essentially lol except Ian because the history between them. I think a lot more romantic building could have been done. I also needed more from Zak and Kaenon. Her central focus was more on Ian and Asher which I didn’t mind but I wanted more from those men too. The plot was kinda bleh and the action scenes lacked when they did happen. The smut was pretty decent. I didn’t love Heidi but she was fine. I wish I got some more of my sexy men from the other books but I did like what we did get. I did think these men were pretty sexy too and Ian and zak had a lot of potential for me. Yeah this was easy and sometimes good and underwhelming but also enjoyable ahah. I think the send off with her bestie at the end was very lackluster. This held so much potential to me and had really good moments but yeah just was fine. Sad the world is over tho and I think if this was longer and had more of a plot and romantic build up/character build up it would have been higher. I wish we also got to see more of their reactions to each others backgrounds and getting to know each other. Very insta love/lust. But some fun smut 🥳
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345 reviews534 followers
March 21, 2026
4.5 ⭐️ after not beeing able to finish any books for weeks because nothing kept me invested, I read this in 2 sittings (I had to go to bed unfortunatly) 🤭

it was cute, fun, fast-paced. the guys are adorable and hot. they fall first and HARD 🤭 one of them literally calls her 'his future wife' whenever he thinks about her 🥹

I like how much we still heard about/interacted witht the Amato quintet - that was very nice 👏🏼

If you have read the Cursed Legacies series but not this one, what are you waiting for?? go read it now!

2/5 🌶️
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1,012 reviews5 followers
January 12, 2026
10/10.….no notes other than to say if Morgan writes it, you bet your ass I'll be reading it. She could come up with 400 more books of these quintets and I'd spend the money to read them all. This book is going to give me the book hangover of a lifetime, but it's so so worth it 💙
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134 reviews2 followers
April 4, 2026
felt a bit rushed ? feel like i couldn’t really get into the characters too much
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189 reviews9 followers
April 4, 2026
2.75

Haunted Bond would have been better as the start to either a duet or a trilogy. I understand the author not wanting to revisit the world--much to my dismay--for another series, but it definitely made the development of the characters and their respective relationships suffer. It made everything feel stunted and the end didn't feel like as big of a payoff as it could have. I know fantasy romance isn't supposed to be realistic necessarily, but this felt too insta-lovey.

The plot ended up being a bit rushed as a result as well. Everything was resolved and wrapped up in a neat little bow way too easily.

That's not to say I didn't enjoy this. Cursed Legacies is a huge guilty pleasure of mine, so of course I loved being back in that world again. I loved the callbacks to the original series and I did enjoy seeing Frost's sister find her happiness. It was a fast, easy read that actually pulled me out of my reading slump despite all my complaints.
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210 reviews4 followers
December 21, 2025
Actually 3.5 ⭐️

I’m not going to lie… I was bit disappointed by this one. After finishing Divine Fate. I was so excited for Heidi’s story, but this just felt so rushed to me. The whole thing felt lacking. There was cute parts and parts I enjoyed don’t get me wrong, but overall it felt lacking. Like even in her own book, Heidi was still a sidekick to Maven idk. She just didn’t grab my attention, and I’m so sad because she had all the makings to be a fmc I love.
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423 reviews19 followers
September 6, 2026
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ (5 Stars) — A wonderful standalone spin-off that serves as the perfect "cherry on top" to an already amazing universe! 🦌✨

It was wonderful being back in this world! I will admit I wasn't too sure about a standalone spin-off book at first, but Morgan B. Lee is such an amazing author. I just knew I had to have one more taste of this awesome universe, and I am so glad I did!

The Setup & Characters: 👥
• Heidi (FMC): This book follows Heidi, the empathic younger sister of Everett (who we know from the main series). Heidi is a legacy who has a very strong empathic ability that is extremely debilitating at times. She is also a shifter, but a rare prey shifter instead of a predator shifter. I really enjoyed her character! She was, of course, timid, shy, and sometimes way too nice, but she was also funny and smart. 🦌
• The Guys: Likewise, her guys were all distinct and unique characters! I do wish we got to spend a bit more time with them, though. I think if Lee had made this at least a duology, she could have really rounded out the guys' characters more. Still, I loved them all. 🫶

The World & Plot: 🗺️
The story for this book picks up shortly after the climax of the main series, so the world is still healing from the battle in the Nether. It was nice seeing the healing still taking place instead of it all just being magically fixed.

It was also really nice to see Maven and her guys again! I will say that reading this addition to the story isn't strictly necessary—the main four books wrapped up perfectly. But this was definitely the cherry on top for me. 🍒

Final Thoughts: 💭
I'm just really glad I decided to jump back into this universe one last time because it was a great final piece of the story. I am definitely sad to see it go and will absolutely be doing a reread in the future! Plus, I'm excited to look into some of Morgan B. Lee's other work! 📚🏃‍♀️💨
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61 reviews
December 15, 2025
No to dalej jedna z moich ulubionych autorek, ale jednak trochę rozczarowanko. W sensie - wiedziałam, że to krótka historia, niejako "dodatek" do głównej serii, ale nadal postaci wydawały się dosyć płaskie i relacja między nimi bardzo szybka (autorka wprawdzie pisała, że slow burn, ale slow burn jest tu wyłącznie dlatego że bohaterowie całą piątką spotykają się dopiero koło 30% książki). Jednak wolę dobrze rozłożony na kilka książek główny plot z over-the-top bohaterami niż bardzo przeciętną Heidi i jej facetów z których tylko Asher i może Keanan byli ciekawi. Keanan ma aż PIĘĆ bestii z których w każdą zamienia się raz (xD) a Asher ma ogara piekielnego który dosłownie nie pomaga im ani raz w trakcie fabuły. What's the point?
No, ale było słodko i miło i fajnie że mogliśmy zajrzeć co tam u kwintetu Amato ;)
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304 reviews148 followers
December 16, 2025
I am so sad to see this universe wrap up, but what an ending!

Side note: This book is not showing up correctly on GR. It should be listed under Morgan B. Lee's official author page but it is not. This is the spinoff of the Cursed Legacies that reunites the original characters as well to give a final send off to this universe. You should start with Blood Oath before reading Haunted Bond.

Great and entertaining series!
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829 reviews1,084 followers
February 22, 2026
it was cute
a good visit to one of my favorite series

I understand the author's purpose in writing g a short one book sequel, but in all honesty, this could have been easily a well-developed trilogy

there were underlined stories that I was dying to know more of
Vled and Nirvannah
Ian's
Jessica
Kaennon
what happened to Elise in the Nether

everything was rushed in a tell not show that I just did not enjoy as much

I am not ready to say goodbye to my favorite Quintet though 😭😭😭
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283 reviews2 followers
July 15, 2026
It’s exactly what the Cursed Legacy Series is all about. Yes this one moved A LOT quicker than the initial series but that’s like four books to this one. I think it was still absolutely well done in terms of relationship development but of course we could’ve drilled in deeper and gone further (with more books)
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1,295 reviews26 followers
December 17, 2025
Cute easy fast. Loved the world. Wish it was more flushed out. But I liked it.
It’s not a spicy read at all tho and i dont know. It wasn’t one I was sad about but also. It didn’t hit the spot.
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184 reviews
January 7, 2026
Vou seguir Morgan B Lee até os confins da terra!!!
Esse livro poderia ter sido uma duologia? Poderia.
Poderia ter mais paginas? Com toda certeza.
Por não ter nenhum dos dois a história ficou apressada e rasa no que condiz o arco dos personagens? Também!
Eu ligo? Não!!!!! Me diverti e é isso! As vezes é tudo que a gente precisa! E eu daria cinco estrelas só por rever o quinteto da Mavel!
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45 reviews1 follower
February 24, 2026
This was quite enjoyable! Could definitely have been more than 1 book.
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184 reviews9 followers
June 21, 2026
My favorite paranormal romance 🖤 series is finally complete! If you love magic houses, mates, reverse harem and why choose - this is for you! 💕🪄 this is final book in a 5 book series (Cursed Legacies Series). This one is a bit of a spin off but still very much has the core characters from the first 4 books.
37 reviews1 follower
January 12, 2026
good spice, story is not too short that it feels rushed but also not too long and dragged out.
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167 reviews2 followers
July 8, 2026
Totally forgot about this book after reading the cursed legacies. So glad I’ve read it now. It was sooooo good and finished the story off very nicely
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382 reviews14 followers
January 22, 2026
Ok I loved this. I wish it was longer and spread out in more books but nonetheless I enjoyed this a lot. Sad to see these characters go.
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305 reviews59 followers
December 15, 2025
genuinely everything i could have wanted after finishing the Cursed Legacies series because this was AMAZING! The stakes seemed a lot lower in this one which i really enjoyed because i knew that we were going to get a happy ending and a good resolution to everything that was happening by the end of this book, instead of having to wait across multiple ones.
i think the thing i enjoyed the most was seeing all of the old characters come back in this one!!! i wasn't too sure if they would, but they actually popped up so often that it really did feel like i was still immersed in what was happening in the original series.
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26 reviews
February 28, 2026
3.5⭐️

I wish this would’ve been a duology or trilogy because a lot happened in such a short timespan and some of the characters felt kind of shallow compared to others.

But it was still a fun book and an opportunity to stay in this universe a little longer. I loved that we got to see the Amato Quintet living their HEA and really liked how the epilogue made it a full circle.
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46 reviews1 follower
August 17, 2026
J'ai adoré la novella. Je pense même que je préfère ce groupe à celui de la série originale. Leur complicité est tellement drôle à lire et c'est très rafraîchissant de comparer à leur groupe où tout le monde ce chicane au moins problème . J'aurais pris plus de ce groupe ♥️
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