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Shattered Bonds: Grimoire of Lust: Book V
They tore my coven apart. Now I’m taking my witches back.
Phoenix Heart had finally become the family I’d fought for. Then Olivia Sinclair kidnapped my witches. Now she’s building an army to settle an old score.
Rescuing them means calling in favors, trusting dangerous allies, and pushing my powers to their limits. One wrong move could bring the Nocturnus Conclave down on us. The Inquisitors have already marked Phoenix Heart as a threat.
Worse, independent witches are vanishing, and someone is using magic in ways that should be impossible.
To survive what’s coming, I need Viviana at full strength.
My seven-foot frost giantess is devastatingly beautiful, powerful enough to freeze a battlefield, and stubborn enough to starve for magic rather than ask for help. Ancient traditions stand between us, and giving her what she needs could change our relationship forever.
Olivia wants revenge. Nocturnus thinks witches are expendable. The Inquisitors think Phoenix Heart is too dangerous.
They’re all about to learn the same thing.
Nobody takes my witches and walks away.
Grimoire of Lust Book Five is a steamy, action-packed urban fantasy harem adventure with powerful witches, dark magic, found family, a towering frost giantess, and scenes that don’t fade to black.
Phoenix Heart had finally become the family I’d fought for. Then Olivia Sinclair kidnapped my witches. Now she’s building an army to settle an old score.
Rescuing them means calling in favors, trusting dangerous allies, and pushing my powers to their limits. One wrong move could bring the Nocturnus Conclave down on us. The Inquisitors have already marked Phoenix Heart as a threat.
Worse, independent witches are vanishing, and someone is using magic in ways that should be impossible.
To survive what’s coming, I need Viviana at full strength.
My seven-foot frost giantess is devastatingly beautiful, powerful enough to freeze a battlefield, and stubborn enough to starve for magic rather than ask for help. Ancient traditions stand between us, and giving her what she needs could change our relationship forever.
Olivia wants revenge. Nocturnus thinks witches are expendable. The Inquisitors think Phoenix Heart is too dangerous.
They’re all about to learn the same thing.
Nobody takes my witches and walks away.
Grimoire of Lust Book Five is a steamy, action-packed urban fantasy harem adventure with powerful witches, dark magic, found family, a towering frost giantess, and scenes that don’t fade to black.
457 pages, Kindle Edition
Published September 28, 2026
About the author
A.H. Vale
6 books9 followersRaised in a traveling circus and shuffled between cities like Bangkok and Berlin, A.H. Vale grew up telling stories between acts and across continents. Now rooted in a fog-drenched New England town, he channels that same wild energy into steamy, high-stakes urban fantasy full of danger, desire, and dark magic.
His books blend the pulse-pounding action of pulp fiction with edgy, unconventional relationships and fantasy worlds teetering on the brink of chaos. If you’re drawn to powerful covens, forbidden realms, and dangerous attraction, you’re already part of the story.
Step into the Grimoire of Lust. Join the coven and claim your free forbidden fantasy novella at ahvalebooks.com.
Follow him on TikTok, Bluesky, or Facebook. He’s always down to talk shop — especially if you’ve got a killer book rec or a theory about what happens next.
His books blend the pulse-pounding action of pulp fiction with edgy, unconventional relationships and fantasy worlds teetering on the brink of chaos. If you’re drawn to powerful covens, forbidden realms, and dangerous attraction, you’re already part of the story.
Step into the Grimoire of Lust. Join the coven and claim your free forbidden fantasy novella at ahvalebooks.com.
Follow him on TikTok, Bluesky, or Facebook. He’s always down to talk shop — especially if you’ve got a killer book rec or a theory about what happens next.
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October 21, 2026
This book is a pretty good continuation of this series, but it also suffers from a chronic problem all but the first book shared: it's too frenetic, leaving the MC and LIs little time to adjust or enjoy anything.
The book picks up from the previous book's cliffhanger of many of his coven (and lovers) having been stolen by another focal (female, so no sexual harassment to worry about) and his desperate need to get them back. And that leads directly into the frenetic pace of the book.
The MC effectively bounces from one critical issue to the next, and the LIs barely get any time with him in the process. It also leads to us being shorted some scenes, such as the results of Aubrey finally agreeing to share his bed.
The whole plot fulcrum of coven members being able to be stolen away by another focal, and the cutthroat nature focals have of building their covens makes for a never ending stream of potential antagonists. But it also makes for a distasteful setup where abuse is rampant, and thus makes the MC being a normal guy feel like he's white hatting the magic world.
I will read a sequel to this, though I hope the next book slows the pace some.
The book picks up from the previous book's cliffhanger of many of his coven (and lovers) having been stolen by another focal (female, so no sexual harassment to worry about) and his desperate need to get them back. And that leads directly into the frenetic pace of the book.
The MC effectively bounces from one critical issue to the next, and the LIs barely get any time with him in the process. It also leads to us being shorted some scenes, such as the results of Aubrey finally agreeing to share his bed.
The whole plot fulcrum of coven members being able to be stolen away by another focal, and the cutthroat nature focals have of building their covens makes for a never ending stream of potential antagonists. But it also makes for a distasteful setup where abuse is rampant, and thus makes the MC being a normal guy feel like he's white hatting the magic world.
I will read a sequel to this, though I hope the next book slows the pace some.
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