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Anathema

Keri Lake (2025-09)

Subgenre
Age groupAdult 18+
Content ratingR
Pages (Standard (250-400))
SeriesThe Eating Woods, Book #
Setting
CSM age18+

Content levels

ViolenceStrong
Sexual contentExplicit
LanguageModerate

Trigger warnings

ViolenceBloodDeathCaptivityObsessionPower ImbalanceForbidden Relationship

Positive tags

Dark Fantasy Romancehealing arcHigh AngstProtective Heroslow burn

Tropes

Arranged MarriageCursed HeroDark RomanceEnemies to LoversFae RomanceFantasy RomanceForbidden LoveForced ProximityGothic RomanceMagic BondParanormal RomancePossessive HeroProtective Hero

Themes

Curse and RedemptionDark FantasyForbidden LoveObsession and DesirePower DynamicssacrificeSurvival

Synopsis

Only the banished know what lies beyond the woods... There are whispers of what lurks in Witch Knell, the forest where sinners perish. The villagers call it The Eating Woods because what's taken is never returned. Only the banished dare to approach. Maevyth Bronwick knows better than to enter the misty labyrinth, but tragedy forces her beyond the archway of bones into a dark, fantastical world. There dwells Zevander Rydainn, the cursed lord of Eidolon-a cold-blooded assassin-tasked with hiding her from the magehood that seeks her death. Zevander must protect Maevyth, whose blood can break his curse. But his growing obsession with her threatens to destroy everything. Including himself.

Tags

Dark Fantasy