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By Any Other NameKate King

By Any Other Name

Kate King (2024)

SubgenreContemporary Romance
Age groupAdult 18+
Content ratingR
Pages ()
SettingContemporary Earth
CSM age18+
Goodreads4/5 (880)

Content levels

ViolenceModerate
Sexual contentSteamy
LanguageModerate

Synopsis

He’s seduced by the darkness, but she’s always been his sun. In the elite university town of Stratford, Massachusetts, a secret society of eight wealthy and influential families use occult witchcraft to maintain their power and privilege. The entire society is dangerous, but the bitter blood feud between rival families, the Capulets and the Montagues, makes them almost as infamous as Stratford itself. Etta Capulet has always been a good girl. Roman Montague is anything but good. But despite their differences, their vicious family rivalry, and years of curses, threats, and murders, Roman has secretly loved Etta as long as he can remember. So when he hears her moaning his name through her open bedroom window, he vows to make her his… Until death do they part. By Any Other Name is a modern gothic romance with paranormal elements. It is a retelling of William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, but as a standalone romance novel it ends in a HEA.

Tags

occultsecret societyShakespeare retelling

By Any Other Name: content & age rating

Intended for adult readers (18+).

This adult gothic romance features occult elements, a dangerous secret society, implied violence including murders, and sexual content. It is intended for mature readers only.

What to know going in

This book has moderate violence, steamy sexual content, and moderate language. Content notes include graphic violence, manipulation, and on-page sex.

Who'll love this

A dark, steamy retelling of Romeo and Juliet set in a world of witchcraft and elite family rivalries — for adults only.