A Soul to Keep (Duskwalker Brides #1)
Opal Reyne
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
4.24
· Steam/Spice level: 5 of 5
Explicit and plentiful [?]
· 359 ratings · 553 pages · Published: 16 Jun 2022
Known as a harbinger of bad omens and blamed for Demons eating her family, Reia is shunned by her entire village. When the next offering is due and the monstrous Duskwalker is seen heading their way, her village offers her an impossible choice – be thrown into the prison cells or allow herself to be sacrificed to a faceless monster.
However, he is not what he seems. His skull face and glow eyes are ethereal, and she finds herself unwittingly enchanted by him.
All Orpheus ever wanted was a companion.
Each decade, in exchange for a protection ward from the Demons that terrorise the world, Orpheus takes a human offering to the Veil – the place he lives and the home of Demons. The brief companionship does little to ease his loneliness, and their lives were always, unfortunately, cut short.
He'd thought it was a hopeless endeavour, until he met her. She’s not afraid of him, and his insatiable desire deepens within every moment of her presence.
But will Orpheus be able to convince Reia to stay before she’s lost to him forever?
Tagged as:
- monsters 67
- virgin heroine 60
- demons 58
- fantasy 54
- possessive hero 53
- paranormal 52
- non-human hero 47
- magic 46
- forced proximity 46
- height difference 45
- age gap 44
- creative anatomy 44
- dark romance 43
- sweet/gentle hero 42
- sweet/gentle heroine 38
- abduction 37
- independent heroine 37
- dual pov 36
- alpha male 35
- dystopian 31
- cheerful/happy heroine 31
- sassy heroine 30
- competent heroine 30
- caretaking 29
- poor heroine 26
- tortured heroine 26
- slow burn 26
- arranged/forced marriage 23
- shapeshifters 23
- forbidden love 23
- hurt/comfort 21
- enemies to lovers 20
- angst 20
- take-charge heroine 19
- primal/chase play 17
- breeding 15
- male pov 14
- m-f romance 13
- fetish 11
- tortured hero 10
- survival 10
- third person pov 8
- suspense 5
- first person pov 4
- small town 4
- witches 4
- mystery 3
- found family 3
- friends to lovers 3
- other man/woman 1
- childfree 1
- contemporary 1
- multicultural 1
- Add topics
- content warnings
- past abuse 24
- death / grief 23
- nontraditional hea 2
- dubious consent 1
- graphic violence 1
romance tags
The 'Duskwalker Brides' series
808 ratings 4.07 ·
paranormal · age difference · death · magic · demons · fantasy · creative-anatomy · non-human-hero · monsters · hurt-comfort · third-person-pov · dual-pov · m-f · caretaking · height-difference · explicit-plentiful · length-epic · forbidden love · new adult · slow burn
Duskwalker Brides reading order and complete book list ❯
Report duplicate books, missing or wrong information
Check out thebooknaut.com for more fantasy books and comics that might match your interests or browse new fantasy releases
- Find more exciting action-adventure fantasy books featuring epic journeys, quests and missions and fights for survival
- Follow badass main characters, anti-heroes, loners & outcasts and scoundrels and rogues on their epic adventures