#bookromance

 “Does this count as food of the underworld? I don’t want to get trapped here for eternity because I licked your seed off my fingers.”

Aston Walker and Knox Finnegan

Forsaken Desires by Ashley James is a fiery MM romance about two tough, tattooed guys who thought they were straight—until an unexpected kiss at a party shatters that belief. Overwhelmed by internalized prejudice, they try to forget it ever happened. But fate forces them back together through mutual friends, sparking a tense dynamic filled with banter, resentment, and undeniable chemistry. As enemies-to-lovers, their journey is raw, intense, and full of emotional struggles as they fight—and eventually surrender—to their forbidden desires

Official Synopsis:

Aston Walker One night changed everything for me… I walked into that party surrounded by friends and left with an enemy. It's been two years and I still have no idea why he hates me. Now, we're forced to work together, and I'm going to enjoy pissing him off.

Knox Finnegan I never knew anyone could piss me off as much as he does. He's starting to break down my carefully constructed walls, when I really need to keep him as far away as possible. He's a temptation I can't afford, a desire I've tried to bury.

“You did not give me a chance to choose my own destiny.”

“You wouldn’t have chosen me. ”

If asked, Dawson would stand witness to their marriage. He would offer them a place to live on the family estate, he would sit across the dinner table with them, and he would watch their children grow. And as he endured the torture, he would be happy for them and never show even a hint of the pain ripping his heart in little pieces.

📖 A Shadow in the Reaping, The Shadow Realm Book 1, by Brynne Weaver

🍂 Fantasy romance

🍂 Paranormal, Vampire, Demons, Witches

🍂Enemies to lovers

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“I wish I could know it all. I’m afraid of what I can’t see. I’m afraid of what could reach out from beneath the layers of you to grab me and crush my heart.”

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“I will not let anyone harm you. I promise you."

"You can't make promises like that, I whisper. No vows spoken by an immortal can be kept forever, you must know that by now. Promises are for mortals. They are meant to die with the bearer."

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“To life after death...”

“To the promise of rebirth. And to the god who rules both.”

“Whether I stay or don’t, shouldn’t that be my choice?”

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There’s something primal about seeing the God of Death covered in someone’s lifeblood, and it threads desire through me in a way it probably shouldn’t.

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“You belong to me.”

I’ve never belonged anywhere, to anyone. I didn’t think I deserved to. But Thieran makes me believe I could.

Tgs: Fantasy dark romance, Hades and Persephone Retelling, serie

“Even if you’re no longer here, even if we’re not married, you’ll always be my queen and my equal.”