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Scent of darkness
darkness chosen
First published 2007 · 400 pages
A shadowy, suspenseful paranormal romance where workplace longing collides with ancient curses and dangerous supernatural secrets.
What it feels like
This paranormal romance delivers a brisk, suspenseful experience steeped in shadowy atmosphere and high-stakes passion. The narrative thrives on dramatic tension, pulling the reader from the familiar territory of secret workplace longing into a perilous world of ancient demonic bargains and supernatural transformations. The mood is consistently intense and perilous, wrapping the central romance in a heavy cloak of destiny and damnation. The prose is emotionally charged and earnest, focusing on the visceral shock of hidden identities and the desperate fight to break generational curses. It is a perfect fit for readers who devour stories of fated love, where an ordinary woman must embrace a dangerous prophecy to save a brooding, cursed hero from his own dark legacy.
- Mood
- shadowy
- passionate
- perilous
- tense
- Tone
- dramatic
- intense
- earnest
- suspenseful
- Pace
- brisk
- Themes
- fated love · generational curses · battling inner darkness · hidden identities · destiny and damnation
- The writing
- Dramatic and emotionally charged, the writing leans heavily into the suspenseful atmosphere and passionate intensity of the genre.
- The arc
- The journey shifts from secret workplace longing to a shocking supernatural awakening, building toward a high-stakes fight for redemption and love.
- Who it's for
- Readers who crave intense paranormal romances where ordinary women are thrust into ancient, supernatural battles to save the men they love.
Content notes
- demonic bargains
- curses
- supernatural peril
About the book
Scent of Darkness (Darkness Chosen #1)
A thousand years ago, a brutal warrior roamed the Russian steppes and struck a sinister bargain. In return for the ability to change at will info a coldhearted predator, Konstantine promised his soul—and the soul of his descendents—to the devil.
Then one day a dangerous prophecy reveals the truth: One family has been chosen to battle the darkness—or face damnation.
Ann Smith loves her dynamic boss, Jasha Wilder, but her daring plan to seduce him goes awry when she encounters a powerful wolf who, before her horrified eyes, changes into the man she adores. She soon discovers that she can't escape her destiny, for Jasha is Konstantine's descendant, and Ann is the woman fated to break the curse that binds his soul.
Description from Open Library.
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