“I should be afraid of this man, of his temper, his hands. But no. I want to know more.” —Ever
“I like the hard metal against your skin, the little red marks that take days to fade, the sound they make banging into each other when you fight back—and most of all…I like that you can’t get away.” —Elivander
When Ever is abducted and imprisoned for stealing magic she doesn’t believe in, she’s at the mercy of the realm’s brutal leader—until her guard takes her for himself.
Now locked in a cell in Elivander’s basement, her visions of death are the closest thing to comfort. Freedom means taking this man apart and uncovering his secrets, but every dark look from him has her questioning her sanity.
He’s aloof and lethal and annoyed with each word out of her mouth, yet he claims her as his own. The more she resists, the more she craves his touch, but she’s not willing to fall for him without a fight.
Betrayals of the Broken is the first in a dark fantasy dark romance trilogy from Jaime L. Tlax.
Tropes: Prisoner x Guard, Captor x Captive, Touch Her & Die, He writes her notes, Who hurt you?, One Cave, Light knife play.
Trigger Warnings: Crude language and frequent swearing. Descriptive pain and violence. Blood—dripping, gushing, oozing, etc. Death by fire, knife, falling, beating, tongue, brain hemorrhage, neck-breaking, rock, spikes, needle, tree, darkness and boot. Stabbing and slicing. Physical abuse. Emotional abuse. Verbal abuse. Parental abuse. On-page intimate relations. Bodily fluids. Outdoor nudity. Biting. Animal caging. Torture. Vomit. Mild, non-graphic infant harm. Food withholding. Dehydration. Mouth covering. Abduction. Imprisonment. Suicidal thoughts. Blood tasting. Handcuffs. Restraint by clamps and chains. Confinement in small spaces. Confinement in dark spaces. Forced intoxication. Choking. References to self-gratification. Substance use. Bare feet. Light knife play. Attempted drowning. Clothing theft. Testicle abuse.
“I would flip a godsdamn mountain upside down to touch you for one second without feeling like I’m being turned inside out.” —Elivander
“How f**king poetic. Yet we can’t fall in love?” —Ever
Everything Ever thought she knew was a lie. With deep cuts from betrayal, she doesn’t know where to place her fragile trust.
Hunted by an entire realm, she’s forced to return home, only to discover endless vacant minds and self-destruction. Her plans to restore free will to her people change course when she wakes up in an underground society of outcasts who act solely on raw desire, all willing to kill for their next fix. Elivander’s arms should be Ever’s safety amid the threats, but every time she falls into them, her touch is laced with pain.
Her chance of survival is buried deeper with each truth she unveils. When every path is just another lie, only darkness lights the way forward, but the risk is clear—
Love is ruin.
Echoes of the Gray is the second in a dark fantasy dark romance trilogy from Jaime L. Tlax. Enter the chaos with book one: Betrayals of the Broken.
Tropes: He can’t touch her, Touch Her & Die, He writes her notes, Found Family, Fallen Gods, Knife Play.
Trigger Warnings: Crude language and frequent swearing. Descriptive pain and violence. Blood—dripping, gushing, oozing, etc. Death by darkness, lightning, fusion, impalement, wolf, burning tongue, knife, drowning, liquid metal, deboning, neck-breaking and horn. Stabbing and slicing. Physical abuse. Emotional abuse. Verbal abuse. Parental abuse. On-page intimate relations. Anal penetration. Bodily fluids. Outdoor nudity. Biting. Restraint. Limited food access. Confinement. Blood tasting. Handcuffs. Confinement in dark, enclosed space. Choking. Self-gratification. Substance use. Knife play. Testicle severance