Cover of Bloodshed (Order of the Unseen #1)

Bloodshed

Molly Doyle

Order of the Unseen #1

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Secret societies, masked men, and a woman at the centre of it all — dark, smutty, and relentless.

Character Archetypes
Microtropes
Representation
reverse harem/why choose
Content Warnings
violence/goredubious consent

Description

A smutty, thriller, horror with secret societies and masked men. Quinn, Damien, Jensen, and Micah’s POVs throughout! Release date TBC

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