The Heart Duology series · book 1

Daggermouth

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by H.M. Wolfe

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forced into a marriage meant to control them, an assassin and the man she was sent to kill are left deciding if they’ll destroy each other… or burn the entire city down together.

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🔥 tension
4/5
💔 emotional damage
4/5
💀 darkness
2/5
💕 yearning
1/5
🌶 spice
1/5

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verdict

one of the best enemies to lovers romances i've read because it never forgets the enemies part. they're on opposite sides of a war, both convinced they're right, and neither is willing to back down. the romance isn't built on instant attraction. it's built on suspicion, reluctant understanding, and the slow realization that the person you're supposed to hate might be the only one who truly sees you. if you're here for tension, this book will absolutely feed you.

vibe

if you're looking for a romance where they dislike each other for three chapters before deciding they're soulmates, this is not that book.
these two are enemies. actual enemies.
he's the president's son. the regime's enforcer. the man responsible for carrying out orders without question. she's part of the rebellion trying to tear that world apart. when she's given the chance to kill him, she hesitates for a single second... and that one decision changes everything.

spice

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Daggermouth spicy chapters

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reader fit

read this if

you want enemies to lovers that actually earns the label. if your favorite part of a romance is the tension, the distrust, the arguments, and watching two people slowly realize everything they believed about each other might be wrong, this book delivers.

skip this if

you need instant romance or lots of spice to stay invested. this story takes its time. the payoff comes from the connection building one painful step at a time.

content warnings

violence, murder, war, political oppression, death, and dystopian themes. both characters have blood on their hands, even if they're standing on opposite sides of the fight.

standalone + hea

book one of the heart duology. this book ends on a cliffhanger of sorts, and book two is not out yet. consider yourself warned before you get emotionally attached.

be ready to re-schedule your day when you start this one.

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“If you shoot me,” he said, his voice dropping, “it will only make me want to fuck you.”

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“Jameson fucking Vine. I believe your hands are on my wife.”

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“Beg,” she whispered, voice trembling with rage. “Beg like they begged you.”

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