Let’s take a little look inside of Oh, Sacred Dark by Marina Vivancos, the first book in the Coven Ties series.
I frequently call Marina Vivancos the queen of hurt / comfort, and with this story she has once again proved that she owns that title! I loved how things slowly built between Tyler and Roman, with so much focus on making Roman feel safe and trust Tyler.
I loved the bio-kink world that Marina started building with this book, and it’s the perfect read if you want some fantastic hurt / comfort with a soft, healing D/s dynamic and all the feels!
How it begins…
Tyler trusted Archie. In the five years since Tyler’s best friend had received the blessing to lead their community, the Meliora coven had stabilised and improved in innumerable ways.
Tropes
- hurt / comfort
- close proximity
- past abuse / trauma
- slow burn
- BDSM
Something Tyler hadn’t even known was misaligned slotted into place as Roman got to his knees gracefully. Just like the first time they had done this, Roman was initially tense, but gradually relaxed as Tyler stroked his hair.
What to expect
- a traumatised, touch-starved sub
- the sweetest hurt / comfort
- bio-kink & magic
- covens / close-knit communities
- dark & angsty
- slow, soft romance
- mild D/s & scening
“You’re just…really fucking beautiful. It makes me happy to see you smile like that,” Tyler replied like it was nothing, like he hadn’t just made Roman’s heart stop in his chest.
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