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★★★★★ “There is passion and war. Destruction and devastation. Good gods and bad guys. I loved every second of it. I can not wait to dive into the next book and see what is going to happen next.”
— In a world where an unrequited mating unleashes a lethal force that consumes its victims, Ismini's life hangs in the balance, trapped between the love she craves and the death that looms.
Abruptly taken from her normal existence on the eve of her eighteenth birthday, Ismini Harrovnian is thrust into a reality where dimensions beyond her wildest dreams intertwine, and where gods reign with both power and anguish. An ancient promise binds her fate—a promise made by Dyletri, the God of Lust, who lost the woman he loved eons ago. In his grief-fueled desperation, he agreed to sacrifice Ismini in the distant future. As Ismini grapples with her new reality, she is confronted by a shocking revelation—she carries a mysterious illness that defies all explanation. But what she believes to be a rare ailment is something far more deadly. She is mated to none other than Dyletri himself, the very deity who plans to end her life to reunite with his lost love. Dyletri, once resolute in his determination to fulfill his promise, begins to show signs of the same illness that grips Ismini. As the lines between captor and captive blur, they find themselves united by a bond that defies reason and challenges the very fabric of their worlds. Can they overcome the barriers of their circumstances and find a way to thwart the impending sacrifice? Or will their burgeoning love lead them down a path of devastation? This is a spicy, fated mates dark fantasy/ paranormal romance with a flawed anti-hero, a strong heroine, and is the first in a massive world-building series that features a complex cast of characters. This series explores mature themes that might not be for everyone, and every book gets darker than the last. Only suitable for readers 18+. Although this book ends in a cliffhanger, this couple's story is resolved, and each book in the series features a brand new couple. ------ Books in the #1 Lust - Ismini and Dyletri #1.5 Silence - Calamity and Obsidian #2 Vengeance - Evesse and Zeniel #2.5 Sacrifice - Megara and Herakles #3 Hunt - Soleria and Ianthen #3.5 Ruin - Calamity and Obsidian (Coming Spring 2024! - Currently being written on Vella)
— In a world where an unrequited mating unleashes a lethal force that consumes its victims, Ismini's life hangs in the balance, trapped between the love she craves and the death that looms.
Abruptly taken from her normal existence on the eve of her eighteenth birthday, Ismini Harrovnian is thrust into a reality where dimensions beyond her wildest dreams intertwine, and where gods reign with both power and anguish. An ancient promise binds her fate—a promise made by Dyletri, the God of Lust, who lost the woman he loved eons ago. In his grief-fueled desperation, he agreed to sacrifice Ismini in the distant future. As Ismini grapples with her new reality, she is confronted by a shocking revelation—she carries a mysterious illness that defies all explanation. But what she believes to be a rare ailment is something far more deadly. She is mated to none other than Dyletri himself, the very deity who plans to end her life to reunite with his lost love. Dyletri, once resolute in his determination to fulfill his promise, begins to show signs of the same illness that grips Ismini. As the lines between captor and captive blur, they find themselves united by a bond that defies reason and challenges the very fabric of their worlds. Can they overcome the barriers of their circumstances and find a way to thwart the impending sacrifice? Or will their burgeoning love lead them down a path of devastation? This is a spicy, fated mates dark fantasy/ paranormal romance with a flawed anti-hero, a strong heroine, and is the first in a massive world-building series that features a complex cast of characters. This series explores mature themes that might not be for everyone, and every book gets darker than the last. Only suitable for readers 18+. Although this book ends in a cliffhanger, this couple's story is resolved, and each book in the series features a brand new couple. ------ Books in the #1 Lust - Ismini and Dyletri #1.5 Silence - Calamity and Obsidian #2 Vengeance - Evesse and Zeniel #2.5 Sacrifice - Megara and Herakles #3 Hunt - Soleria and Ianthen #3.5 Ruin - Calamity and Obsidian (Coming Spring 2024! - Currently being written on Vella)
325 pages, Paperback
Published November 8, 2022
About the author
N. Isabelle Blanco
68 books1,763 followersN. Isabelle Blanco is the Amazon Bestselling Author of the Allure Series, the Need Series with K.I.Lynn, and many others. At the age of three, due to an odd fascination with studying her mother’s handwriting, she began to read and write. By the time she’d reached kindergarten, she had an extensive vocabulary and her obsession with words began to bleed into every aspect of her life.
That is, until coffee came a long and took over everything else.
Nowadays, N. spends most of her days surviving the crazy New York rush and arguing with her characters every ten minutes or so, all in the hopes of one day getting them under control.
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March 8, 2026
AUDIOBOOK REVIEW (20/03/25)
💙🩵💫Even Better than Before💫🩵💙
What is better than reading about Dyletri? Listening to Dyletri!! God, I don't know how to convey how much I loved this book back when I began stalking--ahem--following N. Isabelle Blanco in 2019. Now, though, now I'm obsessed!
The novel obviously went through another round of editions to be released in audio because there is bits that were totally new to me. However, it's basically the same novel that it was back when it was titled Blood Flows Deep. The same hot, pantie-wetting scenes that I fell in love with. The same sex-on-a-stick God of Lust that I wanted to steal from the author and kept behind lock and key. Only made better by the wonderful narration of the voice actors.
This is a wonderful addition for fans of the Ryze series and those new to it too.
💙🩵💫Even Better than Before💫🩵💙
What is better than reading about Dyletri? Listening to Dyletri!! God, I don't know how to convey how much I loved this book back when I began stalking--ahem--following N. Isabelle Blanco in 2019. Now, though, now I'm obsessed!
The novel obviously went through another round of editions to be released in audio because there is bits that were totally new to me. However, it's basically the same novel that it was back when it was titled Blood Flows Deep. The same hot, pantie-wetting scenes that I fell in love with. The same sex-on-a-stick God of Lust that I wanted to steal from the author and kept behind lock and key. Only made better by the wonderful narration of the voice actors.
This is a wonderful addition for fans of the Ryze series and those new to it too.
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