Keri Lake - Master of Salt & Bones,(hardback, english edition)

🇬🇧 This Book Is In English

What happens when the knight you dreamed of turns out to be the devil himself... and you fall for him anyway?

Master of Salt & Bones by Keri Lake
Standalone

A dark modern gothic romance - twisted, atmospheric, and impossible to put down.

Lucian Blackthorne lives alone in a crumbling manor above the sea, shunned by the locals who call him the devil in the flesh. When she finds herself drawn into his world, his amber eyes ignite something she can't name - and the sins he whispers are as intoxicating as the man himself.

✨ Best for readers who love: Dark gothic romance · brooding anti-hero · cursed hero · forbidden romance · castle setting · slow burn · Keri Lake

⚠️ Content Notes: Explicit sexual content · dark themes · cursed/isolated hero · difficult emotional content

⚠️ Probably not for readers looking for: Sweet romance · light contemporary · traditional HEA

Why readers can't put it down:

• 🖤 A brooding, scarred anti-hero dripping in gothic atmosphere
• 🏰 Castle-by-the-sea setting that feels like a character in itself
• 🔥 Forbidden slow burn with wickedly intoxicating tension
• 📚 580 pages of dark, immersive gothic romance

🖤 Dark Rose Reader Match

For the reader who wants gothic atmosphere so thick you can taste the salt in the air - and a hero so broken you'll spend 580 pages trying to fix him.

Best For:

• Readers who love a deeply atmospheric, isolated setting
• Fans of brooding, cursed anti-heroes with dark pasts
• Anyone who wants slow burn tension that pays off beautifully

Probably Not For:

• Readers looking for a traditional happily ever after
• Those who prefer light, contemporary romance

Emotional Intensity: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐   Darkness Level: 🖤🖤🖤🖤   Spice Level: 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️

Morally Gray Characters: High

Reader Warnings: Explicit sexual content, dark themes, cursed and isolated hero, difficult emotional content.

Dark Rose Reader Match Verdict: Gothic, haunting, and built on ruin and redemption. This one stays with you long after the last page.

🖤 Gothic romance · Castle setting
🖤 Cursed hero · Brooding anti-hero
🖤 Forbidden romance · Slow burn
🖤 Twisted fairy tale · 18+

At Dark Rose, we believe the most compelling romances are built on ruin and redemption. Master of Salt & Bones is atmospheric, haunting, and impossible to put down.

👤 Recommended Age: 18+

📚 Format & Details

• Format: Softback
• Pages: 580
• Genre: Dark Gothic Romance
• Series: Standalone
• Publisher: Keri Lake Author
• Published: 22 April 2020
• Language: English

"The most compelling romances are built on ruin and redemption."