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Dark Romantasy / Dark Fantasy

License to Kill the Lights (Helleborus)

Eliza Begrave

Book 1 in the Helleborus series · Reading order →

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Why we recommend it

A Helleborus dark romance where a license to kill the lights hides a devotion no one else could survive. Intense, morally shaded, and unafraid of its own scale.

At a glance

License to Kill the Lights is a dark romantasy by Eliza Begrave. Spice 4/5, darkness 4/5 — mid-range for dark romantasy. Among 648 rated dark romantasy books, 34% are less dark and 58% less spicy. Tagged tropes include forbidden romance, morally grey MC and possessive-obsessive MC. It runs to 373 pages. We have not tagged its content warnings yet, so check the author’s notes before you start.

Book details

Pages
373
Published
February 2026

License to Kill the Lights spice level

License to Kill the Lights is rated 4/5 for spice on Readark’s scale: explicit and frequent, meaning multiple detailed scenes, with heat central to the story. Its darkness rating is 4/5: heavy, meaning sustained cruelty, trauma or non-consent central to the relationship. How we rate

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