Nights of Obedience: A Dark Romantasy (Vines & Venom Book 1)

Name: Nights of Obedience: A Dark Romantasy (Vines & Venom Book 1)
Author: Rachel Mays

Rachel Mays

Book 1 in the Vines & Venom series · Reading order →

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Why we recommend it

Obedience is the theme and the threat in this vines-and-venom dark romantasy. Steeped in poisonous beauty and dangerous power dynamics, it pairs a captive heroine with a possessive, morally gray captor whose control runs deep. The heat is high and the tension barbed. For readers who want their fantasy romance dark, charged, and unafraid of murky consent and intoxicating dominance, this series opener delivers.

At a glance

Nights of Obedience is a dark romantasy by Rachel Mays. It rates 5/5 for spice and 4/5 for darkness, mid-range for dark romantasy: of the 648 dark romantasy books we rate, 34% score lower for darkness and 97% lower for spice. Tropes: captive / captor, forced proximity and forbidden romance. 3 content warnings are listed below, hidden until you tap.

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Captive / Captor Forbidden Romance Forced Proximity Morally Grey MC Possessive-Obsessive MC

Book details

Published: March 2024

Nights of Obedience spice level

Nights of Obedience is rated 5/5 for spice on Readark’s scale: very explicit throughout, meaning frequent, graphic and often kink-forward. Its darkness rating is 4/5: heavy, meaning sustained cruelty, trauma or non-consent central to the relationship. How we rate