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Sea air, old secrets, and a man who should be off-limits. Keri Lake writes Master of Salt and Bones as gothic forbidden romance with a grey hero. Unlit, and frankly explicit. If you like her lush, haunted style, this is another winner from her. Read the warnings before you set sail with him, and keep your wits about you.

The read-alikes below share that weather: Forbidden romance, Morally grey heroes, Gothic romance. Spice on Master of Salt and Bones is 4 of 5. Darkness is 5 of 5. Picks are scored on shared tropes, spice, darkness and trigger warnings, with no more than two from any one author. Each reason is ours, not a copied review.

  1. Also by Keri Lake, if it was the voice that hooked you. Shares the forbidden and gothic thread. The same spice (4 of 5) and the same darkness (5 of 5). Similar warnings, including abuse, blood.

  2. Same lanes: forbidden and morally grey heroes. The same spice (4 of 5) and the same darkness (5 of 5). Similar warnings, including abuse, blood.

  3. Overlaps on forbidden and morally grey heroes. The same spice (4 of 5) and the same darkness (5 of 5). Similar warnings, including abuse, blood.

  4. Shares the gothic and morally grey heroes thread. The same spice (4 of 5) and the same darkness (5 of 5). Similar warnings, including abuse, blood.

  5. Same lanes: gothic and morally grey heroes. The same spice (4 of 5) and the same darkness (5 of 5). Similar warnings, including abuse, blood.

  6. Overlaps on forbidden and morally grey heroes. The same spice (4 of 5) and the same darkness (5 of 5). Similar warnings, including abuse, cheating.

  7. Shares the gothic and morally grey heroes thread. The same spice (4 of 5) and the same darkness (5 of 5). Similar warnings, including abuse, blood.

  8. Same lanes: forbidden and gothic. The same spice (4 of 5) and the same darkness (5 of 5). Similar warnings, including abuse, blood.

  9. Overlaps on gothic and morally grey heroes. The same spice (4 of 5) and the same darkness (5 of 5). Similar warnings, including blood, death.

  10. Shares the gothic and morally grey heroes thread. The same spice (4 of 5) and the same darkness (5 of 5). Similar warnings, including blood, death.

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Readers who liked Master of Salt and Bones usually stay in Forbidden romance, Morally grey heroes, Gothic romance. Each pick on this page has a short reason written here: the tropes and the spice and darkness scores they actually share.

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If the mask is the part you want, read Zade Masked on Patreon. He has his own book page, with warnings, the same way the novels do.

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