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Trope · Plot

Cursed

Magical curse on one character drives the plot. Often broken by love or sacrifice.

26 books on the shelf

Lightlark
Lightlark
Alex Aster
Lord of the Abyss (Royal House of Shadows)
Lord of the Abyss (Royal House of Shadows)
Nalini Singh
Scent of darkness
Scent of darkness
Christina Dodd
Lover Eternal
Lover Eternal
J. R. Ward
Firelight
Firelight
Kristen Callihan
Gilded
Gilded
Marissa Meyer
The Immortal Highlander
The Immortal Highlander
Karen Marie Moning
Scent of Darkness
Scent of Darkness
Christina Dodd
Lucky charm
Lucky charm
Carly Phillips
The Ex Hex
The Ex Hex
Erin Sterling
The Beast
The Beast
J. R. Ward
Blonde with a wand
Blonde with a wand
Vicki Lewis Thompson
A Marvellous Light
A Marvellous Light
Freya Marske
The Untamed One
The Untamed One
Ronda Thompson
Face the Fire
Face the Fire
Nora Roberts
Damned
Damned
Lisa Childs
A Court of Thorns and Roses
A Court of Thorns and Roses
Sarah J. Maas
Wild Highland Magic
Wild Highland Magic
Kendra Leigh Castle
Shadow walker
Shadow walker
Allyson James
Dance Upon the Air
Dance Upon the Air
Nora Roberts
The Yearning / Bitten / Stranger In The Night / The Awakening
The Yearning / Bitten / Stranger In The Night / The Awakening
Sara Blayne, Hannah Howell, Lynsay Sands, Kate Huntington
Unbound
Unbound
Lori Devoti
Feverborn
Feverborn
Karen Marie Moning
Beauty's Punishment
Beauty's Punishment
Anne Rice
One Good Knight (Tales of the Five Hundred Kingdoms, Book 2)
One Good Knight (Tales of the Five Hundred Kingdoms, Book 2)
Mercedes Lackey
Jinxed
Jinxed
Day Leclaire
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