Bound and Unbound: A paranormal novella duology

Bound and Unbound: A Paranormal Novella Duology

Author: Ali Hazelwood

Genre: Paranormal Romance / Dark Academia Romance / Fantasy Romance / Forbidden Romance

Book Rating: ⭐ 9/10

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Genre

Two forbidden love stories. Two dangerously irresistible romances. One captivating paranormal duology where secrets, obsession, and supernatural forces make falling in love anything but safe.

From bestselling author Ali Hazelwood comes a seductive collection of two paranormal novellas featuring mysterious academics, immortal heroines, dangerous secrets, and the kind of attraction that defies every rule.

BOUND — The Professor and the Forger

Veronica "Vero" Mercer knows a thing or two about breaking the rules.

Raised by professional grifters, she's spent her life learning the art of deception. But when graduate school expenses pile up and her friends desperately need help, Vero puts her art history expertise to work.

Her solution? Forging valuable artwork.

It's supposed to be temporary.

A few convincing fakes, some quick money, and she's out.

Until her work catches the attention of Dr. Viktor Ashworth.

Reserved, mysterious, and devastatingly British, Viktor is the last person Vero wants discovering her illegal side hustle.

But instead of reporting her, he does something far more unexpected.

He kidnaps her. Politely, of course.

And then he makes her an offer she can't easily refuse.

Forge an ancient manuscript for him.

As Vero spends long nights working alongside the enigmatic professor, surrounded by rare books, mysterious inks, and centuries-old secrets, their professional arrangement becomes increasingly complicated.

Because Viktor isn't telling her everything.

And the closer Vero gets to uncovering his secrets, the harder it becomes to resist the man who might be her greatest mistake.

UNBOUND — The Immortal and the Doctor

Lilit of Nineveh has survived five thousand years.

She's watched civilizations rise and fall, witnessed empires crumble, and learned that immortality comes with one essential rule.

Never get attached.

As a powerful revenant sworn to protect mortals, Lilit has spent centuries maintaining control and keeping her emotions locked away.

Until Roman Martin.

A compassionate, overworked emergency room physician, Roman represents everything Lilit should avoid.

He's mortal.

He's vulnerable.

And he's the one person she can't seem to stay away from.

Their love is forbidden. Their connection is undeniable.

But when a mysterious enemy begins hunting Lilit, the danger she's spent centuries containing threatens to destroy the man she's falling for.

Suddenly, Roman is caught in a deadly supernatural conflict, and Lilit faces a choice more devastating than anything she's encountered in thousands of years.

Protect the world she's sworn to defend—or save the man she was never supposed to love.

Dark, atmospheric, and filled with irresistible romantic tension, Bound and Unbound delivers two unforgettable paranormal love stories featuring forbidden attraction, ancient magic, dangerous secrets, morally complicated choices, and characters willing to risk everything for love.

Tropes / Mood

Dark Academia • Paranormal Romance • Forbidden Love • Professor × Graduate Student • Art Forger FMC • Mysterious Professor MMC • Forced Proximity • Secret Manuscript • Ancient Magic • Academic Mystery • Morally Gray MMC • Hidden Agendas • Dangerous Attraction • Supernatural Secrets • Immortal FMC × Mortal MMC • Revenant Heroine • Doctor MMC • Strong FMC • Touch Him and Die Energy • Protective Heroine • Immortal × Mortal Romance • Opposites Attract • High-Stakes Danger • Supernatural Suspense • Emotional Longing • Forbidden Desire • Atmospheric Romance • Steamy Romance

Edition Note: This special two-in-one, flip-format edition brings together Bound and Unbound in a single book. Read Bound, then flip the book over to discover Unbound.

Reader Note: Bound and Unbound contains two distinct paranormal romance novellas. Bound explores deception, kidnapping, and dark academia themes, while Unbound features immortality, supernatural danger, and forbidden love. Both stories are intended for adult readers.