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Cover of The Sweetest Fiend

Spice 4 of 5, three tropes and two content warnings.

In a world fractured by the release of monstrous Banes and the Plagues they left behind, a young woman who is half Bane and half fae lives despised and struggling to survive. When a deadly Plague threatens her city, a figure known as the Pied Piper arrives to cleanse it, but demands payment: one hundred and thirty people, including her. Determined to return to the family depending on her, she finds herself unable to escape the Piper, as a dangerous attraction grows between them and his magic begins to take hold. This is the first book of a duology and a reimagining of the Pied Piper tale.

First published 2026

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1 to 5 scale · Open door

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2 warnings

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Tropes

FaecoreForced proximityOnly one bed

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Characters

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  • Esti

    A half-fae outsider who is shunned in her home city.

  • Piper

    The mysterious figure who takes Esti captive.

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Played by the Piper

Book 1 in Played by the Piper.