Aphotic Love

Anthology on the Depths of Romance

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Genres

Dark Fantasy, Dark Romance, Morally Grey Characters, Fantasy Romance, Short Stories, and Anthologies

Trigger Warnings

Violence, Death, and Suicide

Type of Ending

Series

Not part of a series

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Publication Date

Jun 12, 2025

Page Length

361 pages

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Aphotic Love

Anthology on the Depths of Romance

Published Copy

Blurb

Visit the darker side of romance full of desperation, villains, and not-happily ever afters.

Love is often depicted as light, joyful, fun, exciting, or carefree. But a darker side to love lurks under the surface—a frightening, desperate, tragic side.

From the love of gods and goddesses, to mortals who fell in love with death. From pure sweet romance gone astray, to villains who loved the hero. An actress no longer acting she's in love, a phoenix whose lover gives everything to be with her reborn, a lonely queen whose touch turns loved ones to ice, a space station caught between the pain of two lovers.

Dare to dive deep into this raw, emotional collection of short stories, prose, and poems which strives to expose the lightless side of tragedy, heartbreak, desperation, and love.

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Genres

Dark Fantasy, Dark Romance, Morally Grey Characters, Fantasy Romance, Short Stories, and Anthologies

Trigger Warnings

Violence, Death, and Suicide

Type of Ending

Series

Not part of a series

Author Prefers A Review On

Goodreads or Amazon

Reader Spots Remaining

Number of days to read

Publication Date

Jun 12, 2025

Page Length

361 pages

Available Formats

ePub and PDF

Author

Effie Joe Stock is the author of The Shadows of Light series, creator of the world Rasa, and head of Dragon Bone Publishing. When she’s not slaving away in front of her computer, you can find her playing music, studying psychology, theology, or philosophy, playing fantasy RPG video games, riding motorcycles, or hanging out with her farm animals. Her publishing journey only just beginning, Stock looks forward to the release of her third fantasy book along with other Dragon Bone titles.

Publisher

Dragon Bone Publishing