4.5 (1,536 ratings)

Lord of Bones: A Dark Paranormal Gothic Romance (Death Bound Book 1)

Name: Lord of Bones: A Dark Paranormal Gothic Romance (Death Bound Book 1)
Rating: 4.5 (1536 reviews)
Author: Aiden Pierce
ISBN: B0CHPHYGH4

by Aiden Pierce

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About this book

Rayven is a skilled thief who makes her living haunting graveyards and pilfering from the dead. Her luck runs out when she accidentally steals from Death himself, triggering a nightmare no mortal can escape. Whisked away to a labyrinthine, sentient castle in the realm of the dead, she is given a terrifying ultimatum: find a way out within three days or become the eternal property of the Lord of Bones.

Belial is the embodiment of death, a ruthless monarch who demands payment for his stolen treasures in blood and obsession. He expects to break his new prisoner, yet as the shifting walls of his dark kingdom trap them together, the lines between captor and captive begin to blur. What starts as a desperate bid for survival quickly spirals into a twisted, consuming entanglement that neither of them can—or wants—to sever.

This dark paranormal romance is a haunting reimagining of Beauty and the Beast and Labyrinth, perfect for readers who crave high-stakes tension and monstrous royalty tropes. With its atmospheric gothic setting and intense, morally grey dynamics, this story is a gripping descent into a world where love is a curse and possession is the ultimate prize. Prepare to be claimed.

Publication Date: May 25, 2026
ASIN: B0CHPHYGH4

Reader Reviews

Another Bone Daddy 🥵

November 5, 2023

Lord of Bones by R.K. Pierce and Aiden Pierce Let me tell youuuuuu!!! R.K. Pierce never misses. Never. Not once. This is the first dark romance I’ve read, and frankly I’m not sure why I’ve waited so long. This book made me learn a lot about myself, I must say. We have a bone daddy (anyone reading my reviews knows I love my bone daddies), Belial. We have wax play. We have a masked MMC. We have a pierced yum yum. Our MMC is a cranky, crabby, possessive, stalkerish, depraved male, and I am...

Another Bone Daddy 🥵

November 5, 2023

](https://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html/ref=cm_cr_dp_d_rvw_avp?ie=UTF8&nodeId=G8UYX7LALQC8V9KA) Lord of Bones by R.K. Pierce and Aiden Pierce Let me tell youuuuuu!!! R.K. Pierce never misses. Never. Not once. This is the first dark romance I’ve read, and frankly I’m not sure why I’ve waited so long. This book made me learn a lot about myself, I must say. We have a bone daddy (anyone reading my reviews knows I love my bone daddies), Belial. We have wax play. We have a masked MMC....

three days to escape, or she becomes his forever.

April 24, 2025

Moral of the story, unless you wanna get whisked away to limbo and become a possession of the Lord of bones for all eternity, don’t rob a graveyard. Raven is a grave robber by trade. When she and her boyfriend robbed the wrong grave, she is kidnapped by the Lord of bones and taken to limbo if she doesn’t escape within three days before the ball on all hallows Eve, she will become his for all eternity. Talk about a good story! I absolutely loved the premise. The whole story was so descriptive...

three days to escape, or she becomes his forever.

April 24, 2025

](https://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html/ref=cm_cr_dp_d_rvw_avp?ie=UTF8&nodeId=G8UYX7LALQC8V9KA) Moral of the story, unless you wanna get whisked away to limbo and become a possession of the Lord of bones for all eternity, don’t rob a graveyard. Raven is a grave robber by trade. When she and her boyfriend robbed the wrong grave, she is kidnapped by the Lord of bones and taken to limbo if she doesn’t escape within three days before the ball on all hallows Eve, she will become his...

New guilty pleasure

April 7, 2025

I don’t know what I was expecting when I started this book but it sure as heck wasn’t that. I love when I feel an empathetic connection to characters that can only be accomplished by a well written book. This book was scandalous and I loved it. I felt somewhat guilty enjoying it but the Lord of Bones is so alluring, I could understand Rayven’s dilemma, and I’m anxious to sink into book 2. I hope she still fights though, especially after discovering the truth, make him work for it. Lol I think I...