Book 2 of 3 in Once Upon a Broken Heart
The Ballad of Never After
After the discovery of a murderous curse, Evangeline Fox once again enters into a tenuous partnership with Jacks, the Prince of Hearts, and to break the spell they go on a journey of magic, mystery, and possible heartbreak.
- Spice
- 1/5
- Burn
- Slow
- Pages
- ~416
- Ending
- Cliffy
Cliffy means it ends on a cliffhanger, mid-story.
Cliffhanger, but Book 3 is already out.
How spicy is The Ballad of Never After?
The Ballad of Never After is a 1 out of 5 on our spice scale: sweet (kisses only). Kissing, longing looks, maybe a fade-to-black. Nothing on the page.
- Steam: Glimpses and kisses
- Burn: Slow burn
- Pairing: One man, one woman
- POV: Heroine's POV only
- Ending: Cliffhanger
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- Graphic violence
- Murder
- Kidnapping
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The Ballad of Never After: quick answers
How spicy is The Ballad of Never After?
The Ballad of Never After is a 1 out of 5 on our spice scale: sweet (kisses only). Kissing, longing looks, maybe a fade-to-black. Nothing on the page.
Is The Ballad of Never After a standalone?
No. The Ballad of Never After is book 2 of 3 in Once Upon a Broken Heart. Start with Once Upon a Broken Heart. The series is complete.
What tropes are in The Ballad of Never After?
The Ballad of Never After features morally grey mmc, villain gets the girl, love triangle, retelling. It is a slow burn M/F romance that ends with a cliffhanger.
Does The Ballad of Never After have content warnings?
Our notes for The Ballad of Never After include: graphic violence, murder, kidnapping. This list may not be complete; check the author's own content notes if anything is a hard limit for you.
What should I read after The Ballad of Never After?
If you loved The Ballad of Never After, try To Kill a Kingdom by Alexandra Christo, Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo, Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi. They share its morally grey mmc and villain gets the girl energy at a similar spice level.