Heat Level: Sweet
Pairing: Christine / Erik / Original Character
Desired by the Phantom is long. It’s complex. It takes the original novel’s worldbuilding and runs with it.
The first in series, Desired by the Phantom follows Anna, a young woman trapped in domestic servitude by the new, corrupt owners of the opera. When she is not being worked to the bone to pay off her father’s debts, she devotes her free time to charity.
Erik, still reeling from the loss of Christine, eventually crosses Anna’s path. After an initial misunderstanding, the two of them grow close. But when Christine and Raoul return to Paris—and Anna’s evil father reappears—Anna and Erik must race against time to stop Anna’s father from kidnapping Christine. If they don’t, both Christine’s life and theirs will be put in danger.
Content Warnings: Threatened sexual assault. Abusive parents, with verbal and physical abuse on-page (implied past sexual abuse). The main character is a survivor of sex trafficking and sometimes talks about her past experiences with Erik.
Find Your Angel of Music… in a Book
All of these books add to the Phantom of the Opera universe; they echo back of the original story, while still bringing something unique.
The Phantom of the Opera is so much larger than these books, however, and there’s so much more out there to read. So if you’re still looking for more content, check out this interview with Janelle Angeles on writing a Phantom-esque story.
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