Love After Never
Even the blackest souls need love…
Seedy underbellies and dark depravities don’t scare me. I’ve seen the worst and survived.
I’ve never seen a man like him before.
Gabriel Blackwell, the raven-haired demon of the underworld. He’s the sickest bastard of them all. He might also be a murder suspect.
If I’m going to do this job and see him behind bars, then I need to use my wits. I do not need to let him slide beneath my defenses the way his hand slips under my shirt.
I can’t stop myself.
And if I don’t, then I won’t make it out the other side of this case. My life hasn’t been anywhere close to easy. He wants me for his own. And a piece of me, the chaotic and traumatized part I barely acknowledge, wants him back. I’m not sure which one will be harder to resist.
18+ Romance. Love After Never is a full length dark romance with enemies to lovers themes, featuring a psychotic tormented hero and a badass heroine. Contains darker themes and lots of steamy scenes. Book 1 in the Empire Bay series.
- Pages
- 302
- First published
- 2023
Shelved by 3 Litcadians
Reviews
Finished June 2, 2023
Layla is a detective working a string of murders that are connected to her father's. She gets pointed in the direction of Gabriel, who is a reaper for an infamous crime lord. They end up working together to solve the murders and get to the bottom of what's going on after they broker a deal and perform at a grimey set club. They both have a weird understanding and just get each other, which turns to more. I really enjoyed this story. It was definitely pretty dark in certain parts and portrayed grief in such a realistic way. I definitely recommend checking trigger warnings before reading. Received an ARC and give my honest review