Book: Deadly Desires by Ashley Mcknight
Reviewed by Smutty Demoness
Rating: 4/5
Loved it. Undeniably a damn good read. A dark, stalker romance with a hot, tattooed, rich, motorbike riding MMC who falls first and falls hard for a curvy, book loving FMC who's past comes back to haunt her. I enjoyed the mixture of tropes and characters in this book: stalker MMC, psycho stalker bad guy, he falls first, forced proximity, millionaire, curvy plus sized FMC, stalker to protector to lover, morally grey family. It's a very well crafted take on this area of dark romance. Jaxon is just dripping in sexy, to most women he would be a walking red flag but the lengths he is willing to go to to make Melody his and protect her and how tender and caring he is when he has her will have you craving a man like this in your life (or at least it did me, but maybe I am slightly unhinged) Melody was instantly easy for me to connect with, being a soft curvy girl who loves spicy romance books myself and having my own trauma to bond over made her more real and built a stronger connection to the story for me. Seeing how she has survived and stayed strong through her ordeal is something to admire in an FMC. Despite her past and his methods, her connection with Jaxon is very sweet, romantic and caring and his aftercare is IMPECIBLE! Overall, fabulous, dark romance read with likable/memorable characters, plenty of plot and the spice is spicy. Please be aware that it is just what it says on the tin, a DARK romance so please make sure you read the content warnings prior to the rest of the book as there are graphic scenes. Looking forward to starting book 2, Corrupt Desires