Book Review: Taking the Demon’s Vow by Mira Cross (A Deal with the Devil Book 0)

Genre: Paranormal Romance / Demon Fantasy Romance

Tropes: Fated Mates, Demon Summoning, Deal with a Demon, Touch-Her-and-Die MMC, Survival Pact, Forced Proximity, Prequel Novella

Spice Level: 🌶🌶

Format: eBook

Series: A Deal with the Devil Book 0

 

               Starving and desperate Serenity holes up in an abandoned home where she finds a book. Summon a demon and make a deal for your wildest dreams. Almost collapsing from hunger and the cold she completes the summoning just before blacking out. When she comes to she is warm and fed. He recognizes her as his fated mate immediately, but knows a deal must be struck since he was summoned. Survival in exchange for her traveling his world with him as his assistant.

                This is a prequal to a series I have not read, but that I can already tell I will love when I get around to reading the rest of it. This is a little under 200 pages of fated mates, demons, brewing war, deals made, and smut. I have read plenty of demon human smut, but the dealmaker magic was unique and I enjoyed it thoroughly.

                The main characters are both wonderful, but the touch her and die male? Always going to be the choice. I don’t want to say too much about the book and give away everything as it is a shorter read. I really want to know what is going to happen with the kingdom, because war is definitely brewing. I will absolutely be reading on in this series at some point. I really loved all the descriptive sceneries and animals that we meet along the way. That was probably my favorite part, honestly.

                This book is available on Amazon for FREE by clicking here.

🔥 You’ll love this book if you enjoy:

• Demon × human fated mates
• Summoning rituals and magical contracts
• Touch-her-and-die possessiveness
• Forced proximity travel dynamics
• Explicit, high-heat paranormal romance
• Prequel novellas that set up epic series arcs
• Brewing war and supernatural politics

If you’re in the mood for a spicy demon romance with survival stakes and powerful fated-mate energy, this prequel absolutely delivers.

Book Review: Vengeful Devotion by Morgan Elliott (Wicked Souls Book 1)

 Genre: Contemporary Dark Romance / Mafia Romance

Tropes: He Falls First, Mafia King, Runaway Heroine, Touch-Her-and-Die, Protective Alpha, Found Safety in the Underworld, Trauma Recovery

Spice Level: 🌶🌶🌶 (High – explicit open-door scenes)

Format: eBook

Series: Wicked Souls Book 1

Content Notes: Implied sexual assault (past), childhood trauma, murder, explicit sexual content

 

               Gemma had finally escaped a monster and decided to travel to Vegas. It would be a great place to lay low and start over. However, after a night of disasters while waiting tables she was offered a job as assistant to Mrs. McBride and comes face to face with the King of Vegas. He is a monster of a different flavor, but could he be a secret to her freedom or just another temporary stop before fleeing the country?

                Facebook ads made me get it and I loved it. This is a contemporary dark romance mafia book where he falls first. Trigger warnings: implied sexual assault, childhood trauma, open door spice scenes, and murder. Now that those are out of the way this book was amazing.

                We start by following Gemma as she escaped from her Uncle and fled to almost the other side of the country. Thinking she found a place to blend in and keep her head down until she makes enough money to get to another country and out of her uncles clutches permanently. I love that we get snippets of both main characters backgrounds as the story unfolds. We know things exactly when the author wants us to versus all the background information at once.

                The spice is real, the action is amazing, and the protectiveness is top tier. I didn’t think for a second what her uncle wanted was going to happen and I love the way this all played out. The book ends on a bit of a cliff-hanger in that there is still much more to their story because of the decisions made. That being said, Declan and Gemma’s story is well wrapped and I am hoping her cousin gets to be in book 2.

                I will absolutely be reading on in this series at some point.

                This book is available on Kindle Unlimited or buy it on Amazon for $2.99 by clicking here.

 You’ll love this book if you enjoy:

• Mafia romance with a powerful crime boss MMC
• He-falls-first energy
• Runaway heroines escaping abusive pasts
• Touch-her-and-die protectiveness
• Explicit, high-heat romance
• Trauma recovery arcs
• Action-packed romantic suspense
• Series with interconnected character potential

If you’re craving a dark Vegas mafia romance with obsession, protection, and high-stakes revenge, this is absolutely worth the read.