Cover of Dark Siren

Dark Siren

Cassandra B. Andreucci

Vicious Games #1

dark romance(342)

A broken girl stumbles into a church — and into the arms of Melbourne's most dangerous crime king.

Content Warnings
violence/goredubious consentabuse (emotional)stalking

Description

There's a war brewing in the underworld.And she's stumbled into the middle of it all. Del's past still has her in a merciless chokehold--she just has to survive until the end of the school year, then she can outrun her demons for good. When a party turns vicious, Del swallows the retaliation burning in her chest and flees to the last place she'd ever look for sanctuary: a church.She wanted a moment to breathe. She didn't expect him.Enzo Herrington reigns over a dynasty of wealth, influence, and prestige. But behind the galas and boardrooms, he runs Melbourne's blood-soaked underworld beside the city’s deadliest elite.As new enemies emerge and bodies pile up, Enzo will secure his empire at any cost. That's why he finds himself in a church of all places.Then Del walks in. A broken soul, beckoning him with a forbidden hymn. He shouldn't want her, certainly shouldn't claim her. She's a risk he can't afford.But he's the King of Sin; he takes what he wants. And with one taste, Del has just become his new favourite transgression.She should run. She knows succumbing to devilish temptations like Enzo won't just consume her; it’ll be her damnation.But...Isn't that what confession is for?✝✝✝Dark Siren is a dark romance and contains themes some readers may find triggering. Please read the content warning at the front of the book.Tropes: mafia and underworld, plus-size heroine, age gap, morally gray MCs, possessive/obsessive hero, touch-her-and-you-die, trauma and coping, found family, BDSM/power exchange, spice in a church.Heat level: high spice (4–5), including rough play and BDSM elements.This is book one (1) of an ongoing series.

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