For the Love of Villains

by Alex King

I shouldn’t be falling in love… Fear fuels my every move…the pulsating adrenaline tickling my spine. I shouldn’t sacrifice safe and secure for dangerous and deranged… I shouldn’t be attracted to morally corrupt… Yet… Desire is coating my traumatized heart… And I’m running right into the arms of the wrong person. The villain . Some of your favorite authors have teamed up to bring to you SIXTEEN new stories in every shade of morally gray you can think of. From mafia to bully, dark romance and age gap... you will find villains living in these pages. Do you dare to fall in love with bad?
Participating Alex King Maya Morrison B. Durrett Debra Deasey Delaney Foster Roux Cantrell Maggie Bonnet Em Torrey Harper Monroe Weli Sane Katelyn Taylor Bex Dawn Haley Tyler Jocelyne Soto JM Elliott Des Sweet JE Parker Simran Remi Rose

Genres: Anthologies, Dark Romance, Romance, M F Romance

1476 pages, Kindle Edition

Published October 13, 2023

About the author

Librarian Note: There are multiple authors by this name in the Goodreads database. This profile may contain works from multiple authors.

Reviews

[Bookish Meag 🩵 · Rating 5 out of 5]

This review is for Primal Games by Bex Dawn.

🎭MF Romance
🎭Fear Play
🎭Knife Play
🎭Mask Play
🎭Blood Play
🎭Primal Play
🎭CNC/non-con/dub-con
🎭Paralyzation/Mummification

This novella is for Wolfe Nash and Rayvn Porter. If you’ve read Primal Urges, your going to want to deep dive into this. I loved getting to come back to these two.

This was so steamy, and hot! Nothing beats these two together and no one plays games better than when they explore their kinks. The hunt and adrenaline in this book are top notch. I loved the chase and felt my own heart rate spike with Ray’s fear.

I love Wolfe’s soft side that he only has for Rayvn. You get to see that come through in this novella a few times. When it comes down to it, he truly cares about his little fox. As much as the monster in him loves playing with her. Her trust and submission for him are beautiful. He even tells her, “it’s the best gift she could give him.”

This was such a fast paced read, I was not ready for it to end. I can’t wait to see what you have in store for these two next. ♥️

Make sure you read the Content/Trigger warnings before picking this one up.

[Rachel · Rating 5 out of 5]

My review is for Actus Reus by YD La Mar….. talk about a rollercoaster ride !! From start to finish I was completely immersed and didn’t want to put it down! She spins a tale of mystery and suspense unlike anything I’ve read before! I was obsessed with finding out the truth and when it smacked me in the face I NEEDED more! If I could give this more stars I definitely would!! Love love loved it and highly recommend!

[Janie · Rating 5 out of 5]

An amazing book filled to the brim with Villains of all types—female, male, and even paranormalones!! Whoever thought of such an antho is a genius. I can't pick a favorite story as they were all awesome. Great work authors!!!

[Dominique · Rating 5 out of 5]

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
🌶🌶🌶🌶

I only read His Inception by Des Sweet from here. I intend to go back and read the other fifteen novellas at a later time!

Tropes:

~Enemies-to-Lovers
~ Second chance romance
~ Mafia
~Spicy
~He speaks French
~Novella

Review:

I have to say, right from the dedication page, I was hooked…and new it would by spicy. I was correct, there was spice.

This a prequel. Will I be reading the full length book? Absolutely.

Christian and Quinn have a past…do they have a present and future? Read His Queen, to see what’s in store for Christian and Quinn.

*I received His Inception for free, and I am leaving an honest and voluntary review*

[Angela Plumeria · Rating 3 out of 5]

Last update: I might have jumped the gun on my praise. I tried reading a few pages of all the remaining stories but they did not appeal to me. Either too gory, too many typos and badly in need of editing, or just didn’t grab my interest. I am throwing in the towel on all remaining stories, and my rating is for the collection as a whole.

Of the ones that I read, they were really great. But for the collection overall: more horror vibes and very little “love”, too many stories are incomplete or too deep into a series to be standalone or just unbalanced with the horror/shock value to emotional ratio.

#1 Favorite story is undisputed: Debts Owed was my favorite read of the anthology. It really delivered.




This is turning out to be one of the consistently best anthologies I’ve read!! I will rate these as I go. Not sure if this anthology benefits charity. I haven’t read any of these authors so excited to find some new favorites.

I made an executive decision to skip blurbs and content warnings because I don’t want spoilers. Might skip around in order a bit:

Actus Reas: dnf, seems more horror than romance. Villain unredeemable- update: was too curious so skimmed through the rest. Still too dark and demented for my liking but I know some will love this. Good job keeping mystery going. ⭐️⭐️⭐️ 3.6

Wish You Hell: dnf The tone of this one was just not for me. Apathetic villain/hero sounded so bored I didn’t care about his story.

Monstrous Deal: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️Bomb! This ticked off all my boxes (monster romance, deal with a demon, power play, mystery) and was so well written! 4.5 only not a 5 because it ends on a cliffhanger. But full length version expected in 2024 and I will be reading it!

Debts Owed: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Hot damn! And I mean damn it’s hot and shouldn’t be, but it works! Fun times.

Ensnare: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️: This was really great, though hard to say why. Nontraditional romance to say the least with taboo teacher/student relationship and also age gap. Male character kept me curious and seemed well written. Not everything gets resolved but it sure was a steamy read.

Heist: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️: Felt original, bank robber RH with a red headed plus size teller victim/heroine. Really quite unforgivable things happening but she was into it. It is not the complete story and has the hated “to be continued” at the end, thus according to my code cannot qualify for > 4 stars.

Mine to Break:⭐️: I did not enjoy this one, it fell into what I like to call “psycho drama” that is just not my cup of tea. The romance has no build up as it happened before we meet the characters through chats and text messages. Lots of typos and lack of continuity, for example, her dad is bald but then she grabs him by his hair, someone is facing the floor when their throat is slit and the blood squirts all over those above them, she got punched in the eye but no mention of a black eye or bruise. Just skip this one unless you really like the campy, “psycho faux romance” genre that annoyingly does not seem to be going away.

My Darkest Knights: ⭐️⭐️: Boo….this is not a complete story and rather a set up for a whole book or series. Also there is not one romantic/sexy scene in the story plus the insta-love is annoying. The second star is for keeping me curious enough to read and the bisexual representation.

Monsters we Crave: skipping now due to it being a prequel to a series. I am really wanting short standalone stories.

Skin ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️: This one was super dark and not romantic at all. It kept you guessing until the end, but left off on huge cliffhanger that may intentionally be left unresolved. It says this is book 1 in a series but seems short and the book doesn’t look like it comes out until next September, so maybe this is a shortened version. Writing is on point.

[⭐Toonasa⭐ •Romance Book Lovers' Haven• · Rating 5 out of 5]

My review for Debts Owed by Teegan Wylde

This is a dark, Violent yet delicious (& a little forbidden!) Mafia age-gap reverse-harem story with Multiple POVs! I devoured this in one seating, an hour 🥵.

Gabrielle (27) was happy, dark curvy beauty opening her own art gallery. A good fiance, though his family...is odd. But it all comes to head when she's kidnapped. By his family. Her fiance stole, taking her (in more ways than one) is the punishment. He will see.... *Cackle*

The dad— Dimitrios (49), & the twins— Yasha & Mikhail (23). I like how even in a short, we get a good feel of their different personalities. My heart was pounding at the start, I was worried. It started dub-con, but when she found out the extent of his betrayal? Oh yes. YES. I thoroughly enjoyed them devouring her 🤭. It's spicy 🔥.

It is open ended (not a cliffhanger exactly), & ya know what? I hope this becomes a book or atleast a novella! Gaby deserves good & she definitely deserves to be pleasured by them.

This is my 1st Teegan story (under this pen name 🤫). I'm happy I got the #ARC as I found this anthology by it! This is a must for those who love the villains in stories 😉.

** #arcHonestReview #AllViewsAreMyOwn **

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[T Nelson · Rating 4 out of 5]

ARC Review of Sons and Daughters of Pain by RE Johnson

Cliffhanger
RH

Trigger warnings
Demons of Hell
MM
MFM
MMF
Use of Tails in sex
Degradation
Knife and Blood play

Kurzan, Lower Prince of Greed
Andredi Coskaras, Prince of Greed
Senka, Lower Princess of Lust, heir to Carnal Realm
Azgos, Lower Prince of Wrath
Regina Wracordas, Princess of Wrath
Mal, demon bootycall of Senka
Seraphaerio Hubrion, King of Pride, ruler of Hell, the Devil


Kurzan was tasked with "interrogation" (read torture) of a demon to find out who stole a shipment of drugs. Upon getting the information he needed, he was informed his father, Andredi, had another task for him. He is to kidnap Senka Kalvaskas.
Azgos' mother blames him for the missing drugs. He and Kurzan have an intimate history, and Azgos hates that other demons know about it. Kurzan shows up to kidnap Senka just in time to watch her time with Mal. They all 3 finish, then Mal is sent packing, and Senka is grabbed. Kurzan leaves behind a message in her own blood for her family. There is a pull between Senka and Kurzan that neither can explain, and both give into with violence. Only after they have bloodbonded does Azgos let his presence be known. He wants to kill them or join them, then kill them, but he was also told he he was being blamed for the missing drugs by Kurzan's father. Kurzan and Senka tell him they were told she told them. It's a conspiracy, and who knows what the truth is.
This story gets hot, and I don't just mean the lava kind. It does end on a cliffhanger, but some things were settled in the story.


I enjoyed reading this. It did take me a couple of chapters to get into. I somehow missed the blurb, so I had no idea what I was reading or getting into.

[My_book_obsession25 · Rating 4 out of 5]

Review for To Dimitri With Hatred by Jocelyn Soto 💚

This was short royal,mafia romance that I'm intrigued with,and is about Dimitri Volkov and Anastasia the princess of Beldoria.

Dimitri is Logan brother, from the Dark Knights hockey series.
And where I was totally in love with the hockey romance that I read by Jocelyn.
In this totally different world I left definitely intrigued for more about this story.

Dimitri is hungry for power and will do anything to have her,especially when the King himself decides to arrange his daughter marriage the heir to the Beldori trone with Dimitri brother Logan.
But of course when Dimitri saw the opportunity he of course agreed to marry her himself.
Now when it star to get interesting the book finished and left me with the cliffhanger when the princess understood her fate to be married....but for who she will find out hopefully soon!🤭

[Elizabeth · Rating 4 out of 5]

***ARC REVIEW***
Name: His Inception
Author: Des Sweet
Rate: 4 🌟 Spice: 2 🌶️

​~His Inception is a Novella introducing two MC that will later come on a major novel! This is based on how Christian MMC hated the Mafia life, which he escaped but was later dragged back in only for him to have a major agenda in his mind and that was to make Quinn his. Quinn FMC being the mafia princess was so spoiled that didn’t care about anything, she hated the fact that Christian left her behind when he left to later come back into her life again, bringing up old scars. Quinn knew deep-down that she couldn’t resist Christian no matter how much she hated him for leaving her. Do they both give in to their desires? This novella does give you a bit more understanding of Christian’s motive in the main book which is called “His Queen”. Go check it out, it’s available on Amazon. This novella is also available, since it’s part of the “For the Love of Villains Anthology”



P.S.
- I sure am looking forward to read the other small novellas that this book holds! 😉

[Megan Henry · Rating 5 out of 5]

Who wouldn’t love this anthology!? Some of these main characters are straight psychos!! Absolute loved it!! For anyone who loves their villains a bit on the crazy side, then this anthology is perfect for you!! Fave stories are Des Sweet and JM Elliott! Those ladies have written pure gold and I need more!! JM’s story is one of revenge and so much spice!!! Des gave us a great prequel to His Queen and gave us a closer look into Christian and Quinn’s love story. These two ladies have just written such great stories that you’re definitely gonna want to read!

[Palmer · Rating 5 out of 5]

This Anthology had so many different stories from various authors that I literally could not put this book down. It had so many evil, creepy, suspenseful, sexy, twists and turns and so many crazy storylines and characters that it had my head spinning, and in a good way.

You have Crazy Bank Robbers, Gangs, Kidnappers, Slaves, Serial Killers, Evil Twins and oh so much more.

Also please note, some books are prequels and they tease you in a good way and these stories each have trigger warnings from each of the authors so you can skip some if you would like; however, I devoured them all!

In closing, if you would like some dark short reads that leave you with goosebumps and saying omg, then look no further. These stories have it all!

[Michelle Ann · Rating 5 out of 5]

I’ve fallen in love with bad guys and I don’t want to be helped. This review is for My Darkest Knights by Cassie Lein and Alisha Williams. The FMC has been held captive in the basement of a very bad man. Jagger realizes that she needs to be rescued so in comes the knight in shining armor, so to speak. So they set out on the road to hide her in plain sight. In his condo nearby the college he’s attending. And she meets his friends. Sometimes friends are good. But how will it be when she discovers who these guys really are?

[Laura Reads Too Much · Rating 3 out of 5]

I will update as I read through the different stories...

First read is Ensnare by Kristina Brown,
A quick tale of Brookelyn and Damion, she's 18years of age and he's a teacher but let's just say he's not the kind of teacher she thought he was! Neither has had it easy and I'd love to know more especially regarding him! Smexytimes, stockholm vibes, DD/lg, age-gap.

[Sara Cayson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Sons & Daughters Of Sin.. By. Re Johnson..
Very spicy and fun read.
Check your triggers other then that happy reading.
I love this book…
Re Johnson is a monster romance queen.
MFM ( tails do some fun things in this book )
There is a lot of unaliving and a lot of 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️

[Céline Y. · Rating 4 out of 5]

This review is for Sons and Daughters of Sin by R.E. Johnson.
She is the queen of spice and monster romance. This fast paced read had me blushing like crazy, wanting to read more and dying to know how the truth will be uncovered.
So read if you want to know what happens when three demons have to band together in order to save their lives.

Be advised to check trigger warnings in advance, otherwise ... Happy reading!

[Kimberly · Rating 4 out of 5]

For the Love of Villains: Anthology the book I read was entitled, Sons and Daughters of Sin by R.E Johnson. This book was such a great, quick read. The spice was top tier and really well done. But I’m bias because I’m a fan of this author and of the writing style. The plot was interesting and I hope this story will get expanded in a full length book. The plot was addicting and I couldn’t put my kindle down. I will mention checking your trigger warnings to be on the safe side. Another great book from RE Johnson.

Final review:
4 out of 5 stars

[Allie Koval · Rating 5 out of 5]

Review for My Darkest Knights by Alisha Williams and Cassie Lein:

Wow! I have never been more intrigued by an anthology piece than I was with this one. It was so good! Can't wait for the full book. 🖤

[Courtney Gharet · Rating 4 out of 5]

My review is for his interception! Please check trigger warnings! This is a great novella which has you flipping pages and where the villain gets the women! Spice is perfect at the end making a great ending! But now I need book 2 lol

[Erika Oney · Rating 5 out of 5]

If you are looking for a book with a collection of stories with every sexy romance trope possible, then this book is for you. Many authors come together to create this collection that will leave you needing an ice bath to cool down from the hot and steamy scenes.

[Chloe · Rating 5 out of 5]

Sons & Daughters of Sin by RE Johnson.

This short and spicy read was amazing. It was dark and twisted but a great read. I cannot wait to get more of this story.

[Katie · Rating 5 out of 5]

I am reviewing Sons & Daughters of Sin by RE Johnson. Definitely worth the read, but recommend taking a look at the trigger warnings!

I enjoyed the demonic aspect of this story along with what seems to be a storyline full of espionage and intrigue, as well as spice enough to make even a seasoned reader have to adjust in their seat!

I’m excited to see if this turns into more!

[Kalexreads · Rating 5 out of 5]

This review is for My Darkest Knights by Alisha Williams and Cassie Lein. Amber has had a very, very hard life since she was abducted from her parents' home. She is rescued and is ready to begin her new life, but did she end up better off or not? I can't wait to find out!

[Sarah Hill · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is for Cassie Lein and Alisha Williams My Darkest Knights. I loved the sneak peak into this book! I can't wait for more of Story's story.

[ReadingWithNikki · Rating 5 out of 5]

Reviewing - Mine to Bend by Victoria Ellis

OMG! This was by far the darkest read I've ever read. I loved every minute of it though. It was spicy, dark, and left me wanting more. I hop there is more to the story of Dollie and Stealth. It left on a little bit of a cliffhanger, so I would love to see what happens next. I could hear the hesitation with Dollie when Stealth gave her the proposition, but understand why it was there and why she made the decision she did. It's not something I can do, but she needed to and it was ok.

[Stephanie · Rating 5 out of 5]

My Darkest Knights by Cassie Lein and Alisha Williams is quite the tantalizing intro. Story’s story is going to be one that will leave you blown away and I for one cannot wait for it!!

[Wendy Emerson · Rating 5 out of 5]

For the Love of Villians is an anthology by a whole bunch of amazing authors. I had the pleasure of reading My Darkest Knights by Cassie Lein and Alisha Williams. We meet Amber, AKA Story, who has been locked in a basement being tormented/abused for years. Until she gets a massive infection and her abuser sends a nurse down to tend to her. Great start to a new series! TW to watch out for. Looking forward to seeing how this goes.

[Abby xrd · Rating 5 out of 5]

I received an ARC for Ravenous by J.M. Elliott

MY GOD! I love love dark romance but never realized how much I loved erotic horror!! This novella was HOT! It was twisted, morbid, graphic, intense, dirty, and even made me wince at one point (the fingers of all things) but soooo freaking hot! Even the super evil villain was hot! Cannot wait to find out more of what happens! Definitely keeping JM on my author list!!!

[Denise Huddleston · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is my review for Victoria Ellis short story. It was SUPER dark and short and i absolutely ate it up! I can't wait to get this book!

[Juju]

I received an ARC of this Anthology. I read 1 story Bad Heir 'from Alex King there is no reference made in Author Note. But it seems like a continuation. Hence it made little sense to me. I was interested in Primal Games by Bex Dawn, but had to opt out when Author Note indicated it followed on from another book. Which I had not read.

All anthologies I've read previously have been new standalone novellas. No prior reading required. So I kinda just assumed these would all be too. 🤷‍♀️

So I won't be reviewing or rating this book.


I read Bad Heir by Alex King (Read)
BLURB
Ruining them was easy, surviving them was hard… CLOVER Cassius McCall wasn’t supposed to die young. He was supposed to outlive me and give my curse the middle finger when I finally beat the odds. Drowning in the guilt, I found a way to get even and punish the people responsible for his death. The Bad Royals. Revenge wasn’t served best cold, or even hot, it was served best from a throne and filled with spite. They were going to answer for his death even if I had to break every rule to get their confession. I never expected to find a cure to outliving the West woman curse while tripping over unbreakable oaths… AMBROSE The Brotherhood of Bastards was as elite and as sinister as it got. When Cassius, my twin brother, decided to take his own life I was forced to take his place on the throne no matter how much I rebelled. Clover West broke my brother’s heart by loving me instead of him. With my new found power I was going to force her to worship me the way she always wanted until she hated me for every demand. He left me here, wearing his face, forced to deal with our bastard of a father, motherless and alone. I couldn’t forgive him for it. Neither of them…
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Primal Games by Bex Dawn - (16 Chapters) -
(I recommend reading the predecessor 'Primal Urges' (Book #2 of Carnal Expectations series) before reading this story.

BLURB
Primal Games is a special, filthy novella excerpt that follows the full-length book, Primal Urges. This story follows Rayvn and Wolfe, and picks up months after the original book ends. Reading this novella doesn’t give much away, except of course, their HEA. But, if you know me at all, you know that was coming anyway. After reading this, if you decide you want more of them, read Primal Urges. This story is a portion from a project I’m working on that will be released early next year. For updates, follow me on my socials. All links including my newsletter are at www.bexdawnwrites.com Enjoy and buckle up. This is a wild fucking ride. This story includes content meant for adults. It’s graphic, depraved and explicit. Blood play, CNC, non-con/dub-con, somnophilia, paralyzation, knife play, primal play, birth control manipulation, mummification, force, hitting, horror vibes, mask play and more.

[Katy · Rating 5 out of 5]

(I received an ARC for this book)

This review and rating is specifically for Primal Games by Bex Dawn

Trigger Warnings include:
Blood play, CNC, non-con/dub-con, somnophilia, somnoncon, paralyzation, knife play, primal play, birth control manipulation, mummification, force, hitting, horror vibes, mask play and more.

I can’t get enough of Wolfe and his little fox! This was a perfect quick read to spend time with them! It’s time for them to celebrate, and obviously Wolfe pulls out all the stops. We get more time with Wolfe being perfectly Wolfe, Rayvn being his perfect match, and the delicious depravity that I love! Even if these two weren’t soulmates, Wolfe would make sure they were. They make me so giddy, and I was smiling like an idiot the entire time! He’d kill for her, and I’d kill for them both.

little fox: 13
sweetling: 4

My Favorite Quotes:
• “Death would have to f!cking incinerate me, even in the afterlife, to keep me from you."
• “If I should perish, I want to do so with you in my lungs."
• “Your submission is the most beautiful gift you can offer."
• “You look so pretty when you give in, baby.”
• “Show me how good you can be for your master.”
• “Are you that desperate for my c!ck, or are you just a weak little girl, too afraid of the dark to play with her demon, hmm?"
• “You better run while you still can before I have my wicked way with you."
• “Sl!tty wh!res who run from their master don’t get choices, do they?”
• “So pretty when you bleed for me.”
• “I’m not going to stop until I own every inch of this sweet body.”
• “Come again. Give me more. You can do better than that.”
• “Such a good, perfect girl for me.”

10/10 Dirty Birdy
10/10 BDSM
10/10 D/s
10/10 Series

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