Lawless God

North Shore #4

by Lola King

I sent a psychopath to prison. Now he's out and back for revenge.
They call me Kayla ‘The Ruthless’ King. The Queen of the North Shore and leader of the Kings’ Crew.

Because of the sacrifices I’ve made and the merciless way I run my crew, the North Shore belongs to me.

In our town, you can only thrive if you're the worst of the worst. But that all ended when the psychopath I put away returned with a target on my back.

If I'm The Ruthless King, Nathan White is The Lawless God. The biggest and baddest of them all. He's heartless and cruel, and everyone is safer out of his way. Including me.

When he comes back to the North Shore with only my name on his lips, I know my days are numbered. Or so I thought until he took me.

Nathan doesn't want me dead. He wants me to suffer. And what better way than to keep me captive as he destroys my crew and legacy.

I'm fighting a war that I'm unprepared for, and in the midst of chaos, my feelings blur with the need for survival. My secrets aren't safe anymore, and neither is my heart.

You know what they say? Never fall in love with the enemy.

Too late for that.


This book is a standalone in a series of interconnected standalones. It can be read on its own.

Genres: Dark Romance, Enemies To Lovers, Dark, Romance, Mafia Romance, Second Chance, Forced Proximity

622 pages, Kindle Edition

Published April 4, 2024

About the author

Lola King is a dark, steamy romance author who loves giving happy ever after’s to antiheroes. She writes about flawed and deeply broken characters and the women who bring them down to their knees. Her books are sometimes cute, sometimes angsty, but always sexy!
Lola lives in London and if she isn’t writing, she is most likely keeping her mind busy putting together a play or making music.

Let’s keep in touch on IG @lolaking_author or on FB readers’ group Lola’s Kings !

Reviews

[Marianna Moore · Rating 2 out of 5]

2.5⭐️ It was okay…. Like I had fun at some points but then I just felt like I couldn’t connect to literally anything happening at others… this was dark dark dark psychotic, unhinged, absolutely INSANE, but I just wasn’t vibing with the couple all that much, I struggled to feel their chemistry. This also was spicyyyyyy as all hell and I was a little burnt out from dark romance. Could just be right book wrong time because I love Lola king so much and Nathan white is on a wholeeeee other level!

[Larissa Cambusano · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.5 🌟 OH MYYYYYYY GOOODNESSSSS

“name it” !!!!!!!!! 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

[veerali · Rating 1 out of 5]

okay goodreads here’s my official application to lead the north shore series hate club. if there’s a council dedicated to dissing this series, i’m your queen. if there’s a city founded on loathing it, i'm ready to be the mayor. and if there’s a whole country built on this disdain, i'm claiming the presidency.

the next time i spot a book from this series, i'm going to burn it. just kidding. or am i? let's find out.

‼️ okay first, this rant will contain spoilers, so if you haven't read this series yet, i prefer you stop scrolling. and also if you loved this series, these are my opinions, so don't come at me.


starting, can we take about how everyone is obsessed with eachother in this series?

billie — xi
caden — ethan
jade — caden
billie — jake
nathan — jamie
emma — kayla (i wish)
elliot — ethan (could have done wonders)


─ ♟️⊹ the plot

kayla, the so-called ruthless king of north shore, is having a major meltdown. she’s lost her grip on everything—her precious lead, that totally forgettable guy ivan, and her territory to the NSC. just when she thought it couldn’t get worse, she gets snatched up by nathan white, the very dude she tossed in the prison a few years back. surprise! he’s out and ready to make her life a living nightmare. buckle up, because this drama is just getting started.

so, the rest of the story is basically nathan playing the villain and kayla just rolling over like a doormat. seriously, she gives in way too easily. the plot twists? yawn, totally saw them coming from a mile away. and let’s be real, these two have zero chemistry. that’s all she wrote, folks.

this book was fucking corny. seriously, it was a disaster, but also a cornucopia of ridiculousness and cornfest. when you dive into a "dark romance," you’re hoping for some real grit—think death, drugs, and all that juicy stuff. instead, we get a stupid psychopath who’s a white supremacist and a female main character so annoying she thinks she’s the queen.


─ ♟️⊹ the characters

oh my god. OH MY GOD you guys you cannot believe how shit these two were. they're so dumb, have zero chemistry and are so obsessed with playing the "name it game". two peas in a pot.


𖣠 nathan white

lola really went all out trying to paint this dude as a total psychopath, completely clueless about emotions (hello, malachi vibes) while being all obsessed with drugging our girl and forcing her into submission (cue ryat energy) and manipulating her into believing he actually gives a damn (looking at you, zade).

now, did i want to say nathan white is worse than zade meadows, ryat archer, malachi Vize, and aiden king? oh, you bet i did. he’s basically the poster child for a failed birth control experiment. care to check out the lovely things he had to say in this book?

I don’t know what goes through my mind when I lean forward and lick her wound. A strange mewls escapes her, her hands closing into fists against the wall, and my cock strains against my pants.

She doesn’t. She moans instead, bucking her hips. But I don’t want her to move. I don’t want her consent. So I slide my hand to her neck, pressing against her windpipe.

I don’t think anymore, letting the animal in me take over. I don’t care what she feels.

It doesn’t matter. I repeat the process with her other hardened bud, ignoring her whiny pleas. Her body is too exhausted to fight, and when she cries to stop, I push her harder.

“It’s okay if you pass out,” I rasp. “I’ll still make you come.”

Something threatens to turn me violent. To keep her here, force her to take me, and make her hate herself for enjoying it. I want to imprint my soul on hers and make it hurt so badly she will never forgive me. That way, she’ll feel something toward me.

“I know, baby. That Stockholm syndrome is doing wonders for you.”

“That’s what I’m capable of doing, little sunflower. Forcing you. That’s why we fit so well sexually.”

“You look so beautiful like this. So helpless. You’re such a pretty victim.”

lola dropped a content warning, claiming that nathan white is an MMC who's about as redeemable as a soggy piece of toast. miss author, just admit you wrote a rapist here 🤚


𖣠 kayla king

i couldn't help but cackle at how lola completely butchered this character for me. seriously, kayla is supposed to be the fierce leader of the king's gang, known for being cunning, dangerous, and ruthless. so, where did all that supposed ruthlessness go, miss author? just like rina kent, you turned this character into a desperate doormat with zero survival instincts. she thinks she bring out the good in nathan, but all he does is abuse, manipulate, and keep her locked up like a pet.


─ ♟️⊹ the conclusion

overall i don't even know what to write in this review because my brain cells are chopped, butchered, tossed, and fried that i can't think straight anymore.
but i'm glad me and manas were able to make through this bullshit lola king claims it to be dark romance.

thank you to my gorgeous bestie, manas for suffering with me through this series ilyyy x

[manas (suffering) · Rating 1 out of 5]

[Ashley (back!) · Rating 1 out of 5]

this book is essentially the cumulative thesis of the entire north shore series—all the corny dialogue and cringe-worthy nicknames, the vapid, repetitive scenes that evoke an urge to throw your device out the window, the parade of nasty, abusive, manipulative, slut-shaming, degrading, perpetually horny rapists and manwhores masquerading as “book boyfriends” who deserve nothing less than to be burned and skinned alive, and the fmcs with zero self-respect who desperately need an exorcism—all coalesce here into one final boss of literary self-harm. every previous installment was a slow, torturous descent into madness, and this book is where lola king hit rock bottom and then kept digging. the book should’ve ended the moment kayla shot nathan in the chest.

i read this series so you don’t have to. you’re welcome. i accept paypal donations.

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my finale and the finale of the most atrocious series to ever exist!! i couldn't have/wouldn't have read this without my bff ivy!! wish us luck!! see her review here

my other reviews for north shore:
beautiful fiend
heartless beloved
delightful sins

[ivy · Rating 1 out of 5]

today was the happiest day of my life because i finally finished this series. RTC!!!

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pre - read .
WOOO we're finally on the last book of this horrendous series!! buddy reading this with my beautiful bestie ash ofc
- her review!

[nadine · Rating 1 out of 5]

I chose the bear. ALWAYS THE BEAR.

[isy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Holy FUCKKKKKK!!!!!

It has been a long time since a book has consumed me like this one did. I was ADDICTED to it, addicted to Kayla King & Nathan White, addicted to every single letter on the fucking pages. This book was a drug.

Now, holy fuck how do I write a review for this masterpiece? I mean genuinely I do not have the words to express how deeply obsessed I am with this book. I could not put it down. I didn't do anything all day, couldn't even eat. I was up all night reading. I think I finished the book around 5am? Somewhere around there. This book had me in its clutches and I didn't (& don't) ever want it to let me go!!

I am infatuated with both Kayla & Nathan. Their persons, their story, their love and connection. They are unlike anything I have ever read. This book, them, their love and my obsession with them is so RARE to find and I haven't had a book make me feel the way this one did in a LONGGGGGGGGGGG time. The feeling of being consumed by characters is one I will never be able to describe out loud, but I know everyone has at least that one book that they feel owns them and this is my newest one.

I will never be the same after this book. Nothing will ever make me feel the way this book did. Other books will try to compare and other books will make me feel different things, but NOTHING will be this again.
Will other books consume me? I'm sure. Will I be obsessed? Probably. But I don't think there will ever be another book that possesses me the way this one did and still does.
And you know what? I'm okay with that.

[Nerlie౨ৎ🎧📚]

⋆˚࿔ review 𝜗𝜚˚⋆
I genuinely don’t know how to rate this 💀
I’m just glad they ended up together mainly so no one else has to deal with them 😭
I loved how many times she tried to take him out (should’ve gone harder, tbh) but he loved it so…
I think I liked this one more than the others because they’re equally toxic a match made in hell.
She literally hit him with a hot pan. Iconic if you ask me.
The whole secret plot? Didn’t care. I was over them by that point.
I’m still mad about Emma though she could’ve treated Kay right (or maybe I just wanted a toxic sapphic couple, sue me).
Still bitter.

⋆. 𐙚 ˚ pre read ⋆. 𐙚 ˚
The whole reason I suffered through these books, so you better be worth it.

[nikki · Rating 4 out of 5]

‼️POTENTIAL SPOILERS AHEAD‼️
Well. This was something. Idk if it was good or bad but it was...something. 4 stars for the mindfuckery and ✨️vibes✨️ alone. I haven't watched the movie Fear (starring Reese Witherspoon) yet but I do know the gist of it and have watched a couple of clips from the movie. And this book was eerily similar to it. Not as fucked up as that, but still. I legit felt terrified for the FMC - something that I've never felt before while reading a romance novel. Which is why I wouldn't classify this book as a romance. I mean, I've read my fair share of fucked up shit in dark romance and have even fallen for toxic men - albeit after their redemption - but Nathan White takes the cake. Even with this book ending with a HEA, I have a hard time believing that Nate truly loves Kay. Maybe it's because of my personal experience with narcissists and manipulators or what ig. Props to the author for writing and capturing Nate's manipulative and emotionless personality so perfectly. There were times when I truly thought that he was gonna end up being a serial killer and murder Kay. His character gave me whiplash with the way he fed Kay his pretty lies one moment, making her believe that he had a human side and within the next instant, he'd be this unfeeling psychopath intent on getting his revenge and torturing her. Nathan is a textbook psychopath with an antisocial personality disorder. I'm sure pysch students are gonna have a field day with him haha. Honestly tho? Nate was scary. I can't remember a time when I've actually felt scared of the MMC and not wanted him to get with the FMC. In my head, this is still a psych thriller-ish book with aspects of romance in it. With that being said, it was still a good read.

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲𝗱:

- Nate telling Kayla to name her emotions/what she was feeling when he couldn't recognise them. Eventhough it had started out as a way for him to get to know her better so he could manipulate and break her even more, it eventually turned into him genuinely wanting to know her
- Nate manipulating Kay into marrying him and believe it or not, his manipulative tactics were on point and something I liked, as absurd as it sounds. It was terrifyingly good
- Him not getting enough of kissing her
- Obsessing over getting his revenge on her while he was in prison and spending five months after his release studying her and knocking down all of Kayla's chess pieces so she had no choice but to marry him
- Nathan after finding out about his daughters and wanting them to call him "daddy" and be a real family
- Kay shooting Nate just to get to her girls. I loved her as a mother. She was everything that her mom was not. Also her maternal instinct and bond with Nyx *sob sob*🥹
- Kay being a good leader and overall badass FMC with a spine and fighting spirit
- Her having the balls to send a big time criminal to jail while lying about it
- Both of them being absolute psychos
- Nate being loyal to her (I assume that he hadn't been with anyone else because he loved toying with Kayla and she was the only thing that actually got him excited because of her fight)
- Nate begging. Gotta love a good domme moment during a spicy scene😏
- Him eating her 🐱 out for 1 hour and 21 minutes. It's a wonder how she didn't pass out but good for you girl😂
- How giving Nate is. My dude gave her a minimum of three orgasms at least EVERY. SINGLE. TIME. And here we have men who can't even make a woman come once💀
- ALL the spicy scenes. They were🥵🔥💦🍆🫠🤤

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜 𝗱𝗶𝗱𝗻'𝘁 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲:

- the slight OW drama. Nate's doctor, Marcie, was into him and wanted to fuck him. She'd even made a move on him by caressing his thigh while his wife, Kay was right there. I didn't like how he wasn't the one to stop her. Why did Kay have to step in every time and threaten her and eventually, kill her?
- Nate's ex gf being his younger brother's now fiancée. He mentions that he's been in relationships previously but only because he used those women/they were beneficial to him. This was the same case with Jaime, the ex gf. I didn't like how he referred to caring about her in a "possessive way" - eventhough he explains that it's the same way he cares about people and things he likes to use. In my head, the word possessive should only be associated with the heroine. He does clarify the difference between Kay and Jaime tho and that he's never felt this way about anyone before as he does for Kay. Personally, the whole "my-ex-gf-is-about-to-become-my-sister-in-law" gives me the ick. I couldn't imagine seeing my husband's ex frequently and her being a part of the family, sorry
- Not enough jealousy scenes. Apart from that one scene where Nate stabs his cook, Daniel's hand for laughing and talking to Kay, there were no other jealousy scenes. I like my men OTT J/P. I wasn't getting that from Nathan for supposedly being "obsessed"
- Kay being jealous over every single thing. This is a personal preference but I really don't like it when the heroine is more possessive than the hero. And that was Kay in this book
- Killing off Ivan. You know, I don't see a lot of good ex bfs/OM in romance books - they're usually entitled jerks and assholes. But Ivan truly loved her. I mean, c'mon...man's left his family AND gang only for Kayla. And what did she do? She used him for FOUR. FUCKING. YEARS. Ivan deserved better than that, better than to be killed by Nate #justiceforivan
- Emma's death. I won't lie...I hated that bitch in the beginning - especially since she's Kay's enemy/competition. But she grew on me after she started empathising with Kayla and once they actually became friends. She should have survived. Her death was brutal and so sudden. Poor girl
- The whole thing with the nicknames. "My little sunflower" and "my sun" *cringes inwardly*

safety squad:
- no major OW drama (see above)
- slight OM drama
- no cheating/sharing
- non con/dub con/CNC
- forced marriage
- accidental/secret pregnancy
- slight breeding kink
- toxic romance
- trauma bond (possibly?) + stockholm syndrome
- manipulative, psychotic H who can't "feel" and has to study emotions to understand them
- red flag hero❌️ red carpet hero✔️
- no condoms
- jealous heroine
- celibate H (since he was in prison for 4 years), h wasn't celibate since she had a bf (until the H killed him)
- gang leader x mafia boss
- mentions of violence, grooming, childhood assault/rape, marital rape, domestic violence, drugs, etc so don't forget to check the TWs!
- HEA with two kids (not really a HEA imo because I still don't trust Nate but whatever ig)
***
FUCK IT. IMMA READ THIS NEXT. TAKING ONE FOR THE TEAM AND ALL THAT SHIT🫣
***
I wanna read this but can someone give me safety warnings????😭😭😭

[Vini Warner · Rating 5 out of 5]

“Name it.”

Exhilarating.

This was everything I didn't think I'd ever feel with a dark romance ever again. It's been so long, soo long since I loved this kind of dark romance.

Nathan White is a fictional man I wouldn't call my book boyfriend, wouldn't simp over him and call him the "standard" because this man isn't a standard. He isn't. Truly. He is a lawless psychopathic megalomaniac and it's just so fascinating reading about him like he is a subject of a case study.

This fascination with a dark romance hero is what I find exhilarating. And it's been so long since I felt this way. The need to own this book is something I've not felt in a long time. I know I keep repeating this but fuck, I'm speechless.

Lawless God by Lola King is Haunting Adeline if it was better and had a plot.
A heroine who isn't just "strong and fierce" who keeps fighting back. But a motherfucking queen who is known for her ruthlessness and someone who everyone is scared of.

Jesus christ.
Nathan, this man. I have no words for his depravity. Rest assured every sexual activity between them was dub-con. But other things? Oh fuck me, there's unhinged and then there's Nathan who manipulates you but never hides the fact that he does. He will never lie. Everything he plans on doing, including the fact that Stockholm syndrome is his end goal, he'll put it all upfront.

All I can say is if you try to get mad at the heroine for giving in to him, she is already well aware of her masochist tendencies, yet at the same time you can't stay angry for long because that'd underestimating her. And underestimating Kayla King is something even Nathan White learns to never do.

Cue the laughter. Because that's something I never expected yet when I laughed out loud so many times whenever Kayla does something to Nathan it was beyond hilarious seeing it from Nathan's pov. Every time Nathan commands her to do something by saying "...like a good little wife" she manages to turn that task into a physical fight and it's so fun. Also every interaction of Nathan and Sam too!!!
Not to mention the people she kills and threaten when she is possesive of Nate.

His antisocial behaviour disorder and his inability to understand people's emotions makes him study reading emotions like it's an academic course. And my god, everytime I try to hate him, he does something so unexpected WHILE remaining non-chalant about it, I just can't control my fascination.

All I know is when I get this urge to own a book, it's serious commitment. That means I want the characters to be with me and claim ownership of them and it's that feeling of strong desire and impulse that makes me put this book in my 'all-time-fav' shelf.

I fear I won't ever be able to do this book justice by putting it all in correct words. For now, I'll show you some scenes and quotes below which frankly? won't ever be enough.

I wave a hand dismissively. “The girl has a horrible concussion, and someone just tried to drown her.”
“Could that someone be you, maybe?”
“Well, not all proposals are done with flowers, Sam. My point is, she’s going to need some rest over the next few days before she plans anything.”

***

“This is kidnapping.”
His eyes widen, and his mouth drops open as he gasps before bringing a hand to cover it.
“No? Oh my god, no. Call the police.” With a dramatic shudder, his face goes blank again. “Kidnapping? Do you think that’s the worst thing I’ve ever done? Stop wasting my time, will you?”

***

“How long, Nate? How long are you going to make me pay?”
“How long was I in prison?”
“Practically four years,” I huff. We both know that. He didn’t need to make me repeat it.
“I guess we’ll start with four years, then. Who knows, you might be the one who decides to stay after that. Stockholm syndrome is a wonderfully complicated thing.”
I try to be discreet, but I don’t control my small step back.
“It’s okay,” he says softly. “You won’t realize it. All you’ll feel is happy and in love, and you won’t believe anyone who tells you otherwise.”

***

“I do understand,” I say flatly. “Drying tears, snot, the redness of your cheeks. Your pulse is beating so hard that the skin at your throat is moving along with it. Your hands are shaking, your shoulders hunched, your leg bouncing. You’re terrified.”
I turn to Sam, proudly showing him how good I am at this.
He rolls his eyes.

***

“You want to mark me, Nate?” I hiss in his face. “I’ll mark you back.”
He blinks up at me, and a smile spreads on his lips. “That hurt, little sunflower.”
He can’t move his left arm, the pain in his shoulder probably too intense. But his right hand snatches my wrist, holding the knife closer against his skin, pressing, dragging red liquid to the surface. He bucks his hips, pushing into my core.
The motherfucker is hard.
“You’re fucking sick.”
“It turns me on to know you can fight back. It’s like you’re begging me to go harder on you next time.”
I shove my knees into his ribs. “There is no next time. Let me out of this fucking house.”
“But baby, look at us. We’re so compatible.”

***

I’ll recognize her tone of voice and the features on her face. It’ll make it simple to read her.
She names it, and I can study it. She names it, and I can remember what it looks like on her. I can’t emphasize and feel bad or ever share her joy. I can only attempt to learn. Sometimes, I can link it to something I’ve been through, but that is a lot of work because I hardly ever feel much. But if I learn what everything looks like on her face, in her body, in her breathing. If I learn all her emotions by heart, there will be nothing she can hide from me.
Utter control.
What a fun game to play.

***

“My dear wife,” I murmur against her mouth. “Will you cook me an omelet for breakfast? I’ve been craving one.”
She doesn’t answer, but she takes a step back and walks to the counter. Pointing at different cupboards, she asks, “Pans?”
I nod when she points at the right one, then go back to my phone. I could get used to this. My wife making me an omelet before I head to my first meeting of the day.
“Nate?”
“Mhm?”
My thoughts still focused on how to help with night terrors, I turn toward her voice. I barely catch her shadow when the pan hits me right in the side of the face.
The sharp pain drags a grunt out of me as I fall to the floor.
I notice her towering over me, pan in hand. She looks down at my lying form, a beautiful, sick smile spreading on her lips.
“How’s your omelet, darling?”

***

You and I, Kayla, we could rule the world. I will worship every fucking thing you touch. I will burn down your enemies, I will bury anyone who ever made you feel like you weren’t enough, like all you could do was stay in your shitty town and rule your shitty gang. You were made for the greatest things that ever existed. You were made to build your own path, and I want you to be with me when that happens. I want to see you sit on your throne and watch everyone else bow to the goddess you are.”

***

Kayla is becoming a passion. Something I want to see everywhere. I want her to be the subject of every conversation I have with everyone. I want to go to rallies in her name. I want to find someone who understands me so we can discuss her for hours like fangirls do about their favorite band.
Oh, it’s bad.
It’s bad, but it’s not love. Because love feels like…like…
“What does love feel like?” I blurt out.

OKAY ENOUGH I think I need to stop. There are 100 more scenes and dialogues I've annotated and it's not possible to put it all in. JESUS. How will I ever enjoy any other dark romance after this???

[madi]

soft dnf @20%
this book is giving me a headache, so i'm going to continue reading this another day!!

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𐙚⋆°｡⋆♡ pre-read ♡⋆°｡⋆𐙚
⤷ i read the trigger warnings and i wanna cry... why do i hate myself 😔 wish me luck!!

[Emma Skapetis · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.25 stars.
I really enjoyed this one and it's one of my favorites in the series. Kayla King was such a strong dark romance character and Nathan was a psychopath that was worse than Kayla's brother Cayden but he learnt to care about her. RTC.
The plot
This book follows Kayla King and Nathan White.
Kayla (Kay) is a gang leader on the North shore and she is also the mother of two young girls.
She is on the verge of losing her control over the North shore and she fears that she can't protect her gang members in the war with their rival gang, the RSC. The RSC is led by Emma Scott, Kayla's lifelong enemy. Kay ends up losing control over her gang after she unexpectedly runs into Nathan White, (Nate) who is the man she put in prison for a crime he didn't commit 4 years ago.
Obviously he hates her for doing that and he kidnaps her and keeps her under house arrest. Nate then forces Kay to marry him.
My thoughts (there are major spoilers at the end of the section).
I didn't have high expectations for this one after not enjoying book 2 much and kind of hating book 3 but I really enjoyed it.
I love Kayla. I really connected to her and she is by far my female main character in this series.
Nate is certainly a psychopath but I loved seeing him have feelings for the first time and fall in love with Kayla.
What happened to Emma is really sad and I can't believe it was after her and Kay became friends despite the fact that they hated each other for so long.
I knew Nate was the father of Kay's children because the clues were there and I noticed how Kay didn't mention who their father was.

[Sigal · Rating 5 out of 5]

I don’t care. Nate can manipulate me as much as he wants, and I’ll thank him for it. This man had me questioning my morals, my standards, and my sanity and I ate it up like it was a five-course meal.

[Smutty Little Books · Rating 4 out of 5]

I devoured this book!!! This is peak enemies-to-lovers, Stockholm syndrome, unhinged obsession, and every deliciously toxic trope done right. Nate is 🥵🥵🥵🥵🥵 and so beautifully unhinged.

I don’t know how Lola does it, but she’s built a world where you fall in love with everyone—even the enemies you’re supposed to hate. It’s addictive, it’s intense, and this entire shared world has me in a chokehold.

If this isn’t on your TBR yet… fix that immediately.

[Kseniia ✨️ · Rating 5 out of 5]

4.5⭐️

To all my girls who will have Stockholm syndrome by the end of this book.
Nate is manipulating you.
But you’ll love it anyway.

That was completely insane, twisted and depraved but I FREAKING LOVED IT!

Nate is out of prison and he's seeking for revenge. Eye for an eye. Kayla took his freedom so he'll take hers.

Little sunflower and her sun.
They are perfect couple❤️

Kayla The Ruthless King — strong, fierce, badass. Finally not a doormat fmc!
Nate "Name It" White — he's soooo out of his mind, but I love him so much. I'm down bad for unhinged, sociopathic bookish men. Especially when they are totally obsessed with the heroine.

My only complaint is that the story is way too long. The beginning is slow and the ending feels rushed.

[Lina · Rating 4 out of 5]

Im between a 4 and a 3 star with this but this is was definitely something if you want to read definitely check your trigger warnings


જ⁀➴ Preread - I need a breather book from the this woven kingdom book series let’s hope this isn’t bad cause the other books in this series are good except the third one don’t think I’ll be reading that one

[↬ Ⓛ · Rating 4 out of 5]

He smiles at me, and as rare as it is, I see the apology in it. “I can’t, little sunflower. You’re mine. If I give you freedom, I give you a chance to leave me. If not today, tomorrow. If not tomorrow, maybe in a year, two, ten. No. I can’t have that. I’d rather you kill me than live with a chance of you deciding you don’t want me and walking away.” “I won’t!” I cry out. “You might. Shoot. I don’t care. Life isn’t worth living with a risk of you finding out my demons are too much for you to handle. My heart can’t beat without you around…isn’t that the same as dying anyway? I won’t give you what you want to hear. Shoot.”


https://youtu.be/W8KC0lgs2c8?si=mDhZq...
🎶 I've been holding on
Holding on to nothing
You don't care too much
And it's obvious that
You're already gone
So unleash your weapon
Aim it at my chest then 🎶

[Brittany Ferraro · Rating 5 out of 5]

♾️ ⭐️’s for “Lawless God”…….
“Name it”

My favorite book in the series

This was one of the most incredible series that I have ever read from start to finish. When I thought it couldn’t get any better in walks lawless God. Nathen White has got to be one of my favorite MMCs of all time. His lack of emotion combined with his unhinged personality, makes him the perfect dark romance, boyfriend. He was literally cracking me up with all the deadpan. And Kayla fucking King!!!! 🧎🏼‍♀️ one of the baddest to ever do it! I loved them so much separately and even more so together.

That Stockholm syndrome, got me, baby 🤭🤭 & it was so damn good.

Kayla & Nate Could rule the fucking world. The PERFECT couple, crazy meets crazier, they were so entertaining and it was one of my favorite stories to watch unfold. I love when fire meets fire. Their love story is just so unique and so fucking beautiful. This is why I love a good enemies to lovers. IT JUST HITS!!

To me this series is the total package. It wasn’t missing anything. it’s got some of the best characters best spice. The storyline will literally suck you in to the point where you’re gonna wanna read it from start to finish (AND I DID)

Lola wrapped up the North Shore series so fucking perfectly. I couldn’t be happier. I got so emotional towards the end of this book and it was such a full circle moment.

I’m so sad to say goodbye to these characters because they ALL have become some of my favorites.

I’m going to literally talk about this series for the rest of my life 🖤

Every dark romance lover needs to read this asap.

[alexleasins · Rating 4 out of 5]

you know what, hell yeah!!!

[tane'a · Rating 4 out of 5]

im SO mad at lola😩

[Yashfi · Rating 1 out of 5]

1.5 ⭐
Might change the rating later.

I did.
1 ⭐

This book was... not what I expected. Idk if that's a good thing or a bad one. But the only thing I can agree on right now is- there were so many cringey parts oh god. The guy is pure TOXIC and that was already mentioned in the trigger warnings but never in my wildest dreams didi I think he'd be effing UN-hinged. Like carving his initials on her ass, yes HER ASS because another guy (platonically) took her pictures. This happens after, of course, when he stabs the guys hand to a table with a freaking knife. This guy carved his initials on her ring finger because she threw away her wedding rings- super green flag. Not. Then he sedates her- albeit consensually - AND TATTOOS a fucking sun because apparently she's a sunflower and he's her sun. Yuck. The FMC? Yeah she's no damsel in distress, or at least that's what the writer tried to portray her as, which was going good maybe the first 15% of the book. Oh god. The more I write, the more I'm hating this book. I might reduce it to a one star book. The FMC hides her babies from him (which are his) and doesn't even say anything to him. Oh god this book is so stupid. SHE WAS FORCED TO MARRY HIM BECAUAE SHE SENT HIM TO PRISON and oh god I mourn the potential of the book. He does a Uno mf reverse and turns out THIS MF KNEW ABOUT HIS BABIES BUT DIDN'T EFFING BOTHER TO CONFRONT THE FMC. His logic? He was waiting for her to crack and tell him the truth. Yeah, his logic is as shitty as his personality. The author tried to put too much plot into a single book which in my opinion did not go as planned. Maybe I'm in the few minority who did not like the books but oh well. We own ourselves unapologetically over here.

[Kendra Renae · Rating 4 out of 5]

⭐️4 🌶️4

NATHAN “NAME IT” WHITE WHEW BABY🤭🫠

Kayla said it best “Sex with you is like chocolate cake. I can never get enough of it.”

This book was INSANE. Idk who I was rooting for like I usually love my psychopaths / sociopaths , but whew Nathan White could give Killian Carson (GOM) and Landon King (GOR) a run for their money .

Stockholm Syndrome is def a thing in this book . As much as I was telling Kayla “keep fighting girl” it was inevitable the love would form and I’m not mad at it or how we got there tbh .

Is this my fav out the series ? No . I don’t think anything is beating the first two books in this series , but this was still so good .

[Medollga · Rating 5 out of 5]

4.5 "The sun and his sunflower"stars: this was the best one in the series hands down!🔥🙌

The book consists of three parts, and while part 1 was perfection, part 2 made a sudden U-turn regarding the dynamic of the couple. I would enjoy it more if the change were made gradually, but oh well. After that, I felt like I was reading a completely different book, but it was still entertaining.

I liked the characters and their relationship. It's VERY smut-driven, so be prepared for that. I liked the conclusion of the North Shore gangs' wars and the fact that all of the previous couples made an appearance.

Nathan White was very hot, despite his shortcomings, and Kayla King surely made an impression.

[Nina · Rating 3 out of 5]

The author: “To all my girls who will have Stockholm syndrome by the end of this book. Nate is manipulating you. But you’ll love it anyway.”

Me after finishing this book: “Wow this mf really manipulated me.”

[Jan · Rating 4 out of 5]

The plot raised a few eye rolls, as many aspects seem exaggerated or unbelievable. However, despite this, it was hard to stop reading it, and it was very entertaining.

[Kiandra 🦋 · Rating 4 out of 5]

I liked this and it’s making me feel like I have brain damage

[Olivea · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is one of best fucking series I've ever read in my life . Everything was perfect. I don't know, I don't wanna believe that this series has actually ended. lol

[Jenn (The Book Refuge)]

Patreon Exclusive Review

Oct 2025

[NiCoLeTa E. {Addicted To Books} · Rating 5 out of 5]

***5 "Name it!!!" stars***



"Choose your punishment, little sunflower.
Prison or marriage?"

I am so in love with this series!!!
I am so in love with Kayla and Nate!!! And I am really questioning myself cause they were both of them bat shit crazy and kind of unhinged, but they made me fall for them...
I feel like I am the one with the Stockholm Syndrom here, and my kidnapper is Lola King... She had brainwashed me to love this crazy boys of hers and I feel a deep sadness when I am thinking that this was the end.
I am addicted to North Shore stories, so how am I suppose to live without them???

"Nathan White will haunt me forever."

Kayla was the Ruthless King... She was the head of the King crew and she was a badass!!!
Kay was breathing and living for her crew and her two little girls!!!
She just had to stay on top and everything would be okay, but lately, nothing is going according to the plan... Everything is falling apart and she doesn't know what to do to help her people...
And then, Nathan White is coming back to take his revenge and she is more fucked up than she was expecting!!!

"I'm Kayla, the ruthless King.
I rule the Kings. I rule the North Shore.
I'm not scared of anything. I'm not scared of anyone...
I'm not scared of anyone except one person.
'Hello, little sunflower. Did you miss me?'
Nathan White."

Nate was a lawless god!!! He was always detached, emotionless, ruthless and very cunning!!!
And then Kayla King sent him to prison and he lost his freedom...
Four years later, he is back and he is determined to make the woman who locked him up regret her actions. He is back and he will take his revenge in the form of a marriage...
A marriage will be crueler than death and Kayla was about to take her lesson in the most brutal way...
She took his freedom and now, the time has come to pay for her injustice!!!

"What did you take away from me, Kayla? Say it. When you sent me away for almost four years, what did you take. Away. From. Me."
"Your freedom."
"And now I'm going to take yours."

OMG!!! This story was intense, brutal and so erotic...
My heart was breaking for Kayla. She was always so prideful and fearless, a true queen and when she got under Nate's clutches, she became a puppet, but not without a fight!!!
Nate was cruel and not a good person. He tortured Kayla so much and in so many ways...
Still, these two were explosive and they were giving us brutally beautiful scenes together either they fighting or f*cking...
Their banter was delicious and their hot moments were melting my pants...

"Everyone fears you. And you? You only fear me. Everyone fears Kayla King, while I have her in my bed, at my mercy, scared of her fucking life."

Lola made a hero that frustrated me and now, I am in love with two of her unhinged characters, since it is impossible for me to choose between Caden and Nathan. Both of them are unhinged psychos but for their girl, they had given us some glimpses inside their hearts...
Nate was scary, but when he was asking Kayla to name her feelings so he could understand, I was melting!!!
This couple was making me tingle in all the right places for so many reasons and I love them for everything they had given me!!!

"Little sunflower, you're not trying to find something redeemable about me, are you?
Because that would not only be stupid... It would also be dangerous."

Yes, I am obsessed with this series and I am calling all the dark romance lovers who are not affected from triggers to enter this insane world from the wrong side of the town...
Each journey will be a new explosive experience that you could not stop thinking about...
Every character will get under your skin and take residence in there...
And you will know that even it is bad for your health, you will be craving your next hit since it is the best drug against reality.
The real question is... Are you daring to enter???

"Nathan White.
Ruthless leader.
Cold-blooded killer.
Brutal, merciless, lawless god.
My husband for however long he wishes."

**I received an ARC for the exchange of an honest review**