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Four full-length novels of filthy, forbidden romance....
The Virgin and the Beast
Everything has its price, even virginity...and Xavier is willing to pay.
Daddy’s Sweet Girl
Sarah gets a new step-father...and a new step-brother. Family ties have never been so twisted.
Hurt So Good
It’s the single most forbidden of female fantasies. Most are ashamed to speak it out loud, much less ask for it, and usually so is Miranda...until Dylan Lennox comes along.
Without Remorse
The moment I saw her, I knew I was going to break all the rules. Because I’m taking her for myself.
Please note that these books are dark romances with intense scenes and include very dark fantasies. Check author's website for TWs.
The Virgin and the Beast
Everything has its price, even virginity...and Xavier is willing to pay.
Daddy’s Sweet Girl
Sarah gets a new step-father...and a new step-brother. Family ties have never been so twisted.
Hurt So Good
It’s the single most forbidden of female fantasies. Most are ashamed to speak it out loud, much less ask for it, and usually so is Miranda...until Dylan Lennox comes along.
Without Remorse
The moment I saw her, I knew I was going to break all the rules. Because I’m taking her for myself.
Please note that these books are dark romances with intense scenes and include very dark fantasies. Check author's website for TWs.
933 pages, Kindle Edition
Published May 12, 2024
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About the author
Stasia Black
73 books2,093 followersStasia was born in Georgia, grew up in Texas, recently spent a freezing five-year stint in Minnesota, and now is happily planted in sunny California, which she will never, ever leave.
She loves writing, reading, listening to podcasts, and has recently taken up biking after a twenty-year sabbatical (and has the bumps and bruises to prove it). She lives with her own personal cheerleader, aka, her handsome husband, and their teenage son. Wow. Typing that makes her feel old. And writing about herself in the third person makes her feel a little like a nutjob, but ahem! Where were we?
Stasia’s drawn to romantic stories that don’t take the easy way out. She wants to see beneath people’s veneer and poke into their dark places, their twisted motives, and their deepest desires. Basically, she wants to create characters that make readers alternately laugh, cry ugly tears, want to toss their kindles across the room, and then declare they have a new FBB (forever book boyfriend).
She loves writing, reading, listening to podcasts, and has recently taken up biking after a twenty-year sabbatical (and has the bumps and bruises to prove it). She lives with her own personal cheerleader, aka, her handsome husband, and their teenage son. Wow. Typing that makes her feel old. And writing about herself in the third person makes her feel a little like a nutjob, but ahem! Where were we?
Stasia’s drawn to romantic stories that don’t take the easy way out. She wants to see beneath people’s veneer and poke into their dark places, their twisted motives, and their deepest desires. Basically, she wants to create characters that make readers alternately laugh, cry ugly tears, want to toss their kindles across the room, and then declare they have a new FBB (forever book boyfriend).
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January 17, 2025
3.5⭐️
okay this book was pure smut. rating it this high because i cried multiple times. i wouldn’t recommended this tho, bc though it’s enjoyable, it’s really not worth your time (bc THERE IS NO PLOT!)
also, this book is 4 freaking novellas and over 900 pages. this should have been counted as 4 books, not one!
okay this book was pure smut. rating it this high because i cried multiple times. i wouldn’t recommended this tho, bc though it’s enjoyable, it’s really not worth your time (bc THERE IS NO PLOT!)
also, this book is 4 freaking novellas and over 900 pages. this should have been counted as 4 books, not one!
July 4, 2025
Skipped the entire first story it wasn’t really good and way too long for a collection of stories like this, I think the last one was really confusing and went from 0 to 1,000. Some scenes in several stories I really liked. Overall the collection book itself was decent, definitely will cure some boredom and might create some.
July 8, 2024
I read a lot of mixed reviews of this book.
It is 3 dark romance books with lots of kinks.
The first 2 stories I found good, the third one I would have enjoyed better if it wasn't written the way it was.
It is 3 dark romance books with lots of kinks.
The first 2 stories I found good, the third one I would have enjoyed better if it wasn't written the way it was.
May 3, 2025
What a wild collection of filthy smut! The audacity of these plots was what kept me reading. Each story really was its own trope, and all of them were a lot of fun. My favorite parts in each story were how it would be moving along in its plot tone, and then suddenly something so raunchy or wild would pop off and just leave me gasping!! The first story, although very steamy in a lot of ways, was probably the most mild. It was serious and deep in moments, but it was also such a cute story. The second two, now those, were wild! One of the most uncomfortable step daddy/step brother tropes I have read! My gosh, book two had me squirming with some of the lines and situations going on. I was shocked several times. The third story was a CNC banger that had a twist at the end. I was not ready for and screaming, "WHAT! WHAT!" LOL!! and book 4 was an interesting dichotomy of a plot that just seemed to keep changing from where it started to where it ended up.
I had a lot of fun reading all of these stories and went through a collection of emotions and reactions throughout the entire book. There were so many elements and layers to the plots that kept the short stories moving along at a great pace, making them feel longer than they really were, in a good way. How she got so much into so few pages I don't know, but I loved it. I loved the shocking spice content in each piece as well, and to be blunt, they are pretty spicy. These plots depend heavily on the intimate relationships within each story, and they do not disappoint!
Overall I enjoyed each story involved in this collection for different reasons but my favorite element was how the stories really were just audacious and jaw dropping at times and the spice is not for the faint of heart I an telling you!!!
I am currently adding more Stasia Black to my TBR!
I had a lot of fun reading all of these stories and went through a collection of emotions and reactions throughout the entire book. There were so many elements and layers to the plots that kept the short stories moving along at a great pace, making them feel longer than they really were, in a good way. How she got so much into so few pages I don't know, but I loved it. I loved the shocking spice content in each piece as well, and to be blunt, they are pretty spicy. These plots depend heavily on the intimate relationships within each story, and they do not disappoint!
Overall I enjoyed each story involved in this collection for different reasons but my favorite element was how the stories really were just audacious and jaw dropping at times and the spice is not for the faint of heart I an telling you!!!
I am currently adding more Stasia Black to my TBR!
April 28, 2025
Since this has 4 "books" in the collection, I will include my thoughts on each one individually below.
The Virgin and the Beast
This one was really hard to stay interested in. He kept treating her as if she was one of his horses. I couldn't feel anything from either one of them toward each other. Then, to find out he just somehow randomly picked her to have his kid, just doesn't really scream romantic to me. So all his efforts to get her to want to stay just fell flat. I did get through it, but the romance was just non-existant.
Daddy's Sweet Girl
This one went in a different direction than I expected. The problem is that it just stopped without really giving us any closure on some things. I like that she wised up and left them, but there wasn't any closure with Paul or her mom. She got with Dom, and then the book was suddenly over. We are left hanging.
Hurt So Good
This book felt super short. Not only that, but even despite the dark subject matter, it got even darker. And it almost feels incomplete, like something is missing. The issues seemed to resolve themselves pretty quick, too. I can see throwing this one into a collection, since I dont think it would really work alone.
Without Remorse
This book was just... OK. It felt like there wasn't really any closure on things. I was expecting Alexei to kill dad and take over, but nope. Just helped them get away, and nothing changed.
Overall, I don't think I would read this again. These stories just felt incomplete.
The Virgin and the Beast
This one was really hard to stay interested in. He kept treating her as if she was one of his horses. I couldn't feel anything from either one of them toward each other. Then, to find out he just somehow randomly picked her to have his kid, just doesn't really scream romantic to me. So all his efforts to get her to want to stay just fell flat. I did get through it, but the romance was just non-existant.
Daddy's Sweet Girl
This one went in a different direction than I expected. The problem is that it just stopped without really giving us any closure on some things. I like that she wised up and left them, but there wasn't any closure with Paul or her mom. She got with Dom, and then the book was suddenly over. We are left hanging.
Hurt So Good
This book felt super short. Not only that, but even despite the dark subject matter, it got even darker. And it almost feels incomplete, like something is missing. The issues seemed to resolve themselves pretty quick, too. I can see throwing this one into a collection, since I dont think it would really work alone.
Without Remorse
This book was just... OK. It felt like there wasn't really any closure on things. I was expecting Alexei to kill dad and take over, but nope. Just helped them get away, and nothing changed.
Overall, I don't think I would read this again. These stories just felt incomplete.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
October 31, 2024
DNF
In all honesty, I actually didn't finish reading. I barely got through a couple of chapters before I put it down. When I first saw the title and read the blurb, I was excited to read it. I am a dark romance girlie, the more depraved the better. But so far what I read was just...boring. I couldn't stay interested. Maybe the depraved stuff I was expecting happens later on but will never find out because what I started with seemed so tame to what was "promised". The male and female lead in the first book from the collection seemed so boring, like I barely got enough info and immediately jumping into things. If others enjoyed this book, I am glad you did. But for me, this wasn't it. MAYBE I will give it another chance later on, but for now, I'm done with it.
In all honesty, I actually didn't finish reading. I barely got through a couple of chapters before I put it down. When I first saw the title and read the blurb, I was excited to read it. I am a dark romance girlie, the more depraved the better. But so far what I read was just...boring. I couldn't stay interested. Maybe the depraved stuff I was expecting happens later on but will never find out because what I started with seemed so tame to what was "promised". The male and female lead in the first book from the collection seemed so boring, like I barely got enough info and immediately jumping into things. If others enjoyed this book, I am glad you did. But for me, this wasn't it. MAYBE I will give it another chance later on, but for now, I'm done with it.
April 1, 2025
I loved two of the 4 stories. The first one and the last one.
Story one I loved the ranch, the story line and the characters attraction and chemistry.
The last one I again loved the story and the attraction and chemistry of the couple.
The two middle stories I just didn't love the characters and the dad in story two seemed normal then turned into a raging douche.
And the third story was just okay. Love the author though and thought this was a threat deal getting 4 stories in one book.
Story one I loved the ranch, the story line and the characters attraction and chemistry.
The last one I again loved the story and the attraction and chemistry of the couple.
The two middle stories I just didn't love the characters and the dad in story two seemed normal then turned into a raging douche.
And the third story was just okay. Love the author though and thought this was a threat deal getting 4 stories in one book.
August 12, 2025
This is a great collection of steamy stories all in one book. This is an author that I have enjoyed reading from the first book. I enjoy their writing style and their attention to details that make their story realistic. The characters are connectable and relatable and truly pop off the pages. Each story in this collection is unique to the other. This is a collection that everyone who enjoys steamy romance will find a favorite story. I enjoyed this collection and I highly recommend it.
December 18, 2025
I am being a bit generous giving 4 stars to these 4 books the first was my favorite the second not so much I may have been a tad rough with the 2 stars but then the author just did not flesh out the characters as well as she usually does. I really did not feel connected to them and after too much thought maybe Daddy was a bit of a sociopath. I really liked the third and the last one for me was just so so. I gave more info under each book individually
June 13, 2024
A Collection of Dark, hot, kin'k stories
Each story in this collection is Very dark with lots of dark kin'k. Some parts of several stories I had to glaze over bc it was too dark for me but the stories over all were well written and interesting psychology behind some of the the darker kink storylines.
Each story in this collection is Very dark with lots of dark kin'k. Some parts of several stories I had to glaze over bc it was too dark for me but the stories over all were well written and interesting psychology behind some of the the darker kink storylines.
July 15, 2024
I liked 3 out of the 4 stories. The first one is good; it reminded me of a beauty and the beast retelling. I’ve read the second one before not knowing it was in the collection. I don’t like the stepfather at all but the stepbrother isn’t so bad. I didn’t read the third one after the first chapter. Rape fantasies aren’t my thing. I enjoyed the fourth one a lot!! The surprise ending was great!!
August 24, 2024
Good smut but mid plot. A pretty good beginner if you're exploring dubcon/noncon/CNC. This book gets me amped up with the start of each story; it's interesting, it's suspenseful, it's dirty. Though it always loses me at the end of the stories. The climaxes aren't super great and the resolve is usually kind of boring in my opinion.
November 14, 2024
such great plots!
I actually really enjoyed every storyline! Loved the characters. The spice. The banter. It was all so beautifully written!! The only thing that I didn’t care for was the last story was told in 3rd person. And there wasn’t a warning for it. I’m not big on 3rd person but the story was so great I pushed through and finished!
I actually really enjoyed every storyline! Loved the characters. The spice. The banter. It was all so beautifully written!! The only thing that I didn’t care for was the last story was told in 3rd person. And there wasn’t a warning for it. I’m not big on 3rd person but the story was so great I pushed through and finished!
March 19, 2025
Taboo. No could do.
DNF. I wasn't bored enough to read this. I only made it 30% in, and that was forcing myself. Part 1. Nope. Couldn't force myself. Not because of triggers, I have none. Because this "plot" didn't hold my interest. Probably won't try this author again if this is any indication.
Again, DNF.
Or, what I call DFB = Don't F'n Bother!
DNF. I wasn't bored enough to read this. I only made it 30% in, and that was forcing myself. Part 1. Nope. Couldn't force myself. Not because of triggers, I have none. Because this "plot" didn't hold my interest. Probably won't try this author again if this is any indication.
Again, DNF.
Or, what I call DFB = Don't F'n Bother!
November 11, 2024
Definitely taboo...
It is exactly what the title says it is. If you're into KINKY kinky.... then this is the book for you. The first story was my favorite. One of them was more disturbing than the others but I survived. I'd read more from this author. Happy reading.
It is exactly what the title says it is. If you're into KINKY kinky.... then this is the book for you. The first story was my favorite. One of them was more disturbing than the others but I survived. I'd read more from this author. Happy reading.
May 2, 2025
I liked 2 of the 4 stories. Daddy's Sweet Girl was the most disturbing of them all. It didn't help that I hit a reading slump around this time as well. Honestly, I'm just happy I didn't DNF this book.
June 5, 2024
Wow
Well ain't these messed up little stories but in such a good way. My plan was to read one a night...... I read them all in a day.
Well ain't these messed up little stories but in such a good way. My plan was to read one a night...... I read them all in a day.
June 20, 2024
Nope
Not one good story. In fact when I got to book, I couldn't even finish it. Yikes! I would say skip this one, it looks like a deal but nope.
Not one good story. In fact when I got to book, I couldn't even finish it. Yikes! I would say skip this one, it looks like a deal but nope.
June 26, 2024
Very good story
I enjoyed the characters and the story lines in all of the books.I would definitely recommend that they all are to be read.
I enjoyed the characters and the story lines in all of the books.I would definitely recommend that they all are to be read.
July 27, 2024
A bit more than I expected and at times I had to take breaks reading when it got especially "spicy"
August 7, 2024
Amazing!
WAO!!!!! Its all i can say… Wao!!!! Loved this book, so well written, this writer is amazing… i need more books like this!
WAO!!!!! Its all i can say… Wao!!!! Loved this book, so well written, this writer is amazing… i need more books like this!
November 9, 2024
Great Read
All of the stories were really well written. Each one kept me hooked and coming back for more. Great anthology.
All of the stories were really well written. Each one kept me hooked and coming back for more. Great anthology.
November 9, 2024
dnf after second story. first story was good but the second went so downhill and ive heard bad reviews for the third too.
December 19, 2024
Read every book in here in a week. All hot 🔥 couldn't put down.
December 20, 2024
Twists, Turns and Triumph!!
This story had so many twists you could get a neck cramp! Lots of characters, many well developed. Crazy plot twists, and things that make you go hmmmm!
This story had so many twists you could get a neck cramp! Lots of characters, many well developed. Crazy plot twists, and things that make you go hmmmm!
January 29, 2025
Interesting I would not read it again personally.
February 3, 2025
Good books
I liked each of the books.
Was a great insight to the way this writer works.
Will definitely read more of them.
I liked each of the books.
Was a great insight to the way this writer works.
Will definitely read more of them.
February 18, 2025
Please check your trigger warnings. This was a fascinating book. The stories are very steamy and spicy. I loved the writing and the very entertaining stories. 4.75 stars 5 spicy 5 entertainment
June 27, 2025
Only read 1 & 2... didn't feel the pull to read 3 & 4.
September 18, 2025
Skipped the last two stories the first one was tolerable
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