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Ravenous Deception
Being the rightful heir to the throne, he is her worst enemy. As the last witch of Endor, she is his only hope. Vampires and witches aren't supposed to fall in love. But what if they do?
Ravenous Deception was written for readers who enjoy enemies to lovers with emotional scars thrown into a forced proximity situation bordering slavery. Revenge, manipulation and forbidden love make the games played between Soren and Aradia so much sweeter. This dangerous attraction will leave you thirsting for more.
Perfect for readers of “The Heartless Hunter by Kristen Ciccarelli,” and “The Scarlet Veil by Shelby Mahurin,”
Author’s This book is #1 in an ongoing series chock full of steamy romance and epic fantasy. This book is not suitable for all readers due to sexually explicit scenes. We recommend this book for adult audiences only.
Ravenous Deception was written for readers who enjoy enemies to lovers with emotional scars thrown into a forced proximity situation bordering slavery. Revenge, manipulation and forbidden love make the games played between Soren and Aradia so much sweeter. This dangerous attraction will leave you thirsting for more.
Perfect for readers of “The Heartless Hunter by Kristen Ciccarelli,” and “The Scarlet Veil by Shelby Mahurin,”
Author’s This book is #1 in an ongoing series chock full of steamy romance and epic fantasy. This book is not suitable for all readers due to sexually explicit scenes. We recommend this book for adult audiences only.
340 pages, Kindle Edition
Published August 23, 2025
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August 9, 2025
Ahhhhh! Words are hard. This book was perfection! The characters, the world, the dialogue. Not only do you love the MCs but also the side characters which is so important in stories. The flow was perfect. It slow burned just enough and when you reached the end it was worth the wait. This is going to be an amazing series and I am dying to find out what happens next with Aradia and Soren. I loved the banter and watching them grow. Midas was also easily one of my favorite side characters!
Thank you HypeQueen PR and The O'Connell Sisters for my free ARC in exchange for an honest review.
Thank you HypeQueen PR and The O'Connell Sisters for my free ARC in exchange for an honest review.
September 11, 2025
4⭐️/3🔥
Quite a carriage ride!
Ravenous Deception is a dark romantasy that includes vampires, witches, and humans all living in the same world. Soren is our MMC vampire king who thinks he won't fall hard for anybody. Aradia just wants to live her best witchy life and grow her herbs. The vampires are top of the food chain here and the witches are over it. So bibbity-boppity let's spell ourselves a champion to put the vampires in their place and bring peace amongst the people. Well, that didn't go the way we planned and we conjured something else. Soon after, Soren finds our witch, makes her his thrall, and then realizes, "She might be the best thing since sliced bread!" From there, things spiral, then right themselves, then we're left on a cliffy just waiting for the next hurdle to jump. You get plot, spice, and sloooooowwwww-burn. I stg, if Midas interrupted one more time, I was going to throw the book and laugh maniacally from all of the tension! Go check this one out if you're into enemies-to-lovers, forbidden love, and touch her and I'll drain you vibes. 🫡
Quite a carriage ride!
Ravenous Deception is a dark romantasy that includes vampires, witches, and humans all living in the same world. Soren is our MMC vampire king who thinks he won't fall hard for anybody. Aradia just wants to live her best witchy life and grow her herbs. The vampires are top of the food chain here and the witches are over it. So bibbity-boppity let's spell ourselves a champion to put the vampires in their place and bring peace amongst the people. Well, that didn't go the way we planned and we conjured something else. Soon after, Soren finds our witch, makes her his thrall, and then realizes, "She might be the best thing since sliced bread!" From there, things spiral, then right themselves, then we're left on a cliffy just waiting for the next hurdle to jump. You get plot, spice, and sloooooowwwww-burn. I stg, if Midas interrupted one more time, I was going to throw the book and laugh maniacally from all of the tension! Go check this one out if you're into enemies-to-lovers, forbidden love, and touch her and I'll drain you vibes. 🫡
August 25, 2025
Unholy. Bloody. Hell. 🩸 I don’t even know where to begin with this one—because The O’Connell sisters just walked onto the scene, staked me through the heart, and made me thank them for it.
From the first page, this debut had me by the throat. The worldbuilding? Lush, intricate, dripping with Gothic decadence. The storyline? Addictive in the worst/best way—I’m talking literal book crack. And the characters? Don’t get me started or I’ll be here all night because, babes, they’re sinful perfection.
These two didn’t just write a debut—they came in swinging like seasoned dark queens. The prose is lyrical yet sharp, the magic system rich with lore and bloody hierarchies, and the political intrigue? Deliciously messy. And let’s talk tropes: enemies to lovers, reluctant heroes, villains so perfectly crafted you almost want to kiss them (almost), secret identities, and more than one monster lurking in the dark. This isn’t just a vampire story—it’s a whole Gothic symphony. 🎻
Now, y’all know your girl is a vampire fiend. I own every Anne Rice novel in collector’s edition, and I still devoured this like it was my first taste of crimson on the tongue. And let me be crystal clear—this is no sparkly Twilight knockoff. The O’Connell sisters will drag you willingly into the shadows, lace you up in velvet, and feed you to their world one razor-sharp chapter at a time.
And babes, once I picked it up? Everything else was dead to me. Work? Ignored. Responsibilities? Nonexistent. Dinner? Cold. This book owned me body and soul. And that ending? I’m feral for book two (Treacherous Trickery in the Hargrave Empire series—already pre-ordered, obviously).
Final verdict? KU readers, run—don’t walk. This isn’t just a debut; it’s an initiation. The O’Connell sisters are officially my new dark fantasy drug dealers, and I am never quitting this high. 🖤🔥
Oh, and massive thank you to the sisters for the physical copy—I feel blessed, marked, and willingly enthralled. My thoughts may be unhinged, but they are very much my own.
From the first page, this debut had me by the throat. The worldbuilding? Lush, intricate, dripping with Gothic decadence. The storyline? Addictive in the worst/best way—I’m talking literal book crack. And the characters? Don’t get me started or I’ll be here all night because, babes, they’re sinful perfection.
These two didn’t just write a debut—they came in swinging like seasoned dark queens. The prose is lyrical yet sharp, the magic system rich with lore and bloody hierarchies, and the political intrigue? Deliciously messy. And let’s talk tropes: enemies to lovers, reluctant heroes, villains so perfectly crafted you almost want to kiss them (almost), secret identities, and more than one monster lurking in the dark. This isn’t just a vampire story—it’s a whole Gothic symphony. 🎻
Now, y’all know your girl is a vampire fiend. I own every Anne Rice novel in collector’s edition, and I still devoured this like it was my first taste of crimson on the tongue. And let me be crystal clear—this is no sparkly Twilight knockoff. The O’Connell sisters will drag you willingly into the shadows, lace you up in velvet, and feed you to their world one razor-sharp chapter at a time.
And babes, once I picked it up? Everything else was dead to me. Work? Ignored. Responsibilities? Nonexistent. Dinner? Cold. This book owned me body and soul. And that ending? I’m feral for book two (Treacherous Trickery in the Hargrave Empire series—already pre-ordered, obviously).
Final verdict? KU readers, run—don’t walk. This isn’t just a debut; it’s an initiation. The O’Connell sisters are officially my new dark fantasy drug dealers, and I am never quitting this high. 🖤🔥
Oh, and massive thank you to the sisters for the physical copy—I feel blessed, marked, and willingly enthralled. My thoughts may be unhinged, but they are very much my own.
August 21, 2025
Vampires and witches. Secrets, betrayals, and deception - it's in the title, after all.
Vampires have been my first love since childhood. Not the sweet, sparkly kind. The devious, vicious, violent kind.
This book delivers vampires that will manipulate and drain at will, and I lapped it up!
FMC Aradia is a witch who falls into the clutches of a vampire prince and unwillingly becomes his thrall. But there's more to her than she even realizes. Her journey to find herself and her power is so well written. This girl is strong!
MMC Soren. Sigh. This vampire is cruel, calculating, apathetic. He's on a mission of his own and has a past to atone for. Oh, and his filthy mouth???? There isn't enough soap on Endor to clean that up, and I'm perfectly fine with that!
This was fast-paced, with rich world building and a strong plot. The side characters added depth and humor, especially Midas. I need to know more about him!
The ending is a perfect setup for book two, which I look forward to reading! I have a feeling big things will be happening!
Thank you to Hype Queen PR and the O'Connell Sisters for the ARC
Vampires have been my first love since childhood. Not the sweet, sparkly kind. The devious, vicious, violent kind.
This book delivers vampires that will manipulate and drain at will, and I lapped it up!
FMC Aradia is a witch who falls into the clutches of a vampire prince and unwillingly becomes his thrall. But there's more to her than she even realizes. Her journey to find herself and her power is so well written. This girl is strong!
MMC Soren. Sigh. This vampire is cruel, calculating, apathetic. He's on a mission of his own and has a past to atone for. Oh, and his filthy mouth???? There isn't enough soap on Endor to clean that up, and I'm perfectly fine with that!
This was fast-paced, with rich world building and a strong plot. The side characters added depth and humor, especially Midas. I need to know more about him!
The ending is a perfect setup for book two, which I look forward to reading! I have a feeling big things will be happening!
Thank you to Hype Queen PR and the O'Connell Sisters for the ARC
July 28, 2025
I recieved an ARC copy of this book so here are my thoughts…
What’s darker than morally grey? Because the MMC is that plus some more!!! The things he says are filthyyyyy and I ate it up, I definitely was blushing! As with most books I’m always curious how the name comes into play with the plot and it definitely makes perfect sense, there’s a lot of deception! I can tell there’s going to be some big things happening in the next book because this set up for many different characters and issues to come into play. The FMC was super resilient and I loved her coming into her own strength and her own power! Definitely my kind of gal!
What’s darker than morally grey? Because the MMC is that plus some more!!! The things he says are filthyyyyy and I ate it up, I definitely was blushing! As with most books I’m always curious how the name comes into play with the plot and it definitely makes perfect sense, there’s a lot of deception! I can tell there’s going to be some big things happening in the next book because this set up for many different characters and issues to come into play. The FMC was super resilient and I loved her coming into her own strength and her own power! Definitely my kind of gal!
August 29, 2025
My anticipation for this book was so high, and it did not disappoint! Vampire and Witch dark, spicy romance. Yes please. The tension was so good, Beyond that, the writing was beautiful. I am already stalking their page for the next book!
September 10, 2025
3.5 ⭐️ genuinely wanted it to be a higher rating, but I got a bit of whiplash thru out the book…. Will definitely be reading the next one tho.
July 6, 2025
𝑮𝒆𝒕 𝒎𝒂𝒅, 𝒃𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒓𝒚. 𝑳𝒆𝒕 𝒎𝒆 𝒔𝒆𝒆 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒃𝒖𝒓𝒏, 𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒕𝒍𝒆 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒄𝒉.
I am obsessed. I binged this book. (It is currently 3am, and I am kind of feeling sad it is over.)
Aradia - A witch with a troubled past. She has a feeling that something is watching her and following her. She is still trying to navigate her life when she turns down a proposal from her boyfriend Cal. Later that night, she is with the other witches as they summon something. The only problem is it ends up attacking them.
Soren - My vampire love 🫦. He ends up saving Aradia, with the promise of her being under his thrall. He found out some useful information and wants to keep her close by. But he didn't expect Aradia to fight back every chance she got.
I freaking loved Soren. He was such a jerk, but I easily forgot some of the things he did once he opened his filthy mouth. The way he punished Aradia when she didn't accept his original punishment!!! 🫠
Then you get Midas. Although he is a side character in the story, he is a big part of it. He always tries to keep Soren in line and just be a friend to Aradia. I loved his remarks, but man, did he interrupt at the worst times!
I really loved where the storyline went. You get action, fighting, vampire x witch sexy scenes, family drama, traumatic pasts, and so much more.
IF you love vampire x witch romances, enemies to lovers, and just sexy vampires, 10000% check this out!! If you liked The Crimson Moth / Heartless Hunter, but wanted darker and sexier, this would be it.
I am obsessed. I binged this book. (It is currently 3am, and I am kind of feeling sad it is over.)
Aradia - A witch with a troubled past. She has a feeling that something is watching her and following her. She is still trying to navigate her life when she turns down a proposal from her boyfriend Cal. Later that night, she is with the other witches as they summon something. The only problem is it ends up attacking them.
Soren - My vampire love 🫦. He ends up saving Aradia, with the promise of her being under his thrall. He found out some useful information and wants to keep her close by. But he didn't expect Aradia to fight back every chance she got.
I freaking loved Soren. He was such a jerk, but I easily forgot some of the things he did once he opened his filthy mouth. The way he punished Aradia when she didn't accept his original punishment!!! 🫠
Then you get Midas. Although he is a side character in the story, he is a big part of it. He always tries to keep Soren in line and just be a friend to Aradia. I loved his remarks, but man, did he interrupt at the worst times!
I really loved where the storyline went. You get action, fighting, vampire x witch sexy scenes, family drama, traumatic pasts, and so much more.
IF you love vampire x witch romances, enemies to lovers, and just sexy vampires, 10000% check this out!! If you liked The Crimson Moth / Heartless Hunter, but wanted darker and sexier, this would be it.
August 24, 2025
I genuinely enjoyed this! It was a witch/vampire romance with fated mates and a bit of enemies to lovers. Witches and vampires are societal sworn enemies that aren’t supposed to mingle. When Soren saves Aradia in the forest, she becomes his thrall and Aradia fights him every step of the way.
While she’s on a mission to save her people, Soren is on his own mission to save Agorath. It was such a fun read, and the spice was spicing! I also genuinely adored Midas, he was one of my favorite characters — sometimes he was giving me Labu from Beauty and the Beast vibes, based on his actions, I love it.
While she’s on a mission to save her people, Soren is on his own mission to save Agorath. It was such a fun read, and the spice was spicing! I also genuinely adored Midas, he was one of my favorite characters — sometimes he was giving me Labu from Beauty and the Beast vibes, based on his actions, I love it.
September 14, 2025
Thank you to The O'connell sisters and HypeQueenPR for gifting me this book! Vampires and witches? Yes, please! This was a fun, easy read. It had my favorite book tropes, enemies to lovers, and fated mates, which is a plus! I also liked that this book had dual pov. Being the O'connell sisters' debut novel, this series definitely has potential! I gave it a 3.5 ⭐️
January 2, 2026
Entertaining, but lacking
This book sounded interesting based off the blurb, but it lacked depth and polish. The characters were one-dimensional and the story was flat and too predictable overall.
This book sounded interesting based off the blurb, but it lacked depth and polish. The characters were one-dimensional and the story was flat and too predictable overall.
October 12, 2025
So I basically went into this blind and only knew that it was about vampires and let’s just say I made the right decision going in blind because I had the time of my life! It basically follows a witch who accidentally summons a vampire, I absolutely love accidental summonings because you never know what to expect 🤣 but with that said there was a lot of drama, a lot of action and I’m grateful to have been given the opportunity to read this 🥰
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