The Wraith & Her Killer: A Dark Romance Novella

by Meg Eliza

What do you get when your heart still beats, yet it feels as though you’re no longer living?

A Wraith.

A living ghost among mortal men—or in her case— a certifiable psychopath serial killer-slash-hitman for hire. That’s me, Adris—aka The Cupid Killer, just in case you were wondering. And the Wraith I mentioned? That’s Odessa. My very own obsession. I’d even marked her as mine, but she ran from me like her life depended on it. For ten years she was gone.

But as the fates would have it, she emerges back into my life… at the wrong end of my arrow. The fury I feel for the woman who cost me my sanity has me ready to snuff out her light. The kicker? That’s what she’s after, too.

My little wraith is ready to meet her maker and suddenly the script is flipped and I’m determined to make her want to live.

We just have to take care of the pesky threat looming over our heads first.

Turns out, Odessa never ran.

She was stolen from me.

And it’s like the saying goes,

“I marked her, so she’s mine.”...or something like that.

And I intend to collect.

*The Wraith & Her Killer is a dark romance novella with graphic elements but an HEA. There are themes and content within these pages that can be triggering for some so please check the TW page before reading.

Genres: Dark Romance, Dark

164 pages, Kindle Edition

Published May 30, 2025

Reviews

[Kylie · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.5/5 ⭐️
4/5 🌶️

Tropes & what to expect:
- Dark romance
- Mafia romance
- Childhood friends
- Second chance
- He's a serial unaliver

WOWWWW I loved this. I'm pretty sure I'll love all of Meg Eliza's books after falling in love with both Creed and now this book too!

Adris is called the Cupid Killer and is a hitman for hire. He ends up getting hired for a job and comes face to face with his long lost childhood best friend and love of his life Odessa. Odessa went missing years ago and ended up being sold to another mafia man. She has a lot of trauma and when these two come face to face again she's ready for him to unalive her. But neither could prepare themselves for the realization of who each other were and are to one another. <3

Umm also, I think this might somehow become an MMMF? Maybe?

[Ashly · Rating 5 out of 5]

I am unwell 🫠, Meg Eliza has done it again!
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5
🌶️🌶️🌶️.5/5
🗓️ Release Date: 5.30.25
📚 Book 1 of an Ongoing Series, no cliffhanger

You are going to want to read this! I am not bias [even though I do love Meg Eliza], I truly think she is a fantastic author who writes complex characters who you cannot help but fall in love with, even if they are supposed to be "unredeemable". I found Meg when I read her book CREED: A Dark Sins Duet (Book One) and have been hooked ever since. When I saw that she was writing TWAHK, I needed it asap and was not disappointed. I mean, the dedications starts out with

“To the hoes who look at a murderous psychopath and think, “I can fix him”. Sure you can, Sweetheart. Xx- Adris.”

How could you not want to read that!

Adris Knox is no exception to this, he is completely flawed in absolutely every single way. Do not read this book if you are not completely down for a unhinged MMC who's only redeeming quality is how much he is obsessed with his Wraith. This man is a serial deleter hitman for hire who is a psychopath, but like in all the best ways 💀

“I’m your psychopath, baby. And now there’s nowhere you could go that could keep me from finding you. Even if it’s right into a goddamned grave.”

Odessa [Wraith] is strong where she needs to be. To say that she has been handed a shit life is an understatement. She has been beaten, abused, and has contemplated giving up multiple times [understandably so]. Adris comes into her life again, and "manhandles" her into loving him and giving her reasons to continue on. This support gives us a FMC who gets a backbone and gets the revenge that she deserves.

"You’ve always been mine, Odessa. You say you’re broken?” He draws me back in and I lift my head and his bright, silver eyes hold me captive. “Then give me the most jagged edges of your soul and I’ll give you the most depraved pieces of mine. I’ll fit them together so tightly that you’ll never again be capable of telling where I begin and you end.”

I devoured this book in less than a day, and I absolutely need the next book now cause I need to know what is going to happen with Calix, Rune, Odessa & Adris like I need my next breath. Give this book a chance, I think you will fall in love.

Tropes:
💀 Serial Unaliver MMC
🖤 Touch Her and Die
💀 Pierced MMC
🖤 Masked/Biker MMC
💀 Fast Burn Hate to Love[ish]
🖤 Bratva Setting
💀 Depressed FMC
🖤 LGBTQ Rep

[Lauren · Rating 5 out of 5]

Woah! There is so much packed in to this novella and it is everything. Nearly right from the start the action happens and umm hello, Adris is absolutely unhinged. And he’s a quirky one too… love when they’re silly with themselves but at the same time, absolutely feral. Then there’s Odessa. A feisty gal who has lost her spark. But hehehe, here comes Adris. Love how he can read her and how she feeds off of him too. It’s like her breathes life back in to her.

And y’all.. the spice. Oh my gooodness. We’ve got a mix of everything and I’m still squirming.

I’m having a difficult time NOT spoiling anything with my review so I’m ending it with.. y’all want a super spicy, fun, and wild ride with the length of a novella? Then this one’s for you. I’m obsessed.

[Lex Mak · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wow. 🫠 MEG! Im officially obsessed with your writing.
This was the most perfect spicy novella!

This is out May 30th!

A dark romance with a mafia vibe to it! It’s addicting and the pacing is done so well being a novella. I’m honestly in awe, Meg has this way of connecting you to the characters with her effortless descriptions and not making it too overly complex. She’s straight to the point, but also gives you that emotional connection you crave.

Adris? This man has so many red flags and I loved it. He’s possessive, a fucking menace and damn the stamina this man has with Odessa 😂 I was sweating. I love the mark he leaves when he’s finished with a job. Literally obsessed with that.

And Odessa, that girl has been through hell and back, and my god by the end I was cheering her on. It takes a tough woman to withstand what she had to go through and damn, her strength was undeniable.

Calix and Rune. These boys are a good time, that’s all I’ll say about that. ( I also want more… 🤭)

A few of my favourite quotes:


“His entire being radiates with an aura like that of a cunning devil ready to drag me to hell. I don’t care where I go in the afterlife. Anywhere is better than here. “

“Tell me, Wraith, does it make you feel alive knowing only I hold the power to bring you to your death?”

[ashlee · Rating 5 out of 5]

Adris + Odessa

-dark romance
-serial unaliver
-bratva setting
-second chance
-childhood soulmates

yall i am fucking OBSESSEDDDD with these two (*cough*four*coughcough*) & can not get enough!! meg totally got me there for a second but i was like there is NO WAYYY this could happen...but i had NO CLUE how she was getting get us out of that....& she did!! cause she's a GENIUS!!! i can't wait for more of this crew because, to quote daddy adris here, its only just beginning!! ahhhhhh!!!

[destiny · Rating 4 out of 5]

i’m gonna start this off by saying i’ve been completely entranced by the cupid killer 🧎🏻‍♀️

wow. how does 170 something pages have me in this big of a chokehold ??!!

omg i absolutely loved this story and the characters so much 😍

this is a dark mafia romance, mmmf (maybe?), second chance, childhood besties, time jump, auction, sold to the highest bidder, serial killer, trauma, healing, redemption, revenge, duo pov, novella 🖤

adris is so fucking unhinged i swear i got multiple whiplashes just from his presence alone 💀 he is a hitman called the cupid killer. when he was hired for a job, he never knew he’d come face to face with the love of his life / childhood bestie odessa 🥹 odessa was sold to the highest bidder, another mafia man, many years ago. the shit she went through … omg i just want to hug her. she’s trying to move on with her life and heal from all those trauma. but when she saw adris after all these years again, she simply gave up. she’s just waiting for him to finish the job 😔 it all comes down to who realizes who they are to each other first

i went into blind as fuck 😩 literally had no idea what to expect but i did not expect this !!! the way this packed a god damn punch ??!! it was angsty, intense right from the jump, feral, and full of tension !! this novella definitely took my throat, wrangled it up a couple times, snapped my neck, and then revived me 🤌🏼 i need more so bad i might actually crash out !!

🌶️🌶️🌶️

[Kata · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was an okay, short novella. The blurb sounded great, and both the characters and storyline were interesting.

Going in, I knew this was a novella, and I don’t have issues with short books, but in my opinion, there was too much crammed into the story, which made the plot feel quite rushed at times. There wasn’t really much time for character or relationship development. Yes, character and relationship development still happened, but it felt rushed, without giving either the reader or characters time to process what’s going on.

Not a bad story by any means, and something I might read again if I’m in the mood for something quick and easy to read.

The story deals with some heavy topics, so please check the trigger warnings before reading. Your mental health matters.



I received an ARC of this book and I am voluntarily leaving a review. Receiving ARC didn’t affect my opinion of the book.

[Neapolitan670 &#x1f4da;&#x1f5a4; · Rating 4 out of 5]

A quick dark novella. Do read the trigger warnings.

Wraith, the FMC of this story has a price on her head. Her assassin turns out to know her, a ghost of his past. Instead of carrying out his contract he kidnaps her. Their story comes together with them learning what happened to one another until it all comes burning down around them.

Honestly, it’s such a quick read with a storyline that fits into the narrative.

[Jeliza Torres · Rating 4 out of 5]

Damn that was hot. Am I the only one that wanted more from Adris, Odessa, Rune, and Calix than what was shared in part 3 😮‍💨

[Rachelle · Rating 5 out of 5]

4.5⭐️
4🌶

Adrias is perfectly unhinged, and I loved everything about him. For a novella, this really packs a punch. It's action-packed and hot 🥵 from beginning to end. I literally ate this up in one sitting. My only complaint is I need more ASAP!

[Kristen (IG: books.n.snakes) · Rating 5 out of 5]

RTC but 🥵 LAWD HAMMERCY

[Gizzy Smutty&Spice · Rating 5 out of 5]

This fkn book had me kicking my little fkn feet in glee and swooning. I don’t care what that says about me. I ate up this fkn novella like I’ve been starved for a week. It’s on the longer side of a novella, so it won’t go super fast unless you can’t put it down like me.

Odessa is the bastard mafia princess of the Pahkan of the Kuznetsov bratva, who has been held captive for 10 years, being used and abused as a servant and slave. She was torn away from her family and dreamed of the boy who has claimed her heart to come and rescue her, but he never came. No one did. She was ready to give up, already dead inside, until she was face to face with the Cupid K!ller.

Odessa is strong as fk for all the sht she went through. She’s got her own monster that Adris coaxes out of hiding. They both crave each other and the pleasure that comes along with pain.

Adris. Oh Adris, you absolute fkn maniacal psychopath. His inner monologue is so fucking hilarious, I was cackling while highlighting. Like, “is that an evil witch in the woods” kind of cackle. Adris blames Odessa for the way he is, but you adorable giant freak, you were always not quite right and we thank you for that.

This book has two of my favorite, like all time favorite, side characters Calix “tenderheart” Sterling (another cackle at the inner monologues of Adris) and “Daddy” Rune Volkov (ok that one came from me and I’m not sorry). The dynamic between them is nothing short of breathtaking.

The pacing is good, it’s funny, it’s dark, there’s the right amount of plot without it getting overly complicated, it leaves you wanting me (in a good way), and the spice is top tier. This novella packs a bunch and left my MOTHER FKN JAW ON THE MOTHER FKN FLOOR DURING THE EPILOGUE. The good news? This isn’t the end of the story! I’m not ok 🥵🫠Check your trigger warnings on this one.

[Lyrical · Rating 4 out of 5]

ARC REVIEW
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.5
🌶🌶🌶🌶

After reading Creed, Meg Eliza became an author I needed to follow, so when I saw she was releasing a
book about a serial killer and a mafia princess, I had to read it immediately.

The Wraith & Her Killer starts with a young Odessa, struggling to sleep when a boy enters her room to comfort her.

"𝔗𝔶 𝔪𝔬𝔶, 𝔪𝔞𝔩𝔢𝔫'𝔨𝔬𝔶𝔢 𝔭𝔯𝔦𝔳𝔦𝔡𝔢𝔫𝔦𝔶𝔢." 𝔜𝔬𝔲'𝔯𝔢 𝔪𝔦𝔫𝔢, 𝔏𝔦𝔱𝔱𝔩𝔢 𝔊𝔥𝔬𝔰𝔱.

Odessa's mother takes her away in the night to start a new life. Sadly, Odessa's mother dies, and Odessa is sold into slavery. Her captor, Santino, assaults her multiple times until he hires a hitman to kill her. Adris is a serial killer known as The Cupid Killer because of his M.O. Also, the hitman hired to kill Odessa. When he finds her tied up and ready to die, that's not what stops him. It's because she is the girl that left..she is his little ghost.

𝔒𝔡𝔢𝔰𝔰𝔞 𝔪𝔞𝔶 𝔥𝔞𝔳𝔢 𝔞𝔩𝔴𝔞𝔶𝔰 𝔟𝔢𝔢𝔫 𝔪𝔦𝔫𝔢, 𝔟𝔲𝔱 𝔰𝔥𝔢 𝔰𝔢𝔞𝔩𝔢𝔡 𝔥𝔢𝔯 𝔣𝔞𝔱𝔢 𝔴𝔥𝔢𝔫 𝔰𝔥𝔢 𝔠𝔥𝔬𝔰𝔢 𝔱𝔬 𝔯𝔲𝔫 𝔣𝔯𝔬𝔪 𝔪𝔢 𝔞 𝔰𝔢𝔠𝔬𝔫𝔡 𝔱𝔦𝔪𝔢. 𝔚𝔥𝔢𝔫 ℑ 𝔠𝔞𝔱𝔠𝔥 𝔥𝔢𝔯, ℑ’𝔩𝔩 𝔰𝔥𝔬𝔴 𝔥𝔢𝔯 𝔧𝔲𝔰𝔱 𝔥𝔬𝔴 𝔠𝔩𝔬𝔰𝔢 𝔱𝔬 𝔡𝔢𝔞𝔱𝔥 ℑ 𝔠𝔞𝔫 𝔟𝔯𝔦𝔫𝔤 𝔥𝔢𝔯. 𝔒𝔫𝔩𝔶 𝔱𝔥𝔢𝔫 𝔴𝔦𝔩𝔩 𝔰𝔥𝔢 𝔣𝔦𝔫𝔞𝔩𝔩𝔶 𝔨𝔫𝔬𝔴 𝔴𝔥𝔞𝔱 𝔦𝔱’𝔰 𝔩𝔦𝔨𝔢 𝔱𝔬 𝔱𝔯𝔲𝔩𝔶 𝔣𝔢𝔢𝔩 𝔞𝔩𝔦𝔳𝔢. ℑ 𝔩𝔬𝔳𝔢 𝔞 𝔤𝔬𝔬𝔡 𝔥𝔲𝔫𝔱, 𝔞𝔫𝔡 ℑ 𝔠𝔞𝔫’𝔱 𝔴𝔞𝔦𝔱 𝔱𝔬 𝔠𝔩𝔞𝔦𝔪 𝔪𝔶 𝔭𝔯𝔦𝔷𝔢.

Chapter 12 😲🤬🥺😢😭

“𝔜𝔬𝔲’𝔳𝔢 𝔞𝔩𝔴𝔞𝔶𝔰 𝔟𝔢𝔢𝔫 𝔪𝔦𝔫𝔢, 𝔒𝔡𝔢𝔰𝔰𝔞. 𝔜𝔬𝔲 𝔰𝔞𝔶 𝔶𝔬𝔲’𝔯𝔢 𝔟𝔯𝔬𝔨𝔢𝔫?..“𝔗𝔥𝔢𝔫 𝔤𝔦𝔳𝔢 𝔪𝔢 𝔱𝔥𝔢 𝔪𝔬𝔰𝔱 𝔧𝔞𝔤𝔤𝔢𝔡 𝔢𝔡𝔤𝔢𝔰 𝔬𝔣 𝔶𝔬𝔲𝔯 𝔰𝔬𝔲𝔩 𝔞𝔫𝔡 ℑ’𝔩𝔩 𝔤𝔦𝔳𝔢 𝔶𝔬𝔲 𝔱𝔥𝔢 𝔪𝔬𝔰𝔱 𝔡𝔢𝔭𝔯𝔞𝔳𝔢𝔡 𝔭𝔦𝔢𝔠𝔢𝔰 𝔬𝔣 𝔪𝔦𝔫𝔢. ℑ’𝔩𝔩 𝔣𝔦𝔱 𝔱𝔥𝔢𝔪 𝔱𝔬𝔤𝔢𝔱𝔥𝔢𝔯 𝔰𝔬 𝔱𝔦𝔤𝔥𝔱𝔩𝔶 𝔱𝔥𝔞𝔱 𝔶𝔬𝔲’𝔩𝔩 𝔫𝔢𝔳𝔢𝔯 𝔞𝔤𝔞𝔦𝔫 𝔟𝔢 𝔠𝔞𝔭𝔞𝔟𝔩𝔢 𝔬𝔣 𝔱𝔢𝔩𝔩𝔦𝔫𝔤 𝔴𝔥𝔢𝔯𝔢 ℑ 𝔟𝔢𝔤𝔦𝔫 𝔞𝔫𝔡 𝔶𝔬𝔲 𝔢𝔫𝔡.”

TWHK is significantly shorter than CREED, but these characters are just as memorable. Adris is an obsessed, lovable pyscho. Odessa is a black cat in a pink bow. This book is dark (serial killer/mafia CHECK YOUR TRIGGERS), spicy, and funny. I hope to see more of them in the future Meg Eliza books.

[Amanda Wood (IG: inkednbooked) · Rating 5 out of 5]

ᴛʜᴇ ᴡʀᴀɪᴛʜ ᴀɴᴅ ʜᴇʀ ᴋɪʟʟᴇʀ 🔪

✨𝙰𝚁𝙲 𝚁𝚎𝚟𝚒𝚎𝚠✨
𝙰𝚞𝚝𝚑𝚘𝚛: 𝙼𝚎𝚐 𝙴𝚕𝚒𝚣𝚊
𝚁𝚎𝚕𝚎𝚊𝚜𝚎 𝙳𝚊𝚝𝚎: 𝙼𝚊𝚢 𝟹𝟶, 𝟸𝟶𝟸𝟻

Um. Holy HOT 🥵 WOW!

Adris. Adris. Adris. Definitely one of my new book boyfriends.

Adris literally had me wrapped around his finger, unhinged as hell, funny, and of course hot as fuuckkkkkk. I literally have no words. I loved everything about him.

“𝕀’𝕞 𝕪𝕠𝕦𝕣 𝕡𝕤𝕪𝕔𝕙𝕠𝕡𝕒𝕥𝕙, 𝕓𝕒𝕓𝕪. 𝔸𝕟𝕕 𝕟𝕠𝕨 𝕥𝕙𝕖𝕣𝕖’𝕤 𝕟𝕠𝕨𝕙𝕖𝕣𝕖 𝕪𝕠𝕦 𝕔𝕠𝕦𝕝𝕕 𝕘𝕠 𝕥𝕙𝕒𝕥 𝕔𝕠𝕦𝕝𝕕 𝕜𝕖𝕖𝕡 𝕞𝕖 𝕗𝕣𝕠𝕞 𝕗𝕚𝕟𝕕𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕪𝕠𝕦. 𝔼𝕧𝕖𝕟 𝕚𝕗 𝕚𝕥’𝕤 𝕣𝕚𝕘𝕙𝕥 𝕚𝕟𝕥𝕠 𝕒 𝕘𝕠𝕕𝕕𝕒𝕞𝕟𝕖𝕕 𝕘𝕣𝕒𝕧𝕖.”

My poor girl Odessa. I am in awe of how strong she was and how she came out of it all. Taking back the things that were taken from her and having Adris by her side to make sure she never has to worry, fear, or deal with anything like that again.

“𝕐𝕠𝕦’𝕧𝕖 𝕒𝕝𝕨𝕒𝕪𝕤 𝕓𝕖𝕖𝕟 𝕞𝕚𝕟𝕖, 𝕆𝕕𝕖𝕤𝕤𝕒. 𝕐𝕠𝕦 𝕤𝕒𝕪 𝕪𝕠𝕦’𝕣𝕖 𝕓𝕣𝕠𝕜𝕖𝕟?……𝕋𝕙𝕖𝕟 𝕘𝕚𝕧𝕖 𝕞𝕖 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕞𝕠𝕤𝕥 𝕛𝕒𝕘𝕘𝕖𝕕 𝕖𝕕𝕘𝕖𝕤 𝕠𝕗 𝕪𝕠𝕦𝕣 𝕤𝕠𝕦𝕝 𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕀’𝕝𝕝 𝕘𝕚𝕧𝕖 𝕪𝕠𝕦 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕞𝕠𝕤𝕥 𝕕𝕖𝕡𝕣𝕒𝕧𝕖𝕕 𝕡𝕚𝕖𝕔𝕖𝕤 𝕠𝕗 𝕞𝕚𝕟𝕖. 𝕀’𝕝𝕝 𝕗𝕚𝕥 𝕥𝕙𝕖𝕞 𝕥𝕠𝕘𝕖𝕥𝕙𝕖𝕣 𝕤𝕠 𝕥𝕚𝕘𝕙𝕥𝕝𝕪 𝕥𝕙𝕒𝕥 𝕪𝕠𝕦’𝕝𝕝 𝕟𝕖𝕧𝕖𝕣 𝕒𝕘𝕒𝕚𝕟 𝕓𝕖 𝕔𝕒𝕡𝕒𝕓𝕝𝕖 𝕠𝕗 𝕥𝕖𝕝𝕝𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕨𝕙𝕖𝕣𝕖 𝕀 𝕓𝕖𝕘𝕚𝕟 𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕪𝕠𝕦 𝕖𝕟𝕕.”

Meg had me sweating and nervous. I literally had no idea what was going to happen next. I really enjoyed this so much!! I can’t wait for more. I definitely want to see more of Rune and Calix. ESPECIALLY with the lil taste at the end 🥵 SIGN. ME. TF. UP. ✍🏼

TWAHK: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

𝚆𝚑𝚊𝚝 𝚝𝚘 𝚎𝚡𝚙𝚎𝚌𝚝:
- 𝚂𝚎𝚛𝚒𝚊𝚕 𝚍𝚎𝚕𝚎𝚝𝚎𝚛/𝚑𝚒𝚝𝚖𝚊𝚗 𝚏𝚘𝚛 𝚑𝚒𝚛𝚎 𝙼𝙼𝙲
- 𝙱𝚛𝚊𝚝𝚟𝚊 𝚂𝚎𝚝𝚝𝚒𝚗𝚐
- 𝙿𝚘𝚜𝚜𝚎𝚜𝚜𝚒𝚟𝚎 𝙼𝙼𝙲
- 𝙱𝚒𝚝𝚎𝚛 𝙼𝙼𝙲
- 𝙳𝚞𝚋-𝚌𝚘𝚗
- 𝚂𝚘𝚖𝚎 𝙼𝙼/𝚐𝚛𝚘𝚞𝚙 𝚊𝚌𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗
- 𝙿𝚒𝚎𝚛𝚌𝚎𝚍 𝙼𝙼𝙲
- 𝙳𝚎𝚙𝚛𝚎𝚜𝚜𝚎𝚍 𝙵𝙼𝙲
- 𝙰𝚕𝚕 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚜𝚙𝚒𝚌𝚎
- 𝙰𝚕𝚕 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚜𝚌𝚑𝚖𝚞𝚛𝚍𝚎𝚛
- 𝚁𝚎𝚟𝚎𝚗𝚐𝚎
- 𝙵𝚊𝚜𝚝 𝙱𝚞𝚛𝚗 𝚑𝚊𝚝𝚎 𝚝𝚘 𝚕𝚘𝚟𝚎(𝚒𝚜𝚑)
- 𝙻𝚘𝚟𝚊𝚋𝚕𝚎 𝚙𝚜𝚢𝚌𝚑𝚘 𝚜𝚒𝚍𝚎 𝚌𝚑𝚊𝚛𝚊𝚌𝚝𝚎𝚛𝚜
- 𝙷𝚎𝚏𝚝𝚢 𝚎𝚙𝚒𝚕𝚘𝚐𝚞𝚎

[Lovedarkbooks · Rating 4 out of 5]

How dare it end like that .. Meg Eliza, it's rude to leave readers all hot and bothered, you know 🤣

This was such a great read.
Odessa has been held captive for over a decade. She's longing for release, and what better out than d3ath.
The Cupid killer has come for her, and she has no fight left to refuse his arrow.
When he doesnt follow through, but instead encourages her to take back her power we're follow this absolutely unhinged man whilst he aids her to enacting her revenge, aided by his 2 best friends Rune and Calix - step brothers btw, whom are "together, together" 🤭🥵

These 2 were without question made for each other.
Adris, aka. The Cupid Killer is a phenomenal character. He's completely mental 🤣 his sarcastic wit was brilliant, I laughed so many times at his words.
Odessa, despite her trauma, took her pain and rage and chose not to allow it to define her - with Adris' help, of course.
He doesn't see her as a poor, helpless victim, nor does he treat her like one, encouraging her at every opportunity. Despite his, well, insanity, because there's no other definition to his character 🤣 he identified her needs and desires whilst pushing her to embrace them .. i really loved him.

Briefly - that second epilogue 🥵 hot, hot, hot!
excited for what's to come next!

Serial Unaliver MMC - Touch Her and Die - Pierced MMC - Fast Burn - Hate to Love - Bratva Set - MMMF Scene

As always, Your Mental Health Matters, and content warnings are available.

[Louise · Rating 5 out of 5]

Well that was fucking delicious omg.

The way I completely inhaled this book, ugh SO GOOD. I was gripped from the first page, so much was packed into it and I was having the best time. It was so intense from the get go, it was angsty, it was unhinged and feral in the absolute best way. The tension was constantly there…. The spice was PERFECTION. I went into the story almost completely blind, and I had no idea how the story was going to go but I loved every single minute of it. It blew me away, in the best way! 🫠

Adris had me absolutely howling…. Such great character traits. He was absolutely EVERYTHING…. like I’m obsessed with him (give me 14 of em right now). Ugh that man…. 🧎🏻‍♀️🧎🏻‍♀️Daddy Adris has me weak.

“Right now I either need to fuck something or kill something. So, take out my cock, Wraith.”

Odessa was a force, her character progression was beautiful and I love the way Adris brought that fierce queen out of her! What a power couple…

The side characters I adored, they added a complete breath of fresh air to the dynamic and I was living for Rune & Calix, definitely wanna see more of them 🤭👀

I really struggle with novella’s because I always feel like you can’t pack much into them, but damn meg did an amazing job. It was full… so much was thrown in, like I couldn’t put it down. I flew through it in almost one sitting, could have done it in one easily but I started it late in the evening. The ending was YUMMY. It left me hungry for more….. like what do I do now?! Wait? Ugh…. I need more.

Run to add to your TBR!

A easy 5 star read ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

[Samantha · Rating 5 out of 5]

If you like morally black MMCs who will destroy anyone that even thinks about you… meet Adris.

This man? Absolutely unhinged.
And that might be an understatement.

A hitman for the Bratva, cold as ice and famously known as the Cupid Killer, Adris is sent on a job. Only to discover his mark is the one woman who broke him… and built the monster he became.

Odessa is just a shadow of who she once was, but Adris? He’ll bury any demon in her past to help her reclaim her power. Their love story is twisted, intense, and feral in the best way. The breath play 🤤 the pain.. the possessiveness - damn! For a novella, the character growth was surprisingly deep, and I loved every second of their chaotic bond.

Fair warning: This is not for the faint of heart. When Adris says he’ll burn the world for her, he means it - literally.
The revenge scenes? Graphic. Satisfying. Brutal.

As for the side characters? I need their stories yesterday. And yes, I definitely wouldn’t have minded a bit more sharing 🤭 but what we got was absolutely delicious. Meg did a fantastic job with this!!

[Megan Moser · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book was do flipping cool! I am obviously just as unhinged as these characters because I immediately became obsessed with them.

It had like a Carrie (the horror movie) vibe meets 365 (that hot movie on Netflix) but like BETTER!!! Meg fit so much in such a short book and it was perfect and had me craving more and never wanting the story to end!

Chapter 12 immediately brought that new TikTok trend song “That Was Rude. That was really F’in rude” and I was like so heartbroken but also cracking up that this is was popped in my head so aggressively.

The plot twists, the spice, the characters were all absolutely delicious! You will go through a rollercoaster of emotions and thank her at every turn!

[Michelle · Rating 5 out of 5]

Odessa & Adris
Hitman for hire
Hate to lovers
Biker MMC
Mafia
Novella

OMG Meg, what an absolutely incredible novella!!!

This novella is the start of a new, dark romance series and it's SO FREAKING GOOD!!!

I ate this up, devoured it, could not put it down!!!!

There is so much packed into this, and the character development is amazing!

Odessa has been gone for 10 years, but Adris still believes she's his!! I'm obsessed!

The ending?! There isn't a cliffhanger BUT I'm interested to see what happens next 👀👀

[Taylor C · Rating 5 out of 5]

Megs writing just draws you in from the start, I devoured this book. It was short but oh was it packed with a punch. Adris and and Odessa have my heart and I definitely need more of their twisted love story🖤

[Iz · Rating 5 out of 5]

Adris Motherforking Knox. Also can I get a side of Calix with that?! Because hot damn.

🥵🥵🥵

[Jess · Rating 5 out of 5]

RTC, yet HOLY SHIT.
Choke hold. This novella has me in a choke hold and I can’t wait for more of this story line.

[A · Rating 5 out of 5]

🖤 Bratva setting
🩶 Serial unaliver
🤍 Long lost FMC
🩷 Primal vibes
🖤 Dub-con
🩶 Pierced 🍆
🤍 Voyeur-ish
🩷 Revenge
🖤 Morally gray

Story: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Spice: 🌶️🌶️🌶️.5

The way I fell so hard and fast for this book! My gosh. Adris, the serial unaliver, is unhinged in the best of ways. Odessa has lived through some of the most deplorable shit imaginable, but her fire is still burning in the depths of her being. And Adris is the one to stoke the fire, bringing her hidden embers to a burning blaze of wrath and vengeance. I f***ing LOVED it! This is a fast past novella, filled with unaliving and depravity, pain and pleasure. It may seem illogical to some, but I found it intriguing from beginning to end. Now I need more!

Adris had stolen Odessa’s heart when they were just young teens, but the life that could’ve been, was stripped away. Each becoming a shell of their former selves, one painting the country in red, the other giving up on barely existing. Now, years later, they are unconventionally forced back into each other’s lives. There will be no letting Odessa fade into the ether. Adris will have none of that. Instead, he will find answers and drag Odessa, along with the only two people in the world he trusts, to exact revenge in the most satisfying way possible.

This story had so many wonderfully dark elements, with deliciously deranged spice 🥵 Ohh I loved every minute of. it, ALL! You may want to check the trigger warnings before you dive into this novella; I however was here for it. I don’t want to give anything away, just know that it is a quick, dark read, with *slightly* psychotic characters that you are going to fall hard and fast for!

Oh, Meg Eliza. Ma’am. You had me eating this up from page one! I devoured it and you left me WANTING. Like, 🫠. I can’t wait to see what else this new series has in store! What a way to start. Thank you so much for the ARC! I will be impatiently waiting for more of your words so that I can gobble them up too! 😂

🔪“I was also ripped away from him. The boy who had claimed my heart. Literally.”
🫀“After all, how many times can a soul shatter before it’s turned to dust?”
🏹“I like to think I’m a kïller with some decorum and control. You take that carefully constructed control away and I’m the f***ing grim reaper on speed.”
🔪“The only thing I want you to feel is my c*** as it claims your p***y. The only sound I want to hear coming from your lips is the name of the man who melts your pain and pleasure into one.”
🫀“I want to devour that fear and leave nothing but the crumbs of unapologetic chaos in its wake.”
🏹“MINE. ALWAYS.”
🔪“I’m your psychopath, baby. And now there’s nowhere you could go that could keep me from finding you. Even if it’s right into a goddamned grave.”
🫀“F*** him up, baby girl.”
🏹“Sorry, baby, I just can’t resist my f***ing queen when she rises to power.”

[Rebecca · Rating 5 out of 5]

Book Review: The Wraith & Her Killer by Meg Eliza

This dark mafia romance novella pushes the boundaries of love and hate.

"You can take those shards that you claim to be so broken and you can make a f*cking weapon out of them."

After she's been gone for ten years, the warring emotions in Adris' mind must decide what happens next. Has his love and obsession for her changed after all this time, or is she still his?

Adris is meticulous and controlled, yet constantly teeters on the edge of letting go and becoming the monster he craves to be. He finds ways to quell the beast within, and while his character may seem simple at first, he is layered and deeply complex.

"Odessa may have always been mine, but she sealed her fate when she chose to run from me a second time."

Odessa—this girl has been through it! Her character arc is fascinating as she navigates internal conflict, trauma, and overwhelming emotions. She finds herself drawn to a man who appears to be everything she should avoid, yet somehow, he becomes the exact balance of tormentor and protector she craves.

"The name you'll be calling out when it comes to my c*ck and your body, is Adris."

The relationship dynamics in this book are complex, tension-filled, and sexy as hell. Together, they must navigate what was, what is, and what could be. This book also explores relationship boundaries in both MM and MF pairings, where some acts begin out of need but evolve into emotional wants.

"Lines were drawn in societal norms by jealous men, and tell me where the f*ck any of us fit into society."

I was immediately drawn into Meg's writing—her ability to build characters and storylines with so much emotion and psychological suspense is incredible. I was completely hooked from the first chapter. While this was a novella, and I definitely wanted more, I still feel it was well-written and stayed focused on the core narrative without unnecessary diversions.

After finishing this book, I just wanted to dive back in.

[Ali Lussier · Rating 5 out of 5]

➸ 𝖆𝖗𝖈 𝖗𝖊𝖛𝖎𝖊𝖜 Ღ

"𝒀𝒐𝒖 𝒔𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒍𝒅 𝒌𝒏𝒐𝒘 𝒃𝒚 𝒏𝒐𝒘 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝒊𝒔 𝒏𝒐 𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒄𝒆 𝒐𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒑𝒍𝒂𝒏𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒆𝒙𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒏𝒐𝒓 𝒂𝒏𝒚 𝒐𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒍𝒅 𝒌𝒆𝒆𝒑 𝒎𝒆 𝒇𝒓𝒐𝒎 𝒚𝒐𝒖."

Adris and Odessa.. I have no words to describe the roller coaster this novella took me on. As a girl who normally doesn't like fast burns - I ate this up. Meg has a way of just drawing you into her stories and making you fall for the characters so completely.

These two go through a LOT in this novella and Odessa's spirit just spoke to me. As someone who has struggled with my mental health and even now sometimes just wishing it would all end - I felt her heartbreak, I felt her brokenness and my heart hurt for her. She was kidnapped as a child and forced into being a sexual "toy" once she turned 18 by a POS and she's just tired of being abused. So when Adris stumbles into her life - sent a contract to unalive her, she accepts it and doesn't fight it..til they both realize they know each other.

Adris is so unintentionally funny, I loved him so much. He's a pyschopath hitman for hire and he is probably lacking a bit in the empathy department: he's stoic and doesn't really show emotions but, he'd do anything for his Wraith and his main goal? Make her want to live again. And I loved he could be that for her, that he gave her reason to fight again and helped show her SHE could a weapon on her own and take revenge for the wrongs done to her.

Calix and Rune? Loved their part as side characters and cannot wait to see their story unfold and how they fit together with O and A. That epilogue was 🔥. Meg truly is a force as a writer and I'm so lucky to know her and be blessed by her stories.

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁?
∙𝔰𝔢𝔯𝔦𝔞𝔩 𝔡𝔢𝔩𝔢𝔱𝔢𝔯/𝔥𝔧𝔱𝔪𝔞𝔫 𝔣𝔬𝔯 𝔥𝔦𝔯𝔢 𝔐𝔐ℭ
∙𝔟𝔯𝔞𝔱𝔳𝔞 𝔰𝔢𝔱𝔱𝔦𝔫𝔤
∙𝔭𝔯𝔦𝔪𝔞𝔩
∙𝔟𝔦𝔨𝔢𝔯 𝔪𝔪𝔠
∙𝔡𝔲𝔟-𝔠𝔬𝔫
∙𝔰𝔬𝔪𝔢 𝔪𝔪/𝔤𝔯𝔬𝔲𝔭 𝔞𝔠𝔱𝔦𝔬𝔫
∙𝔧𝔭/𝔬𝔱𝔱 𝔪𝔪𝔠
∙𝔭𝔦𝔢𝔯𝔠𝔢𝔡 𝔪𝔪𝔠
∙𝔡𝔢𝔭𝔯𝔢𝔰𝔰𝔢𝔡 𝔣𝔪𝔠
∙𝔞𝔩𝔩 𝔱𝔥𝔢 𝔰𝔭𝔦𝔠𝔢
∙𝔞𝔩𝔩 𝔱𝔥𝔢 𝔰𝔠𝔥𝔪𝔲𝔯𝔡𝔢𝔯
∙𝔯𝔢𝔳𝔢𝔫𝔤𝔢
∙𝔣𝔞𝔰𝔱 𝔟𝔲𝔯𝔫 𝔥𝔞𝔱𝔢-𝔱𝔬-𝔩𝔬𝔳𝔢(𝔦𝔰𝔥)
∙𝔩𝔬𝔳𝔞𝔟𝔩𝔢 𝔭𝔰𝔶𝔠𝔥𝔬 𝔰𝔦𝔡𝔢 𝔠𝔥𝔞𝔯𝔞𝔠𝔱𝔢𝔯𝔰
•𝔥𝔢𝔣𝔱𝔶 𝔢𝔭𝔦𝔩𝔬𝔤𝔲𝔯

𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐚 𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐛𝐮𝐭, 𝐧𝐨 𝐜𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫!

[Missi Dorman · Rating 5 out of 5]

🅱🅾🅾🅺 🆁🅴🆅🅸🅴🆆 - 🅰🆁🅲
“𝙔𝙤𝙪 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙚, 𝙊𝙙𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙖,” 𝙝𝙚 𝙧𝙪𝙢𝙗𝙡𝙚𝙨 𝙗𝙚𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖𝙣 𝙖𝙡𝙖𝙧𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙡𝙮 𝙜𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙡𝙚 𝙠𝙞𝙨𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙢𝙮 𝙡𝙞𝙥𝙨. “𝙈𝙞𝙣𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙧𝙪𝙞𝙣. 𝙈𝙞𝙣𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙥𝙤𝙨𝙨𝙚𝙨𝙨. 𝙈𝙞𝙣𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙖𝙗𝙨𝙤𝙡𝙪𝙩𝙚𝙡𝙮 𝙨𝙝𝙖𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙝𝙖𝙥𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙢𝙤𝙡𝙙 𝙖𝙨 𝙄 𝙥𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙚. 𝙈𝙮 𝙤𝙗𝙨𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙠𝙣𝙤𝙬𝙨 𝙣𝙤 𝙛𝙪𝙘𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙨. 𝙔𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙡𝙞𝙛𝙚 𝙞𝙨 𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙄 𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙨𝙚𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙡𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙞𝙩 𝙛𝙪𝙡𝙡𝙮, 𝙒𝙧𝙖𝙞𝙩𝙝.”

📖 𝚃𝚑𝚎 𝚆𝚛𝚊𝚒𝚝𝚑 & 𝙷𝚎𝚛 𝙺.𝚕𝚕𝚎𝚛
✍🏼 @author.megeliza

I was not prepared to be this obsessed.

This book? Unhinged in the best way. Dark, dirty, emotional, and completely addictive. I picked it up thinking I’d get a quick hit of spice and chaos, but it gave so much more. It’s one of those reads that grabs you right away and doesn’t let go.

Adris is an absolute MENACE. Cold, calculated, and terrifyingly calm, but the second Odessa comes back into the picture, it’s GAME OVER. He’s not just a killer; he’s obsessed, and somehow, it works. Every time he showed up, I had to brace myself. He’s brutal, but the way he softens (just barely) around her? Yeah… I freaking swooned. What really caught me off guard, though, is how unintentionally funny he is. He delivers the most insane lines (“another day, another body”) like they’re completely normal, and it had me laughing out loud more than once. I ADORE him.

And Odessa? She isn’t just a survivor, she’s the slow-burn kind of strong that creeps up on you. At first, it’s easy to see her as the broken girl in a brutal world, but the further you get, the more you realize just how sharp she is beneath the surface. Her trauma isn’t used for shock value, it’s part of her, but it never defines her. She’s guarded, hesitant, and deeply human, which makes her growth feel so real. Watching her reclaim her body, her choices, and her voice felt powerful in a quiet, steady way. She doesn’t need to scream to be heard — her strength is in her silence, her resilience, and the way she refuses to disappear.

Their connection is messy and intense, full of that can’t-look-away kind of chemistry. It’s not sweet or soft, but it makes sense for who they are. You can feel the danger and desire on every page, and honestly, I ate it up. THE. WOODS. SCENE. BURNED INTO MY BRAIN! It was raw, a little unhinged, and somehow still emotional underneath all the heat.

Also… Rune and Calix? Absolutely L-O-V-E. I need more of them immediately. They added so much to the story without pulling focus. The kind of side characters who steal scenes without even trying.

I flew through this in one sitting. It’s short, but it doesn’t feel like anything’s missing. The plot, the spice, the tension—it’s all there. Meg Eliza somehow fits an entire emotional rollercoaster into this wild little novella, and now I need the next book like yesterday.

If you’re into dark romance that’s a little unhinged, emotionally charged, and hot enough to make you blush in public… don’t even think about it. Just read it.

𝕎𝕙𝕒𝕥 𝕔𝕒𝕟 𝕪𝕠𝕦 𝕖𝕩𝕡𝕖𝕔𝕥?
•ꜱᴇʀɪᴀʟ ᴅᴇʟᴇᴛᴇʀ/ʜɪᴛᴍᴀɴ ꜰᴏʀ ʜɪʀᴇ ᴍᴍᴄ
•ʙʀᴀᴛᴠᴀ ꜱᴇᴛᴛɪɴɢ
•ᴘʀɪᴍᴀʟ ᴠɪʙᴇꜱ
•ʙɪᴛᴇʀ ᴍᴀʟᴇ ᴍᴀɪɴ ᴄʜᴀʀᴀᴄᴛᴇʀ
•ᴅᴜʙɪᴏᴜꜱ ᴄᴏɴꜱᴇɴᴛ
•ꜱᴏᴍᴇ ᴍᴍ/ɢʀᴏᴜᴘ ᴀᴄᴛɪᴏɴ
•ᴘᴏꜱꜱᴇꜱꜱɪᴠᴇ/ᴏᴠᴇʀ-ᴛʜᴇ-ᴛᴏᴘ ᴍᴍᴄ
•ᴘɪᴇʀᴄᴇᴅ ᴍᴀɪɴ ᴄʜᴀʀᴀᴄᴛᴇʀ
•ᴅᴇᴘʀᴇꜱꜱᴇᴅ ꜰᴇᴍᴀʟᴇ ᴍᴀɪɴ ᴄʜᴀʀᴀᴄᴛᴇʀ
•ᴀʟʟ ᴛʜᴇ ꜱᴘɪᴄᴇ
•ᴀʟʟ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍ*ʀᴅᴇʀ
•ʀᴇᴠᴇɴɢᴇ
•ꜰᴀꜱᴛ ʙᴜʀɴ, ʜᴀᴛᴇ-ᴛᴏ-ʟᴏᴠᴇ (ɪꜱʜ)
•ʟᴏᴠᴀʙʟᴇ ᴘꜱʏᴄʜᴏ ꜱɪᴅᴇ ᴄʜᴀʀᴀᴄᴛᴇʀꜱ
•ʜᴇꜰᴛʏ ᴇᴘɪʟᴏɢᴜᴇ

[Rosie | xo.rosiereads · Rating 4 out of 5]

Before anything else, please check the trigger warnings. This story dives into dark, heavy themes, and your mental health comes first.

The Wraith & Her Killer is a fast-paced dark romance novella that doesn’t end in a cliffhanger, but definitely leaves a mark. The premise hooked me immediately, Odessa, a bratva princess trapped in a nightmare, and Adris, a morally gray, fully unhinged killer who is as obsessed as he is dangerous.

Odessa’s grit and quiet resilience were compelling. Watching her claim the revenge she so deserved was incredibly satisfying. And Adris? Absolutely deranged in the best way. His obsession with Odessa is intense, chaotic, and deeply twisted, but their toxic connection somehow manages to create a space for healing. Messy healing, sure, but healing nonetheless.

Their growth, flawed as it is, anchors the story. You feel their brokenness, but also how they claw their way toward something that resembles peace. There’s action from the start, packed with emotional turmoil, violence, and obsession.

While I would have loved a bit more character development to deepen their bond, that’s more of a personal preference than a real flaw given the novella format.

If you're into dark, gritty, morally messy romances with unhinged characters and revenge arcs, this is a wild little ride worth taking. Just remember to buckle up and read the warnings.

What to Expect:
🖤Serial Unaliver/ Hitman for Hire MMC
🖤 Mafia / Bratva Setting
🖤 Primal
🖤 Pierced-Masked-Biker MMC
🖤Biter/JP/OOT MMC
🖤 Trauma/Depression
🖤 Dub-Con
🖤 Some MM/group action
🖤 Revenge
🖤 Fast Burn - Hate to Love(ish)
🖤 All the spice and all the schmurder
🖤Lovable psycho side characters
🖤hefty epilogue

Thank you to Meg Eliza, the author, and team for the ARC opportunity!

[Kalea Brown · Rating 4 out of 5]

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️✨️ | 🌶🌶🌶🫑 (4.5) | (3.5)

Meg Eliza is a new author to me. I started off reading Creed, her debut, at the beginning of the year and fell in love. I knew that this novella would be so good.

I dont often read dark romances because they just aren't my top favorite, but when I do, I want the MMC to be like Adris - unhinged, manical, obsessed, and very much morally grey. And an ✨️ unaliver ✨️, of course.

I loved all of the characters in this book. I loved Odessa and her will to continue on, despite having a shit life. Odessa getting the revenge that she very much deserves was beautiful.

And Rune and Calix? What an interesting dynamic ;)
Love the way this new series has started off and I cannot wait for more!!!!

☠️ Unhinged, obsessed, morally grey MMC
☠️ Damaged, broken FMC
☠️ Serial killer MMC
☠️ Pierced MMC
☠️ Second chance
☠️ Bratva setting
☠️ Revenge

☠️ "After all, how many times can a soul shatter before it’s turned to dust?"

☠️ "Now seems like a really inappropriate time to be turned on by a man who intends to kill me, but when you’ve been trained to get off on pain, you tend to seek pleasure from all the darkest corners of the world."

☠️ “Or,” he counters, cocking his head to the side as if in thought, “you can take those shards that you claim to be so broken and you can make a fucking weapon out of them.”

☠️ “Cross my cold, dead heart, Wraith.”

☠️ “You’ve always been mine, Odessa. You say you’re broken?” He draws me back in and I lift my head and his bright, silver eyes hold me captive. “Then give me the most jagged edges of your soul and I’ll give you the most depraved pieces of mine. I’ll fit them together so tightly that you’ll never again be capable of telling where I begin and you end.”

[V's Rockin' Reads · Rating 5 out of 5]

“𝙄’𝙢 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙥𝙨𝙮𝙘𝙝𝙤𝙥𝙖𝙩𝙝, 𝙗𝙖𝙗𝙮.”

This is one of those books where the cover drew me in - hot guy covered in blood? That was all the convincing I needed 😮‍💨 Adris is a walking red flag (my favourite kind of MMC 🚩). He's possessive, obsessive, lethal and morally black in every way. His brain has two modes: 𝗳𝘂𝗰𝗸 𝗼𝗿 𝗳𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁...and he excels at both 🔥

𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙚 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙙𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙤𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙞𝙨 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙬𝙖𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙙. 𝙍𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙣𝙤𝙬, 𝙄 𝙟𝙪𝙨𝙩 𝙣𝙚𝙚𝙙 𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙛𝙪𝙘𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙨𝙪𝙗𝙢𝙞𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣. 𝙄 𝙣𝙚𝙚𝙙 𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙥𝙖𝙞𝙣. 𝙃𝙚𝙧 𝙥𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙪𝙧𝙚.

Odessa, the missing bratva daughter, has spent the last 10 years in captivity being brutalized and broken. When a hit is placed on her, she welcomes the blade at her throat. But when Adris realizes his mark is 𝘩𝘦𝘳 - the girl whose heart he claimed as his all those years ago, the one he thought ran - all bets are off. He's determined to make Odessa 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵 to live again - by his side, in his own unhinged way, of course. The way Adris rebuilds her piece by piece, igniting the fight in her? Ugh, my heart 🥹

“𝙄’𝙢 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙜𝙤𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙤 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙢𝙞𝙨𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙖 𝙡𝙞𝙛𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙨𝙪𝙣𝙨𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙧𝙖𝙞𝙣𝙗𝙤𝙬𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙥𝙚𝙖𝙘𝙚 𝙤𝙣 𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙝. 𝙒𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙄 𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙢𝙞𝙨𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪, 𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙝, 𝙞𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙗𝙖𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙡𝙙 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙗𝙡𝙤𝙤𝙙 𝙤𝙛 𝙬𝙝𝙤𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙙𝙖𝙧𝙚𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙧𝙮 𝙩𝙖𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙥𝙤𝙬𝙚𝙧 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙮𝙤𝙪.”

Two deeply flawed characters who are perfect for each other. One epic revenge story. Side characters I need more of (Calix and Rune, I’m looking at you 🥵). A spicy novella that ticks all the boxes when it comes to dark romance - you won't be disappointed!

[BrooklynBookworm · Rating 5 out of 5]

Possessive Serial killer with a peen piercing?? Yes please!

Adris, aka The Cupid Killer, for his love of a good ol’ fashioned bow & arrow, is a certifiably psycho, wildly unhinged, serial killer/hitman and he’s been obsessed with Odesa since they were childhood friends. But when she disappears, he’s left to wonder why she left him. Meanwhile.. Adris has quite the dark and stabby side and he’s about to get his next hit. With only the letter “O” to go on, Adris heads to his next target but instead of a target.. he comes face to face with his long-lost obsession, Odesa.

Odesa, having been sold to na man from the mafia, has a lot trauma and would rather be killed. Adris, however, has other plans and he’s determined to make Odesa his.. completely. He will stop at nothing and get rid of anyone that stands in his way.

Wow! What an incredible novella! The author gave so much attention to detail with these characters. First of all.. Adris?? He is possessive perfection. He is wildly possessive of what belongs to him and even though the way he “takes” Odesa is rather unconventional, he somehow gives her confidence and builds up her backbone so she can get revenge on the people that have hurt her. For it being a novella, this story sure packed a heavy punch. Omg the spice??? Some of the hottest. I devoured this book and that ending was fantastic! Can’t wait for the next book and that ending was FANTASTIC! I highly recommend checking it out!