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His Perfect Darkness
The first time I saw my little bird, I knew she belonged to me.
She’s new to the city, all alone. She doesn’t know who I am, but I’ve been watching her. Stalking her in the shadows, keeping her safe. Killing anyone who threatens her.
I’ve built a cage around her, luring her in. And when it’s time to reveal myself to her, she won’t be able to escape.
In every way, she will be mine.
His Perfect Darkness is a dark billionaire romance with intense, sensual themes. It is book one in a duet, so beware the cliff.
She’s new to the city, all alone. She doesn’t know who I am, but I’ve been watching her. Stalking her in the shadows, keeping her safe. Killing anyone who threatens her.
I’ve built a cage around her, luring her in. And when it’s time to reveal myself to her, she won’t be able to escape.
In every way, she will be mine.
His Perfect Darkness is a dark billionaire romance with intense, sensual themes. It is book one in a duet, so beware the cliff.
342 pages, Paperback
Published May 5, 2025
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August 5, 2025
Holy hotness! This “Batman” has a lot of kinky tricks up his sleeve,and i love it!
The only thing i wasn’t sure about is if it was a slowburn or not….
Because even though it took them most of the book to finally have actual sex,the things they did until that happened were hot enough to burn my iPad to a crisp!
Inara was orphaned by the Bondage Killer at age 10.
And Rex was orphaned at the same age after his parents were shot.
The difference between them?
He inherited his parents fortune and had the family butler to help him throughout his life.
She went into fostercare and became a detective/FBI profiler.
He removed criminals from the streets in a different way,though….a more permanent way.
From the moment Rex found out she was out there somewhere….a girl that was just like him….he started searching for her.
Until he found her,and made sure she was heading in his direction until he could claim her.
She may fight,she might resist,but lure her in he would.
Starting with a scene at Club Empire….
Inara had the second sight ever since her parents died and while it had been helpful throughout the years,it worked against her now.
She could “see” him before she actually did,but it confused her when all she felt was safe.
Because she knew he was the killer in the case they were investigating….
But still she trusted him not to hurt her beyond what she could take….nor kill her for finding out the truth about him.
And the more she saw of him,the more she she liked how he did everything he could with her safety in mind…..even if she hated the fact he was a killer and got away with it.
And then there was the cliffhanger…..the one that makes me run to start Darkest Before Dawn,straight away!
The only thing i wasn’t sure about is if it was a slowburn or not….
Because even though it took them most of the book to finally have actual sex,the things they did until that happened were hot enough to burn my iPad to a crisp!
Inara was orphaned by the Bondage Killer at age 10.
And Rex was orphaned at the same age after his parents were shot.
The difference between them?
He inherited his parents fortune and had the family butler to help him throughout his life.
She went into fostercare and became a detective/FBI profiler.
He removed criminals from the streets in a different way,though….a more permanent way.
From the moment Rex found out she was out there somewhere….a girl that was just like him….he started searching for her.
Until he found her,and made sure she was heading in his direction until he could claim her.
She may fight,she might resist,but lure her in he would.
Starting with a scene at Club Empire….
Inara had the second sight ever since her parents died and while it had been helpful throughout the years,it worked against her now.
She could “see” him before she actually did,but it confused her when all she felt was safe.
Because she knew he was the killer in the case they were investigating….
But still she trusted him not to hurt her beyond what she could take….nor kill her for finding out the truth about him.
And the more she saw of him,the more she she liked how he did everything he could with her safety in mind…..even if she hated the fact he was a killer and got away with it.
And then there was the cliffhanger…..the one that makes me run to start Darkest Before Dawn,straight away!
September 5, 2025
Batman BDSM. I decided to read this because I'm currently in the mood for detective/investigative erotic thrillers. Stalker hero who is into kink and consensual. I usually read CNC, that kind of stuff, so I felt like I had to clarify the type of kink. There were some good scene scenes, but the investigation was a little flat, and I needed more depth to the plot, so I did skim a lot. I felt the author was most inspired when conjuring the mythos of Batman and Gotham City (here, it is New Rome).
May 23, 2025
His Perfect Darkness is book one of the a new series, "His Perfect Darkness", by Lee Savino. With this story, you get murder, mystery/suspense and a whole lotta spice! From beginning till the very end, you are on a dark roller coaster ride with many twists and turns... keeping you on the edge of your seat till the end. She's the detective... He's a billionaire vigilante. Be ready for one intense ride.
𝙃𝙚𝙧𝙤/𝙃𝙚𝙧𝙤𝙞𝙣𝙚 = Rex Roy and Inara Ramos
𝘾𝙡𝙞𝙛𝙛𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙚𝙧 = Yes
𝙎𝙩𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙖𝙡𝙤𝙣𝙚 = This is Book 1 of a duet
𝙏𝙝𝙚𝙢𝙚(𝙨) = Dark Romance • Stalker • BDSM • a Billionaire, Kinky Batman MC • a Detective FMC w/ a psychic gift • Psychological/ Suspense • Dual POVs
𝙏𝙧𝙞𝙜𝙜𝙚𝙧𝙨 = Language • Sexual Content • Murder • Childhood trauma • Predator & Prey
𝙃𝙚𝙖𝙩 𝙇𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙡 = 🔥🔥🔥🔥 1/2
𝙎𝙩𝙖𝙧 𝙍𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 = ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 1/2
𝙃𝙚𝙧𝙤/𝙃𝙚𝙧𝙤𝙞𝙣𝙚 = Rex Roy and Inara Ramos
𝘾𝙡𝙞𝙛𝙛𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙚𝙧 = Yes
𝙎𝙩𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙖𝙡𝙤𝙣𝙚 = This is Book 1 of a duet
𝙏𝙝𝙚𝙢𝙚(𝙨) = Dark Romance • Stalker • BDSM • a Billionaire, Kinky Batman MC • a Detective FMC w/ a psychic gift • Psychological/ Suspense • Dual POVs
𝙏𝙧𝙞𝙜𝙜𝙚𝙧𝙨 = Language • Sexual Content • Murder • Childhood trauma • Predator & Prey
𝙃𝙚𝙖𝙩 𝙇𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙡 = 🔥🔥🔥🔥 1/2
𝙎𝙩𝙖𝙧 𝙍𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 = ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 1/2
July 3, 2025
Kinky Batman? Bet.
It was fantastic, personally I love Lee Savino’s work, she’s an incredible author.
This story follows Rex Roy (our MMC) billionaire philanthropist and an overall Batman vigilante badass & Detective Inara (our FMC) who has kind of psychic abilities and is a profiler for the police. This is quite a tense cat and mouse interaction full of twists, actions and fantastic accurate BDSM spice! Be warned it is a duet and leaves off on a cliffhanger that will leave you begging for book two!
(Good news, book two is releasing July 24th 2025!)
M/F
Kinky Batman
Strong female detective
Stalking
Vigilante
GOOD BDSM
flogging/impact play
Billionaire romance
Spice 5/5 (rare from me) 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️
It was fantastic, personally I love Lee Savino’s work, she’s an incredible author.
This story follows Rex Roy (our MMC) billionaire philanthropist and an overall Batman vigilante badass & Detective Inara (our FMC) who has kind of psychic abilities and is a profiler for the police. This is quite a tense cat and mouse interaction full of twists, actions and fantastic accurate BDSM spice! Be warned it is a duet and leaves off on a cliffhanger that will leave you begging for book two!
(Good news, book two is releasing July 24th 2025!)
M/F
Kinky Batman
Strong female detective
Stalking
Vigilante
GOOD BDSM
flogging/impact play
Billionaire romance
Spice 5/5 (rare from me) 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️
May 29, 2025
this book takes you into a world full of mystery and intense emotions. I liked it because it was a new idea and I didn't like it because it was heavy.
Inara, a detective with a painful past and a strange ability to see murders, is trying to escape her memories.
Rex, a wealthy and enigmatic man, sees in her everything he's been missing. Their similar pasts brought them together, but watching from the shadows isn’t enough for him-he wants to claim her. Yet he’s not the only one keeping an eye on her... 👀
If you love mystery with a dark romantic twist, "His Perfect Darkness" will hook you. Inara’s gift lets her see crimes, and Rex is obsessed with her in a way that’s both terrifying and fascinating. This isn’t just a love story—it’s a game of shadows and danger.
Rex&Inara ♡
_________
- I’m the only one who can breach those walls. I will be her safe place, her dark knight, willing to destroy anything and anyone who will hurt her.
We are made for each other.
- Even fighting with her, I want to hold her in my arms.
Inara, a detective with a painful past and a strange ability to see murders, is trying to escape her memories.
Rex, a wealthy and enigmatic man, sees in her everything he's been missing. Their similar pasts brought them together, but watching from the shadows isn’t enough for him-he wants to claim her. Yet he’s not the only one keeping an eye on her... 👀
If you love mystery with a dark romantic twist, "His Perfect Darkness" will hook you. Inara’s gift lets her see crimes, and Rex is obsessed with her in a way that’s both terrifying and fascinating. This isn’t just a love story—it’s a game of shadows and danger.
Rex&Inara ♡
_________
- I’m the only one who can breach those walls. I will be her safe place, her dark knight, willing to destroy anything and anyone who will hurt her.
We are made for each other.
- Even fighting with her, I want to hold her in my arms.
June 3, 2025
This is how you do a dark Batman retelling! This is a fun twist on a fan fave with a billionaire, vigilante, and a side of Dom/sub relation.
Inara and Rex both have tragically similar pasts. How they’re dealt with them is very much the same, but one takes justice into their own hands while the other fights for it.
Inara is new to the force and with her special ability makes a great asset. However, the city has a vigilante who’s willing to take justice into his own hands by any means necessary. Inara is on a mission to bring him down, but there is an undeniable pull between the two. She needs to decide which is the lesser of two evils.
When someone from Inara’s past makes a return, she may just find that she needs this vigilantes help and protection.
This was absolutely fantastic, it does end on a minor cliffhanger but book 2 is releasing 7.24!!
Inara and Rex both have tragically similar pasts. How they’re dealt with them is very much the same, but one takes justice into their own hands while the other fights for it.
Inara is new to the force and with her special ability makes a great asset. However, the city has a vigilante who’s willing to take justice into his own hands by any means necessary. Inara is on a mission to bring him down, but there is an undeniable pull between the two. She needs to decide which is the lesser of two evils.
When someone from Inara’s past makes a return, she may just find that she needs this vigilantes help and protection.
This was absolutely fantastic, it does end on a minor cliffhanger but book 2 is releasing 7.24!!
July 21, 2025
Oh babygirl… buckle up, because this book didn’t just take me on a ride—it slammed me into the backseat of a blacked-out luxury car with tinted morals and a man behind the wheel who doesn’t believe in brakes. 😮💨🖤
When the author said “morally grey,” she wasn’t playing. This man isn’t fifty shades—he’s one shade, whatever the color is just before black. Like “watching Gotham burn while he smirks from the shadows” black. It would be easy to make a comparison to Batman on this one… But I feel I would be remiss in noting that Inara was giving Dr. Harley Quinn and Rex was giving The Joker if he was morally grey and obsessed with HQ…
Yeah. That it’s that dark. And I was feral for it. 👏
The storytelling? Sharp. Twisted. Deliciously layered. Even the side characters had flavor. But our dark darling? He’s always ten steps ahead. Calculated, unhinged, devastatingly in control, and the FMC? Sweet thing never stood a chance. She knows he's dangerous. She knows he's a walking red flag in designer armor. But guess what? So do we. And we still melt for him!
As for the ending… when their pasts snap together like a lock clicking shut? I felt something. Warm. Human. And I’m not sure what that says about me. 🙃
Highly recommend if you're into shadow-drenched vigilantes, emotional damage, and a man who calls the shots and makes you thank him for it. Check your trigger warnings and brace yourself, love. Book 2 Darkest Before Dawn drops July 24th and I’m already sharpening my claws. 😈📚
A dark and delicious thank you to the author for gifting me this e-book. Every thought, every opinion that has dropped from my lips? All mine, freely given, unfiltered, and just a little bit dangerous. 💋
When the author said “morally grey,” she wasn’t playing. This man isn’t fifty shades—he’s one shade, whatever the color is just before black. Like “watching Gotham burn while he smirks from the shadows” black. It would be easy to make a comparison to Batman on this one… But I feel I would be remiss in noting that Inara was giving Dr. Harley Quinn and Rex was giving The Joker if he was morally grey and obsessed with HQ…
Yeah. That it’s that dark. And I was feral for it. 👏
The storytelling? Sharp. Twisted. Deliciously layered. Even the side characters had flavor. But our dark darling? He’s always ten steps ahead. Calculated, unhinged, devastatingly in control, and the FMC? Sweet thing never stood a chance. She knows he's dangerous. She knows he's a walking red flag in designer armor. But guess what? So do we. And we still melt for him!
As for the ending… when their pasts snap together like a lock clicking shut? I felt something. Warm. Human. And I’m not sure what that says about me. 🙃
Highly recommend if you're into shadow-drenched vigilantes, emotional damage, and a man who calls the shots and makes you thank him for it. Check your trigger warnings and brace yourself, love. Book 2 Darkest Before Dawn drops July 24th and I’m already sharpening my claws. 😈📚
A dark and delicious thank you to the author for gifting me this e-book. Every thought, every opinion that has dropped from my lips? All mine, freely given, unfiltered, and just a little bit dangerous. 💋
September 1, 2025
I got the opportunity to read this book as a paid ad and I have to say I actually really enjoyed it, as someone who loves both marvel and dc I loved the fact that this was a Batman retelling. I really enjoyed the plot and the level of spice and how dark it got, I was really spicy 🥵
January 3, 2026
loved everything about this!
This was so fun i finished in one day! The fmc is very likable from the very beginning, shes a strong curious character and the mmc is so sassy it reminded me why i love reading about billionaires who happen to be unalivers of bad people. Love the thrill of it all with the stalker too! Did not expect it to be a different person unless i missed something along the way? I was under the impression it was the mmc but it wasn’t. Jumping into book 2 tomorrow!
This was so fun i finished in one day! The fmc is very likable from the very beginning, shes a strong curious character and the mmc is so sassy it reminded me why i love reading about billionaires who happen to be unalivers of bad people. Love the thrill of it all with the stalker too! Did not expect it to be a different person unless i missed something along the way? I was under the impression it was the mmc but it wasn’t. Jumping into book 2 tomorrow!
July 30, 2025
Dark billionaire kinky Batman?? Say less.
Inara becomes a detective to try and right the wrongs of her tragic past, using her gift for solving crimes. She’s closed off her heart and the rest of the world. Little does she know she’s been baited and led to be exactly where they wanted her.
“It’s not the touch that hurts. It’s the attachment. Not the close feelings, but the loss of them when they’re ripped away.”
Rex is our billionaire vigilante, the only one who knows exactly what Inara feels and went through. “He wants to own everything, control everything. And to do that, he has to know everything.”
This was my first time reading Lee’s writing and was hooked. The suspense and thrill of the chase held me tight and I was clawing for answers. This is book 1 in a duet and from start to finish you’re trapped in the story with them, only to be left with more questions on a cliff and you bet I’m going to need book 2.
“I came here to entrap him. But he’s trapped me. Not with chains or rope but with his compassion.”
Thank you Lee and LovenotesPR for the gifted e-copy. These are my honest opinions.
Inara becomes a detective to try and right the wrongs of her tragic past, using her gift for solving crimes. She’s closed off her heart and the rest of the world. Little does she know she’s been baited and led to be exactly where they wanted her.
“It’s not the touch that hurts. It’s the attachment. Not the close feelings, but the loss of them when they’re ripped away.”
Rex is our billionaire vigilante, the only one who knows exactly what Inara feels and went through. “He wants to own everything, control everything. And to do that, he has to know everything.”
This was my first time reading Lee’s writing and was hooked. The suspense and thrill of the chase held me tight and I was clawing for answers. This is book 1 in a duet and from start to finish you’re trapped in the story with them, only to be left with more questions on a cliff and you bet I’m going to need book 2.
“I came here to entrap him. But he’s trapped me. Not with chains or rope but with his compassion.”
Thank you Lee and LovenotesPR for the gifted e-copy. These are my honest opinions.
August 26, 2025
3,5 stars
Tropes : BDSM, romantic suspense, rich H, vigilante H, profiler h, J/P H, obsessed H, touch her and 💀
Ending : cliffhanger
Triggers : murder, 💀, psychopath, violence, gore
Spice : 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️/5
Angst : 🔥🔥🔥🔥/5
OM/OW drama : OM (H’s business partner)
Intimacy details: virgin h, BDSM, no condom
Standalone/Series : book 1/2
Hero : Rex Roy (28)
Heroine: Inara Ramos (26)
Tropes : BDSM, romantic suspense, rich H, vigilante H, profiler h, J/P H, obsessed H, touch her and 💀
Ending : cliffhanger
Triggers : murder, 💀, psychopath, violence, gore
Spice : 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️/5
Angst : 🔥🔥🔥🔥/5
OM/OW drama : OM (H’s business partner)
Intimacy details: virgin h, BDSM, no condom
Standalone/Series : book 1/2
Hero : Rex Roy (28)
Heroine: Inara Ramos (26)
August 7, 2025
4.5⭐️
3🌶️
🔥Dark Billiionaire
🔥BDSM
🔥Kinky Batman
🔥Stalker
🔥Vigilante
🔥Possessive Hero
🔥Detective/Profiler FMC
Kinky Batam retelling….thats the review. Period.
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Just kidding, His Perfect Darkness is dark billionaire romance with heavy BDSM themes and relationship between a dominate and submissive. Inara has closed herself off to everyone for fear of getting close and loosing them. She is a profiler for the police and new to New Rome. Rex has been watching Inara for years and she is finally in his city. Their relationship starts off anonymously at The Empire Club when they scene together. Inara is trying to solve a murder and as shes putting the pieces together she realizes Rex is responsible. She wants the truth and he tells her everything. She struggles with how she feels for Rex and the fact he is a masked vigilante killer. I loved their relationship how he wants to take care of all her needs and be there for her and she finally lets someone past her walls and feels safe with him. There are all these awesome references to Batman from his suit to his parent’s death. Inara isn’t just any profiler, she has psychic abilities and uses them to help solve cases. There’s another murder and the family was found in the same state as hers. Then she gets letters from signed BK, the serial unaliver who killed her family and was presumed dead. He’s back and he wants her. The BDSM and spice is hot but what is even better is watching Inara open up to Rex.
🚩Be sure to read the author’s note and content warnings before reading
A Few Favorite Quotes:
“It’s not that I don’t feel, can’t feel. It’s that I feel too much. And I don’t know how to filter, how to stop it. So, I shut everything out.”
“I don’t want to, but I need him. He’s the only thing solid in the topsy-turvy world.”
“Fly fast and fly far, little bird. This time, you won’t escape me. Years of searching. Months of planning. And finally, she’s going to be mine. . .”
“I will be her safe place, her dark knight, willing to destroy anything and anyone who will hurt her.”
“He undoes his cufflinks and rolls up his sleeves. At the sight of his veined forearms, my mouth goes dry.”
“I can only continue on, drawn by a compulsion to discover the full truth about him. I will plumb his depths as he’s plumbed mine and drown in his perfect darkness.”
3🌶️
🔥Dark Billiionaire
🔥BDSM
🔥Kinky Batman
🔥Stalker
🔥Vigilante
🔥Possessive Hero
🔥Detective/Profiler FMC
Kinky Batam retelling….thats the review. Period.
.
.
.
.
.
Just kidding, His Perfect Darkness is dark billionaire romance with heavy BDSM themes and relationship between a dominate and submissive. Inara has closed herself off to everyone for fear of getting close and loosing them. She is a profiler for the police and new to New Rome. Rex has been watching Inara for years and she is finally in his city. Their relationship starts off anonymously at The Empire Club when they scene together. Inara is trying to solve a murder and as shes putting the pieces together she realizes Rex is responsible. She wants the truth and he tells her everything. She struggles with how she feels for Rex and the fact he is a masked vigilante killer. I loved their relationship how he wants to take care of all her needs and be there for her and she finally lets someone past her walls and feels safe with him. There are all these awesome references to Batman from his suit to his parent’s death. Inara isn’t just any profiler, she has psychic abilities and uses them to help solve cases. There’s another murder and the family was found in the same state as hers. Then she gets letters from signed BK, the serial unaliver who killed her family and was presumed dead. He’s back and he wants her. The BDSM and spice is hot but what is even better is watching Inara open up to Rex.
🚩Be sure to read the author’s note and content warnings before reading
A Few Favorite Quotes:
“It’s not that I don’t feel, can’t feel. It’s that I feel too much. And I don’t know how to filter, how to stop it. So, I shut everything out.”
“I don’t want to, but I need him. He’s the only thing solid in the topsy-turvy world.”
“Fly fast and fly far, little bird. This time, you won’t escape me. Years of searching. Months of planning. And finally, she’s going to be mine. . .”
“I will be her safe place, her dark knight, willing to destroy anything and anyone who will hurt her.”
“He undoes his cufflinks and rolls up his sleeves. At the sight of his veined forearms, my mouth goes dry.”
“I can only continue on, drawn by a compulsion to discover the full truth about him. I will plumb his depths as he’s plumbed mine and drown in his perfect darkness.”
December 21, 2025
I liked the book, it was definitely different than most romance stories. It's not warm and fuzzy, it's full of passion, self doubt and a pair that might be perfect for each other.
Most dark romance stories are mafia stories, not this one.
I like how he (the stalker) treated her throughout most of the book, near the end was somewhat questionable.
A new to me author and I like their writing style. I al looking forward to reading the next book.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
Most dark romance stories are mafia stories, not this one.
I like how he (the stalker) treated her throughout most of the book, near the end was somewhat questionable.
A new to me author and I like their writing style. I al looking forward to reading the next book.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
June 24, 2025
He's been watching her for years. She just doesn't know it yet.
Inara (h) has spent her life trying to stay one step ahead of her past. A homicide detective shaped by trauma, she keeps her emotions locked down and her desires buried under strict rules. Control is her armor. Until one anonymous scene at Club Empire shatters everything.
Rex (H) is a billionaire with a secret empire and a hunger for justice he delivers on his own terms. To the world, he's untouchable. Behind closed doors, he's something else entirely. When the girl from his past finally steps into his world, he doesn't hesitate. He's waited too long.
As bodies start dropping and evidence vanishes, Inara begins to suspect the man unraveling her defenses may be tied to a string of killings the system can't touch. But Rex isn't just a suspect. He's a protector, a predator, and the only one who truly sees her. Every choice she makes pulls her deeper into his control, and closer to a truth she may not survive.
A shadow from Inara's past resurfaces, threatening everything she's come to rely on. And the most dangerous truths may not belong to the man in her bed.
Inara begins as emotionally closed off and rule-bound, using control to manage her trauma, but gradually opens up as she confronts her past and her visions. Rex starts as a cold, obsessive vigilante, but reveals vulnerability through his longing for connection and his need to protect Inara at all costs. Their relationship shifts from a guarded, anonymous power exchange to a consuming, deeply intimate bond where submission and control blur into emotional dependence and obsession.
Ultra-hot and steamy, dark, erotic, stalker, suspense romance, exploring trauma, control, dominance and submission, obsession, identity, justice, power, intimacy, survival, secrecy, and redemption. Rex and Inara's story continues in Darkest Before Dawn.
Inara (h) has spent her life trying to stay one step ahead of her past. A homicide detective shaped by trauma, she keeps her emotions locked down and her desires buried under strict rules. Control is her armor. Until one anonymous scene at Club Empire shatters everything.
Rex (H) is a billionaire with a secret empire and a hunger for justice he delivers on his own terms. To the world, he's untouchable. Behind closed doors, he's something else entirely. When the girl from his past finally steps into his world, he doesn't hesitate. He's waited too long.
As bodies start dropping and evidence vanishes, Inara begins to suspect the man unraveling her defenses may be tied to a string of killings the system can't touch. But Rex isn't just a suspect. He's a protector, a predator, and the only one who truly sees her. Every choice she makes pulls her deeper into his control, and closer to a truth she may not survive.
A shadow from Inara's past resurfaces, threatening everything she's come to rely on. And the most dangerous truths may not belong to the man in her bed.
Inara begins as emotionally closed off and rule-bound, using control to manage her trauma, but gradually opens up as she confronts her past and her visions. Rex starts as a cold, obsessive vigilante, but reveals vulnerability through his longing for connection and his need to protect Inara at all costs. Their relationship shifts from a guarded, anonymous power exchange to a consuming, deeply intimate bond where submission and control blur into emotional dependence and obsession.
Ultra-hot and steamy, dark, erotic, stalker, suspense romance, exploring trauma, control, dominance and submission, obsession, identity, justice, power, intimacy, survival, secrecy, and redemption. Rex and Inara's story continues in Darkest Before Dawn.
August 1, 2025
ARC review
3.5 ⭐️
This book is about Rex Roy, a Batman‑like billionaire with a dark past, and Inara Ramos, a brilliant detective and profiler. What begins with Rex’s long-standing obsession and constant watch over Inara slowly escalates into a story full of secrets, twists, and sizzling dark romance.
I really enjoyed how this book blends mystery and romance. The tension between Rex and Inara is electric, with a perfect mix of danger and spicy BDSM scènes. Rex’s obsession gives the whole story an intense, dark edge that kept me hooked. But he is not the only one obsessed with Inara 👀.
If you like your romance dark, suspenseful, and full of twists that keep you turning the pages late into the night, you’ll love this one!
The book ends with a cliffhanger, so you should definitely read book two right away.
And I can assure you that book is even better 🤩.
3.5 ⭐️
This book is about Rex Roy, a Batman‑like billionaire with a dark past, and Inara Ramos, a brilliant detective and profiler. What begins with Rex’s long-standing obsession and constant watch over Inara slowly escalates into a story full of secrets, twists, and sizzling dark romance.
I really enjoyed how this book blends mystery and romance. The tension between Rex and Inara is electric, with a perfect mix of danger and spicy BDSM scènes. Rex’s obsession gives the whole story an intense, dark edge that kept me hooked. But he is not the only one obsessed with Inara 👀.
If you like your romance dark, suspenseful, and full of twists that keep you turning the pages late into the night, you’ll love this one!
The book ends with a cliffhanger, so you should definitely read book two right away.
And I can assure you that book is even better 🤩.
July 19, 2025
I love a good stalker! Add in the mystery, a strong female detective and a MMC that is morally gray at best with a touch of Batman vibes and I was hooked!
The suspense throughout keeps you on edge and the spice 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🥵
Inara and Rex’s story is all encompassing….good and evil, danger, stong emotions, past, present and future….and leaves you wanting more.
You get some glimpses of Sebastian St. James….you’ll know him from the authors ‘Fraternitas’ series. I’m liking the connection between that series and this soon to be duology.
Beware…..this book does end on a cliffhanger. Can’t wait for the second to come out on the 24th of July. Another book for those of us that love Dark Romance with some twists.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
The suspense throughout keeps you on edge and the spice 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🥵
Inara and Rex’s story is all encompassing….good and evil, danger, stong emotions, past, present and future….and leaves you wanting more.
You get some glimpses of Sebastian St. James….you’ll know him from the authors ‘Fraternitas’ series. I’m liking the connection between that series and this soon to be duology.
Beware…..this book does end on a cliffhanger. Can’t wait for the second to come out on the 24th of July. Another book for those of us that love Dark Romance with some twists.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
July 29, 2025
First of all this book was perfectly marketed! It gave exactly what it said it was going to deliver, a morally grey Batman/Tony Stark-esque billionaire, spice, mystery, and intrigue. While the spice is definitely a front seat passenger I think the plot still drove the story in a way that made you want more. And the cliff hanger was just right to make you want to read the next book.
Thanks to Hype Queen PR for a copy of the book in exchange for an honest review.
Thanks to Hype Queen PR for a copy of the book in exchange for an honest review.
July 31, 2025
I didn’t love or hate this book—it was just okay for me. I enjoyed seeing more of Rex and Inara, and there were a few interesting moments between them. I also liked the suspense and mystery aspect, but overall, nothing really stood out. The story was fine, just not particularly special or memorable.
It’s a decent read if you’re already following the series, but it didn’t leave much of an impact on me.
Thank you to Love Notes PR and Lee Savino for providing me with this ARC in exchange for an honest review.
It’s a decent read if you’re already following the series, but it didn’t leave much of an impact on me.
Thank you to Love Notes PR and Lee Savino for providing me with this ARC in exchange for an honest review.
July 23, 2025
Inara is being stalked by one of New Rome’s biggest billionaires, Rex Roy. She has a feeling she is being watched for awhile, but just isn’t sure. She became a detective because she wants justice after her entire family was murdered when she was just a little girl. And she has a special “gift” that helps her solve crimes. And she has a lot more in common with Rex than she realizes. And Rex is this dark Batman, billionaire, sexy dom. Inara likes the pain to escape the past and Rex likes giving it to her. These two have a very dark and twisted pull and relationship that only makes sense between the two of them. But can she accept who he really is?
July 29, 2025
4⭐️/4🔥
Unhinged Batman?!
His Perfect Darkness is a dark billionaire romance that leaves us on a cliffy. Rex is our MMC who takes vigilante justice to a whole other level. He's got his sights set on a little bird whom he will protect at ANY cost. Inara is our FMC whose mission in life is to seek justice for those who have suffered at the hands of evil. Her special set of skills is something she keeps close to the vest, but something about Rex makes her want to fly free. I need book 2 ASAP to find out who else is hunting our little bird and what will happen to our MCs.
Unhinged Batman?!
His Perfect Darkness is a dark billionaire romance that leaves us on a cliffy. Rex is our MMC who takes vigilante justice to a whole other level. He's got his sights set on a little bird whom he will protect at ANY cost. Inara is our FMC whose mission in life is to seek justice for those who have suffered at the hands of evil. Her special set of skills is something she keeps close to the vest, but something about Rex makes her want to fly free. I need book 2 ASAP to find out who else is hunting our little bird and what will happen to our MCs.
May 17, 2025
From the first chapter I knew it would be a 5 stars read and I wasn’t disappointed .
the plot was really tense and the twists at the end had me on the edge of my seat !
THAT BEING SAID, I DEVOURED this book in one sitting!
the plot was really tense and the twists at the end had me on the edge of my seat !
THAT BEING SAID, I DEVOURED this book in one sitting!
August 8, 2025
Inara was orphaned as a little girl by a serial killer. Since Inara was young she gets visions and impressions of people and the future. With this internal need to help and save people Inara becomes a profiler. Inara moves around a lot, never letting people in and never getting too close, but she does require some contact, mostly pain, which she receives at a BDSM club.
There she meets a Dom that gives her everything she wants and more than she knew she could let herself have. This Dom happens to be Rex Roy, billionaire playboy who pretty much owns New Rome. Rex was also orphaned at a young age and has been obsessed with Inara for a very long time, now that she is in his city he won’t be letting her go.
When Inara’s personal and professional life start to clash she doesn’t know how to untangle the two. She knows what is right and what she should do but what she craves takes over everything. When her past comes knocking perhaps the only one who can save her is the killer she’s hunting.
Ok so I have seen a few reviews that describe this book as kinky batman and that is the best, perfect way to describe it. It maybe a bike helmet and not a mask but the utility belt is still there and even Alfred, just called by a different name. It’s giving Batman forever (1995 Val Kilmer) not usually my vibe in books but I am hooked to see what happens next.
There she meets a Dom that gives her everything she wants and more than she knew she could let herself have. This Dom happens to be Rex Roy, billionaire playboy who pretty much owns New Rome. Rex was also orphaned at a young age and has been obsessed with Inara for a very long time, now that she is in his city he won’t be letting her go.
When Inara’s personal and professional life start to clash she doesn’t know how to untangle the two. She knows what is right and what she should do but what she craves takes over everything. When her past comes knocking perhaps the only one who can save her is the killer she’s hunting.
Ok so I have seen a few reviews that describe this book as kinky batman and that is the best, perfect way to describe it. It maybe a bike helmet and not a mask but the utility belt is still there and even Alfred, just called by a different name. It’s giving Batman forever (1995 Val Kilmer) not usually my vibe in books but I am hooked to see what happens next.
November 20, 2025
I loved how the story leaned fully into the kink elements, especially the focus on sadism and masochism that actually shaped the dynamic instead of feeling random or forced. It made the darker parts of the relationship feel believable and intentional. The male lead being basically modeled after a grittier version of Batman genuinely made me laugh because there were moments where his brooding and intensity were so on brand that I had to stop and appreciate the accidental cosplay. The psychic angle was surprisingly intriguing too, adding this eerie tension throughout the book, especially since the main character already knew what would happen to her family and carried that weight in every scene. And the reveal that the serial killer was not actually dead was one of the better twists I have read in a while. It shifted the energy of the story and gave the plot a sharper edge that kept me hooked till the end.
August 4, 2025
HOLY CANOLI... Okay I was soo not ready for this book! Ladies strap in cause your in for a ride & a treat🤔👀, cause this is the darkness express & it is not for the faint of heart.
LS does NOT. PLAY. AROUND.👏🏽, she comes out swinging on the 1st page with a letter from "him" and then her dedication quote💯ACCURATE! Giving you all the intrigue to suck you into this rabbit hole of a inky goodness.
This book is full of questionable decisions & the internal struggles that Inara is constantly putting on herself. Filled with mystery,
Rex makes me question my sanity with how deliciously twisted he is. How he's can just torture someone but then make me feel gooey 3 pages later is beyond me- validating Lee's psychological genius in writing about this man.
Its giving Gotham vigilante vibes w/ a side of Christian grey- except more psychotic & dark.
Lets just say Lee has officially popped my cherry with this book.
Cant wait to dive into book 2!
LS does NOT. PLAY. AROUND.👏🏽, she comes out swinging on the 1st page with a letter from "him" and then her dedication quote💯ACCURATE! Giving you all the intrigue to suck you into this rabbit hole of a inky goodness.
This book is full of questionable decisions & the internal struggles that Inara is constantly putting on herself. Filled with mystery,
Rex makes me question my sanity with how deliciously twisted he is. How he's can just torture someone but then make me feel gooey 3 pages later is beyond me- validating Lee's psychological genius in writing about this man.
Its giving Gotham vigilante vibes w/ a side of Christian grey- except more psychotic & dark.
Lets just say Lee has officially popped my cherry with this book.
Cant wait to dive into book 2!
July 13, 2025
3.5-4*
Part one of a duet so there is a cliffy. Do heed the TW. A dark romantic twisty tale that was well written but the pacing was a bit drawn out for me personally. Both main characters have dark traumatic pasts the have you riding the emotion rollercoaster. Rex is a powerful dominant billionaire who plans to make Detective/Profiler Inara his and nothing will stand in his way. It kept me pages in anticipation and left me wanting to read the next in this duet.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
Part one of a duet so there is a cliffy. Do heed the TW. A dark romantic twisty tale that was well written but the pacing was a bit drawn out for me personally. Both main characters have dark traumatic pasts the have you riding the emotion rollercoaster. Rex is a powerful dominant billionaire who plans to make Detective/Profiler Inara his and nothing will stand in his way. It kept me pages in anticipation and left me wanting to read the next in this duet.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
August 4, 2025
Dark romance with suspense and twisted drama.
A lot of obsessions and resistance and BDSM following this feelings.
Intriguing and interesting storyline that will make you turning pages and feel darkness.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
A lot of obsessions and resistance and BDSM following this feelings.
Intriguing and interesting storyline that will make you turning pages and feel darkness.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
May 25, 2025
Stalker theme! Sold from the start. Couldn’t put it down. Absolutely loved every part!!! Can’t wait for more reads of Lee’s ❤️
July 17, 2025
A BDSM billionaire club owner with obsessive tendencies and a Batman vibe? Sign me up! Fantastic read.
Billionaire
Enemies to Lovers
He falls first
BDSM
Stalker
Murder Mystery
Billionaire
Enemies to Lovers
He falls first
BDSM
Stalker
Murder Mystery
July 26, 2025
Okay, so wow. Where do I start? Inara is bada$$ but broken from her childhood trauma. Rex is broken and terrifying. He stalks her. He protects her. This book has all the right amount of suspense and kink. I can't wait to read the next book!
December 24, 2025
3.5 💫
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