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Endgame
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Expected 12 Nov 25When I married my enemy’s daughter, I didn’t do it out of love.
I did it so I could hurt her.
Her father destroyed my family. Aurora Clarke was the key to destroying his.
I watched the reckless heiress from afar, a predator hunting his prey.
Saw her get arrested, then locked up.
Strike one. Strike two.
When the inevitable third came, I made sure I was the judge assigned to her case.
Behind closed doors, I gave her two choices. Either years in prison…or marrying me.
She was wrong to choose me.
And me, I was dead wrong about her.
Now that she’s mine, I see it all.
Her pain. The damage that was done to her.
The scars no one ever bothered to look for.
The people responsible will pay for it.
Because no one, and I mean no one, touches my wife.
Endgame is a forced marriage dark romance. Please check for full content disclaimer at the beginning of the book.
I did it so I could hurt her.
Her father destroyed my family. Aurora Clarke was the key to destroying his.
I watched the reckless heiress from afar, a predator hunting his prey.
Saw her get arrested, then locked up.
Strike one. Strike two.
When the inevitable third came, I made sure I was the judge assigned to her case.
Behind closed doors, I gave her two choices. Either years in prison…or marrying me.
She was wrong to choose me.
And me, I was dead wrong about her.
Now that she’s mine, I see it all.
Her pain. The damage that was done to her.
The scars no one ever bothered to look for.
The people responsible will pay for it.
Because no one, and I mean no one, touches my wife.
Endgame is a forced marriage dark romance. Please check for full content disclaimer at the beginning of the book.
420 pages, Kindle Edition
Expected publication November 12, 2025
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September 16, 2025HOOK: Alphahole MMC? ✅️
Bratty FMC? ✅️
Forced marriage? ✅️✅️✅️
🩶 Forced marriage
🩶 Electro play
🩶 C*llaring
🩶 N*n & d*bcon
🩶 BC t*mpering
🩶 S*mnophilia
🩶 C*ckwarming
Bratty FMC? ✅️
Forced marriage? ✅️✅️✅️
🩶 Forced marriage
🩶 Electro play
🩶 C*llaring
🩶 N*n & d*bcon
🩶 BC t*mpering
🩶 S*mnophilia
🩶 C*ckwarming
October 30, 2025
Who is surprised that I loved this so much? Not me. I always know that reading a story written by Eva will surely be a good filthy time, and she gave it to me again!
This story had an interesting plot, hidden identities, a filthy mean MMC and a brave and fearless FMC. All wrapped in the most delicious and spiciest of spices. I was fanning myself through 85% of this book.
Everett (love the name) was so fucking mean and gruff, but he had such a broken hearted behind his facade I couldn’t really fault him. And while he was cold and an asshole he could never resist taking care of Aurora. His love for her was like a toxic bond that grew and spread against his will and by the time he realized everything he wouldn’t take anything back, because it landed him being married to his wife.
Said wife, Aurora, was a sad but bratty woman who needed love like air to breathe, and she gets hit with Everett’s brand of obsession…what’s a girl to do but fall madly in love and lust? I truly loved her and I wanted her to be meaner to Everett at times, but she wasn’t like that, her personality was just sweet and loyal and so caring that being selfish was not in herself.
I couldn’t get enough of these two, their chemistry and heartache was beautiful and I’m once again having another book marked for monthly rereading!
Eva, thank you for the opportunity to read this book early, it’s always an honor and I can’t wait to see what you come up with in 2026!
Quotes:
Aurora is more than a temptation. She's every need I didn't know I had personified.
When I step away, Aurora lets go of my arm. My fingers lace through her delicate ones. A romantic gesture that's supposed to be fake.
And yet the thought of ever releasing her hand twists something in my chest. Except that's impossible. I don't love her.
I could never.
"Fuck. You."
"On every available surface in the house, wife."
Claiming her is no longer a notion. A concept. A revenge. It's the blood running through my veins.
My wife belongs to me. And I'm taking what's mine.
Her softness, her beauty. Her soul.
That's what matters.
My existence is pointless without Aurora in it.
Love.
The emotion feels new. Raw. Uncomfortable.
It's a sharp ache that spreads over my chest like poison. Nothing's ever hurt like this. I haven't loved anyone as much as I love Aurora.
The only thing that races through my mind is him.
Everett. Everett. Everett.
You don't get to stop being my brat. My beautiful fighter. You just—wherever your soul goes, I'll find it. Every fucking time. I'll drag you back to me, no matter what.
This story had an interesting plot, hidden identities, a filthy mean MMC and a brave and fearless FMC. All wrapped in the most delicious and spiciest of spices. I was fanning myself through 85% of this book.
Everett (love the name) was so fucking mean and gruff, but he had such a broken hearted behind his facade I couldn’t really fault him. And while he was cold and an asshole he could never resist taking care of Aurora. His love for her was like a toxic bond that grew and spread against his will and by the time he realized everything he wouldn’t take anything back, because it landed him being married to his wife.
Said wife, Aurora, was a sad but bratty woman who needed love like air to breathe, and she gets hit with Everett’s brand of obsession…what’s a girl to do but fall madly in love and lust? I truly loved her and I wanted her to be meaner to Everett at times, but she wasn’t like that, her personality was just sweet and loyal and so caring that being selfish was not in herself.
I couldn’t get enough of these two, their chemistry and heartache was beautiful and I’m once again having another book marked for monthly rereading!
Eva, thank you for the opportunity to read this book early, it’s always an honor and I can’t wait to see what you come up with in 2026!
Quotes:
Aurora is more than a temptation. She's every need I didn't know I had personified.
When I step away, Aurora lets go of my arm. My fingers lace through her delicate ones. A romantic gesture that's supposed to be fake.
And yet the thought of ever releasing her hand twists something in my chest. Except that's impossible. I don't love her.
I could never.
"Fuck. You."
"On every available surface in the house, wife."
Claiming her is no longer a notion. A concept. A revenge. It's the blood running through my veins.
My wife belongs to me. And I'm taking what's mine.
Her softness, her beauty. Her soul.
That's what matters.
My existence is pointless without Aurora in it.
Love.
The emotion feels new. Raw. Uncomfortable.
It's a sharp ache that spreads over my chest like poison. Nothing's ever hurt like this. I haven't loved anyone as much as I love Aurora.
The only thing that races through my mind is him.
Everett. Everett. Everett.
You don't get to stop being my brat. My beautiful fighter. You just—wherever your soul goes, I'll find it. Every fucking time. I'll drag you back to me, no matter what.
October 31, 2025
A family destroyed. A revenge 20+ years in the making. And all the pieces are finally falling together. 🔪🩶
Rating: 4/5
Spice: 5/5
Kink level: 5/5
Disclaimer: received ARC in exchange for an honest review
Summary
I might have read this within 12 hours of starting it... oops.
Eva Marks knows her niche and delivers again and again. ENDGAME does not disappoint. It is dark. Obsessive. Taboo. A trauma-tangled romance between two broken, complex people bound by vengeance. And all in the best way.
Marks writes the kind of stories that run right up to the moral edge—taboo, emotionally intense, and unapologetically kinky—without losing sight of the fact that it’s still romance.
Definitely recommended for readers who love morally grey men, unhinged devotion, and kink-heavy dark romance done with heart.
The MMC
Everett is morally dark grey, bordering on black without ever fully crossing the line. This is one of the things I love about this author, because her MMCs are brutal, but never cruel, they're obsessed with the FMC, the FMC lowkey enjoys it, and they always eventually fall in love.
Everett is blinded by the need for revenge. He is honestly a hypocrite at times, exhibiting amoral behavior and justifying his actions by telling himself that Aurora and her father are both evil and that they deserve this. He willfully ignores the signs that Aurora is a victim, too. He exhibits guilt early on, but he fights it until the evidence is overwhelming.
And... we do get what I consider to be a hot groveling scene that may or may not involve him begging Aurora to hurt him, and him begging for her forgiveness.
I also love that he never changes who he is: he owns that he's a controlling, obsessive bastard. And it's not that he doesn't grow, but the flavor and motivation for his obsession develops into something more.
The FMC
Aurora (This is revealed in the first chapter from her perspective, so I don't consider this much of a spoiler, but it's not mentioned in the synopsis)
She is a bratty and complex FMC. Her trauma response is realistically nuanced and mixed, which I really loved. She exhibits both minimizing and attention-seeking behavior. She actively thinks about what she can "get away with" (what will get her the attention or reprieve that she wants) vs what will only result in worse treatment.
More than once, she tries to use these tactics on Everett, trying to figure out what will please him. This totally throws him for a loop, adding to his guilt and forcing him to face her humanity. This added to their dynamic and was wonderful to watch, especially as he lets his "human side" slip enough for Aurora to see.
The Plot & Writing
It's an easy read, with a couple of twists, but nothing too crazy in terms of action. (no grand political intrigue or anything like that) It focuses on the characters and their relationship, trauma, and revenge, and how those bind them together.
The Spice
Holy. Hell.
There are always some fringe/taboo kinks in Eva Marks' books, but in some ways, this was extra wild. Definitely check trigger warnings.
The heaviest ones were the following:
- Dub-Con / Borderline Non-Con (she likes it sooo...?)
- CNC in the second half of the book
- Shock collar / electro play
- Plugs (all the time—literally)
- Degradation & Humiliation
- BC Tampering & Breeding
Additional Content Warnings
There is one thing on the topic of breeding that bothered me a tiny bit, and I will disclose below, as I don't think it is listed on the trigger warnings. I don't have a lot of hard limits, but this was hard for me to read:
Rating: 4/5
Spice: 5/5
Kink level: 5/5
Disclaimer: received ARC in exchange for an honest review
Summary
I might have read this within 12 hours of starting it... oops.
Eva Marks knows her niche and delivers again and again. ENDGAME does not disappoint. It is dark. Obsessive. Taboo. A trauma-tangled romance between two broken, complex people bound by vengeance. And all in the best way.
Marks writes the kind of stories that run right up to the moral edge—taboo, emotionally intense, and unapologetically kinky—without losing sight of the fact that it’s still romance.
Definitely recommended for readers who love morally grey men, unhinged devotion, and kink-heavy dark romance done with heart.
The MMC
Everett is morally dark grey, bordering on black without ever fully crossing the line. This is one of the things I love about this author, because her MMCs are brutal, but never cruel, they're obsessed with the FMC, the FMC lowkey enjoys it, and they always eventually fall in love.
Everett is blinded by the need for revenge. He is honestly a hypocrite at times, exhibiting amoral behavior and justifying his actions by telling himself that Aurora and her father are both evil and that they deserve this. He willfully ignores the signs that Aurora is a victim, too. He exhibits guilt early on, but he fights it until the evidence is overwhelming.
And... we do get what I consider to be a hot groveling scene that may or may not involve him begging Aurora to hurt him, and him begging for her forgiveness.
I also love that he never changes who he is: he owns that he's a controlling, obsessive bastard. And it's not that he doesn't grow, but the flavor and motivation for his obsession develops into something more.
The FMC
Aurora (This is revealed in the first chapter from her perspective, so I don't consider this much of a spoiler, but it's not mentioned in the synopsis)
She is a bratty and complex FMC. Her trauma response is realistically nuanced and mixed, which I really loved. She exhibits both minimizing and attention-seeking behavior. She actively thinks about what she can "get away with" (what will get her the attention or reprieve that she wants) vs what will only result in worse treatment.
More than once, she tries to use these tactics on Everett, trying to figure out what will please him. This totally throws him for a loop, adding to his guilt and forcing him to face her humanity. This added to their dynamic and was wonderful to watch, especially as he lets his "human side" slip enough for Aurora to see.
The Plot & Writing
It's an easy read, with a couple of twists, but nothing too crazy in terms of action. (no grand political intrigue or anything like that) It focuses on the characters and their relationship, trauma, and revenge, and how those bind them together.
The Spice
Holy. Hell.
There are always some fringe/taboo kinks in Eva Marks' books, but in some ways, this was extra wild. Definitely check trigger warnings.
The heaviest ones were the following:
- Dub-Con / Borderline Non-Con (she likes it sooo...?)
- CNC in the second half of the book
- Shock collar / electro play
- Plugs (all the time—literally)
- Degradation & Humiliation
- BC Tampering & Breeding
Additional Content Warnings
There is one thing on the topic of breeding that bothered me a tiny bit, and I will disclose below, as I don't think it is listed on the trigger warnings. I don't have a lot of hard limits, but this was hard for me to read:
September 26, 2025
5/5 Stars
I don’t even know where to begin. This book blew me away. I’m still sitting here trying to process what just happened. If you’re looking for a soft, easy romance, this isn’t it. Eva doesn’t write safety nets. She writes stories that gut you, heal you, and leave you questioning your sanity in the best possible way.
Everett is the definition of morally gray. No scratch that. He’s completely morally black. Controlling. Obsessive. Cold-blooded at times. And yet he bleeds for Aurora in ways that surprised me . He’s the kind of character you love to hate.
Aurora, though? She’s not just strong, She’s resilient. She’s been broken and used, but she doesn’t stay down. Watching her claw her way back to herself through Everett, despite him, and eventually with him, was this book's heart.
🔥 The spice? Off-the-charts. But it’s not just physical. It’s mind games. Power shifts. Obsession and surrender, and this constant pull between love and destruction. You don’t just read their scenes; you feel them everywhere.
I’ll be honest, Eva Mark doesn’t coddle her readers. She drags us through the dark with these characters and makes us beg for more.
I closed the book and just sat there. Not okay. Not ready to move on. And already itching to reread it.
If you’re into dark romance that’s unapologetically twisted but emotionally, Endgame is your next obsession.
I don’t even know where to begin. This book blew me away. I’m still sitting here trying to process what just happened. If you’re looking for a soft, easy romance, this isn’t it. Eva doesn’t write safety nets. She writes stories that gut you, heal you, and leave you questioning your sanity in the best possible way.
Everett is the definition of morally gray. No scratch that. He’s completely morally black. Controlling. Obsessive. Cold-blooded at times. And yet he bleeds for Aurora in ways that surprised me . He’s the kind of character you love to hate.
Aurora, though? She’s not just strong, She’s resilient. She’s been broken and used, but she doesn’t stay down. Watching her claw her way back to herself through Everett, despite him, and eventually with him, was this book's heart.
🔥 The spice? Off-the-charts. But it’s not just physical. It’s mind games. Power shifts. Obsession and surrender, and this constant pull between love and destruction. You don’t just read their scenes; you feel them everywhere.
I’ll be honest, Eva Mark doesn’t coddle her readers. She drags us through the dark with these characters and makes us beg for more.
I closed the book and just sat there. Not okay. Not ready to move on. And already itching to reread it.
If you’re into dark romance that’s unapologetically twisted but emotionally, Endgame is your next obsession.
October 29, 2025
WTF did I just read!!!!???? Did I sleep??? NO I DID NOT!!!!! UGGGHHHH I need more of these two!
I don’t even know where to begin — this book wrecked me. I’m still sitting here trying to process what just happened. If you’re looking for a soft, safe love story, this isn’t it. Eva Mark doesn’t write comfort; she writes chaos that feels like truth.
Everett isn’t morally gray — he’s morally black. Controlling, obsessive, cold-blooded… yet he bleeds for Aurora in ways that ruin you. He’s the kind of monster you shouldn’t love — but somehow do.
And Aurora? My god, she’s fire. She’s been broken, used, and torn apart — but she never stays down. Watching her rise, piece by jagged piece, was both brutal and breathtaking.
🔥 The spice? Out of control. But it’s not just heat — it’s power, surrender, obsession, and longing. Every scene burns.
Eva doesn’t coddle her readers — she drags us through the dark and dares us to beg for more.
When I closed Endgame, I just sat there — not okay, not ready to move on, and already craving a reread.
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️
“He was her undoing.
And somehow… her salvation.” 🖤
I can't wait to have this trophy in my shelf!!! Another wonder book by Eva and now the long wait for DEPRAVITY!!!!
I don’t even know where to begin — this book wrecked me. I’m still sitting here trying to process what just happened. If you’re looking for a soft, safe love story, this isn’t it. Eva Mark doesn’t write comfort; she writes chaos that feels like truth.
Everett isn’t morally gray — he’s morally black. Controlling, obsessive, cold-blooded… yet he bleeds for Aurora in ways that ruin you. He’s the kind of monster you shouldn’t love — but somehow do.
And Aurora? My god, she’s fire. She’s been broken, used, and torn apart — but she never stays down. Watching her rise, piece by jagged piece, was both brutal and breathtaking.
🔥 The spice? Out of control. But it’s not just heat — it’s power, surrender, obsession, and longing. Every scene burns.
Eva doesn’t coddle her readers — she drags us through the dark and dares us to beg for more.
When I closed Endgame, I just sat there — not okay, not ready to move on, and already craving a reread.
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️
“He was her undoing.
And somehow… her salvation.” 🖤
I can't wait to have this trophy in my shelf!!! Another wonder book by Eva and now the long wait for DEPRAVITY!!!!
October 30, 2025
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Endgame by Eva Marks completely destroyed me in the best, most addictive way. This story grabbed me from the first page and did not let go. It’s dark, twisted, and emotional enough to leave you sitting in silence when it’s over just trying to process everything.
Everett is the definition of dangerous. Cold. Calculated. Possessive. The kind of man who makes you question your morals and still fall for him anyway. Aurora is strong and resilient, scarred but unbreakable. Watching her fight her way through everything that was meant to destroy her had me holding my breath. Together, they’re volatile, magnetic, and impossible to look away from.
The chemistry? Explosive. The spice? Straight-up sinful. It’s not just heat it’s obsession, power, and surrender all tangled together. Every scene drips with tension and emotion until you’re as consumed as they are.
Eva Marks doesn’t just write stories she pulls you into them and makes you feel every ounce of pain, desire, and redemption. Endgame is dark romance perfection: raw, emotional, and unforgettable.
🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Endgame by Eva Marks completely destroyed me in the best, most addictive way. This story grabbed me from the first page and did not let go. It’s dark, twisted, and emotional enough to leave you sitting in silence when it’s over just trying to process everything.
Everett is the definition of dangerous. Cold. Calculated. Possessive. The kind of man who makes you question your morals and still fall for him anyway. Aurora is strong and resilient, scarred but unbreakable. Watching her fight her way through everything that was meant to destroy her had me holding my breath. Together, they’re volatile, magnetic, and impossible to look away from.
The chemistry? Explosive. The spice? Straight-up sinful. It’s not just heat it’s obsession, power, and surrender all tangled together. Every scene drips with tension and emotion until you’re as consumed as they are.
Eva Marks doesn’t just write stories she pulls you into them and makes you feel every ounce of pain, desire, and redemption. Endgame is dark romance perfection: raw, emotional, and unforgettable.
November 1, 2025
🖤 ARC review for Endgame 🖤
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️
"Someone wronged you and I -I'm okay with paying the price for it. Someone has to."
Aurora and Everett's story is a dark story filled with heartbreak, twists, forced marriage, horrible childhood, loss of loved ones, kinks, a HEA and more.
Our alphahole MMC has his mind set on revenge whatever it takes! With an ice cold heart he forces the daughter of his enemies into marriage. His plan was to use her to get revenge against her parents by degrading and punishing her not knowing her parents hated her and kept her locked away from time to time. But little by little she managed to melt the ice surrounding his heart and the revenge he had in mind took a different path.
Aurora is a bratty, sweet MFC with an attitude! I loved this character from the start! I also cried for her and laughed with her. She's been through hell and still has a backbone and won't be pushed around.
From the start their chemistry was off the charts!
A huge thank you to Eva for giving me this book as an ARC! I really enjoyed reading about Aurora and Everett ❤️
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️
"Someone wronged you and I -I'm okay with paying the price for it. Someone has to."
Aurora and Everett's story is a dark story filled with heartbreak, twists, forced marriage, horrible childhood, loss of loved ones, kinks, a HEA and more.
Our alphahole MMC has his mind set on revenge whatever it takes! With an ice cold heart he forces the daughter of his enemies into marriage. His plan was to use her to get revenge against her parents by degrading and punishing her not knowing her parents hated her and kept her locked away from time to time. But little by little she managed to melt the ice surrounding his heart and the revenge he had in mind took a different path.
Aurora is a bratty, sweet MFC with an attitude! I loved this character from the start! I also cried for her and laughed with her. She's been through hell and still has a backbone and won't be pushed around.
From the start their chemistry was off the charts!
A huge thank you to Eva for giving me this book as an ARC! I really enjoyed reading about Aurora and Everett ❤️
October 31, 2025
I got an ARC of this book and let me tell you. FINISHED IT IN ONE DAY. The twists and turns this book has you going in. THE PLOT👏👏 Aurora and Everett are perfectly imperfect and I love a HEA with a healthy dose of revenge❤️❤️ if you like morally grey( leaning towards black) MMC’s then Everett cannot wait to meet you. First off, he’s a judge who will shape the law and pull favors to get what he wants and what he wants… is our FMC Aurora. This book will have you captivated to see what Everett is going to do next and as you learn the WHY of it, it all makes sense. Eva Marks is amazing and if I could reread this book for the first time again I would!! 5 star read!!!
October 31, 2025
I absolutely loved this book which isn’t a surprise because if it’s written by Eva Marks then it’s going to be good. I loved every minute of this book, it was dark, spicy and just overall amazing. If you love morally grey MMCs and any of these:
Alphahole MMC
Bratty FMC
Forced marriage
Electro play
C*llaring
BC t*mpering
And so much more
I highly recommend this book. Please check the TWs before reading.
Alphahole MMC
Bratty FMC
Forced marriage
Electro play
C*llaring
BC t*mpering
And so much more
I highly recommend this book. Please check the TWs before reading.
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