Vile Pucker: A Dark Gothic Hockey Romance

by Kate Raven

"Darling, I need my brilliant psychologist girlfriend to come down to Ashgrove Manor and verify that my son is not a psychopath. . ."

When renowned abnormal psychology specialist Dr. Lark Lindeth reluctantly agrees to do her boyfriend a favor by interviewing his superstar hockey player son Gabriel and reassuring his team that he is sane enough to play, she has no idea what darkness and depravity waits for her behind the dripping stone walls of Ashgrove Manor. . .

Author's this is a DARK Halloween horror romance and recommended for readers who love a fast pace, high spice, and unredeemable cruel villains who get a HEA. THE MMC IS NOT REDEEMED IN ANY WAY, SHAPE, OR FORM AND REMAINS A PSYCHOPATH.

Genres: Dark Romance, Dark, Novella, Forced Proximity, Hockey, Romance, Sports

127 pages, Kindle Edition

Published October 28, 2025

Reviews

[Kursed Reads · Rating 4 out of 5]

Dr. Lark Lindeth’s boyfriend begs her to come with him to Ashgrove Manor where his son, Gabriel Descoteaux lives so that she might assess his mental health. Before the Steelblades, a pro hockey team, will sign him, they require him to be cleared by a psychiatrist. Despite her misgivings, she relents when Lucian all but begs.

One look at Lark and she becomes Gabriel’s totem.

Y’all, I don’t even know how to describe my feelings about this one. Gabriel is a textbook psychopath and I ain’t completely mad at it. If you can go into this one suspending reality, it will provide an endless supply of spank bank material. However, there are a myriad plot holes in a far-fetched storyline.

Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2
Burn: 🔥🔥🔥🔥
Darkness: 🖤🖤
Heat: 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️
Range of Emotions: 😳🥵😳🥵😍
Ending: 💗 {HEA}

POV: 👫🏻 {Single | Present}

🗄️ Genre: Contemporary Romance
🗂️ Subgenre(s): Dark, Erotic, Gothic, New Adult, Suspense

✨ Tropes: Billionaire, Forbidden, Forced Marriage, Forced Proximity, Insta-Obsession, Kidnapped/Captive, Reverse Age Gap (16), Stolen from OM
 
💫 Microtropes: Athlete, “We’ll Make It Fit”

💋 Kinks: 🍑, Biting/Marking, Body Betrayal, Breeding, Cum Jammer, Discipline/Punishment, Domination, Gagged, Impact Play (Belt), Spitting

🚩 Red Flags: Antihero, DubCon (by MMC), Forced Pregnancy, Jealous/Possessive/Obsessive, Manipulation, MINE!, NonCon (by MMC), Touch-Her-and-💀, Tracking/Spying, Unhinged MMC

🤰🏻 Pregnancy: Minor Storyline

📍 Setting: Remote Manor

⚠️ Warning: This book is definitely NSFW or with a kiddo by your side. In fact, I would highly recommend you read this one after dark to avoid side eye or awkward conversations.

⛔️ Safety Squad: Cheating (Kinda), Serial Unaliver (Not MMC), violence, unaliving, and other potentially triggering elements. If you have any hesitation, check the warnings before diving in. Otherwise, blind is best!!

📣 Type: Vile Pucker is a standalone.

🛑 Be Advised: My Goodreads shelves are … explicit in both senses. As such, they could be considered spoiler-y.

[Sonia · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 stars as I scratch my head 💀

I’m just surprised 🤡. There were some cringy moments and I didn’t think it could improve as I kept reading, but it did 😅… somehow it did 🤣.

This is my second favorite read by Kate Raven 😅🤣.

Dr. Lark Lindeth (38) is a doctor who specializes in psychopaths. Her boyfriend, Lucian Devereaux, asks her to analyze his son, Gabriel (22) in order to clear him to play on a hockey team 😅. You see, he has done some violent, unexplainable things😬, and no one wants to sign him up 🤷🏻‍♀️. But if a doctor clears him, he can get on a team and continue his hockey career 😅.

Of course, Lark is willing to help her boyfriend’s son, but she didn’t count on the fact that his son would become obsessed and unhinged for her 😬.

Gabriel’s a psychopath, and all he wants is Lark 😅. He doesn’t care what he has to do or he who has to get rid of, but she’s gonna be his and only his. In fact, she’s his obsession, his token, and he’s gonna do whatever he can to tie her down 😅

Literally and figuratively 💀, which includes Babies 🤷🏻‍♀️.

Lark has no idea what she signed up for 🤣.

What I liked/loved: SPOILERS
—how unhinged Gabriel is for Lark 😅. Umm… so this man is crazy, certifiable, but it’s only because he wants his woman 🤷🏻‍♀️. Yes, it’s concerning, but also kind of sweet 🤣. Burning houses? Check. Buying a crib? Check. Putting a tracker in? Check. Doing anything to get Lark to love him? Check check check 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

—the 🔥 (but not all of it 😅). Forced b. J. Happens at about 19% and then some other forced 🔥 at about 26%. Full 🔥 happens about a third of the way in, and it continues until the end 😅. This is definitely for adults only lol

—how protective Gabriel is 🫶. Look, I can’t explain it either, but some of the things that Gabriel does helps Lark, and one specific thing he does literally saves her life ❤️. Yes, it’s unhinged, but it’s offer her protection and her benefit 🥹❤️. He just wants to make sure that she’s safe 😭 even if what he’s doing his unethical 🤣

—forced pregnancy 🫠. I love Babies ❤️🥹, even if they’re unplanned by one of the characters 🤣 (the heroine in this case 🤣), and Gabriel just wants to be a family man 😭🥹❤️. So sweet 🫶

—the solving of the murders 😅. We get a twofer in this one 🤣. Sure, I had to suspend my belief, but hey, the job got done 🤡

—no owd* 👏🏻. Yes, Gabriel had a reputation, but when he sets his eyes on Lark, no one can change his trajectory 👏🏻 and he’s a faithful man that’s all about her ❤️

—he falls first 😮‍💨, and he’s willing to do anything to get her to love him 😈

—OTT JPPPP 😅 and mild OMD 😈. I mean. Gabriel DID steal Lark from his dad 🤣

—reverse age gap 😉

—dubcon/noncon 😅 (with an asterisk for this one)

—the epilogue ❤️. Loved it!! 👏🏻

What I didn’t like/wanted more of:
—for the 🔥 not to be so painful 😭. The amount of times I cringed… 😵‍💫. OUUUUUCH 🥴😅

—the belt scene 😐. I’m just not into scenes with punishment 😬

—more of Gabriel and Lark in their roles, as in, her as a doctor and he is an athlete 😅.

—more about the outcome of the deaths. Lark makes it a point to emphasize that the women being killed matter, but then we don’t get a lot of resolution with what happened to all the women that were killed 😐. I wish we had more here so that it doesn’t seem like they’re just unsolved murders 🤷🏻‍♀️

Overall, I enjoyed it 🤣

⚠️safety squad⚠️
-no cheating/sharing/owd
-murders/bloodshed
-not really owd but the H walks in with a bunch of girls (it’s implied he’s been a big manwhore 😒)
-OMD- the h has been dating the H’s father 😬 (and sleeping with him)
-noncon/dubcon
-forced breeding/biting/marking/anal/anal play/belt punishment/
-no virgins/the H has been a manwhore
-no condoms/breeding
-HEA/epilogue/18 months

[Nenia Campbell · Rating 4 out of 5]

I laughed out loud multiple times while reading this. I think this might be my new favorite Kate Raven title. Don't get me wrong-- this is NOT a cute little comedy; it's a very dark romance that is intentionally over the top bonkers, where the hero tells the heroine she looks pretty while she's pissing on her pregnancy test, and that they can pick out her choice of crib after he burns down a house. When you pick up a KR book, you're signing up for a tongue-in-cheek psychotic romp.

VILE PUCKER is a reverse age-gap hockey romance. The hero is a 22-year-old hockey player and the heroine is his father's girlfriend. When Lark comes to Ashgrove, she thinks she's signing on to be a stepmother and wife; then her boyfriend announces that he wants her to analyze his son and make sure he's not a psychopath so he can get traded to a better team. She figures that, statistically, it's highly unlikely that Gabriel is a psychopath, and that everything will smooth out once she gets married. She's only right about one of those things.

I read this in one day and kept messaging Kate my favorite lines. I seriously can't wait for whatever crazy shit she writes next, I know it will be great.

4 stars

[Ash · Rating 4 out of 5]

mmc literally is a walking red flag with no redeemable traits but I ate it up

[Leo · Rating 4 out of 5]

I got the arc for review.

4 stars. Vile pucker is a horror romance and the mmc does not change his way. Dark and scary story, can't say shipping the couple in anyway as its very toxic and bad in every way but as a horror romance it was a really intense read and perfect for spooky season. One part of my wants to dislike it but the other liked it for the horror.

[daemyra, the realm's delight · Rating 3 out of 5]

Oct. 28, 2025 Review:

May as well go back to read The Catcher. I had some high hopes as there was pacing, set-up but after the first explosive moment hero sees heroine, it is absolute lunacy. Now did I like how insane he went? Yes, it was so reminiscent of The Catcher when he breaks the light with his bat.

But it was over-the-top while removing stakes. Everyone deferred to the son, so it made all the promising kinks boring. She doesn’t do anything as his therapist! All she wants to do is run away! And he is a hockey player but there’s also nothing happening except for a perfunctory meeting with the team he is signing to, and some training sessions.

With The Catcher, there were specific moments that made the story outside of the smut real and that it mattered. When she did a presentation on social media listening, that was hilarious. I was really hoping to see some of that with the heroine as the therapist.

It’s really just gothic vibes and a very weak murder mystery. The serial killer is obviously not the hero.

I’ve read nearly all of the author’s releases since The Catcher and I’ve only loved one of them since then.

Oct. 1, 2025: why did I get a notification that this book will now be published Oct. 27? 😭😭😭


Pre-ordered. I live for a therapist and troubled client. It's my new fav trope pairing! And seems very taboo... really hoping for something on par with The Catcher and Brutal Serpent, so far my fav reads by this author!

[klinta · Rating 3 out of 5]

hadn’t read crack plot like this since my beloved her drag barbarian only to realize after finishing it’s the same author LOL that checks out.

this was corny af but i fear it got me. the plot? nonexistent. the fmc (38) goes on a little weekend getaway to her boyfriend’s gothic manor. oh and she also has to clear his creepy ass son (22) of psychopathy allegations. as one does. psycho son looks at her once and orders his dad to “put her in my room”. after that it’s straight up lunacy 🤠

“I know you want to study psychopaths. You can study my cock on the back of your throat.”

“That’s it, doctor. Right there. That’s some fucking therapy right there.”

“Thank you, Dr. Lindeth. I feel like under your care I am developing a healthy, non-toxic masculinity.”

😭😭


anyway read her drag barbarian for some REAL plot!!!

[Namera [The Literary Invertebrate] · Rating 3 out of 5]

RTC

[Deiondre Van Der Merwe · Rating 1 out of 5]

No one goes into a book with a cover like this and expects literary greatness. I definitely didn’t. And still, it was the worst book I’ve ever read. I feel like a horny teenage girl wrote this with ChatGPT.

[↬ Ⓛ · Rating 4 out of 5]

“I can’t study you,” I said indignantly. “You won’t even tell me anything about the inner workings of your brain.”
“I’ll tell you about my brain. It has your pussy in the center and my need to fucking wreck it.”

I fucking love him, so fucking vile and unhinged. It’s very insta, fast pace, noncon, forced pregnancy, hockey, and fit Halloween vibes. He didn’t take the heroine, more like the dad just handed her to him on a sliver plate. I was here for it!

*ARC*

[Kate V · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.75 WHAT DID I JUST READ stars!

This was vile😂😂. If you like completely problematic dark and steamy horror romance…this is your bread and butter. I can always count on Kate giving me crazy and then some.

The heroine has ZERO control and the hero is crude, possessive and gives no f*cks that he just steam rolled a woman’s life. He’s not sweet and not redeemable. This isn’t romantic or swoon worthy.

BUT I couldn’t look away from this toxic and seriously screwed up quick and filthy read.




ARC provided for an honest review.

[A · Rating 4 out of 5]

Star Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Spice Rating: 🌶🌶🌶
HEA: 🌟🌟.5/3
❗️Safety and Small Spoilers Below❗️



📌 Triggers: Violence and Gore (on-page) Non-Consent (on-page; MCs)

📌 MMC is a psychopath with no redeeming qualities besides his obsession for the FMC. This book contains a lot of non-con as the FMC tries to fight him off every step of the way. However, throughout this the MMC, in a unique way, shows his love for the FMC. And the FMC does learn to love the MMC.

📌 No Cheating/Sharing

📌 No OWD: MMCs past isn't explicitly mentioned but it's implied he's a manwhore.

📌 OMD: FMC is dating MMCs father and it's implied that they're have been dating for awhile. However, there's no on-page details regarding their relationship. And by chapter 4 their relationship was basically over.

📌 MMC forces FMC to be with him. FMC pushes away from him for practically the entire book.

📌 No Separation/Third-act Breakup

[Izzah ꒰Duchess of Cabria ಇ ⭑✧ ᴏɴ ᴘᴀᴛʀᴇᴏɴ ✧ ⋆꒱ · Rating 2 out of 5]

Mini break in between more 'serious' reads

After reading her bi awakening book, I know this author's unhinged can sometimes overlap with my own.

Sadly,
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🕮⋆˚࿔✎𓂃 𝐣𝐨𝐢𝐧 𝐦𝐲 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐦𝐲 𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰
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[Sarah · Rating 4 out of 5]

Did not disappoint! Very befitting of the Kate Raven canon. I also liked that there was a murder mystery subplot.

[Intel Chicky Reads Romance (Kara Merideth) · Rating 4 out of 5]

He's definitely a vile pucker, lol

Story: ⭐⭐⭐1\2
Trope: reverse age gap
Angst: 😱
Smexy: 🔥🔥🔥🔥

This book had all the tropes I enjoy, irredeemable hero, reverse age gap, noncon, obsessed psych0 hero, but the execution just wasn't there for me. It was difficult to connect with the heroine, who came off as a bit self absorbed and never really felt her pull for the hero, even at the end. And the hero never really seemed like he had a reason for anything, to include his attraction for the heroine. That being said, I would definitely try a book by this author again. Everything was going in the right direction, it just didn't quite make it this time.

[Aurora Rosette · Rating 4 out of 5]

Wtf did I just read 🤣🤣🤣
The amount of ridiculousness I've had to endure through out the whole read is Unmatched!!
The guy is exactly what the title said...

Vile, Disgusting, Rude as fuck, Unhinged, Certifiably Crazy, absolutely Violent who almost drove me nuts !!

But nonetheless A Hot One!
So I might've just overlooked all his red flags just like Our Fmc did!

🧚 Happy Read Besties 🧚

[Jetscarbie · Rating 3 out of 5]

3 ⭐️ for pure entertainment value. NONE of this would ever happen in real life, but it was an experience to read. Some of the quotes that took me out 😂😂🙃

———————-
“Turn around,” he said. “Put a finger in your ass,

“I was nice to your ass this time. I won’t be next time. That cunt is for me only. You’re not my father’s anymore.”


“Ouch, Gabriel!” “Squeal if you want, but my dick is going in your ass when I want it. And I want it now”
———————-

Sometimes I wonder about my mental state when I’m laughing like a fool at 6am reading this OTT stuff.

[scarr · Rating 1 out of 5]

dialogue so terrible it's actually impressive.
someone I follow gave this three stars and I thought to myself, "hey, maybe I do want to read a gothic hockey romance (lol?)" this didn't work out for me, sadly.

[TheReaderVert · Rating 4 out of 5]

One thing Kate Raven will do is create the most absurdly perfect breeding story jam packed with OTT unhinged madness. She perfects these realities that if divorced from her written words would seem so ludicrous but on page shine vibrantly. It's a diamond with flawless clarity. The FMC is always a little strong a smidgen weak but always his weakness and that is no different here.

Tropes:
Reverse Age Gap (OW/YM)
Therapist/Patient
Aggressive Hockey player
possessive/obsessive MMC

🌶🌶🌶smex:
NonCon
Forced breeding
Birth Control manipulation
Body Betrayal
DubCon
Primal
Slapped dick against jaws
Balls slapping against skin

[Ashley - The Tattered Page]

HOOK: "MY PREGNANCY WON'T LAST FOREVER. ONLY 9 MONTHS. THEN I'LL BE ABLE TO ESCAPE YOU."
"BABY GIRL, WHO SAID ANYTHING ABOUT ONE PREGNANCY?"

A spooky gothic forc3d br33ding romance. . . 🎃

When renowned abnormal psychology specialist Dr. Lark Lindeth reluctantly agrees to do her boyfriend a favor by interviewing his superstar hockey player son Gabriel and reassuring the NHL that he is safe to draft, she has no idea what darkness and depravity waits for her behind the dripping stone walls of Mossgrove Manor. . .

Author's note: this is a DARK Halloween romance and recommended for readers who love a fast pace, high spice, and unredeemable cruel villains.

🔪 OTT J/P
🖤 Forc/d bre/ding
🔪NO C/NSENT
🖤Reverse age gap (22/38)
🔪 Hallowe/n & haunted
🖤 MEAN BUL/Y
🔪 serial k/ller roams the halls
🎃 Spooky Halloween novella
🎃 Dark Romance
🎃 Therapist & patient
🎃 Serial k!ll@r mystery
🎃 Spicy! 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️

[Lori Kays · Rating 3 out of 5]

Man, I hate to give it a 3 because I freaking love Kate Raven, but this isn't really what I was hoping for. At first, I thought the reverse age gap would be the thing keeping from loving it, but in reality, I don't think I would have cared as much if the heroine was like Emrys from "The Catcher". Unfortunately, this heroine was bratty and bitchy and I think anyone who reads my reviews knows how I feel about bratty/bitchy heroines. 😂 I was also disappointed that this was basically a gothic Halloween Serial-killer-on-the-loose book instead of a dark sports or hockey romance. Though it really should have been more obvious to me this would have a spooky vibe since it came out a few days before Halloween, so that's on me! If you're looking for a quick, tongue and cheek Halloween read, this wouldn't be a bad choice, but I'm still holding out hope for another actual jock bully.

[*CJ* · Rating 4 out of 5]

“Vile Pucker” is the story of Lark and Gabriel.

This is a reverse age gap, gothic romance with a psychopath hero and a psychiatrist heroine.

Our heroine is 38 dating an older man, until she is invited to his remote mansion to meet his peculiar son. One look at the heroine, and the 22 year old hero is obsessed. He wants to have sex and breed her, she wants to run away. But he gets what he wants..

Thus begins a dubcon romance with insane amount of sex and smut, loads of baby making, stalking, bloodshed at the background of murders and mayhem. I love twisted tales and man this was one heck of a read!

Really enjoyed it

Safe
4/5

[Lana Crotty · Rating 5 out of 5]

He made a rude noise at me. “What a prissy little do-gooder you are. How about you do me some good by turning around so I can put my finger in your ass and listen to you squeal?”

WHO WROTE THIS AND ARE THEY OK???

I have never laughed so much reading.
This is ridiculous, unhinged, insane. The dialog, the shit the MMC says had me gagged. This is written to be this funny....right? I enjoyed reading this, I couldn't take it seriously for a single second, but I laughed my ass off. Maybe im a psychopath.

I was stretched so wide I ran my tongue to the other side of my mouth, trying to push him away, but he only groaned. “That’s it, doctor. Right there. That’s some fucking therapy right there." Surely the author wants to make the readers LOL at a forced BJ??? 🙈🙊🙉

“No. I left you once and I found you fucking around in the graveyard. Now you don’t get to be left alone. That’s a privilege. Maybe you can earn it back.”

SHE WAS BEING CHASED BY A SERIAL KILLER. bahahahhaha . This book is the funniest shit I've ever read.

Can your thighs actually get bruised from heavy, swollen balls?

'He was never done. Fucking inexhaustible fountain of cum.' Is a crazy line. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

“I’m not done yet.”
“But—but—” I cried as he forced me down over his dick, his fingers tipping up my throat so he could kiss a hateful line of depravity down my flesh. “It’s a skeleton!” But he only bit down harder, his tongue flicking over the bite to make it sting more. “Well, it’s not going anywhere.” INSANITY.

“What a beautiful piss you have" Is an entirely new line i can say I have never read before.

The Uber driver had scrambled out and was digging in the messy front of his car for a pen. A big hand closed around my mouth as Gabriel dragged me upright. “My therapist,” he said. Then he scrawled his autograph all over this dipshit’s face and the driver went away, cackling with excitement.

Wow. Every scene had me laughing. I can say this is unlike any book I've ever read. Yes, its poorly written, but WILDLY entertaining.

“You can’t get my love. You can’t get it willingly from me.”
“With you, I don’t care if it’s willing or not. As long as I get it. I’m bored of this conversation, come suck my dick.”
Sorry to all my fellow women kind, but I laughed really hard at this 😅. This is some of the funniest, most deranged, vile shit I've read. I think I need therapy.

This book is The Naked Gun of dark Gothic hockey romance.

[Shannon Brown · Rating 2 out of 5]

So… I have now read 3.5 books by this author, but I only really enjoyed one—The Catcher.

This author’s specialty is totally unhinged heroes and dub-con/non-con. I cut my teeth on old school Harlequins and Historical Romances, where “No” was often the prelude to sex, and fair-headed Saxons were “ravished” by strapping Vikings and Norman conquerors on a regular basis. All that to say, I have no problem with any of the subject matter or triggers in this book.

But… I didn’t really like this book because the story was all over the place, just like the other 2.5 books I didn’t like. In hindsight, I think I liked The Catcher because the MMC in the book is a catcher for a baseball team, and the story is structured because of the sports. Every character has a role. The organization is structured. The season allows for a linear progression and a natural ending.

However, without that structure, this author’s specialty fails flat because her stories aren’t well structured. That doesn’t mean they aren’t enjoyable on some level, but they’re not as enjoyable as they could be.

I did sort of enjoy this. Again, the author is talented at unhinged heroes. I mean… Check out the true love statement from the hero in this book — “I’m not doing any of that shit,” Gabriel said. “I’m about to be a father. I’m a goddamn family man and you think I’m going to fucking frolic all over the countryside trolling for nasty pussy when I have my wife right here?” 😂😂😂😂

2.5 stars

[Morally_Gray_Nola · Rating 5 out of 5]

This Gal’s Favorite Triple-Ds Dark, Dirty, Depraved. I love the dark stuff. The dirty. The depraved. This was … so incredibly different from anything I have read before. There are aspects I love and aspects I am on the fence about. Even with all the non-con, and Gabriel’s psychopathy, I like his character—🤯—I like him for Lark—🤯🤯 I must have lost my mind. But, man, he might be psychotic, but *long whistle* he is possessive, obsessive, gorgeous, a giant, and he’s hun—er, uh … well, you know 😉

*** Recommended ***

MMC:
✨Gabriel
FMC:
✨Lark
HEA/Cliffhanger:
✨HEA
Epilogue:
🌗yes
Tropes:
👉horror romance
👉gothic romance
👉psychological horror
👉ott obsessive/possessive mmc
👉serial killer romance
👉touch her and ☠️
Triggers:
💥18+
💥sex, non-con, spitting, spanking, forced breeding, lactation, choking
💥profanity
💥violence, gore, blood, a lot
💥death, murder, serial killing
💥jealousy
💥immuring
Burn Speed:
✨fast
Spice Level:
✨🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️
✨MF

I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.

[Sarah · Rating 3 out of 5]

I was really looking forward to this book, but I ended up disappointed. I wanted non consent galore! I’m supposed to believe he coerces her into touching herself just because he takes her laptop? That’s ridiculous. The only scenario that would’ve made sense is if he had held a gun to her boyfriend’s head and threatened him — then it would’ve been believable. But doing it just to get her laptop back completely ruined the story for me.

I did appreciate that she kept trying to get away, but after that scene, the story lost its momentum. The act felt so implausible that it broke my immersion and made it hard to take the rest of the book seriously.

I would give this 2.5 stars but I am rounding up to 3 since I know she can do better for the next book.

I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.


NOTE to SELF: If i reread skip chapter 4 entirely

[Dawnreya · Rating 5 out of 5]

a beautiful and crazy ride

I thoroughly enjoyed this book. It made me laugh at certain parts and kept me entertained. If you love irredeemable MCs and gothic genre, this book is for you. Please read the trigger warnings before embarking on this journey.

Can’t wait for the next one from this author.

[sarah.readstoomuch · Rating 4 out of 5]

As per usual, this isn’t a book I’d recommend to most people—but I do think Kate Raven fans will enjoy it. Gabriel was a little meaner to the fmc than I prefer but this was still a quick, bonkers read with gothic/halloween vibes

[tina smithbauer · Rating 5 out of 5]

sexy little novella

As always, Kate Raven delivers on the spice. I wish this was a little longer. She’s so good at describing her settings that you almost feel like you’re there.

[Julie ❤️ · Rating 5 out of 5]

“Who said anything about one pregnancy?” Gabriel smirked.


Let’s just say.. this had all the obsession I want from a man in book form. A quick and delicious read.