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Darkest Needs
My studio has three no walk-ins after midnight, no dating clients, and no blood on the floor.
He broke all three.
A rain-soaked stranger pushes through my locked door with a hand to his ribs and a voice that makes rules sound optional. Nikolai Vukovic does not ask for hospitals. He asks for my light. He asks for my gauze. When our eyes meet, he takes my attention too. I stitch him up and send him into the night. I promise myself I can keep business and pleasure in separate drawers.
Nikolai does not stop until he gets what he wants. And what he wants is me.
One ride home turns into protection. One almost-kiss turns into a public claim. One fake engagement becomes a ring every camera in London notices. My tidy life becomes a war zone of slow-burn heat, dirty talk, and dangerous promises. The most controlled man in this city is willing to scorch his world to keep me safe. If his rivals learn what I am to him, my studio door becomes a target. If I choose him, I could lose the quiet life I built with my own hands. Worst of all, I am falling for the man with a knife at his hip and a laurel tattoo over his heart. I am pretty sure he is falling for me too. 🔥🖤
This steamy, high-stakes romance is a standalone with a guaranteed HEA.
What to expect
• Dark mafia romance set in London
• Possessive antihero with protective alpha energy
• Tattoo artist heroine who fights back
• Forced proximity and bodyguard vibes
• Fake fiancée to very real wife
• Slow burn to scorching spice with sharp banter
• Found family, club politics, and dangerous rivals
• Consent, devotion, and a hard-won happy ending 🌧️🏙️🇬🇧
Content notes
Criminal violence referenced and on-page in non-graphic detail, stalking and coercion discussed, dirty talk, explicit consensual intimacy, protective themes, standalone HEA.
Perfect for fans of
Morally gray heroes, gritty romantic suspense, marriage of convenience, possessive but respectful MMCs, tattoo studio settings, and heroines who choose themselves first.
dark mafia romance, London romance, possessive alpha, protective antihero, morally gray MMC, tattoo artist heroine, forced proximity, fake engagement, marriage of convenience, bodyguard romance, dirty talk, slow burn to steamy, high spice, billionaire crime boss, club politics, gritty romantic suspense, standalone, HEA.
He broke all three.
A rain-soaked stranger pushes through my locked door with a hand to his ribs and a voice that makes rules sound optional. Nikolai Vukovic does not ask for hospitals. He asks for my light. He asks for my gauze. When our eyes meet, he takes my attention too. I stitch him up and send him into the night. I promise myself I can keep business and pleasure in separate drawers.
Nikolai does not stop until he gets what he wants. And what he wants is me.
One ride home turns into protection. One almost-kiss turns into a public claim. One fake engagement becomes a ring every camera in London notices. My tidy life becomes a war zone of slow-burn heat, dirty talk, and dangerous promises. The most controlled man in this city is willing to scorch his world to keep me safe. If his rivals learn what I am to him, my studio door becomes a target. If I choose him, I could lose the quiet life I built with my own hands. Worst of all, I am falling for the man with a knife at his hip and a laurel tattoo over his heart. I am pretty sure he is falling for me too. 🔥🖤
This steamy, high-stakes romance is a standalone with a guaranteed HEA.
What to expect
• Dark mafia romance set in London
• Possessive antihero with protective alpha energy
• Tattoo artist heroine who fights back
• Forced proximity and bodyguard vibes
• Fake fiancée to very real wife
• Slow burn to scorching spice with sharp banter
• Found family, club politics, and dangerous rivals
• Consent, devotion, and a hard-won happy ending 🌧️🏙️🇬🇧
Content notes
Criminal violence referenced and on-page in non-graphic detail, stalking and coercion discussed, dirty talk, explicit consensual intimacy, protective themes, standalone HEA.
Perfect for fans of
Morally gray heroes, gritty romantic suspense, marriage of convenience, possessive but respectful MMCs, tattoo studio settings, and heroines who choose themselves first.
dark mafia romance, London romance, possessive alpha, protective antihero, morally gray MMC, tattoo artist heroine, forced proximity, fake engagement, marriage of convenience, bodyguard romance, dirty talk, slow burn to steamy, high spice, billionaire crime boss, club politics, gritty romantic suspense, standalone, HEA.
179 pages, Kindle Edition
Published August 29, 2025
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January 1, 2026
NEED TO KNOW: The blurb describes a completely different book which is disappointing because it sounds like a good story but... I enjoyed this book. It's atmospheric, stream-of-consciousness-y, very easy to read, crisp and clean.
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