Blurred Hate

Blurred: Sinful Billionaires #1

by Daria Monroe

Mia Calixen is kidnapped by a billionaire who believes
obsession is devotion and control is love.

Alexandros Wayne is dangerous, possessive, and relentless.
He cages her in luxury and would give her anything except her freedom.

What begins as hatred turns into something darker... hotter... and far more dangerous.

Blurred Hate is a dark romance filled with obsession, power imbalance, high spice, and morally gray desire.

Perfect for readers who crave;
Forced proximity tension
High spice
Morally gray man
Love stories that don't play by the rules

THIS BOOK CONTAINS EXPLICIT SEXUAL CONTENT INCLUDING THE VERY FIRST SCENE, STRONG LANGUAGE AND ADULT THEMES NOT SUITABLE FOR READERS UNDER THE AGE OF 18.

Genres: Dark Romance, Dark

451 pages, Kindle Edition

Published September 11, 2025

Reviews

[Nicky O'dair]

"I love the taste of your hate."

ARC Copy Received, huge thank you to Daria for the chance to read this book early!
I have to say that this is the darkest romance I've read so far with the morally gray line so blurred. Be sure to check the tw before reading because there are a lot. I'm not going to judge this books based on how dark it was, as it was a little too much for me, but there are so many readers that enjoy this genre, so I'm reviewing it objectively!
I think as a story line there was a smooth flow and progression of the story. I'm generally a big fan of short chapters, so I loved that. The only thing that bothered me personally was the short scenes that went from one scene to the other and it made me feel there was no consecutive flow for those moments, but the rest was smooth like butter 🧈
I think I would also have appreciated it if the writing had been a little more descriptive of external characteristics for example, clothes, like in the scene where Mia is taken dress shopping and we don't find out what made her choose the last dress. I definitely hate books that overexplain scenes, but I would have definitely loved some more detail to be able to picture the story a little more vividly.
Last but not least, the spicy scenes were indeed very spicy and well written. It was exactly what you'd expected from someone like Xander. The only thing that got a bit tiresome to my eye were the constant "mmh" whimpers that were quite repetitive.
All in all, I believe this was a nice first try by the author, and I hope to see promising reads as this in the future!

[Emma]

Stopped reading when mmc rapes fmc

[Annmarie]

Dnf

[Ya-Chernoh (Booktok) Kamara]

This is the best book I’ve read! Like I read it so blindly that I had no idea it was this DARK! It’s not for the weak ones at all! Mia used to live in a cheap apartment and then another day she got kidnapped. Ever since Mia never got break….smut has been so SMUTTING! It is included dubcon & non-con so be beware. Plot twisting was GOOD AND WORTH IT!!!!! I love when things happened all the time, blood, murder, actions has been chef-kiss. The first 100 pages has been tense and then in the middle of book and almost up to 50 chapters….it has been heartbreaking and it is there you get all answers you need! This book is a 5 stars! Xanders is so insane in the most twisted way but he is the SWEETHEART and SUCH A DARLING!! If it was irl he should go to jail and never get released forever because these actions he did is so questionable! I wish I could read this book for first time again because it has been a rollercoaster!
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Daria! Thank you so so much for this book!!! It has been so amazing journey to finally start your serie! I can’t wait for your book two!
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Stars: 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
Spice: 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️

[Meish]

This has to be the best book of this year.. it's very dark..it has a lot triggered warning but it was so good..i randomly found this book,i didn’t knew her the author, i didn’t even knew anything about the book..i was bored so i started reading with Zero expectations.. Turns out it was the best book of life?????

✨mmc was OBSESSED, what he feel toward the fmc is all psychotic but love..but hey he did took therapy for her so he is a good man, right??
✨fmc pissed me of many tym but she did had issues too..she cheated on him twice but hey is it cheating if they were not in official relation..??

✨I have read a lot "captive-capture" trope but this was different for sure..

✨Also he bought three expensive cars one for her birthday gift other two was for her driving lessons, now that's a man in love.

✨all i want to say this is Heaven for dark romance girly it's not for soft romance people.. So read it on your own risk..

"Obsessed, psychotic mmc
Non virgin fmc
A lots of smut (have you heard man whimpering??)
Ow drama but not cheating
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[Sarah Crawford]

Genuinely what in the wattpad was that? Literally all of her people died and was forced to stay with him because he literally was the only thing she had left. But I’m pretty sure he definitely r*ped her in the beginning. And the falling in love with her body guard so quickly was also crazy. I was just not a fan of all of Mia and her personality. Like she would be mad at him and want him to stay away and then get mad at him for listening to her??? Like what? And the spice was good, but it felt like a wattpad story. But not a good one? I was not a fan and I wanted to DNF but nevertheless I persisted!

[Alexia Kinard]

Loved this story! It was a perfect combination of spice and plot. If you ever wanted your fantasy of being kidnapped by a billionaire after he only saw you once and is obsessed with you to the point he won’t let anyone touch you and will have a library built for you overnight, this is for you! :)
There are some mistakes and can be scattered in some places, but still overall I was entertained!

[My.Reading.Bubble]

A solid, quick read with a dark vibe, though the frequent use of “mmh” didn’t quite work for me. Some parts felt a bit scattered, but overall the story was good.

[Deanna Bolling]

Absolutely amazing!!!!!!!

[𝒜𝓂𝓎🦢♡۶ৎ]

So dark… I LOVED IT 😭😭😭 I HAVE BEEN IN A READING SLUMP SINCE AND I DESPERATELY NEED SOMETHING SIMILAR TO THIS 💔💔💔💔

[Meagan]

I rarely DNF books, but I just could not get past the amateur writing. As soon as the book went from first person to third person for absolutely no reasons, I was done.

[Rencha]

The dark romance concept is strong and had a lot of potential, which is what initially drew me in.

I did read up to around page 137 but ultimately decided not to continue. While the idea was intriguing, I personally struggled with the execution. The frequent narration shifts within chapters, and the very minimal descriptive style made it difficult for me to stay fully immersed and emotionally connected to the story.

That said, readers who prefer fast-paced, dialogue-heavy writing with less internal description may enjoy this more than I did. I truly respect the effort that went into creating and publishing this book and wish the author continued growth on her writing journey.