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The Wish List
‘Saint’ Patrick North doesn’t grant wishes. He executes them.Patrick
After a decade as an enforcer for the Libellula Family, I’ve decided it’s time to retire—for the most part. I still take the odd hit now and then, but I’m trying to go straight… and that’s when I meet Noelle.
A gorgeous redhead with a body that has me instantly fantasizing over my peppermint tea, I can’t help but notice it when she starts stabbing the keys of her laptop, angry tears in her eyes. As soon as I get the chance, I take a peek, and notice that she’s typed out a Christmas wish list of five names.
The five men who hurt her.
The five men I suddenly want to hurt back.
For the next year, I stalk my Starling, watching her from the shadows while being her very own Santa. Only I’m ‘Saint’ Patrick instead of Saint Nick, and instead of bringing her presents, I eliminate the names on her list one by one.
Now it’s Christmas again, her wish list has been cleared, and it’s time for me to get the one thing I want for the Noelle.
Noelle
When one of my former colleagues dies, I’m glad. After a holiday party the year before that left me shattered and angry, all I wanted was to see the five men who took advantage of me get what they deserve. I even wrote a wish list, asking for revenge—though I’m stunned when I get it.
Because now it’s another Christmas and I just saw on my phone that the last of them died in a ‘accident’ that seems way too coincidental. Almost like someone read my list.
Like someone was giving me everything I asked for…
Spooked and a little worried, I disappear to a secluded mountain chalet for the holidays, never expecting that a mix-up would lead to me having an unexpected guest for Christmas
Or that he’s the contract killer/stalker who’s been granting my wishes all year…
* The Wish List is a standalone dark romance novella set in the same universe as the Deal with the Devil series. Please check TWs!
After a decade as an enforcer for the Libellula Family, I’ve decided it’s time to retire—for the most part. I still take the odd hit now and then, but I’m trying to go straight… and that’s when I meet Noelle.
A gorgeous redhead with a body that has me instantly fantasizing over my peppermint tea, I can’t help but notice it when she starts stabbing the keys of her laptop, angry tears in her eyes. As soon as I get the chance, I take a peek, and notice that she’s typed out a Christmas wish list of five names.
The five men who hurt her.
The five men I suddenly want to hurt back.
For the next year, I stalk my Starling, watching her from the shadows while being her very own Santa. Only I’m ‘Saint’ Patrick instead of Saint Nick, and instead of bringing her presents, I eliminate the names on her list one by one.
Now it’s Christmas again, her wish list has been cleared, and it’s time for me to get the one thing I want for the Noelle.
Noelle
When one of my former colleagues dies, I’m glad. After a holiday party the year before that left me shattered and angry, all I wanted was to see the five men who took advantage of me get what they deserve. I even wrote a wish list, asking for revenge—though I’m stunned when I get it.
Because now it’s another Christmas and I just saw on my phone that the last of them died in a ‘accident’ that seems way too coincidental. Almost like someone read my list.
Like someone was giving me everything I asked for…
Spooked and a little worried, I disappear to a secluded mountain chalet for the holidays, never expecting that a mix-up would lead to me having an unexpected guest for Christmas
Or that he’s the contract killer/stalker who’s been granting my wishes all year…
* The Wish List is a standalone dark romance novella set in the same universe as the Deal with the Devil series. Please check TWs!
180 pages, Kindle Edition
Published December 31, 2025
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February 1, 2026
No, just no!
Noelle is roofied and then raped and sexually assaulted by 5 work colleagues. Patrick thinks it ok to stalk her, keep her captive and force her to kiss him, and perform sex acts, because he killed her abusers and he’s giving her a ‘choice.’ What choice? Is this any different? He’s handsome and she fancies him but does that make this any better?
This is so wrong on so many levels. Just couldn’t believe this storyline!
Noelle is roofied and then raped and sexually assaulted by 5 work colleagues. Patrick thinks it ok to stalk her, keep her captive and force her to kiss him, and perform sex acts, because he killed her abusers and he’s giving her a ‘choice.’ What choice? Is this any different? He’s handsome and she fancies him but does that make this any better?
This is so wrong on so many levels. Just couldn’t believe this storyline!
November 5, 2026
Title: The Wish List
Author: Carin Hart
Format: Kindle ebook
Genre: Contemporary, romance
Overall score:⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Spice level:🌶️🌶️🌶️
POV’s: Noelle (FMC) & Patrick (MMC)
What to expect:
*Holiday novella
*Retired hitman
*Forced proximity
Safety:
No OW/OM drama. No third act breakup. Rape told through flashbacks. Torture and murder told through flashbacks.
Review:
Written as part of the Deal with the Devil series, but can be read as a standalone title. Other characters are mentioned but do not make appearances in this title.
There were some hard scenes to read in this book, the FMC suffered horribly at the hands of some evil men. Little did she know that making a Christmas wish list, while sitting next to a stranger in a coffee shop, would end up healing her in all ways.
If you enjoy stalker romances, this a great novella to kick off your holiday reading!
Author: Carin Hart
Format: Kindle ebook
Genre: Contemporary, romance
Overall score:⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Spice level:🌶️🌶️🌶️
POV’s: Noelle (FMC) & Patrick (MMC)
What to expect:
*Holiday novella
*Retired hitman
*Forced proximity
Safety:
No OW/OM drama. No third act breakup. Rape told through flashbacks. Torture and murder told through flashbacks.
Review:
Written as part of the Deal with the Devil series, but can be read as a standalone title. Other characters are mentioned but do not make appearances in this title.
There were some hard scenes to read in this book, the FMC suffered horribly at the hands of some evil men. Little did she know that making a Christmas wish list, while sitting next to a stranger in a coffee shop, would end up healing her in all ways.
If you enjoy stalker romances, this a great novella to kick off your holiday reading!
January 9, 2026
I didn’t know how to rate this one. I think it’s maybe a 3.5 so I’ll give 4. I did really enjoy it but some parts made me kind of uncomfortable. Like at times I thought “is he really better than those men who forced themselves on her” but yes I think he was. He gave her choices at least. But at times I’ll say it was iffy. I did like that he was all and only about her. I mean a man who will literally kill for you? In book world swoon. In real world, hell no. But this is book world so…approved haha.
April 14, 2026
DNF 76% I only have 3 chapters left yet, but I can’t bring myself to finish it. I’m not enjoying it.
“Oh, you bastard. You’re sick. You know what they did to me, and to thank you for killing them, you want me to show some gratitude in the same way? You want me to blow you?”
The dubious consent is icky in this one, particularly since he knows what happened to her. Her trauma is too intense to get through in such a short book. I think this could have been a satisfying story, if these two had months, not days, of being together.
“Oh, you bastard. You’re sick. You know what they did to me, and to thank you for killing them, you want me to show some gratitude in the same way? You want me to blow you?”
The dubious consent is icky in this one, particularly since he knows what happened to her. Her trauma is too intense to get through in such a short book. I think this could have been a satisfying story, if these two had months, not days, of being together.
November 10, 2026
Loved
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️💫 4.5 STARS!
BESTIESSS!! This was SO GOOD!! 😍🔪🎄
Carin Hart really knows how to write these short stories that leave me wanting MORE!! Like, ma’am, can we PLEASE get more full-length books?! 😩😂
The Wish List was such a good read! I swear, every time I pick up one of her short stories, I get so invested, and then BAM… it’s over! 😭
I love how she manages to pack so much into so few pages. The only thing missing was MORE PAGES!! 😂🖤
Carin Hart, you have me hooked!! Keep them coming, but give a girl a full-length story every now and then! 🤣❤️
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️💫 4.5 STARS!
BESTIESSS!! This was SO GOOD!! 😍🔪🎄
Carin Hart really knows how to write these short stories that leave me wanting MORE!! Like, ma’am, can we PLEASE get more full-length books?! 😩😂
The Wish List was such a good read! I swear, every time I pick up one of her short stories, I get so invested, and then BAM… it’s over! 😭
I love how she manages to pack so much into so few pages. The only thing missing was MORE PAGES!! 😂🖤
Carin Hart, you have me hooked!! Keep them coming, but give a girl a full-length story every now and then! 🤣❤️
November 11, 2026
2.5 ⭐️
After being drugged and sexually assaulted by 5 of her coworkers at a holiday party, Noelle makes a list of the men responsible, wishing for revenge. “Saint Patrick,” a former mafia enforcer, discovers the list and secretly stalks her, killing each of the men one by one. He eventually reveals himself to her and expects sexual repayment for carrying out her wishes, leading to a sexually coercive relationship.
Pretty ironic that a story about sexual assault ends with Noelle in a romantic relationship with another man who also uses coercion and control to get what he wants.
After being drugged and sexually assaulted by 5 of her coworkers at a holiday party, Noelle makes a list of the men responsible, wishing for revenge. “Saint Patrick,” a former mafia enforcer, discovers the list and secretly stalks her, killing each of the men one by one. He eventually reveals himself to her and expects sexual repayment for carrying out her wishes, leading to a sexually coercive relationship.
Pretty ironic that a story about sexual assault ends with Noelle in a romantic relationship with another man who also uses coercion and control to get what he wants.
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January 5, 2026
A great book to end the holiday season on! A broken FMC who gained her power back with help of a dangerous, to everyone but her, MMC. Loved it. A complete stand alone but for those who enjoy the Hart universe, it was great to get back to Dragonfly territory... and I love that Officer Burns is always on hand to help work towards a little Stockholm Syndrome, LOL!!! A treat to see the fan favorites pop up in this.
July 29, 2026
3/5⭐️ 3/5🌶
Only reason the smutt rating is so high is becuase there is kinky stuff and on non-consensual consent stuff.
I read though this book in one sitting. Really short book and really no plot but still had enough to keep me reading. I dont like where it ended though I would have liked to see them together more before the flash forward to them a year later. It kept me reading though so there is that.
Only reason the smutt rating is so high is becuase there is kinky stuff and on non-consensual consent stuff.
I read though this book in one sitting. Really short book and really no plot but still had enough to keep me reading. I dont like where it ended though I would have liked to see them together more before the flash forward to them a year later. It kept me reading though so there is that.
November 11, 2026
The Wish List by Carin Hart review 180 pages
4 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Five names on my list. Five men who hurt me. Five deaths to avenge me. Five red leaves on a mafia man’s back. A chance encounter with a mob hitman for hire that fell in love at 1st sight. Now she's stuck with her hitman/stalker for Christmas. Will she manage to get away from him, or will she fall in love with him like he is planning. A quick, fun, and steamy read. I definitely enjoyed it
4 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Five names on my list. Five men who hurt me. Five deaths to avenge me. Five red leaves on a mafia man’s back. A chance encounter with a mob hitman for hire that fell in love at 1st sight. Now she's stuck with her hitman/stalker for Christmas. Will she manage to get away from him, or will she fall in love with him like he is planning. A quick, fun, and steamy read. I definitely enjoyed it
September 16, 2026
Ok-ish
Not my typical read. Im only reading for my reading challenge group.
I wouldn't recommend this book, I didn't hate it but I didn't like it either. It wasn't the worst book I've ever read.
Not my typical read. Im only reading for my reading challenge group.
I wouldn't recommend this book, I didn't hate it but I didn't like it either. It wasn't the worst book I've ever read.
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