Devil Kept: A Dark Revenge Romance

by A.V. Blackmoor

317 pages, Kindle Edition

Expected publication February 12, 2026

Reviews

[ashlee · Rating 5 out of 5]

✨𝙰𝚁𝙲 𝚁𝙴𝚅𝙸𝙴𝚆✨

𝚃𝚒𝚝𝚕𝚎: 𝙳𝚎𝚟𝚒𝚕 𝙺𝚎𝚙𝚝
𝙰𝚁𝙲 𝙿𝚛𝚘𝚟𝚒𝚍𝚎𝚍 𝙱𝚢: 𝙰.𝚅. 𝙱𝚕𝚊𝚌𝚔𝚖𝚘𝚘𝚛
𝚁𝚎𝚕𝚎𝚊𝚜𝚎 𝙳𝚊𝚝𝚎: 02|12
𝙶𝚎𝚗𝚛𝚎: 𝙳𝚊𝚛𝚔 𝚁𝚘𝚖𝚊𝚗𝚌𝚎
𝚁𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚗𝚐: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
𝚂𝚙𝚒𝚌𝚎: 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️
𝙼𝚊𝚒𝚗 𝙲𝚑𝚊𝚛𝚊𝚌𝚝𝚎𝚛𝚜: 𝙳𝚊𝚖𝚒𝚎𝚗 + 𝚂𝚎𝚛𝚊𝚙𝚑𝚒𝚗𝚊
𝙱𝚘𝚘𝚔 𝚃𝚢𝚙𝚎: 𝙳𝚞𝚎𝚝, 𝙱𝚘𝚘𝚔 2
𝙼𝚊𝚒𝚗 𝚃𝚛𝚘𝚙𝚎𝚜: 𝙲𝚊𝚙𝚝𝚒𝚟𝚎|𝙲𝚊𝚙𝚝𝚘𝚛, 𝚂𝚝𝚘𝚌𝚔𝚑𝚘𝚕𝚖 𝚂𝚢𝚗𝚍𝚛𝚘𝚖𝚎
𝙿𝙾𝚅: 𝙳𝚞𝚊𝚕

𝚃𝚑𝚒𝚜 𝚠𝚊𝚜 𝚊 𝚐𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚝 𝚌𝚘𝚗𝚌𝚕𝚞𝚜𝚒𝚘𝚗 𝚝𝚘 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚜𝚝𝚘𝚛𝚢. 𝙸 𝚍𝚒𝚍 𝚕𝚘𝚟𝚎 𝙳𝚊𝚖𝚒𝚎𝚗 + 𝚂𝚎𝚛𝚊𝚙𝚑𝚒𝚗𝚊. 𝚃𝚑𝚎𝚒𝚛 𝚛𝚎𝚕𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗𝚜𝚑𝚒𝚙 𝚒𝚜 𝚟𝚎𝚛𝚢 𝚞𝚗𝚒𝚚𝚞𝚎 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚒𝚜 𝚍𝚎𝚏𝚒𝚗𝚒𝚝𝚎𝚕𝚢 𝚗𝚘𝚝 𝚜𝚘𝚖𝚎𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚢𝚘𝚞’𝚍 𝚠𝚊𝚗𝚝 𝚒𝚗 𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚕 𝚕𝚒𝚏𝚎.

𝙸 𝚕𝚘𝚟𝚎 𝚜𝚎𝚎𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚑𝚘𝚠 𝙳𝚊𝚖𝚒𝚎𝚗, 𝚠𝚑𝚒𝚕𝚎 𝚖𝚊𝚒𝚗𝚝𝚊𝚒𝚗𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚊 𝚍𝚘𝚖𝚒𝚗𝚊𝚗𝚝 𝚜𝚒𝚍𝚎, 𝚑𝚎 𝚜𝚕𝚘𝚠𝚕𝚢 𝚜𝚘𝚏𝚝𝚎𝚗𝚎𝚍 𝚘𝚟𝚎𝚛 𝚝𝚒𝚖𝚎 𝚏𝚘𝚛 𝚑𝚎𝚛. 𝙷𝚎 𝚠𝚊𝚜 𝚎𝚟𝚎𝚗 𝚋𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚍𝚜𝚒𝚍𝚎𝚍 𝚠𝚑𝚎𝚗 𝚑𝚎 𝚜𝚊𝚠 𝚑𝚒𝚖𝚜𝚎𝚕𝚏 𝚊𝚜 𝚊 “𝚏𝚊𝚖𝚒𝚕𝚢 𝚖𝚊𝚗”, 𝚠𝚑𝚒𝚌𝚑 𝚖𝚊𝚍𝚎 𝚖𝚎 𝚌𝚑𝚞𝚌𝚔𝚕𝚎 𝚋𝚎𝚌𝚊𝚞𝚜𝚎 𝚑𝚎 𝚍𝚘𝚎𝚜𝚗’𝚝 𝚐𝚒𝚟𝚎 𝚘𝚏𝚏 𝚏𝚊𝚖𝚒𝚕𝚢 𝚖𝚊𝚗 𝚟𝚒𝚋𝚎𝚜.

𝚆𝚑𝚒𝚕𝚎 𝙸 𝚍𝚒𝚍 𝚌𝚊𝚝𝚎𝚐𝚘𝚛𝚒𝚣𝚎 𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚜 𝚊𝚜 𝚊 𝚍𝚊𝚛𝚔 𝚛𝚘𝚖𝚊𝚗𝚌𝚎 𝚒𝚝 𝚜𝚘𝚛𝚝 𝚘𝚏 𝚋𝚕𝚎𝚗𝚍𝚜 𝚒𝚗𝚝𝚘 𝚙𝚒𝚝𝚌𝚑 𝚋𝚕𝚊𝚌𝚔 𝚜𝚘𝚖𝚎. 𝚃𝚑𝚎𝚛𝚎 𝚊𝚛𝚎 𝚊 𝚕𝚘𝚝 𝚘𝚏 𝚝𝚛𝚒𝚐𝚐𝚎𝚛 𝚠𝚊𝚛𝚗𝚒𝚗𝚐𝚜, 𝚝𝚑𝚊𝚝 𝚒𝚏 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚗𝚎𝚎𝚍 𝚝𝚘, 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚜𝚑𝚘𝚞𝚕𝚍 𝚟𝚒𝚎𝚠 𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚖 𝚙𝚛𝚒𝚘𝚛.

𝙾𝚟𝚎𝚛𝚊𝚕𝚕, 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚎𝚗𝚝𝚒𝚛𝚎 𝚍𝚞𝚎𝚝 𝚠𝚊𝚜 𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚕𝚕𝚢 𝚐𝚘𝚘𝚍 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝙸 𝚑𝚒𝚐𝚑𝚕𝚢 𝚛𝚎𝚌𝚘𝚖𝚖𝚎𝚗𝚍! 𝙸 𝚌𝚊𝚗’𝚝 𝚠𝚊𝚒𝚝 𝚝𝚘 𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚍 𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚜 𝚊𝚞𝚝𝚑𝚘𝚛𝚜 𝚗𝚎𝚡𝚝 𝚋𝚘𝚘𝚔!

✨ 𝚃 𝚛 𝚘 𝚙 𝚎 𝚜 + 𝚃 𝚛 𝚒 𝚐 𝚐 𝚎 𝚛 𝚜 ✨
𝙾𝚋𝚜𝚎𝚜𝚜𝚎𝚍 𝙼𝙼𝙲
𝙵𝚘𝚛𝚌𝚎 𝙵𝚎𝚎𝚍𝚒𝚗𝚐
𝙿𝚛𝚎𝚍𝚊𝚝𝚘𝚛 | 𝙿𝚛𝚎𝚢
𝙷𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝙽𝚎𝚌𝚔𝚕𝚊𝚌𝚎𝚜
𝙿𝚞𝚗𝚒𝚜𝚑𝚖𝚎𝚗𝚝𝚜
𝚁𝚘𝚞𝚐𝚑 𝙷𝚊𝚗𝚍𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚐
𝚂𝚞𝚋𝚖𝚒𝚜𝚜𝚒𝚘𝚗 | 𝙳𝚘𝚖𝚒𝚗𝚊𝚗𝚌𝚎
𝚂𝚝𝚘𝚌𝚔𝚑𝚘𝚕𝚖 𝚂𝚢𝚗𝚍𝚛𝚘𝚖𝚎

[Nicole · Rating 4 out of 5]

Devil Kept picks up right where Devil Owned left off with Seraphina buried alive by ANGEL. When Damien is about to give up his search for her, he is told that she is alive, but has run away, not wanting to return to him. Confused about why she would leave when they were finally happy, he is determined to track her down and make her pay for leaving him.

Seraphina has spent the past 8 months miserable. While she understands that going back to Damien will result in her death, she knows that she isn’t really living without him. Having not spoken in 8 months, due to her grief, she knows the moment he has tracked her down in her small town, and is torn between trying to save herself, and submitting to what she has wanted all along.

I received an early copy of this book from the author and really loved it! While I found the first one a bit slow and repetitive at times, this one was action packed and left me waiting to see what would happen next. The dynamic between Seraphina and Damien was challenging, with him trying to go back to the way things were before, but while Seraphina still craved pain with her pleasure, it was hard for her to trust that he truly wanted to be with her, and wouldn’t just discard her. The mental health aspect in this one was huge, given the amount of trauma that Seraphina has suffered throughout her life, and Damien had to break down her walls by showing his love through actions, rather than just words. In the end, their jagged edges matched perfectly.

[Stacey | Booktok · Rating 5 out of 5]

Thanks to the author for allowing me to read the advanced reader copy (ARC) of Devil Kept.

4.5⭐
5 🌶️

I don't think I have ever felt so satisfied by the ending of a series. The Devil Duet ended perfectly.

Devil Kept is a Dark Romance (thriller) based predominantly around the revenge trope. It was thrilling, exhilarating with twists and turns wherever you go.

First of all... I KNEW LUCY WAS THE RAT!! And the way in which it came out was fantastic. I didn't feel like it was predictable, I doubted myself a few times!

Gabriel turning up out of the blue... I don't think I've ever been so gob smacked. Great twist!

This book kept me on tenderhooks throughout. I loved the development of Damien and Seraphina's relationship and think the end of the book was beautifully written. I also love other relationship developments such as the bridges being built between Seraphina and Logan. It was heartwarming and a nice touch.

Lots and LOTS of spice which I loooooved. My only critique was that the spice felt quite samey... I love a bit of variety 😊 however the fact there was plenty of it is a thumbs up from me.

I highly recommend the Devil Duet series. I look forward to reading more from AV Blackmoor in future. You definitely have an avid fan in me 🖤

[Fedythereader · Rating 4 out of 5]

Thank you to the author for sharing an ARC of this book with me !!

“Your pain is my pain. I’m going to take it from you, and I’m going to own it. Just like I do the rest of you”

Wild. Absolutely, totally, undeniably crazy and terrifying. And yet addicting and obsessive. I think I needed to know Seraphina and Damian could reach their happy ending. Even though this book started on the darker side … it was definitely matched to the first one when it comes to content and spiciness and darkness and being unhinged. Absolutely check your trigger warnings before diving into this one but … dark crazy unhinged romance girlie … this is gonna be all about learning to love and be loved when you think you don’t deserve it and you have been betrayed by the world. Enjoy !!!

“Ready or not, little darling … here I come!”

[Sam · Rating 4 out of 5]

Heed this warning...check your triggers!

There is nothing sweet and soft about this romance and you might find yourself questioning how...how are we even rooting for these two to have a HEA but here's the thing, its okay to like a messy situation such as this and not want that to be something someone ever experiences in real life.

Seraphina finds her voice in book 2 but it takes her a bit of time. Damien turns out to be a big old romantic with a kink for inflicting pain. They literally go through hell and back and then back again. Like I said, there's nothing sweet and soft but it was a good time.

Thanks to the author for this ARC!

[Caitlin · Rating 5 out of 5]

What an amazing end to this duet. The ride was crazy but so incredible.

I am going to keep this review short to avoid spoilers, BUT, it is dark so check your triggers for sure.

The character growth throughout this series has been phenomenal. Damien becomes a little more forgiving, Seraphina gets stronger. But don't worry, the schminky spice continues and gets even better.

If you like dark, suspenseful romance, this is for you!

[Sabrina Leonard · Rating 5 out of 5]

So very happy with the ending! Damien is really a tough mmc to like but he grew on me. Seraphina is an amazing fmc and I love her neediness for Damien’s protection as much as her grit to manage on her own. It’s so hard heading up a criminal enterprise and keeping people around you can trust and this book really shows that struggle. Can’t wait to read more from this author

[Elaine Crookes · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is book two in the duet. It’s a wild ride, every time you think everything is settled something else happens to keep you on the edge of your seat and unable to put the book down.
A really good well written read.

[Shannon's Books · Rating 4 out of 5]

what an ending, i do love a HEA, even if it was a wild ride along the way. Book 2 finished of the duet so well, never knew Damien could mellow a little!

[Dianne Qualls · Rating 5 out of 5]

Disclaimer - I received this book as an advanced reader copy this is my true and honest review of this amazing book.

I couldn’t stop reading! I thought Damien was intense the first book Devil Owned but, Oh my gosh! Once Damien has seen a glimpse of what happiness taste like he will stop at nothing to track down anyone involved with snatching that away from him. He is on a mission and there’s no one who can stop him or stand in his way. As Seraphina tries to move on without him and falls into the darkest depths of sadness she can’t help but keep going through the motions of every day life all trust broken and completely given up on the idea that she is worthy of anything good she will be challenged in ways her mind can’t even comprehend as the rollercoaster continues in Devil Kept.