Dearest Desire

by Bella Desiré

Genres: Dark Romance

172 pages, Kindle Edition

Published July 28, 2026

About the author

Hi, I'm so glad you found my page!
I'm an author who's currently trying to figure out my favorite genre to write. In my books, I always try to make sure my readers feel seen in one way or another, by sharing some of my own struggles.

Reviews

[Sylvie {Semi-Hiatus}]

I heard this is a novella. 👀

Must read it ASAP!!

[Ronja Persson · Rating 4 out of 5]

Thank you Bella for giving me an E-arc!
I absolutely adored this, maybe a bit too much smut but I couldn’t stop reading nevertheless.
I want more of Anastasia and Brian, especially Brian🤭
The way Bella writes makes me drawn into the story on the first page, which I love🫶🏼
This totally made my reading slump go away

[Louise Britz · Rating 2 out of 5]

It was good , but for me personally it was a little bit too fast paced and I felt like the characters were a little flat to me. Now I do think that this author is amazing , and the fact that this is her 2-3 book it’s amazing. I see some great potential! I hope you don’t take this as I hate and more as constructive criticism. But then again this is just my personal opinion I usually prefer more in depth stories/longer stories so perhaps that is why. Again I think the author is incredible since for being so young. Keep it up and I’m excited for more to come !

[Nanz · Rating 5 out of 5]

If you want a spicy dark biker romance novella that will get you out of a slump then this is for youuu💗

I want to that the author for sending me an arc!

This was so much fun to read and I have been in the longest reading slump ever but I couldn’t put this book down. It’s so fast paced and binge able but not in the rushed kind of way.
Anastasia is just a strong woman who feels comfortable in her feminine energy and her signature pink stuff and Brian was unlike most mmc’s in dark romances. He was a softie at heart but a tough man when it’s needed. He definitely was obsessed with his girl and would burn the world for her.

The writing was really easy to follow and made you imagine the situations and the emotions really well and the spice??? Phewww definitely sweated while reading haha😮‍💨🔥

[Noam03 · Rating 4 out of 5]

4⭐️

I am a beta reader for Bella and let me tell you, it was such a good book! It’s reads away so easily and I really like her writing style!

For my on preference, it was a bit too much smut, but if you like that, this book is definitely made for you!!

Can’t wait to read more motorbike romances in the future !!

[Lilah Kennedy · Rating 2 out of 5]

I wanna give a completely honest opinion here!
This book had its good moments and its bad moments.
But my rating is mainly based on the writing itself, it didnt feel professional enough for me, the story as a whole is a brilliant idea and I liked where it went, It just fell a little flat in the execution, there are a lot of grammar mistakes in the KU copy, and it just didnt flow as well as youd like a novella to.

That being said, by the looks of it this is this authors first published book, and i would love to follow along and see this author grow their writing.

On a positive note, the spicy parts of this book are good, they're enticing.

[Shanae · Rating 1 out of 5]

😶😐😦😧🫩

[✩ ⋆ ℰ ⋆ ✩ · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.75⭐️

This was a great dark motorcycle romance!! I loved the authors writing style because it was fast paced and very enjoyable to read!! I read this book in a day and it got me out of a read slump!!! 🏍️🩷

The only reason I didn’t rate this book higher was with had a little too much spicy for me, but other than that the book was amazing and I would highly recommended this book if you like dark motorcycle romances amazing 🤩

[Renita · Rating 3 out of 5]

2.75 ⭐️

I’m not sure how to start off this review so I’m just going to jump right in. I had a bit of a hard time connecting with the characters which happens sometimes with novellas just because I don’t get a lot of the backstory. But I think my biggest “issue” was that this book didn’t have much plot. It was definitely a smut over plot book which I enjoy sometimes but I have to be in the right mood for it and I just wasn’t in that kind of mood right now. I think I would recommend this book if you want something quick and spicy but if you’re looking for a book with a lot of depth, this wouldn’t be it. Overall, it wasn’t a bad book. I just didn’t like any of the characters and there wasn’t any plot to keep my attention. Definitely good spice though!

[Heather Dunn · Rating 3 out of 5]

Received as an arc from author!

2.5⭐️rounded up to 3⭐️
Enjoyable & fast paced story, maybe a little too faced paced for my usual liking. But was an overall decent read. Lots of spice, lots! And it was fun 👏

[Cattishansen · Rating 3 out of 5]

I am one of Bella’s Arc reader and this book was good! It was short, easy to read and spicy!! If you want something quick, spicy and good this is totally the book for you. I think the book was a little too fast paced, and wish it was a bit longer for the plot to truly develop into something much bigger. Other than that I really liked this book! Also Brian?! I am obsessed!

[Reader · Rating 1 out of 5]

Guys honestly it was 100 pages of smut zero chemistry zero character building and mediocre writing

[Mariana Gomes · Rating 4 out of 5]

A great read for when you don't know what to read! I really enjoyed it 🤭
I didn't see that initial plot twist coming! Please keep writing, I'll definitely be following along.

[Jowita · Rating 4 out of 5]

4/5⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

[Kate · Rating 2 out of 5]

I personally thought this was a train wreck.

[Rebecca · Rating 3 out of 5]

There isn’t really any plot to this book but not overly bad for a short read if you just want smut

I found the pacing a little off and a fair few words had random spaces in between the letters making it hard to follow

[Julia · Rating 1 out of 5]

Worst book I’ve ever read, some people shouldn’t be authors, NEVER EVER

[zecret_reads]

Before reading the final draft:
Thank you Bella for letting me read the arc.
It was a short novel (which I loved. Sometimes I need a short standalone).
It was also fast paced. One of my favourite things that Bella does.
There was quite some smut. Not in the beginning but when the FMC and MMC meet they go for it.
If I am going to be honest, this book reminded me sort of to my wattpad phase years ago.

The storyline itself was decent.
The smut was a little but too much for my liking.
The characters were understandable. However sometimes the smut made made me think ‘why’.

I’m not someone who likes nicknames during intimacy, nor a praise kink or anything. So… that was a little down side.

However (don’t judge) I love books like this when I want to read but don’t want to read. Books like these are easy to read, not serious (like a fantasy book and politics and all), and they are ‘fun’ in their own way.

I would have given it a 3⭐️ while it was an ARC. Can’t wait to see how the final product is!

[Amy · Rating 3 out of 5]

ARC review ✨

As many have said before me this book is a short, smutty time! I wanted to appreciate the face paced element to it but struggled to connect with the characters which made it harder for me to really get into the book.

That being said sometimes a short smutty read is perfect to break up a heavier one so if you’re after a spicy quick read then this is the one for you 🙌🏼

Thanks so much to the author for the ARC. Best of luck on your release 🫶🏼

[Soldera Krauze · Rating 3 out of 5]

ARC review ✨

A super duper fast paced dark romance! I felt like I was reading a wattpad book (in the best way), everything was happening very very fast and without any pauses. Since it is so short that it doesn't give a lot of opportunities for the characters to become 'alive' in my mind, I can't put a higher rating but I did have fun!

Definitely looking forward to other books from this author!

[donttextreading Lit · Rating 5 out of 5]

ARC REVIEW: 5 ⭐️
Best short and fast paced dark romance I’ve read so far this year, want spice? READ IT. You look motorbikes?? THIS IS THE BOOK FOR YOU.
Bella really did her thing in this book and I was invested looong ago. 10 out of 10 reading this and I loved every single minute of it.

Again thank you soo much Bella for sending the ARC 💕 💋

GO READ

[Lea Black · Rating 1 out of 5]

I don't know what I just read, I just know that I'll need bleach and a chance to forget what this was. I mean, sure, if you want a book where the FMC literally begins talking like she's lobotomized and the MMC is treating her like a literal pet, then sure this'll be the perfect read for you. I personally felt disgusted.

[Kira ♡ · Rating 4 out of 5]

ARC review✨
If you are looking for a short, spicy, fast paced read, this book is perfect! It has all my fave things: Enemies to lovers, motorbikes, rival families!!
Defo recommend for a fun time inbetween books.

Thank you so much Bella for sending me a copy of your book, I had a great time🤩

[belma · Rating 3 out of 5]

Gave three stars just because it was better than the books I have been reading these past months.
It was not bad I liked the start, there was an interesting plot but it felt incomplete and also too much spice.

[Reader · Rating 5 out of 5]

I read the authors first book "the right well", gave it 4 stars. and this book, you can clearly see how much the author has improved. that's honestly amazing and I am sure the author will write a ton of more good books in the future.

[Belladesiree · Rating 5 out of 5]

YOU’RE NOT READY

[Malak Saadi]

Idk but having some integral aspects being mentioned haphazardly or deflected, and then goimg into something else feels forced. The way it's written...not my cup of tea

[【Ｏｒｉ】 · Rating 4 out of 5]

this was a good break from my longer books. Fast paced, dark romance

[aleksandra · Rating 1 out of 5]

Giga słabe.

[Corelia · Rating 4 out of 5]

Okay bella ate with this one

Fast paced, just how I liked it. chefs kiss.
The characters? love them
Writing still was so good and kept me hooked