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Prey upon Me: A Dark Stalker Romance

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I don’t attract bad boys. No, I attract bad men.

My relationship with the last one left me with no choice but to abandon everything I knew to escape his abuse, only for me to collide into someone just as dangerous, if not more so.

I'm in a new city where no one knows my name. All I’m looking for is a job, but when I go to an interview with the hopes of becoming a sales associate, I find myself in the midst of a jewelry heist that turns deadly.

I’m taken hostage by the masked robber, and though I manage to escape, my kidnapper evades the police. I try to move on, but I can’t shake off the feeling that I’m suddenly being watched everywhere I go. Even inside my own apartment.

And I can’t stop thinking about a certain pair of blue eyes behind the mask that now plagues my dreams. The police assure me that the man responsible for my abduction won’t be coming after me…

But what if he already is?

Revenge has been my only driving force these past four years. My plan is perfect…until one woman threatens to ruin it all. She knows more than she realizes, proving to be the only person who could identify me in the jewelry heist. I begin watching her every move out of necessity, but the more I see, the more it turns into obsession. She becomes all I can think about, and before long, I can’t settle for keeping a safe distance. She’s mine now, whether she knows it or not.

Prey Upon Me is a 100k-word standalone that contains dual POVs, masked men, stalking, and a morally gray MMC who will do anything for his woman. This book has no cliffhanger and ends with a HEA.

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Published September 8, 2026

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Profile Image for Eleanor Butler.
550 reviews11 followers
September 19, 2026
“He wasn’t asking for permission…”
“He was claiming what was his. 🖤”
Completely Addictive!
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Audiobook Review: 🎧🖤
Prey Upon Me by Nina Carpenter!
Performed in duet by Dani Soleil & Joe Arden. 

If you love dark romance with a possessive, morally gray hero, intense chemistry, suspense, and a touch of obsession, Prey Upon Me is definitely one to add to your TBR.
Anna is trying to rebuild her life after escaping an abusive relationship, only to find herself caught in the middle of a dangerous jewelry heist. What follows is a dark, suspenseful story filled with secrets, revenge, danger, and an attraction neither character can ignore.

Anna was easy to root for. Despite everything she had endured, she remained strong, resilient, and determined. Knox (or Damon, depending on the edition) was the perfect dark romance antihero—protective, possessive, obsessed, and willing to do whatever it took to protect the woman he claimed as his. Their chemistry was explosive, and the tension between them kept me completely invested from beginning to end.


But Listennnnn 🎙️🎧
It’s the audiobook that elevated the entire experience for me.
Joe Arden and Dani Soleil delivered a fantastic performances, bringing emotion, intensity, humor, and chemistry to every scene.
Their narration made the suspense more gripping and the emotional moments hit even harder. As always a stunning immersive performance by Joe Arden and Dani Soleil!

🖤🚨 THIS AUDIOBOOK HAD ME IN A CHOKEHOLD 🚨🖤

What I loved most was the balance between the dark romance elements, the revenge plot, and the mystery. The story moved at a fast pace, and I constantly wanted to know what would happen next. The twists, danger, and emotional growth kept me hooked and glued to my headphones throughout.

🖤 Favorite Tropes:
• Dark Romance
• Stalker Romance
• Morally Gray MMC
• Possessive Hero
• Revenge Plot
• Suspense & Mystery
• He Falls First
• Touch Her and Die Energy
• Guaranteed HEA

🎧 Narrators: Joe Arden & Dani Soleil
⭐ Rating: 5 Stars
🌶 Spice: 4/5
🖤 Obsession Level: Extremely High

Final Thoughts:💭
Prey Upon Me delivered everything I look for in a dark romance audiobook—suspense, obsession, chemistry, emotional depth, and excellent narration. If you enjoy protective antiheroes, dangerous attraction, and a story that keeps you glued to your headphones, then this one is worth the listen.


𝙰 𝚜𝚙𝚎𝚌𝚒𝚊𝚕 𝚜𝚑𝚘𝚞𝚝 𝚘𝚞𝚝 𝚝𝚘 𝙱𝙽𝙰 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚝𝚎𝚊𝚖 𝚏𝚘𝚛 𝚊𝚕𝚕𝚘𝚠𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚖𝚎 𝚝𝚘 𝚓𝚞𝚖𝚙 𝚒𝚗𝚝𝚘 𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚜 𝚊𝚍𝚍𝚒𝚌𝚝𝚒𝚟𝚎 𝚊𝚞𝚍𝚒𝚘𝚋𝚘𝚘𝚔. 𝙰𝚗𝚍 𝚝𝚑𝚊𝚗𝚔 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚖𝚢 𝚋𝚘𝚘𝚔 𝚋𝚎𝚜𝚝𝚒𝚎𝚜 𝚏𝚘𝚛 𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚍𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚖𝚢 𝚛𝚎𝚟𝚒𝚎𝚠, 𝚛𝚎𝚌𝚜, 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚛𝚊𝚖𝚋𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚐𝚜.
𝚄𝚗𝚝𝚒𝚕 𝚗𝚎𝚡𝚝 𝚝𝚒𝚖𝚎
𝙾𝚗𝚎 𝙻𝚘𝚟𝚎💕𝙾𝚗𝚎 𝚋𝚘𝚘𝚔 𝚊𝚝 𝚊 𝚝𝚒𝚖𝚎


Always searching for my next unforgettable audiobook.” 🎧📚
Profile Image for Jess.
378 reviews22 followers
September 9, 2026
Prey Upon Me was my first ever Nina Carpenter and I loved it! I had no idea what to expect but I was completely satisfied with this dark, stalker romance!

Prey Upon Me follows Anna (FMC), and Damon (MMC). Anna is somewhat of a homebody after escaping her abusive ex. When she finally convinces herself to leave her apartment for a job interview at a jewelry store, the store is robbed while she’s there, insert Damon, one of the robbers. Kind of a wild meet cute, right? Ha! When the robbers take her as a hostage and she gets away, Damon begins to “stalk” her and quickly finds himself obsessed with her! The chemistry between the two is off of the charts and as Anna learns more about Damon, she is falling for him too.

There were definitely some dark elements in this book, but there was also a lightness to it, because Damon was more of a cinnamon roll than a crazy stalker (or maybe I’ve just read so much that I couldn’t help but cheer on the stalker! ;)) This book was fun and captivating from start to finish, and I really hope we will be getting more from some of the side characters that were mentioned throughout the story.

Prey Upon Me is narrated in duet by Dani Solei and Joe Arden. If you aren’t familiar with Dani, she is incredible. Every time I listen to a book she narrates I am always blown away by her performance and Prey Upon Me was no exception. She captured Anna’s personality and character growth so well. If you listen to romance audiobooks, you are probably familiar with Joe Arden, but if not he is a fantastic narrator that doesn’t just read the words, he truly performs them, which is what he did as Damon. These two narrators and Nina’s writing made this such a great listen!
Profile Image for Daisy.readsromance.
1,087 reviews24 followers
September 9, 2026
🅐🅛🅒 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄
🎧𝗗𝘂𝗲𝘁 𝗡𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: Dᴀɴɪ Sᴏʟᴇɪʟ & Jᴏᴇ Aʀᴅᴇɴ

ᗯᕼᗩT TO ᗴ᙭ᑭᗴᑕT:
☠️𝗗𝗮𝗿𝗸 𝗥𝗼𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲
☠️𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗸𝗲𝗿 𝗥𝗼𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲
☠️𝗖𝘂𝗿𝘃𝘆 𝗙𝗠𝗖

💭𝗞𝗻𝗼𝘅 and Anna met in the most unexpected way. A botched robbery left Anna in a tough situation, unable to go to the police due to hiding from her rich ex-boyfriend. Meanwhile, Knox found himself entangled in Anna's life, stalking her to ensure she kept quiet. For Knox, this was his opportunity to seek revenge against his vindictive stepmother, who framed him and was trying to strip him of his inheritance. But his growing obsession with Anna had the potential to derail his plans.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 dynamic between these two characters was great. Knox is morally grey with a strong sense of justice, and Anna is resilient, a survivor looking to escape her abusive past. The intense, steamy moments between them only added to the tension of the story.

I absolutely enjoyed every minute of the audio, especially with the duet narration by 𝗗𝗮𝗻𝗶 𝗦𝗼𝗹𝗲𝗶𝗹 and 𝗝𝗼𝗲 𝗔𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗻. This was my first time experiencing Dani's narration, and my introduction to 𝗡𝗶𝗻𝗮 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗽𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿's writing, and I loved it. If you're a fan of dark stalker romances, you're going to love this story.

𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆: 𝟰.𝟮𝟱⭐️ |𝗡𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: 𝟱🎧 | 𝗦𝗽𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗟𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹: 𝟰/𝟱🌶️
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256 reviews
September 14, 2026
4.5 ⭐️ 4 🌶
🎧Released: 09.08.26
⏳10
hrs 11mins

💭 new to me author but dayuuum !! shes def in my radar now!! this audiobook has everything i could possibly ask for: from the morally grey obsessive mmc, to the trauma bonding, the fckd up other family dynamic, all the "surveillance" stalking, spice thats really spicing, & most of all... masked men😍 a def MUST READ !!

🎧 dani soleil & joe arden did their thaaang in this duet narration😘🤌🏽 joe brought his signature unhinged plus a dash of "smooth as whiskey" that made knox's o/p character oh so delicious !! but dani was juz as unhinged playing ana who had her head on constant swivel after escaping her douchy x. together they were electric!! the way they complimented & bounced off each other's energy so well... juz absolute perfection♥️

dark stalker romance | forced proximity | obsession | who hurt u | heist meet cute | curvy fmc | trauma bonding

✨ thankU Nina Carenter & Blue Nose Audio for this ALC & am voluntarily leaving my honest thoughts
‼️ ur mental health matters. ✔️ 🆃🆆/🅲🆆
Profile Image for Emily Rhodes.
99 reviews4 followers
Review of advance copy received from Publisher
September 7, 2026
THANK YOU, BLUE NOSE AUDIO, FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO RECEIVE AN ALC FOR "Prey Upon Me". THIS REVIEW IS MY HONEST OPINION FOR THIS AUDIOBOOK.

I loved this story! It's a fast-paced story and towards the end I was certain there was going to be a cliffhanger. (I clearly didn't read the author's description well enough because it is listed as a HEA with no cliffhanger!) When I say fast-paced, I mean within the first couple of chapters we are instantly entered into an "OMG what the hell is going on?!" I really loved this style of writing because it made me want to just keep listening when I should've been asleep!

Anna finds her way back to herself throughout her story! She starts out as a girl who is looking behind her back for the fear of her past. Then here comes Knox barreling into her life and immediately starts to unravel her hesitations and fears. Knox is a man that has a plan and is making it happen until Anna. He convinces himself that he is stalking her because she could ruin his plans... but is he really? And while he is stalking, he learns she has her own secrets she is hiding.

Dani Soleil and Joe Arden were absolutely fantastic in this! Both of the voice acting is another reason I couldn't stop listening!
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311 reviews4 followers
Review of advance copy received from Publisher
September 6, 2026
Dark Retribution 🖤🔥

When vengeance collides with forbidden desire, the boundary between hunter and prey disappears completely. In Prey Upon Me, author Nina Carpenter delivers a dark, spicy stalker romance infused with mafia tension that keeps the adrenaline running high. The narrative introduces us to Knox, a morally grey antihero driven by meticulous retribution, whose calculated world tilts the moment Anna crosses his path. While Knox rationalizes his surveillance under the guise of protecting his master plan, Anna is a fiercely resilient survivor harboring secrets of her own. Their dynamic crackles with palpable friction, and the explosive chemistry between them elevates the stakes as their troubled pasts unravel.

While the storyline leans into familiar tropes within the masked stalker subgenre and could have benefited from richer character development and deeper plotting, the sharp revenge angle and dark undertones make it a genuinely thrilling ride. The standout highlight of this production is undeniably the duet performance by Dani Soleil and Joe Arden. Arden embodies Knox with commanding intensity, while Soleil brings remarkable emotional depth and grit to Anna. As an introduction to both Carpenter’s writing and Soleil’s voice work, this fast paced, steamy audio experience delivers exactly the dark escapism romantic suspense listeners crave.
Profile Image for Kala Frick.
224 reviews5 followers
September 18, 2026
5/5/5
All around such a great audiobook. The story was such a fun and wild ride. The action starts right away at the very beginning and when you think things will start to calm down something else happens. I really love how it ended and I liked how the story had a lot of layers with it. There was backstory for both of the characters and how their lives intertwined with each other really grabbed my attention and I was never bored! The narrators did PHENMONEAL. Joe Arden really knows how to deliver emotional dialogue and it really made this audiobook come to life.
This was my first book by this author and I will be reading more of her books.
Thank you Blue Nose Audio for the ALC!
Profile Image for Katie (Katie's Corner Blog).
2,068 reviews73 followers
September 8, 2026
This was absolute perfection! I enjoyed the book way too much! The plot the twists, the characters and don’t get me started on our amazing narrators Dani Soleil and Joe Arden.

Dani absolutely outdid herself, i was so invested in our FMC, i could feel her, she was literally coming to life with Dani narrating her!

While the book is a dark romance the writing was done so well i was chuckling and giggling at parts and horrified at others when the darker parts were revealed!

I definitely need more of Nina’s books and hopefully she’ll be releasing something soon so i can devour it!
Profile Image for Lani Bonisolli.
23 reviews1 follower
September 8, 2026
ALC Review
Joe Arden and Dani Soleil did an amazing job bringing Knox and Anna to life. They captured the characters’ personalities and emotions so well and kept me invested from beginning to end.

The story did feel a little like your typical masked-man stalker romance, and I wish there had been more plot and character development to make it stand out. However, I really enjoyed the revenge aspect, the spice was good, and the little sprinkle of mafia added some extra excitement. Overall, it was a dark, spicy, and entertaining listen!
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380 reviews7 followers
September 8, 2026
I really really enjoyed this book! I wasn’t sure what to expect when I first started listening but I was hooked! I love a good revenge story and this was DEFINITELY that! Dani Soleil and Joe Arden did a fantastic job bringing the characters to life. 10/10 recommend!!
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