The Hitman's Angel

by Jessa Kane

Margaret’s mother split six months ago, leaving her in the clutches of her strip club owner stepfather. Now it’s her eighteenth birthday and he’s informed Margaret that she needs to start earning her keep. And that means giving her first lap dance to a Russian stranger named Lenin. When her mysterious first customer pays thousands above the asking price for her company, then shreds the leather couch with shaking hands to keep from touching her, Margaret begins to wonder if there’s more to the Russian than meets the eye.

And there is. So much more than she could ever imagine. Including the fact that he refuses to let his angel go, now that he's found her. 

Genres: Romance, Novella, Erotica, Smut, Contemporary, Dark Romance, Contemporary Romance

58 pages, Kindle Edition

First published April 19, 2019

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Reviews

[Yeasmin Alo]

Warning: THIS IS A BAG OF CHEESE FOLKS

Lactose intolerance could be damned 😏



So it is
✔️Funny
✔️Romantic
✔️Mafia kick a$$ action
✔️Smutty
✔️And lots of cheese and corn people yum yum 🥺🥺
All my favourite things together



This is the third book I read of JK
I am soooooo happy to rate it 5 🥺🥺🥺
Rest two were 3.5-4 for me

"She’s pleasuring me simply
by existing."

Dude you sure about that?
Cz Me here existing be like:

"I can love her,
treat her like a princess,
guard her with my life."

I am ready bae 🥺🥺🥺
where do I sign?


Kink Alert Party People No one can Blame me 🥺🤧

"You really want me to call you ‘honey’?” I tuck my finger just inside his pants. “I thought we settled on ‘Daddy.’
"You really want to call me ‘angel’?”
“That is what you are,” he answers, voice harsh.
“But, um…” My own face flushes when I admit the next part.
“I liked it when you called me your good little girl."

"I want to be his good little girl"






I mean literally 😭😭😭😭


*********Cheese Anyone? ********

“Please don’t ever cry again,” I rasp into her neck. “I can’t seem to recover from it.”
“I’m sorry.” She kisses a line down my shoulder. “Girls just cry sometimes.”
“You will not do it anymore, Margaret.”
“What if I watch a sad movie?”
“Only happy movies from now on.”

Imma tell that man to buy me food 😭😭 bcz b*%ch loves to eat 😚
And Doja Cat said to eat lunch 🥺

Food=Happiness Daddy 🥰🤩🤤🤤🤤

So.........
I just read Tears of Tess
Can someone pls pass this statement of Lenin's To Brax 😑😑😑 I mean......
Brax desperately needs to hear it 😒😒
Here............ ⬇️⬇️⬇️

"I recognized the needs of my mate and developed the ability to please her to satisfy. Now her needs have become my own.
I can’t imagine having made this connection with my angel. I’m her provider in every single way. Emotionally, physically. And if what we call ourselves is wrong, I don’t give a fuck about being right.
I’m in love with Margaret. Her happiness and satisfaction are the languages I speak now and I’m already fluent."

BRAX YOU HEARD THAT OR NOT???

"I sit down on the edge of the bed where I can still smell our lovemaking and it turns me into a fearsome animal. If someone has my mate, they are on borrowed time. Before this day is over, I will grind their fucking bones to dust. To Margaret, I am a lover. To them, I am Satan."

Ufff.....wow I am in heat.........

“Angel, please dry your tears before I look at you.” His voice resonates, deep and livid in the cold room. “I’m trying very hard not to scare you, but if you cry right now…” He stops for a shuddering breath. “When we leave, I will have to burn down this building with everyone inside.”

"I love being awake. Being awake means I have eyes on Margaret. It means I’m speaking with her, touching her. Sleep is nothing more than a means to rest so I can love her harder the following day."

And Top of all this He has tattoos........
What you want 😪😪 I can't 🤧🤧
Y'all need to back off 😭😭😭

HE.IS.MINE

"My Margaret. You are my everything. My life, my peace, my obsession.” I push the words through my teeth. “Say you’re mine, eternally.”
She reaches up and touches my face, love glowing in her eyes. “Eternally yours, Lenin.”

Lenin🥰

[eli ♡]

short stories are supposed to be fun and brief. they're meant to be short in length because it's in the name, right? not in the Jessa Kane Novella Universe.

here in the JKNU, short stories are very short in length, but are meant to feel like they took hours to read. that intention was most definitely executed well here. even though the novella was only 63 pages, I felt like I've been reading this for 3 hours without break.

why? because the insta-love was atrocious. somehow the dirty talk in this novel was even worse than the dirty talk in "Pound Of Flesh". didn't think that was possible, but anything can happen in the JKNU. the daddy/daughter dynamic in this book was turned up from 0 to 100 when compared to "Pound Of Flesh".

and of course, the plot was extremely predictable. the dialogue felt very cliché and repetitive of what I've heard in other bad romance novels. couldn't stand any of the characters because they were one-dimensional and stupid. and now that I think about it, this book didn't have any redeemable qualities. wouldn't recommend to anyone I liked.

[Alex ♈]

.......that means giving her first lap dance to a Russian stranger named Lenin...

Was this stranger also a small man with "communist and Bolshevik" ideals, plus receding hairline, who burred?

If yes, I don't envy the heroine....




LMAO, Lenin... Really??? Lenin???



Mentioning the name of Lenin in any smut book would bring even me to a celibacy vow...

[Nova]

This was a delicious smut filled story that’s for sure and I loved it.

Margeret is alone after her mum abandoned her six months ago and left her living above the strip club owned by her stepfather. Its her eighteenth birthday and Hank decides that the time has come for her to earn her keep and tonight she needs to learn to strip. If she wants to find away out of the life she is in she needs to do as she is told for now but all that changes when she meets her first private lap dance, she shouldn’t feel safe with a man that she has only just met but she trusts him and can tell he would do anything to protect her. But is she really as safe with him as she thinks?

This is Lenin’s last job after this he will be free and can live the life that he wants, and not the one he has been forced to live to survive but everything changes when he see his angel Margaret and he knows he will do anything to have her and protect her from the danger and fear he sees in her bright blue eyes. He knows that he will be in debt if he doesn’t complete the hit but once he has Margaret in his arms he just doesn’t care for anything but her. Can he really keep an angel like her when he has done so many bad things or will she leave when she finds out the full truth of the man he is?

This book was a seriously hot read from start to finish, my only complaint is that I personally would have liked another epilogue for something like five years in the future. There is a daddy and baby girl kink in this book so of you don’t like that then this is not the book for you.

[Ainhoa]

What is with JK and Russian clueless (not so innocent really) men?

When you buy this book you get:

- A Russian hitman
- A Margaret who’s been locked away for 18 years
- A striptease from a virgin
- He doesn’t know what it is to fall in love but his balls are getting major problems with need.
- She doesn’t trust easily but two hours later she’s in a hotel room with him...

You can imagine the rest. Come on, it was great! 😂🙈

[*CJ*]

"The Hitman's Angel" is the story of Lenin and Margaret.

Another smutty addition to the JK universe, with a heroine who is forced by her shitty and abusive stepfather to strip, and a mobster hero, who saves her and becomes her world.
Kinky sex, some age play and a super HOT epilogue followed by HEA make this story.

Safe
3/5

[DeeReads]

A hot and quick smexy story! Lenin and Margaret's story was fast-paced but heartless stepfather, Hank and Margaret's mother deserved more than what they got! I understand Lenin didn't want Margaret to see what he did for a living but oh well.. "The Hitman's Angel" was still a exciting read!


4 My angel stars! ****

[✨Rachael, Island Bookworm ✨]

Spoilers ahead


IMO this author's books are not to be taken seriously, the plots are ridiculous, the situations and reactions OTT,the h's are ALWAYS barely legal virgins with the H's ALWAYS older and completely obsessed with the h BUT if you enjoy a little smut now and then then these books will work perfectly.

I low key be wanting someone to be as obsessed with me as these heroes are 😂😂😂



5* for the smut,no rating because it's ridiculous😜

[MC The Bookaholic ♡]

5 stars!!

I can always count on Jessa Kane to deliver on awesome, steamy, kinky, instalust/love short reads.

This is just another one that belongs to the description above.

This novella includes:
- virgin h
- no condom
- daddy kink
- some violence (not towards the h)
- super smutty smut (😉)

[Fiona Fog]

Falling for the Russian

Lenin’s arrival at the strip club is to do the one job. In and out. The man he’s been contracted to kill is the owner. What he gets is something he didn’t even know he needed. Margaret.

Margaret has been kept a virtual prisoner by her sleazy step-father. For six months she’s had to endure his abusive torture. Ever since her mother skipped out on both of them he’s made her life hell. But today is different. She’s now eighteen and he’s about to put her to work.

When Lenin is confronted by the Angel in front of him he’s captivated by her. Her innocence and her beauty awaken something in this big Russian. And he’ll go anything to protect her.

Even though Margaret is wary at first she soon realises that this man would die before he’d ever harm her.

If you love your Russian hot men all growly and caveman then your going to absolutely fall in love with this man.

His love for Margaret is phenomenal! He’s just so perfect it’s too sweet.

[Milina’s library]

What on earth was this hAAHAHAHA

[Aliki (semi hiatus)]

I trust Jessa Kane to fix my life at this point 🙏

[Darlene I read WAY to many books]

I.. didnt feel this one idk if it was cuz the random daddy stuff thrown in which i don't have a problem daddy stuff with but in this one i didnt enjoy it.. i did skim alot of the end of the book.. so yeah :( i really wanted to enjoy the book plus their was few plot holes.. what about the money he owes the bravta?

No cheating, no ow/om, drama, sexy times, virgin gal mentioned he did have sex on missions but idk when the last time he did.


Recomend- maybe/no
Cover-⭐⭐⭐⭐


Abused
Instalove/lust
Slight push/pull h
Hea
Epilogue

[Rain]

I do enjoy these quick novellas, but skim when I see the word “Daddy” being tossed about as a turn-on. We need a warning for that kink, because yuck. Other than that, it was an enjoyable little story!

[Ꮗ€♫◗☿ ❤️ ilikebooksbest.com ❤️]

A Dark Fantasy of Instant Obsession



The following ratings are out of 5:
Romance: 🩷💚💙❤️
Spice: 🌶️🌶️🌶️
Chemistry: 🧪🧪🧪🧪
Story/Plot: 📕📗📙📘
World building: 🌏🌍🌎
Character development: 😋😀😛😟

Jessa Kane’s The Hitman’s Angel delivers exactly what fans of her signature style expect: a fast-paced, intensely emotional romance wrapped in a dark, dangerous premise. The story centers on Lenin, a lethal hitman whose life is defined by control, violence, and solitude, and Margaret, the innocent woman who disrupts everything he thought he understood about himself.

Lenin is unapologetically possessive, with a hardened exterior shaped by years of brutality. Kane leans fully into the fantasy of a morally gray antihero who becomes singularly devoted once he fixates on the heroine. Margaret, by contrast, is written with a softness that borders on angelic, an eighteen-year-old, being forced by her stepfather to dance in his strip club for or be beaten and starved, which creates a stark emotional and moral contrast between them. Their dynamic is immediate and intense, with the connection forming quickly and escalating just as fast. This is not a slow burn. It is more like striking a match in a room full of gasoline. I personally was glad that Lenin was there to kill Margaret’s stepfather. I liked that he had morals and was a hitman to pay back a debt, and he would rather be at home watching shark tank than be in the dingy strip club.

The plot is simple but effective. Kane does not aim for intricate twists or layered subplots. Instead, she focuses tightly on the central relationship, using the danger surrounding the hitman’s profession as a backdrop to heighten stakes and urgency. The brevity of the story works in its favor, keeping the pacing tight and the emotional beats concentrated.

One of the strongest elements is the sheer commitment to tone. Kane does not dilute the possessiveness or the obsessive love that defines the romance. For readers who enjoy over-the-top devotion and protective intensity, this will hit the mark. However, that same intensity may feel overwhelming or unrealistic for those who prefer more grounded character development or gradual relationship building.

The writing is direct and evocative, designed to pull the reader quickly into the emotional core of the story. There is little downtime, and every scene pushes the relationship forward. While some moments may feel exaggerated, they are clearly intentional and align with the heightened fantasy Kane is known for.

Overall, The Hitman’s Angel is a quick, addictive read that leans heavily into dark romance tropes with unwavering confidence. Like most of Jessa Kane’s books, it is a novella in length, heavy on the smut and relies on insta-love. It is best suited for readers who want intensity, instant connection, and a fiercely protective antihero without the need for a long, drawn-out narrative.

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[Jennifer McGurk Finn]

To Follow

[~*~Princess Nya Vasiliev~*~]

Okay.. So I was in love with this story up until the tail end of chapter 6..

Lenin, our Russian God-Hitman, was and remained the G.O.A.T. throughout this story. I LOVE his name too.. It's so hot. Just like his a&&. He's intense and about his business. he falls HARD for Margaret the first time he sees her, and ya know what? You believe it.

I did love he and Margaret together. I even liked Margaret. Right up until she did the very obvious, stupidest thing she could have ever done!

I was like this so could have unfolded a completely different way. One that did not make me want to roll my eyes and kill this little girl by slapping her repeatedly..

I actually saw 2 or 3 different scenarios where this could have gone to make this even better. But, I am not the writer so oh well. I'll just chock this up to some VERY LAZY WRITING on Ms. Kane's part with this. A shame too. This book could have been a stellar 5 star read had this plot device went a different way.. I also was not crazy about the epilogue in this one either. So, this is why I could only coin this one a 3.75 star read.

Would I still recommend?=Yes.. Only if asked first.
Spice?=4
Plot/Plight?=It's complicated. Started as a 5 but fizzled to a 2.5
MC's?= Yin & Yang
Ending/Epilogue?=3

[emma]

4.5/5
I want a full length novel. I want a full length novel. I WANT A FULL LENGTH NOVEL !!!

[One chapter more]

Surprise, surprise... I actually liked it. A sexy Russian hitman, who would not be afraid to kill for me? Yes, please.

I really appreciated that we had a heroine that was half sassy and not completely weak and silly. At least she knew what she wanted, not like most other teenagers that we have in novellas like this one.

Good job Jessa! When should we expect another little surprise? 😊

[Izzah ꒰Duchess of Cabria ಇ ⭑✧ ᴏɴ ᴘᴀᴛʀᴇᴏɴ ✧ ⋆꒱]

I wasn't feeling this one. Kinda boring.
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[RCK *don’t be all, like, uncool*]

Books like these make me thankful for KU!

[Antonella]

disappointing, A. Riley does it better

[Preeti ♥︎ Her Bookshelves]

Russian assassin + virgin with some non-v moves + Me, Mine = Hmmm, where have I heard all this shiite before?

[Wobilba]

3.5 stars
I read Jessa Kane for one thing and one thing only….SMUT! And this one most definitely served 🥵

[amanda]

read July 2, 2023 - July 2, 2023: 3 stars

[Rayne [semi-hiatus]]

What’s up with Jessa Kane and her Daddy kink? Could’ve been a 4 stars read, but the Daddy fetish just spoiled everything, sigh.

[a]

3.5 stars

Quick, steamy read. Could've done without the daddy kink tho and the hero talked a little ridiculous but still, I liked it.

[BAK]

Daddy fetish unexpected downside

Usual road semi instalove for the h, immediate instalove for the H. I liked Lenin’s character. Would have liked to see more bada$$ action for his character considering he was supposed to be some awesome hitman.
There were a few unanswered questions which downgraded the appeal of the book IMO.
So what happened with his debt to the Russian mafia? Since he didn’t complete the last hit which would have paid off his debt, does he still owe them?
Are they still looking for him?
It said he wasn’t answering his bosses phone calls, so does he think they’re gonna just let it go?
What about his family that he initially went into a deal with the mafia for? Are they still in Russia? Is he worried about them? Or are they no longer around?
I also found issue with her being this totally innocent scared, no life experience heroine, but all of a sudden she’s talking dirty and feeling him up in a restaurant...uuuh?
The daddy fetish is basically what ruined the book though. She’s 18 and he’s 33. Okay, not a terrible difference. But he sounds very Russian accent and language still. He’s not sounding “Americanized”. And she just out of no where says daddy to him and he’s into it...where’d she get that from? He immediately took to it. Umm...just suppose left field considering his character. I just didn’t expect the daddy angle or the drastic age difference in this read. So those put a damper on the book IMO since it wasn’t what I was in the mood for.

[Sandy]

Hot!

I don’t know, each book seems to get hotter. I like that her stories seem to be evolving to include more storyline along with the sexy times. This one between Margaret and Lenin is extra steamy!

[Fiction Junkie]

Great read. Very hot. If you don't like daddy/little girl talk, this isn't for you. http://favoritestoriesinreview.com/20...