Publisher: Bloom Books
Publication Date: September 2021
He wants revenge, but he wants her more…
James has always had one agenda: destroy his enemy, Peter Michaels. When Peter’s twenty-year-old daughter Wendy shows up in James’s bar, he sees his way in. Seduce the girl and use her for his revenge. It’s the perfect plan, until things in James’s organization begin to crumble. Suddenly, he has to find the traitor in his midst, and his plan for revenge gets murkier as James starts to see Wendy as more than just a pawn in his game.
Wendy has been cloistered away most of her life by her wealthy cold father, but a spontaneous night out with friends turns into an intense and addictive love affair with the dark and brooding James. As much as she knows James is dangerous, Wendy can’t seem to shake her desire for him. But as their relationship grows more heated and she learns more about the world he moves in, she finds herself unsure if she’s falling for the man known as James or the monster known as Hook.
Hooked is the first book in the Never After series. The books in this series are loosely associated with the fairy tales that they are tied to and are contemporary dark romances. This one is James (Hook) and Wendy's story. I wasn't sure what to expect with this one. It is supposed to be a dark romance and it is darker than I generally enjoy reading.
James (Hook) is a morally grey character. But I ended up kind of rooting for him in the end. There was one really sad scene and I felt bad for him. I did like Wendy's character and thought she had a lot of growth. She is very naive in the beginning. The chemistry between the two was really strong and sizzling. One of the annoying things about the book was the obvious culprit. I called it from the beginning. So, I ended up liking it, but not loving it. It's definitely an acquired taste. I probably will read the next one.
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