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Hooked

Emily McIntire (2021)

SubgenreContemporary Romance
Age groupAdult 18+
Content ratingHard R
Pages (Standard (250-400))
SettingContemporary Urban
CSM age18+
Goodreads3.77/5 (522352)

Content levels

ViolenceModerate
Sexual contentExplicit
LanguageStrong

Synopsis

A steamy romance with darker, mafia-like themes. DESCRIPTION: 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.

Tags

Dark RomanceMafia RomancePeter Pan RetellingRomantic Suspense

Hooked: content & age rating

Intended for adult readers (18+).

This dark romance contains explicit sexual content, violence related to organized crime, manipulation, and morally gray characters. The relationship begins with deceptive intentions and involves significant power imbalances.

What to know going in

This book has moderate violence, explicit sexual content, and strong language. Content notes include kidnapping, dubious consent, and manipulation (see the full list above).

Who'll love this

Adult readers who enjoy dark, intense romances with dangerous heroes and high-stakes revenge plots will be captivated.