REVIEW - The Dark King (Deviant Kings #1) by Gina L. Maxwell

The Book

Release Date: 27 September 2022

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I thought a weekend away would be the perfect escape. Until I woke up married and trapped...by the king of the Dark Fae.

“Neon Gods meets Fifty Shades… Deliciously dark and sexy!”—#1 NYT bestselling author Helen Hardt

For Bryn Meara, a free trip to the exclusive and ultra-luxe Nightfall hotel and casino in Vegas should’ve been the perfect way to escape the debris of her crumbling career. But waking up from a martini-and-lust-fueled night to find herself married to Caiden Verran, the reclusive billionaire who owns the hotel and most of the city, isn’t the jackpot one would think. It seems her dark and sexy new husband is actual royalty—the fae king of the Night Court—and there’s an entire world beneath the veil of Vegas.

Whether light or shadow, the fae are a far cry from fairy tales, and now they’ve made Bryn a pawn in their dark games for power. And Caiden is the most dangerous of all—an intoxicating cocktail of sin and raw, insatiable hunger. She should run. But every night of passion pulls Bryn deeper into his strange and sinister world, until she’s no longer certain she wants to leave…even if she could.

Each book in the Deviant Kings series is STANDALONE:

* The Dark King

* The Rebel King

My Review    5 STARS

Ah.  The darker side of Gina Maxwell.

I really loved this book in Audible and Aidan Snow has a lovely growly character to his voice, great for a darker character.

Bryn get a letter offering her a free stay at an exclusive hotel in vegas, just as she loses her job.  What has she got to lose?  

Caiden is the King of the Dark Fae and finds himself completely draw to the lady in the lobby of his hotel.  Drawn to her later when she is on the floor, he finds himself beside her before he knows what's happening and enjoying himself with her.  The next morning they awake to find themselves married with no idea how it had happened.

But things are not as they seem.  Someone has been working in the background to force them together, and Caiden is not happy that he is now bonded to a female, who if killed will kill him.

We see as they fall for each other, as Ben is inducted into the BDSM world and the suspense is lifted as secrets are spilled.

I really enjoyed this book and will certainly finish the series whether on Audible or ebook.