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The Dark King

By: Gina L. Maxwell
Narrated by: Aiden Snow, Avery Reid
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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

©2022 Gina L. Maxwell (P)2022 Recorded Books

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Fae in Vegas?! Hmm lemme see…

Ok ok… weird concept at first right? Then BAM! The eyes, the enrapture. The plot twist and fae games and all the secrets. Kink. More kink and a twisted spicy love.

I’d roll the dice to go there!

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OMGosh

This book was amazing!! I love Gina’s work in general, but this one was off the charts for me. I could listen to it again and again. The voice actors were perfect. Aiden had that panty melting voice and phrasing on overdrive. Avery was her perfect self. The pairing was awesome.

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sooo good

plenty of smutty scenes!!! good story! good characters. and the voices on here. yessss deep sexy man listen

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Bryn and Caiden

This book hooked me from the beginning. Caiden Verran was attracted to Bryn almost as soon as their eyes met. He approaches her in his casino. They spend the night together and wake up married. Neither of them remember what happened. This is not good since Caiden is the Dark Fae King. He wants to get the marriage annulled but cannot until he can have the tie between them broken. She has to remain close to him or he gets deathly sick. He ends up making her move into his home against her will but it is not against her will for long. To me, for most of the book, Caiden was not likeable in the way he treated Bryn. His two brothers are just as gorgeous as he is and the next book is about his brother Tiernan. The Verran brothers were great! There are other forces are at play and it was interesting how it played out. I highly recommend this book. Aiden Snow and Avery Reid did a great job of bringing this story to life.

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Not my usual taste in a book….

I usually don’t go for fairytale like novels but, this was a good one! Def worth the credit and time!

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I’d love this book!!!

This book left me on the edge of my seat in more ways then one! The twist and turns, the spicy moments. Will read again and again!!

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Enjoyed immensely!

The plot was great, I really enjoyed the fantasy aspect and that the human side was in Vegas. I personally could have used one more scene but thought the spice was right on as someone who does not know much about kinks. Learned a new word!

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A Funtime!

So this book has ok ratings on Goodreads, but I really enjoyed it! I liked the story, the characters, the spicy parts, it was just a really fun time!! I’m excited to listen to the second book when it releases!

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Soooo good!!!

Love the story and cannot wait to listen to the next one. Aiden snow was amazing narrating same with the female narrator

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Fun and 🔥 listen

𝙄 𝙨𝙦𝙪𝙚𝙖𝙡 𝙞𝙣 𝙙𝙚𝙡𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙙𝙤 𝙖 𝙦𝙪𝙞𝙘𝙠 𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙙-𝙘𝙡𝙖𝙥 𝙤𝙛 𝙝𝙖𝙥𝙥𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙨, 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙙𝙚𝙘𝙞𝙙𝙚 𝙄 𝙢𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙖𝙨 𝙬𝙚𝙡𝙡 𝙥𝙪𝙨𝙝 𝙢𝙮 𝙡𝙪𝙘𝙠 𝙬𝙝𝙞𝙡𝙚 𝙄’𝙫𝙚 𝙜𝙤𝙩 𝙞𝙩. “𝘼𝙣𝙙 𝙄 𝙬𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝙖𝙣 𝙚-𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙚𝙧 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙖𝙣 𝙪𝙣𝙡𝙞𝙢𝙞𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙗𝙤𝙤𝙠 𝙗𝙪𝙙𝙜𝙚𝙩.”

Bryn is in Vegas after being offered a free weekend at the most exclusive hotel on the Strip. On her first night, she spends a wonderful evening, chatting, drinking and dancing with Caiden Verran, the hotel’s owner, and oops! They wake up with foggy memories, and now they’re married.

This was such a fun and 🔥 read. Bryn is a wholesome midwesterner, and is so open to enjoying what life has just thrown at her.

Caiden on the other hand is doing everything he can to not catch feelings, but he just can’t resist Bryn, especially when their *tastes* so closely align. 😏

I also enjoyed getting to know Caiden’s brothers a bit, and I’m excited to continue with this series, because I just know we’ll be getting more of them.

Audiobook notes: Aiden Snow is always a fantastic narrator, and did a great job here. Avery Reid was a new narrator to me, but I really enjoyed her narration for Bryn.

What this book is giving:
✅ Urban Fantasy Romance
✅ Dual POV
✅ Fae in Vegas
✅ One Night Stand
✅ Marriage with Benefits
✅ “Dark” Fae…tastes

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