Vicious Love

A Dark College Romance (A Wicked Empire Standalone)

By: Jordan Grant

Narrated by: Lula Larkin, Marcus Rayne

Length: 8 hrs and 44 mins

Publisher's summary

Everett

I loved her when she was just a splattering of freckles and big brown eyes.

When she brought an extra sugar cookie just for me in the first grade.

When our class goldfish died and she held me in front of everyone until I stopped crying.

I loved her even more when she had another man’s baby.

But I hate her for what she did. A chess move in a game of unforgivable sin. I hate myself even more for what I’m going to do to her. I wanted her gone, but I was the one who left. Now, I’ve returned and I have no intention of leaving again.

This is my campus, and it’s time to pay for your sins, little mouse, because I am a vicious king.

Molly

I loved him the first day I met him on the playground, when he was all gangly elbows and knees.

When we buried our toes in the sandbox and pretended we didn’t have legs.

On our first day of middle school when he smiled at me across the quad.

He was my white knight, my protector, and the one who always made sure I was okay.

But that boy’s dead and gone, and I killed him.

I can’t undo what happened.

I never meant to hurt him. I never meant to hurt anyone.

I was the nudge that toppled the dominos.

Hold my hand, E, and let’s find our way out of the shadows. Before we are both lost to the dark.

Note from the author: Vicious Love is a dark enemies-to-lovers college romance. It features mature themes including an incendiary heat level, bullying, teenage pregnancy, suicide, and, like my other novels, struggles with mental illness.

It is a standalone novel but part of the larger Wicked Empire universe, which follows characters introduced in my Voclain Academy series after they leave high school and enter adulthood. Listening to the Voclain Academy series is not required to enjoy this audiobook.

For a list of all content warnings, please listen to the author's note at the beginning of the audiobook.

©2022 Jordan Grant (P)2023 Jordan Grant

Loved these Stories

I absolutely loved these stories. Well written and narrated. Between Vicious Love and all 3 of Ian and Harlow's books, I am pretty sure I have only had a couple of hours sleep in 3 days. There is 1 major flaw in all of the books, however, and that is the age of the characters. It didn't even dawn on me until Book 3 of the Beautifully wicked series, that up until that point the characters had barely just turned 17, which ok story line was good enough to look past it and pretend their all older. However, in this book Molly was only 13 and they were stealing his dad's car like the only wrong with it was they didn't have permission, out partying and drinking like it was normal and they were highschool seniors or college kids and then she gets pregnant and has the baby at age 13? That was a little too much and kinda ruined her whole backstory, especially when my 12 year old came out acting like a toddler and throwing a fit for not getting his way. I know it happens, but I feel the ages need some serious adjusting! Aside from that, the storyline really pulls you in and doesn't let you go. I hope we get Chase, Archie, and Ravens stories in the future.

Enjoyed

I’ve read Vicious Love when it was released and so glad I was able to listen to the audio. I throughly enjoyed the audio book probably more than I did when I read it. The narrators really bring the characters to life. I enjoy Molly and Everett’s story, all the joy, love and heartbreaks. It’s not pretty or perfect but it’s theirs.

Great Read!

This book is one rollercoaster ride from start to finish. Molly and Everett will draw you into their journey and keep you intrigued and turning the pages waiting to see what’s to happen next. Dark, intense, hot, and plenty of emotions. Great read!

*Audible: The narration by Lula Larkin and Marcus Rayne was really terrific. They kept me intrigued and really brought the characters to life.