Lady of Darkness

Darkness Duet, Book 2

By: Amanda Richardson

Narrated by: Brooke Daniels, Michael Gallagher

Length: 7 hrs and 17 mins

Publisher's summary

They are my saviors...and my downfall.

I tried to ruin the Lords before they could drag me into the depths of hell with them—and failed. Now, I’m reaping the consequences–vengeance by those same four, ruthless men who would like nothing more than to rid me from their order. Betrayal is funny that way—one proverbial knife in the back turns their cold, dead hearts even colder.

Until I’m taken by one of our rivals.

My rescue and the subsequent massacre that follows proves that those cold, dead hearts still beat for me—their Lady of Darkness.

I can’t resist the way their bloodied hands rip me open, barging through every defense I’d ever put up over the years. They’ve awoken a monster in me. I have no choice but to step fully into my new role.

And as time goes on, I have no idea if I’ve fallen for the honorable aristocrats everyone looks up to–or the vicious Lords of Darkness.

Heroes may get the glory, but villains get the girl.

Lady of Darkness is book two in a dark reverse harem romance duet. It is advised to listen to the books in order. Lady of Darkness does not end on a cliffhanger, and there is a HEA. Please note: this book is dark. You will love the heroes, and then you will hate them before you love them again. If you’re looking for villains who eventually turn good, that doesn’t happen in this book. They are the antithesis to a romantic hero in every way. Please proceed with caution. A list of triggers can be found in the author's note at the front of the book. You've been warned....

©2022, 2023 Amanda Richardson (P)2023 Amanda Richardson

Great conclusion

This is the conclusion to the Lords of Darkness, and does a good job of resolving conflicts and cementing the relationship between the FMC and her men. There's a satisfying amount of spice. And a HEA.

“Good girls wait their turn.”

Overall Rating:
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️½
“Scream loud, little monster. I want the entire city to know we’d k*ll them all to get you back.”

📚 Book Review 📚
I thought Lords of Darkness was hot… Holy hell, did this book ramp up the spicy to magma levels. A great ending to such an exciting duet, it’s filled with danger, growly and possessive anti-heroes, and a FMC who becomes their queen.

The relationships transition from the MFMMM of book one to MMMMF (including MM bi-awakening). It may seem a sudden transition, but when your lives are so intermeshed, when you are forced together by a secret society’s familial requirements, trusting only one another, giving into attraction (especially when Harlow loves to watch) doesn’t feel far-fetched.

Lady of Darkness has a very high smut-to-plot ratio, with expl0sive group scenes that include explicit MM.

I loved this duet and cannot wait to read more of Amanda’s works.

🎧 Audiobook Review 🎧
This book has given me a huge audiobook hangover. I don’t know how another book can top the way Michael Gallager gives me full-body shivers when he says, “Good girl.”

Both narrators rocked their performances. It's an excellent duet narration.

⚠️ Dark Elements/Themes Warning – check TWs ⚠️

Genre: Dark Contemporary Romance
Tropes/Features: Secret society, age gap, enemies to lovers, chosen family, anti-hero MMCs, 18 yo FMC, kidnapping, touch her and d*e, OTT J/P, k*dnapping, MM, bi-awakening MM, group scenes
Narrator: Multiple 1st Person POV
Audiobook Narration Type: Duet Narration
Voice Actor (s): Brooke Daniels and Michael Gallagher
Relationship Type: Why Choose – MMMMF, fast burn, ultra spicy
Book Type/Ending: Book Two Darkness Duet, HEA
TW/CW: Available in book

THE ENDING

ugh i’m such a sucker for a good plot and HEA. i liked this one (especially the SPICE!!) but i wish the storyline wasn’t so rushed. i would’ve liked to see more of the mafia / secret society aspect. the performance was just as amazing as the first so 5/5 on that! overall, i loved this duet and i’d highly recommend it to those who are fans of this genre.

Wonderful story.

I absolutely love this second piece of this story. The first book finishes in the middle of an issue, but this book brought everything together and I am really glad that I got to read both books. I really hope to find out more about this group of individuals in the future.

Thanks for letting me have a review copy for my honest opinion because once again I love it.

The Lady and her Lords!

I read this for the first time in December of 2022 and loved every moment of it. Here is my original review.

I was so ready for this book when it hit my Kindle!
Amanda Richardson did not disappoint!
The growth of Harlow, the heroine, was so fun to read.
She came in to her own and ruled over all four of the Lords or Darkness. Enjoyed this book till the very end, was surprised by the ending, I was hoping for a tad bit more, but that could have been because I didn't want the story to end! Loved it

I am not sure if I totally forgot how spicy this book was, or with it being an audio and Brooke and Michael, bringing the characters to life, made it even more spicy. However, this books level of spice was most certainly five chili peppers on the scale, it was absolute fire! Could not get enough, it is a must read, but don’t forget to read the Lords of Darkness before. If not, it won’t make much sense.

love love love

it's a true rollercoaster with such a *spoiler*

cute happy ending, can't wait to forget it in a couple months or years and listen again!

Amazing!

I was able to listen to this duet on audio and let me tell you, it was SO good!
Not only the spice but also the plot! Divine!
A dark RH with secret “clubs” yes please!
This was my first duet by Amanda, and I automatically added others by her onto my TBR because the writing style is just chefs kiss!

And she picked the PERFECT narrators for the characters.
I felt like I was IN the books the whole time, and that’s the point of audio for me!

In Love

After the ending of Lords of Darkness I was so ready for this! This was amazing. So much got cleared up from book one. There was some slightly unexpected MM. 🥵 It was just as dark and dirty as the first one. The plane scene about unalived me. As good as the sm0t was, the plot was just as great. I’m so glad that I finally read this series.

🔫Reverse Harem
🔫Kidnapping
🔫Crime
🔫Secret Society
🔫MM
🔫Dark Romance

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5
🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️/5

wow! hot hot hot

I like book 2 more so, my issue was at times Harlow lacked maturity.
overall, both book 1 and 2 are worth the credit.
I highly recommend.

amazing duet!

Lady of Darkness is the second part of the Darkness Duet so if you haven't listened to or read Lords of Darkness you definitely want to check that one out first! This book was an epic listen! I loved watching Harlow grow into her role as a Lady of Darkness and become more and more of a badass and the dynamic between her and the Lords is flipping HOT!!! Brooke and Michael are outstanding narrators and I loved getting all the POV's of the Lord's and their subtle accent changes. Overall, this book was a great listen!