ARC Review: ‘Dark Delights’ by Mila Kane
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Dark Delights
by Mila KaneSeries: Hellions of Hade Harbor #2
Published by Self-Published on March 8, 2024
SubGenres: Dark Romance, New Adult Romance
Format: eArc
Pages: 477
Source: Grey's Promotions
Audience: 18+/Adult
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My little Cinderella nearly cost me everything. Now it’s time to pay…
Eve Martino is off limits. Her brother, my best friend, makes sure of that.
But when he transfers to play hockey at another school, he leaves his sister in my hands.
He has no idea about our history, no one does.
It’s our little secret.
The truth is, Eve nearly ripped my life apart, and threatened everything I care about.
… and I’ve been waiting for the chance to get even.
Now she’s my partner in class, my roommate and my ward.
Ruining her will be my perfect revenge.
Meet the Ice Gods, the Hockey players who never play by the rules and own Hade Harbor and everyone in it. Dark Delights is a standalone bully romance featuring a possessive hockey playing Ice God, and the smart, mouthy object of his obsession. This is a bully romance, and contains dark themes, please read with caution.
Dark Delights is the second book in Mila Kane’s Dark Hockey Bully Romance series, Hellions of Hade Harbor. After reading the first book, I thought Cayden was unhinged; no, in the second book, Beckett proves to be even more unhinged and possessive of the FMC, Eve, who actually is supposed to be off-limits to him. Yes, this is a bully romance and it gets dark at times on what the MMC does to the FMC, so if you are not a fan of bully romances, this book may not be for you. But if you enjoy Bully Romances, this book is right up your alley.
I’m a reader who loves bully romances, and I also love morally grey characters like Beckett, even when he’s bullying Eve, because there is going to be a hidden story about why he is the way he is, and it’s a devastating one. It takes someone like Eve to help deal with his demons and also piece him back together. Eve knew how to handle Beckett and I loved her character immediately because she wasn’t going to let Beckett just push her around. Beckett and Eve are also from opposite sides of the track, and they go back and forth on their differences, but once both realize they have feelings, watch out because they will be hard to break apart, especially when it comes to Beckett and how he feels for Eve. No one messes with Eve but him, and he lets others know right away. This man will confront not only what he’s dealing with and the people who keep trying to flirt with Eve around him but also the one person who could potentially ruin his chances with Eve, and that is her very protective twin brother, Asher.
This was one book I had a hard time putting down. It ticked all the boxes, especially with tropes I enjoy reading in romance books. It’s not only a Bully Romance, but it has Brother’s Best Friend (My fave trope right now to read), Enemies to Lovers (The MCs don’t like one another initially, and one is out for revenge over the other), and then there’s Forced Proximity (Eve is forced to live with Beckett in his dorm after a mistake with her dorm). When I was forced to stop reading due to other obligations, I found myself still thinking about the characters and story. Now, after finishing it, I need more of this series and these OTT Jealous/Possessive Hockey Players that play at Hade Harbor University.
This book touches on some dark topics, and I recommend everyone check the TW before reading, especially when it comes to Beckett’s character and what he has been dealing with. I felt for Beckett and wanted to help him, just like Eve did in the book. This book has some twisted and sick antagonists, and they definitely get the justice they deserve.
I’m looking forward to the next book in the series now more than ever, and I’m so glad I found Mila Kane’s books. The best part is that while I wait for the next book’s release, I can check out her backlist. She has a character in this book who is in another series that she has written, and I need to read his story.
Standalone or Part of Series: It’s part of the Hellions of Hade Harbor Series, but each book follows new MCs and can be read as a standalone.
Would I recommend this book? Yes. If you are a fan of spicy new adult/dark romances with hockey players who are morally grey and are obsessed with their heroines, even though they tend to be unhinged at times, then this book/series should be added to your TBR.
Trope(s)/Element(s):
🏒Sports/Hockey Romance
🏒Bully Romance
🏒Enemies to Lovers
🏒Brother’s Best Friend
🏒Forced Proximity
🏒Opposite Sides of the Track
🏒OTT Jealous/Possessive Hero
🏒Tattooed and Scarred Hero
🏒Breeding Kink
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About Mila Kane
I'm obsessed with cats, coffee, and anti-heroes just the right side of insane.
I write dark and dirty romance with the alpha-holes of your most filthy nightmares.
While I like my heroes obsessed and powerful, I like my heroines smart and independent. My headstrong, capable women will bring their own personal demons to their knees, and capture their hearts at the same time.
I only write SAFE stories, there is never a place for another woman in my hero's sights, once he's caught the scent of the heroine, and there will always be, no matter how dark and twisted the story might be... a HEA guarantee.
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