ARC Review: ‘Pretty Little Threats’ by Daria Quinn
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Pretty Little Threats
by Daria QuinnSeries: Princes of NYC #1
Published by Self-Published on February 20, 2025
SubGenres: Contemporary Romance, Dark Romance
Format: eArc
Pages: 434
Source: The Author Agency
Audience: 18+/Adult
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A dark secret. A corrupt marriage. And a beast who might just fall for the beauty.
DAREPower. Control. Darkness.I’ve built an empire with those three things, and I’ll destroy anyone who tries to threaten it.When Rose Miller’s father announces her arranged marriage to a man far worse than me, I step in. She needs my protection. But she doesn’t know the price of my help.We share a secret, one that could ruin us both. A crime that ties us together in ways she doesn’t understand.I’ll marry her, keep her safe, but make no mistake, she won’t just be my wife. She’ll be mine, body and soul.
ROSEI’ve spent my life following every rule my father set. But when he tries to give me to a monster, I realize I’ve been trapped in a gilded cage.Dare Richardson might be the only one who can protect me, but he's ruthless. A dangerous beast I’ve always despised.The truth is, we’re both running from something darker than either of us, and when he offers me a way out, I can’t help but accept.The man I once swore to hate is now my husband.And the beast within him? He’s the only one who can set me free.
This is a dark contemporary MF romance. It is the first standalone in the Princes of NYC series.
Pretty Little Threats is the first book in Daria Quinn’s Princes of NYC series. I always enjoy discovering new authors to read and adding their books to my ever-growing library. This dark contemporary romance features some of my favorite tropes, making it hard to put down: billionaire romance, enemies-to-lovers, and the Touch Her and I’ll ☠️ You trope. The last one stands out, especially with the morally grey MMC Dare that Daria Quinn wrote in this book. He may initially come off as cold-hearted and hateful of the FMC, Rose, due to who her father is, but he is fiercely protective of her and won’t let anyone look at or touch her.
This book is all about Dare seeking revenge for what happened to his parents and Rose trying to seek approval from her father. But, Rose’s father breaks her trust when he insists she marry a man she doesn’t love, even though he promised never to force her into an arranged marriage. Determined to avoid this marriage, Rose finds herself unexpectedly wed to Dare Richardson, her father’s sworn enemy. The issue is Rose’s father isn’t happy about it, and he’ll do anything to break them apart, even if Rose initially is with Dare to find a way to take Dare down for her father. However, as she spends more time with Dare, she begins to realize that he may not be the villain her father warned her about.
I loved both Dare and Rose’s characters, especially when they were together. The way they battled back and forth in and out of the bedroom was as hot as anything. It was clear that they had undeniable chemistry. It just took Rose a little longer to realize that Dare was someone she could trust more than anyone else. Dare was also not someone to be messed with; he didn’t like anyone talking about or looking at ‘His Wife’ while he was married to Rose. I enjoyed it every single time he referred to Rose as ‘His Wife,’ even though she often gave him a hard time about it.
The storyline kept me intrigued when it came to what both Dare and Rose were trying to do. Dare is trying to get revenge on his parents, and Rose just wants to feel loved by someone, but she does find actual love with Dare in the end. The only issue I have is the ending felt a little rushed when Rose found out the truth, but other than that, I was hooked on reading the HEA of Rose and Dare. I look forward to reading more books by Daria Quinn, including this series.
Single/Dual POV: Dual POV.
Standalone or Part of Series: It’s an interconnected standalone in the Princes of NYC series.
Would I recommend this book? Yes. If you enjoy reading an Enemies to Lovers storyline with a morally grey MMC, then check out Pretty Little Threats.
What to Expect:
🖤Billionaire Romance
🖤Enemies to Lovers
🖤Forced Marriage
🖤Touch Her and I’ll ☠️ You
🖤Morally Grey MMC
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