Beautiful Fiend

North Shore Stories, Book 1

De: Lola King

Narrado por: Corvin King, Heather Firth

She only wants one thing: to leave their broken town. He only wants one thing: her.

When you were born on the North Shore of the Falls, that's where you stay. There is no way out, no fairy-tale-like escape, no hope. Our broken town has always been at war. Two gangs fighting to take over the shithole we're all stuck in. I only know one girl who wants to leave this place: me.

I've always been a tough North Shore girl. Fighting is in my blood, survival in my DNA. But two years ago, Caden King broke me, and he has proof of it.

Now he wants to blackmail me into doing a job for him. The kind that puts my chance of escaping the North Shore at risk. The kind that means betraying my own crew.

He's on me at all times, his dangerous mind always working on ways to torment me further. Caden is wicked, unhinged. The North Shore Kings wear his name because of the vicious ways his family has been leading their crew.

Everyone always says there's no point in fighting him. He has that madness in him that blurs the line between right and wrong. Now he's got his hold on me, and I have nothing and no one to protect me from him.

There's no way to win. No way to escape him.

I'm left with no choice but to do exactly what I'm told.

This book is the first in a series of interconnected standalones. Beautiful Fiend is a dark enemies-to-lovers romance for mature listeners. A complete list of content warnings can be found on the author's website.

©2023 Lola King (P)2024 Podium Audio

Romeo & Juliet dark romance

This is my first Lola King book I’ve read and I have to admit that it was a wild ride. I think the dark romance Romeo and Juliet vibes worked well. The gang war violence and retaliation was believable for me and made a lot of sense for how Billie and Caden found their way to each other. Of note, there is a lot of girl on girl violence which I found surprising as it’s not normally addressed in these types of books IMO. Caden ultimately carried the story and romance for me. I personally think he did way more in their relationship than Billie ever did for him. Billie herself got a little whiny for me at times but by the end of the book she redeemed herself a bit in my eyes. And honestly I think the ending was perfect for who Caden and Billie became. The spice was top tier and if you’re a fan of dub-con/non-con this will definitely be right up your alley. Ultimately I’m curious what else is going on in North Shore in this series!

So fun!

I thought I knew unhinged MMCs but then I met Caden King and oh boy, talk about top tier unhinged MMC that will have you absolutely weak in the knees and contemplating if you should call that therapist or not. This story was a wild ride and the drama between Caden & Billie had me glued to each page. The gasps I gasped had my partner quite concerned at times…*not sorry*

The audiobook narration was enjoyable. I always love Heather Firth & Corvin King’s performances, and they once again delivered with this story.

the love

amazing job . this book made me cry 3 times , can't wait to read more

OMG

didn't think I would like this but I love it both voices was great

Addicting

Addicting, toxic and very dark but so good! For a fast paced read I totally recommend

Billie and Caden 😍😍

Fast paced love
Obsessed x10000 MMC
Dark Romance
Smutty but with plot
Touch her and they really do die
I stayed up until 4am to get thru this book- i had to know how it ended

An Unhinged mess

This story was absolutely unhinged and I was shocked but also impressed. I kept hearing about how dark this book was but I have experience with really dark books so I didn’t pay it much thought but this book was DARK and Caden king delivered. I can’t wait to read the rest of the series.

An actual BAD bad boy! Thank you for the noncon!😏🫦👍🏻👍🏻

Took a chance on this book without much consideration, and wow! No regrets! It seemed a bit on the angsty young adult side so I was unsure at first. I was pleasantly surprised with a well written highly entertaining gangland Romeo and Juliet style love story. I absolutely loved the spice! Let’s just say I like my romance DARK and in my fantasy world consent is more a mild suggestion…. Unfortunately it’s not a very common idea in most romances. Seems like authors tend to shy away from everything but the lightest suggestions of non con ( for obvious reasons). Even the books that have non con and dub con usually have some mitigating situations or factors or whatever to kind of lessen the concept/make it more socially acceptable. Well I just LOVED that the MC was absolutely unapologetic! He’s an actual BAD bad boy! How refreshingly delicious 😈! I will definitely be listening to this book again in the future! A proud new addition to my favorites list for sure! Also the dual narration was excellent and I appreciated the dual POV. Well worth a credit and a worth addition to any dark romance collection.

🖤The sun is shining again🖤

♡My Review🎧♡
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.5
🌶🌶🌶🌶

~Beatiful Fiend~North Shore Stories Book 1~ Lola King~

♡ rival g@ngs
♡ 0bsessive & p0ssessive anti-hero
♡ strong MMA fighter FMC
♡ enemies to lovers
♡ touch her and 💀
♡ m@fia romance vibes
♡ “run”
♡ dubcøn/n0ncøn

♡"Impossible doesn't exist in my world. I get anything I want, and believe me, I want you."♡

♡ This is my first read by Lola King, and I loved every second of it!! The narration was phenomenal, and I'm super excited to listen to the next book.

Beautiful Fiend is an enemies to lovers dark romance where two rival g@ng members fall in love with one another even though they start out as toxic. In the first half of the book, I absolutely despised the MMC Caden, but in true dark romance fashion, by the end, I was a puddle for him.... I fell in love with the FMC Billie right from the start!! She's tough, speaks her mind, and doesn't take sh**t from anyone!! This book has a great storyline, and the spice didn't disappoint. If you love any of the tropes above, definitely give this book a read!!

I look forward to checking out more books by Lola King and, as always, happy reading♡

What happened to me?

This audio is narrated in dual by Heather Firth and Corvin King.

I am now staring at the wall having an existential crisis and a mental break down.
What happened to me?
I’ve never been so disturbed while reading.

Caden is the most confusing character I’ve read so far: he says all the right things and does all the wrong ones.
He is a perfect sociopath. And yet the more he is with Billie, the more he becomes human.
He communicates with her through songs.
But he doesn’t understand the concept of consent. Like at all.
So many times I was struggling between hating him and loving him.
I think I was in the same state of mind as Billie.

That’s why the author did a brilliant job. This is impossible to be indifferent to the characters.

If you are triggered by sexual assault and rape, don’t. Just DON’T.
This is an important part of this story.
Your mental health worth a lot (more than a book).

Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail