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

Hot, dark and great plot

I’ll be honest with you I wanted to DNF after that prologue but I stuck it out and I’m glad I did. Those two characters are so messed up that they are perfect for each other. I definitely would not want him as my boyfriend, but I loved hearing their love story The audio is exactly what I wanted that Mail narrator was awesome.

beautiful fiend

i loved this book. couldn't put it down!! plenty of spice and passion!! and a great ending !! can not wait to listen to the next book

good read.

it's not a book to get out of a slump... same ole same ole but good story

Obsessed and possessive is how we like them!

I love how strong the fmc was and how she didn’t normally take crap from anyone! I love when the boy ends up being obsessed and super protective over the fmc. He was definitely “dark” but what he did and went through to help get her the life she wanted 😭😭 such a strong mmc also!

The hardest earned happily ever after

5/5 Stars!

The way I am in love with everything about this book. I'll be honest and say I was judging a book by it's cover and it just screamed a little too... cutesy for me?... *LMAO* WRONG! This book is an extremely dark bul!y romance that had me on the edge of my seat screaming demanding these two get their happily ever after. I was full on panicking at one point. This is such a hard earned happily ever after which made me root for these two that much harder. The spice was phenomenal, the story line was refreshing and new, and the man is possessive as he!l. Did I mention she's an MMA fighter? The narration was chef's kiss as well!