Robert does it again! The way her story telling skills immediately makes me believe I am the main character is just unmatched. I truly did not see the twist at the end coming and the HEA was every single thing she always provides. Love her writing she never lets me down

Wicked Pursuit:
A short and spicy read. Katee Robert has yet to disappoint with her retellings. Little Red Riding Hood and the Big Bad Wolf is a retelling I had yet to come across and I think that is such a missed opportunity! The plot of the fairytale is a perfect backdrop for a dark romance. Stalking, intrigue, and slight kidnapping, along with false identities. This quick little book had it all.

I am not going to lie, I had a feeling who Wolf was from the start. Everything just seemed too convenient and Ruby kept bringing up Luke all throughout the book. It would only make sense for Wolf to be Luke.

I was a bit nervous going into this book because I saw that one of the triggers was cheating, something that typically I steer away from. However, a breakup almost immediately followed the cheating, and the cheating ended up becoming a game between the two so it was a consensual cheating.

This book was HOT. The spice was almost immediate while also having a build up for the more intense stuff. I absolutely had a blast reading it and want to definitely read Ruby’s parents’ story.

Divine Intervention:
This was an interesting take on Goldie Locks and the Three Bears. The only real connection is that the main characters nickname is Goldie, has golden hair, called one of the MMCs Papa bear and uses the term “just right” throughout the book. This book started world building on page one and I am not going to lie, I was a bit lost. It was a lot of information to take in in a 200 page book.

We dealt with three main characters in this book and the action started pretty quickly. They all had history with each other which seemed to get resolved super fast so that they could all sleep with each other. The spice was good, though slightly cringey at time because of the use of “Papa Bear.”

The plot was a little lost on me except that I do know Anthony sucks. I feel like this is the first book of a series because a lot feel unresolved and I still have a lot of questions.

Thank you to the publisher for an eARC of this book via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

Wicked Pursuit review: Yet again here I am ready to say this is one of Katee's best books ever. Unfortunately she has so many other bangers I can't say which is my top one but I have to say that this is def in my top 5. The TWIST OF WHO THE WOLF WAS. BITCH I LOOKED AT THE "CAMERA" IN MY ROOM SO FAST AND FOR A SOLID MINUET. I was fully prepared to get ready for bed but I kept saying wait a little more and then the twist happened. I didn't go to bed until 1am. It's a Wednesday. I have a job. But i didn't last night because I was sat till the very end. The fact that this is the beginning of the spinoff of my favorite series, the Wicked Villians series, and focuses on the kids, i was already sat for them all but coming out the gate with this? WHEN ARE THE RELEASE DATES FOR THE REST, I need to make sure I can go to work later the next day or just take off because these are about to be just as hot as their parents.
Thank you to Netgalley for the ARC
Divine Intervention review:
I have to say for a large chunk of this book I had no idea what was going on. I'm not sure if this is a spin off from a pervious series and that's why, i liked the author/writing so I'll be checking out the other books, but i felt like i was missing out on something I should know but didn't. The spice was good and I liked the chemistry between the characters i just felt like i was watching from the outside.

Thank you to Casablanca for allowing me to ARC read!

I received this book as an ARC. I am a fan of Katee Robert, so I was excited to read her newest book. If you are looking for a fun, low stakes mafia romance, this is the book for you!

These two stories kick off the Black Rose Auction Collection to a great start. First up, Katee Robert delivers their usual mix of hot and steamy with this Little Red Riding Hood retelling. Next on the roster, R.M. Virtues brings a Goldilocks retelling that will leave you feeling *just right.*

The one thing I love most about the Black Rose Auction series is it doesn't need to be read in order. These novellas can be read as standalones and are complete stories on their own. I actually started with Shattered Innocence (book 5 in this series) and loved it so much that I was excited to read these!

I loved the stalker romance aspect of Wicked Pursuit. There was so much packed into this short story that it really blew my mind! This was my first Katee Robert book, but I definitely look forward to digging into her backlist! 4 stars

I struggled a lot with Divine Intervention and just couldn't end up connecting with the characters causing me to DNF the story. That could be a ME problem, and I'd still recommend reading the books in this series.

Thank you to NetGalley and Sourcebooks Casablanca for providing this digital ARC. All opinions expressed are my own.

I loved it. Literally couldn’t put it down. Read it within 24 hours. It was paced well and kept me drawn in with the authors writing style. I don’t want to give anything away so I’m making this brief but 10/10

I went into this blind and I have to say, Katee managed to fit a lot into a novella!
I preferred Wicked Pursuit - I’m a big fan of a stalker romance. I liked Wolf a lot, and didn’t see the twist coming at all (not sure if I liked it). Ruby was frustrating, I’m all for promiscuity but I didn’t realise this book had cheating. Whilst I’m a big fan of a possessive male love interest…cheating takes away from the hot-ness for me.

Divine Intervention had a lot more world building and a lot more characters. I think it was trying to do too much as it got confusing at times. I got past the papa bear stuff and really enjoyed the scene with Elias. Overall, this one felt like hard work to read, I didn’t feel the connection as well and it wrapped up so quickly.

Wicked Pursuit by Katee Robert, 5 stars:
WOW I missed this world! I devoured this story in one sitting, and could not put it down! I LOVED Ruby's story and am sitting in anticipation for the continuation of Wicked Villains, next gen.

Divine Intervention by R.M. Virtues, 3 stars:
I wanted this to be so much better than it was. The premise of a fight between angels and demons, mixed with a heist and why-choose romance had me hooked, but the execution was off. I think too much was trying to be accomplished within the space of a novella. I felt like there was a lot of background information that needed to be provided to set the scene, but it was extremely wordy and drawn out- it almost lost my attention immediately. If I had picked this up as a standalone novel, rather than bound in a duology, it almost certainly would have been a DNF. Additionally, I know that this was supposed to be a goldilocks retelling, but the use of "papa bear," especially at the beginning, came off extremely cringey. By about 60%, the plot picked up and the story was more bearable (pun intended), but it took a week of forced reading to get me there.

I have not written off RM Virtues, and I still plan to pick up more of their work, but I don't believe I will follow this series.

Thank you to the publisher and Netgalley for providing me with a review copy in exchange for an honest review. My rating for the overall duology is an average of the two ratings.

4.5 ⭐️ 5🌶️ for the Wicked Pursuit half of the book.

VERY Spicy! Spicier than I thought 😂 lots of stuff explored. My first dark romance read and it’s by my favorite author Katee Robert 🖤!! Read the content warnings. I loved the Red Riding Hood and Wolf concept, it made the book very interesting and made the hunter / prey concept make more sense. Additionally, all of the side character had substance and felt real. The plot was very fast paced and integrated the topics very well.

A mob princess named Ruby starts acting bad and gets the attention of a stalker who starts unaliving anyone who touches her. She is curious about this stalker, Wolf. She plays with him taunting but how far will she go to piss him off. And how far will he take it when he’s pissed off. WOW!! 🖤

This book is about:

💀 Stalker romance
💀 Hunter & Prey
💀 LGBTQ+ scenes
💀 Touch her and you d!e!
💀 Mafia romance

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3⭐️ for the Divine Intervention part of this book.

The topic of this book was super interesting but the events itself had me a bit bored and lost. Maybe it’s me. But I was excited to read a poly, dark romance with angels 🪽 I loved Tlalli and all of the back story about the angels.

You will like this if you like:

🪽 Angels
🪽 War
🪽 Age Gap
🪽 Polyamorous

I loved the Black Rose Auction! I think it’s really cool that a lot of authors are writing a collection together.

Thank you NetGalley, SourceBooks Casablanca, Katee Robert & R.M. Virtues for this ARC read.

This was my first taste of this author… and if all her books are like that, I will completely devour them.

This one is a little red riding hood dark retelling. If you like spice, you’ll love this one.

Ruby has a jealous and possessive stalker that want her to assist to an auction… as something to be auctioned off. Something he wants to buy and claim her as his.

You’ll love this one if you like:
- mafia heirs
- touch her and die
- stalker romance
- masked man

TW for cheating, blackmailing, stalker, murder, blood, attempted assault (ish)

Many thanks to the publisher for the complimentary e-copy of this book through NetGalley. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.




A war rages between Heaven and Hell. Angels and demons are caught in it, but there's a truce for the weekend, to attend the Black Rose Auction and retrieve... the same artifact.

Add an adult who acts like a petulant child, his father, his ex, his... well like he feels like he's its babysitter, and you have an explosive cocktail.

I'm experiencing with my romances this year. I keep my options open. I didn't read the synopsis before reading the book though, not the tags, nor the TW. I like to jump blind into a book. Well... I was surprised.

It's spicy as hell (see what I did there), and if you like supernatural, age-gap and polyamorous romances, you'll love this one.

TW for stabbing, poisoning, grief (death of a mother and a wife, off-page)

Many thanks to the publisher for the complimentary e-copy of this book. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.

Wicket Pursuit **5 Stars
The first installment of this series hooked me from the beginning. Starting with a set of novels with Katee Robert isn't exactly playing fair. Katee's writing made Ruby's character feel over the top and very relatable. From the very first chapter I was rooting for her to get out of her vanilla relationship and find something better! And when she did....

10 stars! I would happily take 10 more sequels to Ruby's story.

Divine Intervention **3 stars

I wanted to love this one a lot more than I did. Especially coming off of Wicked Pursuit. Unfortunately, the story didn't grab my interest. The characters were fun but a little cringe. The Papa Bear parts kinda ruined it for me.

Wow. I’m amazed and excited and hot and bothered to be fair. This collection of two books in this brand new series of dark romance books from different authors was amazing !!!! I got the amazing opportunity of reading the first two through NetGalley and what an experience it was !!! I’m absolutely shook!!! Wild, spicy, exciting, forbidden and sinning … if you’re in the mood for something like this, then you couldn’t find something better. The first book by Katie Roberts is a dark stalker romance book with mafia tropes and an MMC who is obsessed. And there’s also a Little Red Riding Hood retelling in it … because duh, this author is the Queen of this kind of things!!! And the Wolf … he will have you salivating before the end of the book!!! Short enough to not get bored but long enough to enjoy the action between the characters, iykyk. And the second one is from RM Virtues and it’s a ex’s daddy and polyamorous relationship with angels with an MMF configuration … wild, dark, spicy and with amazing black characters. And the daddy/good girl trope … perfection !!! Again short but not too much. I enjoyed it completely !!!! I read them both so fast I have no idea what to do with my time !!! So so good

I loved my visit to the Black Rose Auction! Katee Robert crafts a scorchingly hot Little Red Riding Hood remix. Katee Robert always takes readers on a darkly romantic and unputdownable adventure. I loved Ruby and her chase with the Wolf.

R.M. Virtues writes a complex and spicy remix of Goldilocks. Once I understood the world-building and previous history between the characters, I really enjoyed this! RM Virtues writes steamy romance and a heist gone wrong very well. I’m excited to read the rest of the stories from the Black Rose auction!

Thank you to Katee Robert, R.M. Virtues, Sourcebooks Casablanca, and NetGalley.

For publisher: My review will be posted on Goodreads, Amazon, Storygraph, and Barnes & Noble etc.

I have been eagerly anticipating this set. I absolutely love Katee Roberts and have been looking forward to reading this second gen story. Absolutely loved it, and it’s everything you expect from her stories. (Great banter and lots of steam) I am less familiar with RM Virtues, but I enjoyed the second story as well.

Wicked Pursuit

Give it up for the Wolf

Ruby and the Wolf were absolute perfection. Wolf had a hold on me too from the start and I was like ‘Yeah, break-up with your boyfriend!’ I didn’t feel like the auction over shadowed the story but enhanced it in all of the best ways.

There were so many layers bundled within the 277 pages of this story.

Now I also want to know Ruby’s parent’s backstory. They too have peaked my interest. I need more of this family.

Divine Intervention
Tangle of Taboos

This story will definitely appeal to readers who love angels and demons. I felt the auction was very much a background feature amongst the elements of this story.

It is written well and would not traditionally be one that I would be naturally drawn towards. The scenes were vivid and utterly enjoyable. I enjoyed the magical incorporated and relationship aspects that brought more depth to the relationships.

I received a copy of this book from Katee Robert and R.M. Virtues. I am voluntarily leaving a review. All opinions are my own.

Perfect short reads! Wicked Pursuit is a stalker romance, I love Katie Robert but ended up actually having a hard time reading this one but do love the concept. Divine intervention was amazing I loved it, some of the tropes is not may usual type but still fun. These are fun little stories to read if you like dark romance.

Thank you to NetGalley and Sourcebook for the ARC in exchange for an honest review

Fairytale retellings with an auction twist by two of my favorite authors. Need I say more? Delicious, steamy.

It was a very hot and steamy read, but the characters felt a little underdeveloped. There were also too many character names mentioned to keep track although it helped that they didn’t show up on page.

OMG!!!! Hands down loved these two books and they are retellings of two amazing characters Goldilocks and Red Riding Hood. I was on a ride and I loved every moment of it. the plot of both stories kept me hooked to bother stories.