My Dark Romeo by Parker S. Huntington and L.J. Shen is an enemies to lovers, reluctant arranged marriage romance. I have really been in such a book slump over the last month but I was so excited when I got the chance to read this ARC! I devoured this book from the first page. It was so good. Dallas is engaged to Romeo's enemy and Romeo decides he wants to take what isn't his. Romeo comes up with a plan that will force Dallas to end her engagement with her fiancee and marry him. I loved the banter between these two!!! This book has a Beauty and the Beast/Romeo and Juliet vibe to it. Parker S. Huntington and L.J. Shen are two of my favorite authors and I loved reading this book. I was so sad for it to end but it does sound like there will be more stories from this world and I cannot wait to read them!!!! This book might just be one of my favorite reads on 2023, not sure how anything will beat this one! 5 Stars!
Tropes:
*Enemies to Lovers*
*Arranged Marriage*
*Billionaire*
*Jealous Hero*
*Alpha-hole*
*Forced Proximity*
Favorite Excerpts:
First, I casually planted my hand on the table.
Nothing to see here.
Then I inched deeper toward the British treats—the centerpiece.
My fingers skimmed a square when a biting voice turned my way.
“And you are?”
It came from Leather.
Or rather, Romeo Costa.
He sat lounged back on his chair, staring at me with all the friendliness of a Nile crocodile.
Fun fact: they considered humans a regular part of their diet.
I bent my knees with flourish. “Oh, I’m sorry. Where are my manners?”
“Not in the shortbread tray, that’s for sure.” His voice was dry and disinterested.
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“Let me just change.”
I kissed her forehead. “I’ll wait.”
Forever and beyond, if need be.
She squinted at me. “Last time, you timed me.”
“Last time, I was an asshole.”
She giggled, stars in her eyes. Stars I’d put there. “And what are you now?”
Now, I’m in love.
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“Great. Let’s go grab a bite and check into a hotel where we can pretend I’m a stranger you picked up at a bar.” I needed to make up for the fact that she would never be with another man, because there was no way I was letting her go.
“Oh, do we have to?” Dallas’s face fell. “I wanted you to see my favorite lake. I wrote a poem about it, and it was published in the local newspaper.”
I hadn’t eaten in ten hours.
Not a big deal, I reminded myself. You’re a grown man. You can go without.
“Let’s do that, then.” I pressed a hot kiss to her jaw. “And then, I’d like you to read the poem for me.”
She lit up. “Really?”
“Naked.”
She swatted my shoulder. “Pig.”
★★★★★
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