A Kiss Of Venom A Dark Mafia Romance: A Sleeping Beauty Retelling

Beena Khan — 2021

A comatose broken with a single, deadly kiss. Once upon a dream... Heavy were the eyelids of the woman who reigns alone. I've been in a coma for the past three years after an accident left me unconscious and widowed. I'm in a sleep so deep, it cannot be broken... until one day, I feel a brush of soft lips against mine. In my groggy state, I wake up to a pair of dark eyes and a sinister smile. Now, I've returned to my old life. I'm your neighborhood hot mess single mom who keeps her nose in everyone's business. My husband was the FBI director, and I was one of his agents. We were part of an operation, and now, caught in the crosshairs, I've returned to finish the case of the most dangerous man in New York City. My case is the Tyrant. Alexander Nikolaev, the Pakhan of the Russian Bratva. They say all great love stories have happy endings, but mine has already ended in a tragedy.... and yet he's awakening something in me that's dark. Kill him or kiss him, I can't decide. I'm getting ensnared in his trap. If I don't entangle myself from his wicked power-I, Ghislaine Khalil, just might end up losing my life. Then no one can sever those threads. Welcome to New York's Underworld. Loosely based on the fairytale Sleeping Beauty. From the author of the bestselling Beauty & The Beast series comes an enemies to lovers crime noir standalone romance carved in hate and lies.

Reviews

Yami🌷@raisyxlilo

Sep 24, 2022

ARC kindly provided by the author in exchange of an honest review.🇺🇸 A kiss of venom is a masterpiece, this book is the story of Ghislaine Khalil, an FBI agent, and Alexander Nikolaev, the Pakhan of the Russian Bratva. I don't have words... This book is amazing and I love everything. I love Alexander from the first chapter when he called Noura baby sun I found him so cute. Alexander is a great character is strong and he also has a kind side. He is an obsessed boy and he would do everything for Ghislaine to be with him and I love him lol. Ghislaine woke up from a 3-years coma and everything she knew was different, it was easy to empathize with her a lot since her life really changed completely and it was a great process to accept her new life. Throughout the book we see Ghislaine being confused about her feelings for Alexander as she does not feel it is the right thing to do. Ghislaine doesn't feel like the person she was before the accident, she feels darker and stranger now. But finally she decides what she needs. Noura aka baby sun must have a special mention because she won my heart, I love the children in a books and Noura was no exception. I love see Miran and I love the great friend he was for Ghislaine, other characters that I loved were Ghislaine's aunts they are funny and very loving🥺 So you can't miss this AMAZING story with incredible characters and a great plot.❤️ ARC proporcionado por el autor a cambio de una reseña honesta.🇪🇸 A kiss of venom es una obra maestra, este libro es la historia de Ghislaine Khalil una agente del FBI y Alexander Nikolaev el pakhan de la mafia rusa. No tengo palabras... Este libro es increíble y amé todo. Amé a Alexander desde el primer capítulo cuando llamo a Noura baby sun me pareció tan lindo. Alexander es un gran personaje es fuerte pero también tiene su lado amable. El es un chico obsesionado y haría todo por que Ghislaine este con el y lo amo lol. Ghislaine acaba de despertar de un coma de 3 largos años y todo lo que ella conocía era diferente, pude empatizar mucho con ella ya que realmente su vida cambió por completo y fue un gran proceso aceptar su nueva vida. A lo largo del libro vemos a Ghislaine estar en confundida con respecto a sus sentimientos por Alexander ya que no siente que sea lo correcto. Ghislaine no se siente como la persona que era antes del accidente, ahora se siente más oscura y extraña. Pero finalmente ella decide lo que necesita. Noura aka baby sun debe tener una mención especial porque se ganó mi corazón, amo cuando hay niños en los libros y Noura no fue la excepción. Me encantó ver a Miran y amé el gran amigo que fue para Ghislaine, otros personajes a los que amé fueron a las tías de Ghislaine ellas son las más divertidas y las más amorosas🥺 Así que no te puedes perder esta MARAVILLOSA historia con personajes increíbles y una gran trama.❤️