Hooked: A Dark, Contemporary Romance: A Never After Novel: 1 (Never After Series)

Product Information

Melissa de la Cruz is the New York Times and USA Today best-selling author of many critically acclaimed and award-winning novels for teens including The Au Pairs series, the Blue Bloods series, the Ashleys series, the Angels on Sunset Boulevard series and the semi-autobiographical novel Fresh off the Boat. With her days divided between perfecting her greenhouse, seeking revenge for her sister’s murder, and putting a gun to the head of anyone in her way, Evelina doesn’t have time for anything else. Especially not for love. James has always had one agenda: destroy his enemy, Peter Michaels. When Peter’s twenty-year-old daughter Wendy shows up in James’s bar, he sees his way in. Seduce the girl and use her for his revenge.

Never After Novel: 1 Hooked: A Dark, Contemporary Romance: A Never After Novel: 1

The story is tighter, the ogres are biding their time and the quests, while tamed by insight and better choices of the characters, are more fraught with personal relationships and responsibilities. There is less fun and humor, compared with the first two books. If it weren't for the adolescent crushes, the characters could be much older. But she never expects the Scarred Prince. He’s dangerous. Forbidden. And one of the men she’s been sent to end. But when his mentor falls ill, he finds himself on the verge of losing everything, and he’ll stop at nothing to inherit what is rightfully his. Even if it means forcing a woman he can’t stand into marriage. Prince Tristan Faasa was never destined for the throne. That was always his brother, Michael. The same brother responsible for both Tristan’s tormented childhood and the scar that mars his face. This book is perfect for the middle grade reader who clings to childhood but wants to venture closer to adulthood. This book offers a little of both worlds.Hooked is a dark contemporary romance and the first complete standalone in the Never After Series, fractured fairy tale reimagining of Peter Pan. Real life and fairy tales collide in Never The Broken Mirror , book three of the funny and thrilling middle-grade saga perfect for fans of The Land of Stories series from the #1 New York Times bestselling creator of the Descendants, Melissa de la Cruz.

Never Twisted: The Fractured Fairy Tale and TikTok Sensation (Never

But Nicholas Woodsworth’s real secret is much more dangerous than an alias. He’s an undercover DEA agent, and he’s hell-bent on destroying the drug trade that devastated his family. When he realizes the youngest daughter of the Westerly empire is the same woman he’s been fantasizing about since that night at the club, attraction wars violently with disgust. Evelina embodies everything he’s against, and he’s been sent here to be her downfall. Yet the more they learn about the darkness in each other’s hearts, the more alike they seem, and when hatred turns to something more, Nicholas will have to decide whether he can love a wretched woman, even if it means bringing both of their lives to ruin. Real life and fairy tales collide in The Chronicles of Never After, a middle-grade series from #1 New York Times bestselling author of Disney’s Descendants novels, Melissa de la Cruz. Julian Faraci has one goal: become the most powerful man in the world. He’s built a future from broken bones and faded bruises, never caring who he hurt along the way. I've not moved from my opinion that most ten- to twelve-year-olds would not appreciate the humor of the Never After series, although of the three I believe The Broken Mirror would be most enjoyed by that audience. Twisted is a dark, contemporary romance (not fantasy or a literal retelling) and the fourth complete standalone in the Never After series, ractured fairy tale reimagining of Aladdin.When their father passes, Michael is set to assume the throne, and Tristan is set to steal it. The leader of a secret rebellion, Tristan will stop at nothing to end his brother’s reign. No, the books in the Never After series by Emily McIntire are standalone novels with unique stories. Each book follows a different fairy tale or folklore from the villain’s perspective, offering a unique take on familiar stories. About Author Emily McIntire: Rich and strange (and kitted out with an eye-catching cover), but stronger in the set pieces than the internal logic.

NEVER AFTER | Kirkus Reviews NEVER AFTER | Kirkus Reviews

Scarred is a dark royal romance and the second complete standalone within The Never After Series, fractured fairy tale reimagining When Father Cade lays eyes on Amaya, he finds himself ensnared, convinced she’s using witchcraft to lure him to her. He can’t eat. Can’t breathe. Can’t think unless it’s of her. And temptation is a devastating mistress. She’s his weakness, so he decides he’ll be her demise…even if it means killing the only woman he might ever love. Emily McIntire is the author of the Never After series. She is also the author of the Sugar Lake series. How Many Books Are in the Never After Series?

Need Help?

Even though this series may be written in a simpler vocabulary that is almost too simple for older readers, it has a wonderful amount of action and adventure that even the oldest of us can enjoy. Yasmin Karam, daughter to one of the richest men in the world, has never known strife. So, when her beloved father falls ill, she’s determined to make his final days his happiest. There are currently five books in the Never After series which are all standalone novels. Can I Read the Never After Series in Kindle Unlimited? It’s the perfect plan, until things in James’s organization begin to crumble. Suddenly, he has to find the traitor in his midst, and his plan for revenge gets murkier as James starts to see Wendy as more than just a pawn in his game. But Nicholas Woodsworth’s real secret is much more dangerous than an alias. He’s an undercover DEA agent, and he’s hell-bent on destroying the drug trade that devastated his family.