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Wicked pursuit
Ruby is a mob boss princess that’s looking for some excitement in her life. She has a great boyfriend Luke, but to her things are stale. IN the pursuit of finding excitement she gets a strange texts and nothing is the same after that. The story is chalked up with full of excitement and some great sexy times. I liked the story thought it was fun and interesting to dive into. Things are not what they seem that is what made the story interesting.

Devine intervention!


I’m going to be honest I just could not get into this book! I have nothing bad to say just not for me

Whoa these were good! I’ve never read anything by this author until these. Well, I will be adding some of her books to my reading list.
Both books are quick reads with spice however book 2 was my favorite of the two.

The Black Rose Auction Series is a fun intersection of characters from multiple series and an enjoyable intro to new authors. For me, Wicked pursuit was a continuation of a familiar and well-loved world, but Divine Intervention was a toe-dip into hot new waters. I enjoyed both quick and spicy stories.

Wicked Pursuit by Katee Robert
5⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

A stalker romance with an extensive menu of CWs, sign me up! I'm trying to avoid any and all spoilers because you need to just read this and enjoy the ride! This book was also full of beautifully written suspense and had me on the edge of my seat until the climax (hehe). While this was a novella, I could have happily read multiple novels written in this storyline!

Divine Intervention by R.M. Virtues
2.5⭐️⭐️⭐️

After reading Wicked Pursuit, I was excited to flip the book and read this goldilocks retelling, but this just fell flag for me. I usually love a good why choose trope, but I found d myself wanting to DNF this story before I reached 20%. The spicy scenes didn't do it for me and even gave me the ick at a few points, and there was so much inconsistency in the characters' speech that it constants jarred me out of the story.

Thank you to Netgalley for the ARC in exchange for my honest review.

Wicked Pursuit    

4⭐, 3.5🌶️

I really enjoyed this story! I loved the plays on Little Red Riding Hood! I mean an unhinged book where our FMC falls in love with her crazy murderous stalker? SIGN ME UP! And I LOVED who Wolf ended up being?! That was a great twist, and how that effected the relationship was so unique (very vague, I know, but its a MAJOR plot point and I dont wanna post a spoiler).

🖤Forbidden Romance
❤️Hidden Identity
🔪 He Unalives for Her
❤️Good Girl on a Bad Streak
🖤 Mafia/ Bratva

I'll always happily read Katee's books - you get spice, drama, and chaos. She's absolutely a comfort read for me!

Divine Intervention

3.75⭐, 3.75🌶️

Okay this book started off rough for me. I went in blind, so orienting to all the demon/ angel world and terms ad characters was jarring for me. I ended up pausing reading the book after the first 15% for about two weeks because it just didnt grab my attention. But then I picked it up to finish before the end of the month and I got into the story very quickly. The main characters had such an interesing past, and understanding both sides "mission" was a fun plot. BUT I WANTED THE SPICE! And then it showed up, and while it was spicy, I felt like it just wasn't descriptive enough for me? Like it felt more artistically written which took me out of the scene a tad.

❤️MMF Romance
🖤 Enemies to Lovers
💛"Ex-Boyfriend's" Dad
🖤Workplace Romance
❤️Romantic Suspense

In terms of this being a play on a fairy tale, it was veryyyyy loosely a play on Goldilocks. Mostly because the FMC was called Goldie once or twice, and one of the MMC's is called Papa Bear. Otherwise, I couldnt find any Goldilocks references/ plays so it wasnt super fun of a story in that aspect.

Does this book tie into the rest of this authors work at all? Cause I'm very interested to keep reading their work if so!

Thank you NetGalley and Sourcebooks Casablanca for an eARC of this two book set in exchange for my honest review!

This is 2 books in one, so I will review each.

The first, Wicked Pursuit, was good. There was more sex than plot but that was to be expected with how this series was advertised. It doo an okay job of setting up the Black Rose Auction, but left out lots of information related to it. To call it a Little Red Riding Hood retelling is a bit of a reach.

The second, Divine Intervention, was a lop all around. The writing needed a lot of editing. And the plot missed as well. There was too much of an attempt at world building for a series that started out with little to no fantasy, as Wicked Pursuit was a mafia romance.

Thank you to NetGalley, and SOURCEBOOKS Casablanca for an ARC of this book.

Katee Roberts books are always a fun and sexy time. I couldn’t stop myself from reading this book, it was so addictive. I do wish there was a map/legend for Carver City as I was quite confused anytime the power structure was mentioned because I haven’t read any of the other books. That being said it was a great time and I thoroughly enjoyed the twist.

It seems that this series is intended to be offshoots of each author's individual series written in the same universe. An interesting idea!

Wicked Pursuit:
Fast-paced with simple world-building that is clear enough for the background to this erotic story. This was understandable as a standalone. Seems on trend with dark, masked erotica. The mystery element is promising but is quickly predictable. I found the story much hotter and more appealing after the reveal! There are certainly some surprising elements and interesting dynamics to the relationship.
4 Stars.

Divine Intervention:
The world-building here was more complex and did not make sense to me. I do not think this title reads well as a standalone but it may be enjoyable for readers of the related series. I found the tone whiny and the sex was very violent. Between the plot not holding me and the erotica not being the right fit, this was a DNF.
2 stars.

Thank you to NetGalley & the publisher for providing an eARC for review.

Thank you to Sourcebooks Casablanca for the advance reader copy. These opinions are my own.

The Black Rose Auction Series pairs novellas that all feature the same auction of rare objects and of people. The new paperback volume includes two novellas in the same book.

Book 1: Wicked Pursuit

This first novella in the series is by Katee Robert, and I love their writing. It's a Little Red Riding Hood retelling. As such, it's a very dark stalker romance. I think it can be enjoyable without having read the Wicked Villains series. But this is second generation, so you might like it more if you know the characters and back stories. I especially appreciated the playlists that matched each scene.

Book 2: Divine Intervention

This was my first by R. M. Virtues, and I felt a bit lost at first. A novella doesn't feel like the place for so much fantasy world building, and the angels and demons didn't fit great with the other storylines included in the Black Rose Auction series that I have read. But this worked for me as a teaser for his full length books. I really want to go back to his backlist because I so appreciated the machinations between heaven and hell and the different characters. The writing was superb.

Thank you for the eARC.

Wicked Pursuit: 4 star. I did enjoy the story and the characters. The hunt scene after the auction, I have been wanting to read a scene like that and it was done perfectly. The story was well developed and easy to get right into the meat of it, seeing as it is a short book this was important to me.

Divine Intervention: 2 star. I could not get into this the world building felt sloppy almost like opening a book about halfway though and started reading it. It could have been better with more control over what was what and who was who along with not introducing so many characters and nicknames so quickly along with multiple point of views. I could not keep anyone straight. I did end up DNFing this one,

Over all I am excited to read the other stories in this series by the other authors.

WOW! I've always loved Katee Robert's stories and I love her Wicked Villains series so seeing a continuation of the world with new characters is fun! I clocked Wolf and Ruby from the start. I had a feeling about who Wolf was the entire time and I was so glad that it turned out to be true. Wolf was so DAMN hot even if he was stalking her. I truly enjoyed the dynamics and power play in this story. It's very different from the kind of romance Katee has written before. She's written very SPICY things before but this felt like a whole other level!

I thought I knew who R.M Virtues was but. I was wrong! I've actually never read anything by them and now I NEED MORE. The world building in this story alone with the angels and demons was incredible. I didn't understand how that might work with the whole Remixed Goldilocks thing but it worked! Especially since "Papa Bear" could actually shapeshift into the animal. This was so, so, SO spicy too. I enjoyed the hell out of it and I can't wait to read more from this author!!

I’ve read a lot of Katee’s Roberts’ Olympus series so it was nice to read something different from her. I also learned this is a spin off from her Wicked Villains series . In Wicked Pursuits, Mob princess Ruby starts making waves and gets the attention of Wolf, who begins to stalk her. The two start a game of cat and mouse.
I wasn’t as much of a fan of R.M. Virtues‘ Divine Interventions only because of how much world building there is. I always struggle with that. It’s why I could only make it half way through A Court of Thrones and Roses. Also it does have a heavy heaven/ hell angels/demons trope and I tend to shy away from that just personally. This is the first book by R.M. Virtues I’ve read so I would pick up something else by the author, this just didn’t jump out at me.

Katee Robert does it again. I’ve read dozens of her books, and this is my favorite. She keeps getting better. If you’re new to Katee Roberts and wary to start with a second gen book, don’t be. On the flip side it’s so fun to be back in the world of Carver City.

Thank you to Netgalley and Sourcebooks Casablanca who provided this complimentary arc in exchange for an honest review.

What a great story! Can't wait to read more by this author!
Thanks Netgalley and to the author for the ARC!

Wicked Pursuit: 4🌟
Divine Intervention: 3.5 🌟

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Wicked Pursuit: My first Katee Robert read but I doubt it will be my last!

I read this as part of the Black Rose Auction series having not read the Wicked Villains series and it was easy to get up to speed! This was such an addictive and sexy little mafia read, and despite being a novella, felt well paced!

I loved the plot and the twists, it was a really fun idea! Plus the world with the ‘next gen’ is intriguing and I would love to read about the fellow heirs, especially Zayne!

Ruby is an absolute brat but she’s entertaining and Wolf is deliciously hot, despite being a slightly feral cuck.

The smut was good without being overkill! There’s a few build up scenes with others before the MCs get together, that were very entertaining.

Excited to see Katee grow this world and intrigued to check out the parent’s books. Plus excited for more of the Black Rose Auction, especially Reaper!

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Divine Intervention: Really cool world but a lot of world building to cover in a novella!

Continuing my Black Rose Auction reads and this was a completely different vibe and I was here for it!

The angel / dominion and demon / puri vibes were a lot to take in the first few chapters but I really like the world that was created. Especially the use of the sins and the fallen origins. I’m definitely intrigued by what other books are in this world!

It was a very smutty book once it got going, and was a lot of fun! With a mix of MF and MMF scenes!

The heist itself felt more like filler, with the world building and the smut being the key elements of the book.

Fun read and intrigued to keep going with this series!

This set of books was a revelation. Katee Robert is amazing as always, and her take on Little Red Riding Hood is no exception. I loved the connections to other characters from various series and the way it builds on the world's she's already put so much love and care into. This was also my introduction to R. M. Virtues, and suffice to say, I'm a fan. Angels and demons fantasy stories have always been a favorite of mine, and after reading Divine Intervention I'm eager to see what else I can get my hands on from Virtues. So so worth it!

Big thanks to Katee Robert; R.M. Virtues and Netgalley for the eARC in exchange for a review.

This is a 2 in 1 book, in the same world with a little crossover.

Wicked Pursuit - This is Little Red Riding Hood with a twist.
A stalker and a woman who has no issues with pushing the line.
A life that becomes a little dull needs to be awoken with a little devilish fun. Breaking apart a long term relationship to fall into the hands of pure evil, evil who has an obsession with owning.

I loved this. And the twist at the end caught me off guard. I did not see it coming, but I LOVED IT! A wolf in sheep's skin, if you will.

Divine Intervention
Angels are sent down to Earth to collect a special item. Unfortunately, there are past relationship issues that make the group less than compatible, until of course an old acquittance shows up, looking for the same item.
There was a bit of the Goldilocks tale to this, but loosely.

I had a harder time enjoying Divine Intervention. There was just a massive info dump with less clarity on world building, relationships, and character description. I could only picture Dany DeVito as the Papa character in my mind which is not who I want to picture during the steamy scenes. Even with Dany being funny as hell.

5 full stars for Wicked Pursuit, but 3 stars for Divine Intervention
4 stars for in the middle

MF 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️ Kinky AF

This was great! Katee's one of my favorite authors and this was fun enough that I added the rest of the series to my TBR. So excited for the second generation books to start coming out

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.