Dangerously beautiful

NEW ARC REVIEW FROM DANA

A Lock of Death

(Black Widow #2)

by Beena Khan

Genre: Dark Romance, Organized Crime

I am Number Nine, and I serve at the pleasure of those who come knocking at my door.

Welcome to New York’s Underworld.

Loosely based on the fairytale Rapunzel. A sinister standalone tale about fighting for freedom in the dark side that blurs the line between morality and immorality.

Wow! Like all of Beena Khan’s books, A Lock of Death is extremely compelling, dark, gritty, addictive, and intoxicating. Beena takes mafia and organized crime and combines that with a fairytale retelling, then takes that and puts a completely different spin on it than most other fairytale retelling. She does this with utter perfection to give us the most insanely and uniquely dark romance ever. I can’t get enough! Her characters grab you from the start with how complicated and dangerous they are. Each book is better than the last, and all of them will stick with you forever. I would say this story and Dimitri is her most unique and complex yet. Dimitri is a sociopath. He is quiet and calculating, with dark and cruel cravings he can’t seem to quench. He’s cruel yet appealing. Nine is beautiful, inside and out, with a heartbreaking past. She’s been through far too much and has the most precious yet strong soul. Strong and brave, she brings much needed light to his cold, dark world while joining in his insanity.

Thank you to Beena Khan, for gifting me this exciting ARC in exchange for an honest review. You have outdone yourself! I don’t know how you keep amazing me, but please keep it up! I can’t wait until the last few books are on audio!

5 stars for a slow and sexy burn!!

Trigger Warning for extreme violence, self-harm, drug use, choking/breath play, abuse, organized crime