Think twice if…
- Content warnings: Violence, Graphic violence, Death, Trauma, Kidnapping, Human trafficking, Stalking, Child abuse (referenced), Suicide, Grief, Murder, Dubious consent, Sexual content
Ruthless Creatures
by J.T. Geissinger
Book 1 in Queens & Monsters
J.T. Geissinger writes the kind of possessive hero that should be illegal - Kage is menacing, devoted, and hiding everything. The mystery of who he really is keeps you guessing while the chemistry between him and Natalie could melt steel. If you want a dark mafia romance that actually delivers on both the suspense and the swoon, this is it.
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Length376 pages
Series statusCompleted series · 4 books
Spice4/5 · Intense / passionate
PacingFast
Story profile
What the story promises
The strongest reviewed signals about romance, fantasy, and the reading experience.
Romance promise
- Possessive love interest
- Male/female pairing (M/F)
- Instant attraction
- High
- Intense / passionate
- The swoon
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- Anti-hero
- Obsessive love interest
- Rough / aggressive style
- Book boyfriend/girlfriend acquired
- Possessive alpha
- Mutual pining
- Animalistic / primal
- Addictive read
- Dark/tortured soul
- He falls first
- Possessive / claiming style
- Tension finally satisfied
- Mysterious stranger
- Feral devotion
- Dirty talk heavy
- Feral brain activated
- Billionaire / CEO
- Push and pull
- Dominant vibes
- Obsessed
- Stalker
- Only soft for them
- Submissive vibes
- Forbidden love
- Praise kink
- Predator x prey
- Wall pinning
- Jealous/possessive during intimacy
- Body worship
- Size difference focus
- Mine declarations
- Growling / possessive sounds
- Possessive/protective
- BDSM elements
- Rough/aggressive intimacy
- Possessive
- Dominance
- Marking
- Bonding/claiming/marking
- Impact play (spanking/hitting)
- Bondage/restraint
- Anal elements
- Oral focus
Fantasy promise
- Dark romance
- Mafia romance
- Small town / village
- Contemporary
- Humans only
- Forced proximity
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- Hidden identity
- Hidden past revealed
- Fated mates
- Captive romance
- Stalker romance
- Virgin x experienced
- Villain gets the girl
- Billionaire romance
Reading experience
- Dual POV
- Fast
- Intense
- Punchy
- Heavy
- Medium
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- Survivor
- Dark
- Conversational
- Snarky/sarcastic
- Suspenseful
- Soft/gentle
- Steamy
- Artist/creative
- Seductive
- Banter-heavy
- Innocent / sheltered
- Emotional
- Fast-paced
- Mysterious
- Dangerous
- Spicy
- Debt collector romance
- Disappearing fiance mystery
- Small town suspense
- Scorching chemistry
- Kage is unhinged
- Who is he really
- Curvy heroine rep
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Book details
- Length
- 376 pages
- Language
- English
- Format
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