Once upon a cold, dark night, a Russian killer stole me from an alley.
I’m dangerous, but he is lethal.
I escaped once.
He won’t let me do it twice.

The revenge is his.
The betrayal is mine.
But so are the lies to protect the ones I love.

We’re cut from the same twisted cloth. Both merciless. Both damaged.
In his embrace, I find hell and heaven, his cruelly tender touch destroying and uplifting me at once.

They say a cat has nine lives, but an assassin has just one.
And Yan Ivanov now owns mine.

Note: Darker Than Love is a standalone dark revenge romance with a HEA and no cliffhanger. The story is a spin-off of  Anna Zaires’s Tormentor Mine series. You don’t have to read the series to follow the story. The book includes the free prequel, Sweeter Than Hate. The story contains triggers including violence and scenes not recommended for sensitive readers. Reader discretion is advised.

“A captive heroine, an anti-hero, the Russian mafia and Anna Zaires/Charmaine Pauls teaming up to write a dark romance? That checks all my boxes. Darker than Love is a captivating, dark, super-hot read! Loved this book and hope there’s more to come!” — Natasha Knight

“Anna Zaires and Charmaine Pauls blend seamlessly to create this captivating dark romance.” – Kitty Thomas