The Never After Series

Emily McIntire

Driven by a lifelong vendetta, the ruthless James sees sheltered heiress Wendy as the perfect pawn in his plan to destroy her powerful father. But their charged attraction quickly becomes far more consuming than either expects, drawing Wendy into a dangerous underworld of deception, loyalty, and dark desire. As betrayal threatens James’s criminal empire, he must confront the widening gap between the revenge he intended to claim and the woman he can no longer treat as collateral. A steamy, morally gray reimagining of a familiar fairy-tale world, this dark romance explores obsession, power, trust, and the perilous pull of forbidden love.

Emily McIntire

When Wendy is drawn into the dangerous orbit of James, a charismatic and ruthless crime lord, she finds herself caught between the life she knows and a world ruled by power, vengeance, and forbidden desire. As their connection deepens, attraction becomes inseparable from manipulation, danger, and the unresolved wounds of the past. A dark, contemporary reimagining of *Peter Pan*, this intense romance explores obsession, revenge, control, and the blurred line between salvation and destruction. Emily McIntire’s provocative, morally complex storytelling gives a familiar fairy tale a seductive and unsettling new edge.

Emily McIntire

In a kingdom shaped by betrayal and bloodshed, a scarred prince leads a clandestine rebellion against the brother who has long tormented him and now stands poised to claim the crown. Lady Sara Beatreaux arrives with a secret mission: marry the future king, destroy the ruling family, and avenge the wrongs of her past. But her plans unravel when she encounters Tristan, a dangerous and forbidden man whose ruthless determination collides with an attraction neither of them can deny. A dark, emotionally charged fantasy romance about vengeance, power, forbidden desire, and the perilous cost of choosing whom to trust.

Lauren Palphreyman

Princess Aurora has survived the Wolf King—but survival is only the beginning. As dark forces gather and the throne becomes a battlefield, she’s pulled into a perilous alliance with two powerful alphas, including the feared enemy Blake, whose bond with her makes her life—and his—inseparable. With forbidden desire, shifting loyalties, and secrets that could upend everything, Aurora must navigate courtly danger and supernatural politics while uncovering what’s really at stake for both kingdoms. Blending romantasy heat with high-stakes adventure, this series delivers a sweeping, emotionally charged story in a style reminiscent of genre favorites like Outlander and ACOTAR—where love is never simple and every choice carries a cost.

Emily McIntire

A dark and seductive reimagining of a beloved fairy tale, this novel follows a dangerous heroine whose carefully controlled world is upended by a powerful, morally gray man. As their attraction deepens, desire collides with betrayal, vengeance, and the devastating consequences of secrets kept too long. Blending enemies-to-lovers tension with suspense, obsession, and forbidden romance, the story explores the blurred line between hero and villain. With its atmospheric prose and unapologetically twisted characters, it offers a gripping take on happily-ever-after.

Emily McIntire

Yasmin Karam has lived a life of privilege, but when her ailing father demands she marry the man he has chosen, she finds herself trapped between family duty and the love she has already found. To protect her father’s final wishes, Yasmin makes a desperate bargain with Julian Faraci, her father’s ruthless right-hand man. Driven by ambition and determined to claim the power he believes is his, Julian sees marriage as a means to secure his future—even as Yasmin becomes the one person he cannot easily control. A dark, provocative reimagining of *Aladdin*, this romance explores power, obsession, class, manipulation, and the dangerous attraction between a heroine determined to resist and the villain who refuses to let her go.

Emily McIntire

In a secluded Vermont town haunted by despair, Father Cade Frédéric arrives determined to confront the darkness he believes festers among its people—and within himself. His devotion is tested by Amaya Paquette, a guarded young woman who balances caring for her brother with a secret life as a captivating dancer. Drawn to her with an obsession that challenges his vows and awakens his most dangerous impulses, Cade becomes convinced that Amaya is both temptation and evil incarnate. A dark, emotionally charged reimagining inspired by *The Hunchback of Notre-Dame*, the novel explores forbidden desire, faith, trauma, obsession, and the blurred line between salvation and destruction.

Emily McIntire

Set in the darkly seductive world of Never After, this atmospheric novella entwines dangerous magic, forbidden desire, and the kind of obsession that defies every rule. As curses and secrets bring two compelling characters together, love becomes a perilous game of power, revenge, and surrender. Blending fairy-tale motifs with intense dark-romance tension, the story delivers Emily McIntire’s signature morally gray characters and hauntingly twisted take on happily ever after.