Friday, October 23, 2026

In the Dark (Kept in Paradise #2) by Shain Rose

 

He was only supposed to be a secret fling. A forbidden kiss stolen in the dark...Not the cold-blooded monster who betrayed me. Callahan Knight is the Diamond Syndicate's perfect weapon with honed muscles, lethal control, and merciless loyalty. Even when taking out a rival cartel's capo - my uncle - he doesn't flinch. He shatters my family without hesitation, and I swear I'll never forgive him for that. But the Syndicate doesn't care about my hatred. To secure their power, they demand more: A vow of marriage or watch everything we love get destroyed. Now I'm the unwilling bride living in the luxurious prison of Paradise Grove with the man I refuse to call my soon-to-be husband. Instead, he's the villain. Enemy number one. My tormentor... In the Dark by Shain Rose was published on September 29th, 2026. This is the second book in Kept in Paradise series. 

I was given this book for my honest review from Shain Rose and The Smuthood. I thought the book ramped up really fast in the first chapter but then it felt like it was slow down a ton after. It was a struggle for a bit to really get into the book because how slow it was that it was built up once the first chapter was over. Though, after all of that once the two characters were sharing the same house. I felt like I could not put down the book. I loved the dynamic between the two characters in this book. I also love that Jasmine was not a girl who just took everything and let it walk all over her. She gave more then what she got when she fought with Callahan. The smut scenes were pretty tame other then some blood here and there. But it was a great read and I can't wait to read more books in this series. Though I cannot wait for Archer to finally have a book. 


Kept in Paradise Series 

1. Behind Closed Doors 

2. In the Dark 



Tropes

Dark Romance 

Enemies to Lovers 

Mafia 

Billionaire 

Secret Society 

Forced Proximity 

Marriage of Convenience 


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