Alexei Sokolov has spent seven years in a maximum-security prison. The only thing on his mind all these years is revenge on the people who framed him and got him sent up. The family that stole from him. And even if Rosalie Mooncrest, his sexy as-sin attorney can get him out of jail, he won’t be deterred. The only thing she will be able to do is become his. All it would take is ONE DARK KISS and she will know where she belongs.
Rosalie thinks she has things under control until she meets the powerful prisoner. The moment she looks at him she knows that there is going to be no going back. Securing his release for a retrial is only the first legal step – the rest is up to this powerful man and the world will burn – especially if he doesn’t win.
ONE DARK KISS takes fans back to author Rebecca Zanetti’s dark twisted fairytale world. Picture Snow White and the Seven Dwarves in a dark and sometimes evil setup. You will never be able to see that one again the same way. Tying into the Snow White theme a bit is an evil stepmother and half-brothers on Alexei’s side, and the dwarves are Rosalie’s boarders – elderly gentlemen who have secrets of their own. Amidst the fairytale setup, we get to peek at the goings-on of Rosalie’s friend Alana (and her husband Thorn) and Ella (who I personally cannot wait for her story) all introduced in One Cursed Rose.
Rosalie and Alexei work to prove that he was framed while Alexei also works to reclaim his inheritance, Hologrid Hub. There seems to be nonstop action as many twisted things begin to happen to both of them. Alexei is determined to keep her safe and most importantly by his side as they fight the evil that seems to be coming from all different directions.
ONE DARK KISS is a mix of bratva (Russian) mafia and a twisted fairy tale with a darkness that should show no light. However, it is also filled with friends and laughter along with a romance that is hot and steamy to go with the danger and intrigue that is expected in anything written by Ms. Zanetti. The other twist to this series is the play on social media and the crystals that each family fires up to feed the media they control. A cut-throat world indeed.
You do not have to read One Cursed Rose to enjoy ONE DARK KISS, but you will want to read Alana’s and Thorn’s story after this one gets a hold of you!
Succession meets Black Mirror with the morally gray heat of Scarlett St. Clair and the addictively immersive realities of Rebecca Yarros, as obsession takes center stage in this steamy, neon-lit, dark romantasy twist on Snow White and the Huntsman, set in a seductive world of money, power, billionaires, and the dangerous desires that drive them.Mirror, Mirror . . . The reflection holds a darker truth.
ALEXEII’ve spent the last seven years in the hell of a maximum-security prison, every moment consumed by the need for revenge—revenge against the bastards who framed me, and revenge against the family who stole everything I owned. Now that I’m finally free, nothing will stand in my way. Not even her—my hot as sin new lawyer. Maybe she’s another weapon sent by my enemies to break me, or maybe she’s the key to my freedom. Either way, once she’s mine, I’m never letting her go.ROSALIEWhen I took this case, I thought I had it under control. But Alexei is no typical convicted killer—he\'s a dangerously seductive force of nature. Perhaps it\'s the lingering power from his days as heir to a global social media empire. Innocent or not, he\'s dangerous in the worst and best ways.I secure Alexei’s release as we prepare for a new trial, but he wastes no time turning against his traitorous relatives and plotting his return to power. Amidst the chaos, our explosive chemistry ignites, putting us—and everyone I care about—in the crosshairs of ruthless enemies. If we can’t stop them, Alexei plans to burn the whole world down. And if anything, he’s a man of his word . . .
No excerpt available.
© 2003-2026