They’re all lies… all wounds.
Until they aren’t…
WARNING
The Adair Empire is a dark and graphic romance that will push your buttons, and maybe your boundaries. Each book contains a new couple but ends with a plot cliffhanger. Series must be read in order of release.
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Five KING stars! This book is awesomely intense. Let King awake your darkest desires.
“I lived on lies. Breathed them like air. Told them as truths. Until him. Until King stormed into my life.”
For darkness sake! K.L. Donn surprised my with this book. If I tough sweet love was her only thing, I was wrong. King: 13 Little Lies left me breathless. ¡Mierda! This book is a darkish pleasure for a fan of Dark Romance like me. The plot is original and the characters are amazingly dark. Everyone has a dark side. It is a mind-blowing experience I want to repeat until the release of the next book in the series.
The Adair Empire Series promise so much more. K.L. Donn delivers one of the most addictive and stunning book. The first installment of this series is about power, blood, lust, sex, revenge, love and status-quo.
Be prepared for a raw and twisted romance. King is a perfect fit for readers who crave darkness. This is not a sweet love, this is an intriguing romance. There is not a princess in danger. There is not a charming prince. Here you will find a shattered young woman; you will find a powerful and dominant King who wants to claim his Queen.
“My queen is going to rain hellfire down on any man who thinks he can take without permission.”
Who wants a Charming Prince when you can have a Savage King? He is dangerously intense. So freaking dominant! Nothing about him is weak. He rules his territory like a fierce lion. Everyone is his pray. And every lion needs his lioness.
“I will break you, Lilith. I will take everything from you. And in return, I will give you the world. You will be mine.”
The heroine of this book is broken. She was abandoned by her parents. She has suffered the worst. When she thought her final was near because of her debts fate gives her a new opportunity. I should not say fate, let’s change it to luck. She never thought a man like King will want her. She’s already known her fate. Woman like her doesn’t have a HEA. They are destined to die in a dark alley because of an overdose.
“There’s something inside you that calls to me. Like a siren, I’m drawn to you. As a man in my position, you don’t throw such things aside lightly.”
As I said above: Everyone has a dark side and Lilith will discover it while living with King. He will awake the she-devil she has. Her pain will power King’s desires. Lilith and King are savage as fire. The chemistry between them is explosive and intense. When they are together is like they consume each other souls. Like a small spark that increase its power: explosive and beautifully deep.
“Her body bows to my command, and I battle for control. This woman is going to be everything to me.”
King is darkly poetic, intense and quite the dominant. With his body and soul he will conquer Lilith.
“You’re the air I breathe my queen,”
There are not enough adjectives to describe how much I loved this book. I need more and more. K.L. Donn has awakened my craving and the only way to satisfy it is with the following book in the series. I am sure Luther is even darker than King. He intrigues me in a good way. I. Want. It. Now!
If you haven’t read anything Dark, this book is a perfect start. Let the darkness seduce you. You won’t be disappointed. I urge you to read this book right now!
He’s the King and doesn’t care what anyone thinks. I like how King just takes control and flat out tells Lillith she’s his. Holy crap did Lillith do me proud when she got her backbone. She’s his queen alright. I couldn’t put this down. It’s dark but sexy and everything you expect from a KL Donn book.
Oh my gosh what can I say …. this is my first book by K.L Donn and it won’t be my last …
One warning This is a dark book and may have triggers for some people …..
A lost woman finds the alpha man of her dreams and finally realises that she can have a back bone too with the support of king and his men…I absolutely loved king:13 little lies…
Some hot sex sences action packed book that I read all in one sitting oh my I was upset to use the bathroom I wanted to know what happens next !
I think everyone should have a king and his men in there lives god knows I wish I had them … my only question is … when’s the next book coming out …..
King what can I say all alpha all the way. For mor stand in the way of what he wants because he will take it anyway. 1st book in the series and highly recommend it.
I adored KL and everything she writes! I love that this time she went dark and gritty!
You cannot go wrong with a man who will do anything to protect what’s his!
(This review was previously posted to amazon)
Wow! This is a bit different from any other KL Donn book I have ever read. It’s gritty, dark and pulls no punches. Some things in this book might be too hard to read for some due to the content for story telling purposes…however KL Donn does a phenomenal job by telling the story of Lilith and her heartbreaking story of life. King is a feared man who values family but never double cross him or those he considers family because it could be the very last thing you ever do. Can’t wait for book 2!!!
This book was amazing!! I have read everything that KL Donn has published and this series is something I have been waiting for. It’s different from her other books but definitely no less captivating. I love the dark twist to this series and I can’t wait for more Adair Empire!!
I abso-freakin-lutly loved this book. I was hooked from the very beginning. I went through a whole slew of emotions while reading this awesome dark romance. I laughed, cried, got scared, was pissed off and fell totally in love with King. This book is a great start for this series and I can’t wait to read the rest of the books in this series. Definitely a must read for all dark romance lovers out there.
This was a great start to this new series from K.L. Donn 🙂
Yes, it’s darker than her other books, but she did a great job in showing that sometimes a little bit of darkness in a story fits when you show the true definition of a story… it’s heart and soul.
The Adair Empire with all its twisted and dark main characters and side characters, they’re a family
I loved the chemistry flow and the feeling of King and Lilith’s bond. King would do anything for his Lilith, his queen and anyone who dares to try to harm and touch what’s his (even if it happened before being with him and definitely now being with him) all will pay with dire consequences.
I loved that we got to read about the alphas who will also get their own story in the Adair Empire Series and how they interacted with Lilith. It was beautiful and funny in a twisted way 🙂
Both King and Lilith complete each other. They have both seen, experienced and have darkness within their souls but those souls also recognize each other as soul-mates
Also, loved the ending chapter and can’t wait to see the progress of that particular development in the next book of this series 🙂 (get this and read it to know what I’m talking about without revealing any spoilers and you will definitely won’t regret it).
Can’t wait to see which alpha is next and intrigued to read about the story of his woman and definitely anxious to read about their dark love story 😉 🙂
“I will break you, Lilith. I will take everything from you. And in return, I will give you the world. You will be mine.”
Sinfully decadent, I inhaled every word. King was ruthlessly sexy and Lilith equaled his darkness in every way. I didn’t think she would at first, so I was pleasantly surprised by her transformation! They blew a path through their enemies, and left me breathless! I cannot wait for more of this series, because there is a certain supporting character I met that I’m dying for his story!! I thank the Author for providing a copy to review!!
~~~Erika, Book Haven Book Blog
I don’t normally read dark romance but I’m so glad I have this book a chance. I LOVED it!! King is her perfect protector. Lil is his perfect light. So good!!
KL is becoming one of my favorite authors.
I’m so ready to dive into book two!
This book! THIS BOOK!! Oh dear lord where do I start with this book? KL has truly surpassed herself with this book! From the first page I dove head first into the dark, the sadness and despair rolling off Lilith covered me like a blanket. But then she meets King and the light starts to shine through the cracks in both their armour. Their connection is instant, turning my kindle to molten lava!!
This is an amazing start to an amazing new series by this author. King will do anything to protect his Queen and the same can be said about his ‘brothers’. I cannot wait to see what comes next!!
OMG! This book is everything. Absolutely loved every second of it.
King will keep you on edge all the way through to the end. This story is intense, captivating, suspense, drama, dark, sexual tension and emotional. The chemistry between King and Lilith is so freaking hot that will leave your panties wet. I loved all the characters and can not wait to read more of this series. I highly recommend reading this book. Fantastic KL Donn.
King: Adair Empire
I’ve had this series sitting in my kindle for 3 years and I’ve gotta say I’m glad I brought the whole series. King is a true King for sure, he saw what he wanted and took it no apologies, he’s the type of man, you have an issue with that than you need to bring it. I love how Lilith resigned to her fate, she didn’t fight it thinking it was her last day on earth but King showed her who’s boss, some might find the way he loves Lilith stalkerish but I loved it, thank you author KL Donn
King & Lilith together are perfect! I read the blurb for this book before I bought it and thought ok, between this and it being written by KL Donn – it’s gonna be good…. wow, didn’t know it was going to be THAT good! It totally surpassed my expectations. And now I can’t wait to read what she comes up with for the guys that work for King. I’d write more about the story but I’d get too excited and give away too much…. get the book, it’s so totally worth it!
This is a truly dark love story, that will hold your attention from the prologu to the epilogue and it hits all the high notes of being a great read.
King, is well king of the underworld, and he rules with an iron fist. When he hears laughter and finds out its Lilith, then he does everything to find out what to give him the upper hand with her. He finds out that she has a drug habit and owes his organization money, this gives him a way to bring her to him.
When they meet she is scared but doesn’t show it to him and that impresses him. From then on they will burn a hole in the world around them with their passion.
When Lilith is taken and abused, King will move heaven and hell to bring her back to him and to protect her, and heaven help anyone who even thinks of hurting one hair on her head, or look at her wrong.
Together they are strong then apart and together they rule their kingdom.
King is book one in the Adair Empire series by K.L. Donn and boy does it start off with a bang! Lilith Riley knows that she has a debt to pay and that debt is to none other than King Adair, a man who runs his empire with an iron fist and makes no apologies for it. But he knows that Lilith is different, coming from a background of despair, he has been watching her and is intrigued by her strength and kindness in the face of horrible circumstances. Although he is going to break her and make her pay, he is also going to make her his queen!
This is a fast paced, hot and steamy read. Not only are we transported into King’s empire, with some really intriguing characters. We are also given two complex main characters to read about. We have the strong, feisty yet vulnerable Lilith and the often stoic, strong alpha in King who is only soft for his queen. There is certainly a lot of chemistry between the two and we see their instant attraction to each other from the beginning of the story, right the way through to the end when they have both faced trials and tribulations. This book has actions, danger, sexy scenes with some moments of realizations from both characters, Lilith realizing that she is not her past and King realizing that he can love.
Secondary characters in this series have entertaining moments and it will be interesting to read their own stories as some of them are a little cray-cray! An enjoyable new series for me and I can’t wait to read more!
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Love, love, love King and his boys! Lilith was a phenomenally strong woman and it was obvious how perfect she was for King. This story had the perfect balance of romance with hard, gritty mafia plot. I am completely in love with this story and this world. I cannot wait to read the rest. KL Donn is one of my favorite authors, she creates characters that pull you in and steal your heart. I am completely in love with this story and this world. All the stars for King!
I could read King over and over again. Oh wait I have. This is by far my second favorite book of KLs. If you like dark twisted romance you’ll love this one.
Lilith was scraping by in her sad life, barely surviving. Yet, she was feisty and determined to do the right thing, even to her own detriment. King saw something special in her, and he knew she was different than all the rest. Theirs is a twisted but beautiful story with the way they learned to bring out the best in each other. Brace yourself – it’s not always pretty, but together, King and his Queen can weather any storm!