I received this book as an ARC and will leave my review voluntarily.

Please be advised that I will explain certain parts of the book that might be seen as a spoilers. So for new readers, the spoilers will be small, not excessively large. They will be featured after my initial thoughts.

First and foremost, oh my goodness. OH. MY. GOODNESS. (My genuine reaction after finishing.)

From the very first chapter The Devils Vice sucks you into Lilith’s world and at times it feels like you can’t get out. (Good or bad depending on how you view it)

The different emotions I felt throughout the book were absolutely insane, especially regarding the MMC.

There are trigger warnings and I highly suggest you read them carefully and thoroughly. Some of them are detailed throughout the chapters, so please be advised.

When her life gets turned upside down, 24 year old Lillith must live with the eyes of a Hellfyre Motorcycle club member constantly on her. After helping save his life in the hospital she interns, she feels an instant connection. She can’t figure out where this connection is coming from and why she can’t lay her finger on it. His obsession becomes extreme and our MFC can’t seem to catch a break.

I am extremely impressed by the way Mindy Paige wrote her characters. Each character had their own personality, their own drives, their own feelings. They were different in their own way, almost as if you were watching a movie and watching the actors bring to their life a person on the page. Each character that communicates with our main characters have their own purpose and they do their part. There are some character I felt shouldn’t have been there. However, considering there will be a second book, I hope those characters get a better arc and we can get more details about them and their backgrounds. Also, my favorite character has to be Herb. I felt a real connection with Herb, I can’t explain it.

With that being said, the pacing was a little off. Some events happened so fast, I got whiplash. I have some unanswered questions, but again I’m hoping with book two they will be answered.


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Kain’s background is so beautifully written. I cried so much. You genuinely feel like jumping into the page and telling him it’s going to be alright. Does this excuse his actions? Absolutely not. But there’s more of an understanding regarding what he does. For example, the kidnapping. Is it ever okie to kidnap someone? No of course not.

And my absolute favorite quote is “I'd find you in every lifetime, little flower. You shouldn't have worried about that.” I was kicking and swinging my feet like a little school girl.

All in all, this is such a great read and you enjoy Dark Romance, this book is 100% for you!

Trigger warnings for sure.
We meet Lilith and immediately know she's been through some things.
Then we meet Kain and boy do those red flags wave.
There is more than meets the eye when it comes to the two of these characters. The devotion mixed with dominance mixed with submission really opens the story for the spice factor. We meet some side characters who feel even more questionable than our MMC but knowing their story comes next is self explanatory.
Dark stalker/kidnapper/romance

✨ Spoilers ✨

The Devil’s Vice
By Mindy Paige

Lillith and Kain are the main characters in The Devil’s Vice. In the prologue of the book, we learn about Lillith’s tragic past where an unidentified character robs her and her parents. She frequently has nightmares to this moment in time and it weighs heavy on her conscious that she could not do anything as a little girl to help the situation. Sometimes she wonders if her actions actually made the situation worse.

Fast forward to current time, Lillith leads a pretty lonely life, taking on a pet-friend named, Herb, who is a pigeon. She fondly feeds him on her windowsill and pets him. I thought this was endearing to read because she found a way to find joy in her personal life, no matter how small it may seem to anyone else. Lillith also works at a local hospital where she is an interning physician, which is how she initially comes in to contact with Kain in the present day. He comes in as a GSW patient and she is assigned to his case to attempt to keep him alive. Turns out, Kain is in the hospital for having s h o t a really bad dude in a rival gang. Other than his relation to said bad dude, it seems inconsequential that this character we’ve never met is unalived.

As the book continues, there are multiple plot twists. One of them I picked up on the foreboding written by the author, but the other two twists caught me by surprise, and they were well written at that! Needless to say, I had my shocked face on for a few minutes each time the book took a new turn.

This book involves a dom/sub-ish trope, also a captor/captive relationship. Most specifically, Kain (MMC) is possessive and obsessive over Lillith. He also watches her from a distance and always seems to know what is going on in her life, protecting her if/when it is needed. We also call this stalking lol A few times I found myself debating between whether Kain was actually possessive or just plain psycho. I was convinced on the psycho designation until one of those plot twists happened I mentioned above, leading to Lillith having a dream which helped her remember a major detail about how she has come in to contact with Kain the past. As soon as I read that, I changed my mind back to describing him as possessive – ha! He has her wear a collar and even puts her in a cage at one point, to avoid having her run away, and I just did not like that. It didn’t change how I viewed the characters, it was just a part of the book I really didn’t care for, and it didn’t last long.

I’m not sure I missed something earlier on in the book that explained the tick of why Kain repeats words multiple times, but I found this odd, especially with what I determined was an unexplained tick. Maybe someone else is reading this review and you can help me better understand this – I would appreciate it!

While there are parts of the book I would label as being toxic in nature, ultimately I found Kain to be tender with Lillith, despite his controlling dominance. He has his own way of showing he loves her and will protect her – it is not your usual protective or obsessive MMC behavior, but still sweet in his own way. For instance, the way he saved the mouse for her instead of killing it after it being caught in the trap. This was a little weird for me, not something I am used to reading, and I honestly found Lillith’s delight with the animal odd, too. They were odd together, is the way I explain it in my mind.

Characters: I really enjoyed the Ghost character and will definitely follow Ghost’s story in the next installment of this series, The Phantom’s Vice. I was sad with the outcome of Bear’s character but also understood why it had to happen. I really wish it had been different for him. I was completely blown away with Drew’s character – had not seen that coming and ultimately he got what he deserved, IMO.

I recommend this book to readers who enjoy a darker-ish romance where the MMC is a little deranged and definitely obsessed. Readers shouldn’t be squeamish as there is some violence on page that could gross out or upset some.

I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.

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Had a pleasure reading this book.

Lillith 24 is a struggling resident at a hospital, tired and depleted and her only companion is a pigeon who comes knocking on her window every morning. One day 2 men are brought into the hospital in critical condition and she instantly feels a connection to the one she's assigned to work on. This starts the domino effect for the rest of her life. People seem to start showing their true colors around her, her nightmares seem to be getting worse but also more revealing as her brain had repressed some of those memories.

Kain 34 I think is a tortured soul, lays one look at his sweet flower and he's hook line and sinker. He begins watching and making sure she stays safe.. cant have his toy breaking before he's even touched her.

As the story progresses Lillith learns that she and Kain are more connected than what she had originally thought.

Man oh man do I love a good st@lker, and Mindy nailed all the things I love most about them. This man was unhinged in all the best ways. When she said check your triggers she wasn't joking. Please check them, as I didn't find anything too too extra but I love dark romances so I expect to be uncomfy in moments. Ugh... Kains background made me tear up.. theres never a more deserving person than him for a happy ever after. Overall fantastic story. I do have some questions but I'm assuming(hoping) there will be another book in this world as I need to know who the heck Ghost is and what his story is. So Mindy if you're reading this... please write that mkay thanks you're the bestest

This is my first Mindy Paige book and it blew my mind.

I LOVE a good Dark Romance book. Throw in some stalking and a MMC who is protective/obsessed and will do anything for her and I am there!

Before reading this book check the trigger warnings because your mental health matters.

I don't even know where to start. The moment I started this book I pulled in with the writing and the emotions. We me Lillith who is working at a hospital. We are instantly with her through the emotions she goes through of helping save someone while not being able to save another person. She doesn't know it yet but the man she is saving will be in her life wether she is ready or not.

We meet Kain next who is saved by Lillith. When Kain wakes in the hospital and comes face to face with his ER nurse he recognizes her immediately and this leads him down the path to do anything to be in her life wether Lillith is ready or not.

I loved the characters in this book. Lillith has a traumatic background and yet she is a very strong FMC and works hard. Kain also has a traumatic background and the way he is with Lillith is the protective/obsessed mmc we all have come to love in our books. This is a dark and emotional romance so you will have the tender moments with these characters but also what you would expect with a dark romance.

I really enjoyed this book and can not wait for Ghost to get his story.

Thank you to the Authors Agency for the arc of this book.
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