Sophia Luxe’s These Wicked Deeds artfully immerses the reader in a contemporary, pulse-quickening romance situated in the middle of London’s business world. The narrative traces the complicated emotional path ignited by the unexpected return of a long-lost childhood companion, inciting dormant passions among a quartet of once inseparable friends: Sofia, Wes, Nikolai, and Damien.

The enigmatic Sofia, whose adult persona is concealed under the moniker Isabella Castillo, had vanished under the ominous cloud of her father, a notorious criminal with alarming cartel ties, threatening her friends’ lives. Her resurfacing ignites the suppressed affections Wes and Nikolai harbored since their shared past, spawning a saga of first loves and profound yearnings enriched by an intriguing backdrop of opulence, allure, triumph, and peril.

Luxe teases out the story intricacies and the enigma shrouding Isabella Castillo with a steady, masterful hand, drawing the reader into an immersive world of intrigue and desire. The novel paints an intoxicating picture of London’s after-hours, replete with a medley of provocative encounters.

The narrative effortlessly carries the reader along its dynamic current, maintaining a firm grip on their attention from beginning to end. Luxe crafts her characters with astute believability, with the evolution of Isabella Castillo’s character and her unfolding relationships with both Wes and Nikolai being especially compelling.

These Wicked Deeds is the inaugural book in the gripping Wicked series; the climax ingeniously amplifies the anticipation for the subsequent novel. Given the potent allure of the book’s vibrant characters and their simmering romance, I am eager to continue on this captivating literary journey with the Wicked series.

Pages: 287 | ASIN : B0C5BKFTGC