The Dark Marquis

Dina Hawthorn

For twenty-five years, all I’ve wanted is vengeance.

The only thing I have left of my family is the castle – my home, my legacy – plagued by vermin and funded by the Bratva. It’s the seat of power I’ll soon reclaim, and I’ve vowed to let nothing distract me, least of all a woman.

I have a plan for overthrowing the order that obliterated my family, but first I’m ordered to complete one last assignment: steal a rival’s only daughter, repair her fractured mind, and allow her to be used as a pawn.

There’s only one problem: Alexandra doesn’t just complicate my plans – she’s an obsession that weakens me.

Can I afford what she will cost me?

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IAC Main Tropes:

Forbidden Romance, Age Gap/Reverse Age Gap, Mafia, Arranged Marriage/Marriage of Convenience, Slow Burn, Morally Grey

Detailed Tropes:

Forbidden Romance, Kidnapping, Age Gap, Mute FMC, Assassin MMC, Mafia, Touch her and die, Arranged Marriage, Slow Burn, Morally grey, Secret Society

Representations in This Book:

Mental Illness

Age Groups:

Adult

Spice Level:

Level 4

Available Formats:

Paperback, eBook

Content Information:

Level 4

Explicit language, physical violence, domestic abuse, use of weapons, graphic sexual scenes, on-page sexual assault and rape (not between MCs), references to BDSM, kidnapping, false imprisonment, slavery, incest (not shown, but heavily implied and referenced in flashbacks), human trafficking, elements of torture, sadism, references to suicide and on-page suicide attempt, disembowelment, genital torture, forced and non-forced sterilisation, non-consensual extraction of sperm, blackmail, references to and on-page murder, gore, manipulation and coercion, public sexual scenes, dub-con, substance misuse, references to child grooming and trafficking (not shown), flashbacks to childhood sexual abuse, PTSD, loss of a loved one, Stockholm syndrome, self-harm, on-page miscarriage, and pregnancy.

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About the Author

Dina Hawthorn

Dina Hawthorn is a dark romance writer with a keen interest in psychology, tea, and long walks in the countryside. She lives in Suffolk, England, and is often found writing dark, gritty stories with a ginger cat on her lap.

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Community Reviews

average rating is 5 out of 5, based on 5 votes, Ratings

I cannot get enough of this book

average rating is 5 out of 5

Alina Comsa

Wow.

Honestly, yeah. That's my review - wow.

I've read TDM after the main series, and I've debated the whole time if I did good or if I should've read TDM before the series. Maybe because I have a very very soft spot for Hugh and I wanted to be surprised and shocked by everything, but then again, I hadn't read the main series first, I wouldn't have a soft spot for Hugh.

Daddy Hugh. Just saying, for the sake of clarity. Cuz he's a total Daddy.

This might be my favourite book of the entire year, and yes, aware it's only July.

Dina has managed to challenge everything I knew about myself and my reading choices, because TDM is DARK, BRUTAL, MERCILESS.
And oh my god, I want more of it.

Yes, I want my heart ripped to shreds, I want that soul-wrenching pain, I want the random shouts of victory - weirding people out around me - for the small mercies the book brings.

My god, to be loved by a man like Hugh so... all encompassing, so absolutely, and so completely.

Alexandra is beyond strong and courageous. I only shouted at her maybe twice. :D
She has a spine of steel and a will to live beyond comprehension. To watch her development is amazing.

Brilliantly dark. Gorgeously heart-breaking.

Brace yourself. And read it! And love it.

And don't touch Hugh cuz he's mine. (And Alexandra's, but these are just details)