Hooked

Plot Summary
This is the story of James “Hook” Barrie, a ruthless entrepreneur and crime boss, bent upon revenge against Peter Michaels, a wealthy high-ranking man who had ruined his life. Hook planned to torment Peter in the worst possible way: by striking at the heart of his greatest vulnerability – his daughter, Wendy Michaels.

Wendy is young, innocent, and unaware of her father’s darker side or Hook’s evil plan. She meets James, who captivates her with his charm, intensity, and dangerous aura. What begins as an ingenious plot of revenge soon becomes a volcanic mix of passion and passion between James and Wendy.

Deep in the claws of Hook’s crime world and deception, Wendy discovers family secrets that change her perceptions about her father and herself. Hook is further burdened by his love for Wendy because it brings a lot of resentment in him against giving way to the vengeance he craves.

Love and hate have blurred lines as their relationship becomes entangled with power dynamics, lust, and emotional vulnerability.
Revenge and Redemption: Hook’s personality characteristic has a lot of revenge orientation but turns to redemption when he deals with his own trauma as well as with his emotions.

Dark Romance: The novels touch upon an intense, toxic romance between two individuals from two different worlds. It weaves its way through the themes of obsession, control, as well as passion.

Family Secrets: Wendy’s discovery about her father’s hidden past and Hook’s traumatic experiences make a good case in point on how family can affect the choices and identities of people.

Power and Vulnerability: Both James and Wendy have power dynamics to negotiate within the boundaries of their relationship. How they handle things means both must confront their vulnerabilities and emotional scars.
Emily McIntire’s sensuous, intense, and dark writing really combined romance and psychological tension. This book is full of explicit content, so the book would be for mature readers into really dark, twisted love stories with complex character arcs.

Reception
Hooked has become acclaimed among dark romance fans as griping, emotionally profound, and perfectly chemical between the characters. Some readers like the fresh adult retelling of a favorite story; to others, this creates themes that are too much or too immoral. It, however stands out as a bold retelling and an edgy take on a fairytale, written for readers with a taste for unconventional romance that also has darker undertones.

Other novels will form part of the Never After series, which reimagine various classic tales in similarly dark and twisted ways.