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Deviant Kindle Edition

by Natasha Knight (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.2 out of 5 stars 878 ratings
Julien

I'm a hit man, an assassin. A deviant by all accounts. I never pretended to be the good guy.

She was the opposite.

But the minute she pulled the curtains back and saw my face she sealed her own fate.

There could be no witnesses, ever.

Imagine my surprise when I turned up to take care of her only to find two goons breaking down her door, weapons in hand.

Turned out she had a price on her head. Her stepbrother wanted her and he wanted her alive. I'd never been one to pass up an opportunity to collect the kind of money he was offering, especially if I could have some fun while I was at it.

It just never occurred to me she’d be anything more than my next mark.

Mia

“Curiosity killed the kitten.”

I'll never forget the look in his eyes when he said those words.

When I watched them from the window, I didn't suspect for a moment that he'd seen me. That he’d been watching me, too.

But then he turned up in my hotel room, waiting for me in the dark.

I didn't think for one second him being there that night would save my life. I'd been on the run for two years, but my stepbrother had finally caught up with me.

Finding out I had a bounty on my head convinced Julien I was more valuable alive than dead. But to collect it would mean returning me to my stepbrother, who had sworn to make me pay for what I'd done.

But my stepbrother was wrong if he thought I'd ever let him get his hands on me again. I had no intention of allowing that to happen, even if it meant I'd have to dance with the devil to survive.

And I had no doubt Julien was the devil.
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"...Intense, deliciously dark..." Olga TheRebelReader, Goodreads


"The cover is amazingly hot and the story was INTENSE!" Christine, Goodreads

"It had me on cringing, crying, and NEEDING more. Was Julien offensive? HELL YEAH. Would I want him any other way? HELL NO." Sleepless Readmore, Goodreads

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0112XBOLW
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  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ July 5, 2015
  • Edition ‏ : ‎ 1st
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 3.9 MB
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 266 pages
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  • Best Sellers Rank: #358,074 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.2 out of 5 stars 878 ratings

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Natasha Knight is the USA Today Bestselling author of Romantic Suspense and Mafia Romance Novels. She has sold over a million books and is translated into six languages and when she’s not writing, she’s walking in the woods listening to a book, sitting in a corner reading or off exploring the world as often as she can get away.

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Customers enjoy the book's thrilling plot that keeps them engaged to the end, with well-developed characters and a fast-paced narrative. The erotic content receives positive feedback, with one customer noting the perfect blend of erotica and suspense, while another describes it as a tear-jerker of an HEA. The writing quality is praised for being easy to read, and customers appreciate the dark tone, though opinions about its intensity are mixed.

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51 customers mention "Storyline"43 positive8 negative

Customers enjoy the storyline of the book, describing it as thrilling, suspenseful, and an adventure-filled read that keeps them engaged until the end.

"...The plot was fast paced, suspenseful and uber exciting, with spine-tingling twists and turns!..." Read more

"...All in all it was a good story. Still my favorite from this author are the IVI stories." Read more

"...The dialog between the characters flowed in an organic way that was engaging. So overall, just okay." Read more

"...I really enjoyed the two separate story lines, one of romance and redemption and the other of the assassin saving the innocent for his own gain...." Read more

38 customers mention "Erotic content"35 positive3 negative

Customers enjoy the erotic content of the book, describing it as hot AF dark romance with intense and out-of-this-world sex scenes.

"...Julien is sexy and mysterious. I don't recall any part of the book where he was grinning and tipping his shades at anyone." Read more

"...This was a dark romance. I wanted to hate Julien but like his captive I was falling in love with this complex conflicted hit man...." Read more

"...Suspense, a little mystery, lots of hot sex, lots of dirty sex, and characters you will really root for...." Read more

"...Good, hot sexy read" Read more

20 customers mention "Writing quality"20 positive0 negative

Customers find the book well written and easy to read, with one customer specifically praising the good characterization.

"...It was, however, well written. The plot, despite my grumbles, was well paced and didn't drag...." Read more

"Quick, easy read. He was motivated to give her pain because he liked it. Her reason for enjoying it, I was quite sure about...." Read more

"...What ensues is an action packed, hyper erotic, seriously TWISTED dark thriller that titillates the senses and penetrates the heart!..." Read more

"...The writing is excellent and full of engaging action." Read more

15 customers mention "Character development"15 positive0 negative

Customers appreciate the well-developed characters in the book, with one customer noting the unique voices of the secondary characters.

"...I liked the interactions between the characters and the unique voices of the secondary characters...." Read more

"...Mia is a great leading woman. She's been through so much, yet she's stayed strong and survived...." Read more

"...His character is so well written that even when you want to hate him, you can't. You find yourself falling right in love with him along with Mia...." Read more

"...Guaranteed, you will think about it after. The characters were well developed and the plot has some dark moments that will make it hard to stop..." Read more

14 customers mention "Heat level"14 positive0 negative

Customers enjoy the heat level of the book, with some describing it as very hot, and one noting it's enough to melt their Kindle.

"...It was hot and dark and thrilling. He is an assassin and finds the heroine watching as he plays with his next target...." Read more

"A Hot and Sexy Page Turner..." Read more

"...Bottom line? DEVIANT is a DARK, TWISTY, SIZZLING HOT must-read for romance fans who love to take a walk on the depraved side!" Read more

"...Julien is hot, and I don't mean just physically. He is every ounce the Alpha Male I crave in erotic romances...." Read more

14 customers mention "Pacing"12 positive2 negative

Customers appreciate the book's pacing, describing it as fast-paced.

"Quick, easy read. He was motivated to give her pain because he liked it. Her reason for enjoying it, I was quite sure about...." Read more

"Awesome! I really liked this book, it was fast paced and full of nautiness!..." Read more

"...The plot was fast paced, suspenseful and uber exciting, with spine-tingling twists and turns!..." Read more

"...Deviant is a fast paced read with a slightly dark, definatelty erotic, mystery adventure tale that contains the "Wow" factor...." Read more

13 customers mention "Emotional content"10 positive3 negative

Customers find the book emotionally engaging, describing it as a tear-jerker with a happy ending, and one customer notes it features true love between broken people.

"...This story made me blush, quiver, squirm, cringe and shudder in equal measure!!..." Read more

"...With Mia he was dominant but emotional, forceful but flooding with feeling...." Read more

"...He's the perfect bad boy. Mia is a lovable, believable character- which is hard to find these days...." Read more

"...There were absolutely times I felt uncomfortable just reading the words, but other times I was sitting there fanning myself...." Read more

9 customers mention "Dark tone"6 positive3 negative

Customers have mixed reactions to the dark tone of the book.

"...This book was dark, erotic romance at its very best. It proves why I buy every single book Natasha puts out. Don't miss this one." Read more

"...It's dark, but not nearly as dark as it could've been...." Read more

"...Bottom line? DEVIANT is a DARK, TWISTY, SIZZLING HOT must-read for romance fans who love to take a walk on the depraved side!" Read more

"...Deviant is a fast paced read with a slightly dark, definatelty erotic, mystery adventure tale that contains the "Wow" factor...." Read more

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  • Kim R.
    5.0 out of 5 stars 5 DEVILISHLY DEPRAVED STARS!
    Reviewed in the United States on May 3, 2017
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    "I hold your life in my hands. You live at my pleasure, understand?"

    I just finished DEVIANT and OMG this heart palpitating, hot AF dark romance might in fact be my absolute FAVORITE Natasha Knight dark romance to date!

    This story made me blush, quiver, squirm, cringe and shudder in equal measure!! Julien is one dirty-talking, dominant, DEPRAVED baddie who was oh so menacing yet also so deeply broken he made me love him despite his heinous acts. He is the epitome of the dark anti-hero who is "somewhat" reformed by his love for his sweet, painfully naive captive Mia but never quite sheds his devilish skin.

    The sinister mercenary for hire originally plans on silencing the lovely peeping Tom after she catches him "on the job" but there is something about her that gets under his skin and in a rare moment of "kindness" he ends up taking the naughty little temptress hostage instead when he discovers she's on the run for her life!! When he learns that she is in mortal jeopardy from corrupt folks who are even more demonic than him, they strike an unsavory bargain where she promises him half a million in return for his around the clock protection. Of course there's a catch. She must do WHAT he says, WHEN he says it and defiance and disobedience are SWIFTLY punished. And we are not talking about love taps either! But can Julien really be trusted or is he about to pull off a MAJOR double-cross that will lead poor gullible Mia into the hands of the enemy? What ensues is an action packed, hyper erotic, seriously TWISTED dark thriller that titillates the senses and penetrates the heart!

    I love dark, predatory Doms that scare me a little and OMG Julien did that in SPADES!! The sexual interludes were kinky and crude and very rough, and there were definitely a few BDSM encounters that pushed me WAY out of my comfort zone but there was also underlying tenderness too and as soul-shattering revelations come to light my heart ached for them both. It’s through the sheer power of Natasha Knight's writing that you can't NOT read (or in my case listen) even when things happen that steamrolls your hard limits. Her stories are just so darn addictive and emotionally gripping that against all odds you are fully invested in her couples finding light amidst the suffocating darkness!

    The plot was fast paced, suspenseful and uber exciting, with spine-tingling twists and turns! And while this was not a romantic love story by ANY means--Julien is a cold-blooded assassin AND a cruel sadist who enjoys humiliating and punishing as much as pleasuring and protecting--the emotional journey these characters embarked on was intricate and multi-layered and the intimate bond that these characters forged was deeply profound. I loved how Mia saw the best in Julien even when he was at his VERY WORST! And after an EXPLOSIVE showdown with the bad guys, the romantic payoff was perfecto. Ms. Knight ultimately served up a beautiful, poignant HEA that warmed my heart and gave me delicious goosebumps!

    Bottom line? DEVIANT is a DARK, TWISTY, SIZZLING HOT must-read for romance fans who love to take a walk on the depraved side!
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  • Carlene
    4.0 out of 5 stars 4 Deviant Stars
    Reviewed in the United States on February 11, 2016
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    She's been watching him for three days. Three days of rough sex with his mark before he kills her and then she'll be next. Julien doesn't do witnesses and he'll take out some frustrations on the innocent girl watching through the window before getting rid of her too. At least that was the plan until two men show up prepared to take her out as well. Turns out Mia St. Rose has a price on her head thanks to her newly free step brother. Mia is willing to submit to Julien if it means keeping her life for a little while longer. Just long enough to convince Julien she can pay him more to keep her alive. While on the run she see's just how bad he really is, how devious, but she also sees him, the pain and vulnerability he's got inside. Sleeping with the devil may not be so bad, because there's no way she's letting her step brother touch her again.

    I ended up with this book when I went on one of my one-click sprees on Amazon. I didn't read the synopsis, I just saw the cover and quantity of reviews and bought it. Sometimes I end up with great books, sometimes they obviously suck. In this case, I am feeling so guilty about how darn much I enjoyed this book. There were absolutely times I felt uncomfortable just reading the words, but other times I was sitting there fanning myself. It's dark, but not nearly as dark as it could've been. It absolutely is a forced seduction novel and you'll know if it's a book you will want to finish or leave behind within the first 15%.

    Julien, our anti-hero, is exactly like the male on the cover and he most definitely is a deviant. You aren't going to like him, at least not at first. He crosses every moral line that exists and keeps Mia alive and safe from her brother, but requires her total submission while he's doing so. You will wonder what the heck Mia sees in him, but what makes this book a romance isn't the BDSM relationship between the characters, but the emotional developments between the H and h. The sex is hot and heavy, there are times it is definitely about pain and punishment, but there is a lot of history that goes into who each character is and why the kink works for them. The personal histories that leaves them both vulnerable really make them work together, because Mia wants to see him as good when he's all about the hunt, the kill, the sex, and the pain. I really enjoyed the two separate story lines, one of romance and redemption and the other of the assassin saving the innocent for his own gain. It was all about the lesser of two evils and which path kept Mia alive longer. I liked the interactions between the characters and the unique voices of the secondary characters. There is also a lot of action and suspense in this book, far more than I expected, and while some of it was really easy to guess, it still was interesting.

    I struggled with Mia as a character, for a girl that's been on the run so long she sure is dumb. I get that past catches up to you, but someone who gets caught peeping on sex has got to have done other things that were noticeable. Plus, she never seemed brave or capable of making personal decisions, so I had a hard time believing she'd been capable of taking care of herself while hiding. Then there's Julien, who was excellent as a dark, emotionless assassin, for the first 50%. At one point I felt him sliding more into the emotional and brooding hero role instead of being the sexy, dark killer out for his own good. I get the emotions developed between Mia and Julien, but I started seeing the assassin part as just his job instead of as who he really was. I wanted him to be bad and still work for Mia, because hello his bad side is what I loved. The ending just didn't work for me and I ended up imagining it playing out in a different way.

    With plenty of chemistry and salacious scenes, Julien and Mia make for one intriguing couple. Deviant is a perfect mesh of erotica and suspense and Natasha Knight weaved just the right amount of sex scenes with true substance to make this a novel you won't be able to put down. The writing is excellent and full of engaging action.
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  • Lady Di
    5.0 out of 5 stars Wow!!! That's one hot, sexy, ...
    Reviewed in Canada on September 5, 2015
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    Wow!!! That's one hot, sexy, alpha dominant!!
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  • SamK
    4.0 out of 5 stars ... suspense and urgency which made this audiobook thrilling and fun to listen to
    Reviewed in Australia on January 14, 2018
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    DEVIANT was packed with suspense and urgency which made this audiobook thrilling and fun to listen to. Philip Alces was brilliant narrating for both the hero and heroine’s chapters, enciting goosebumps and shivers for me. I loved Julien, he was such an alpha but I didn’t really feel the love connection between him and Mia. I felt like their connection was more on a physical than emotional level. Overall, an enjoyable and fun listen.
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  • Alison
    5.0 out of 5 stars Hot as hell
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 1, 2019
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    I devoured every word of this book, I just couldn't get enough. Natasha built a world around these characters that captivates and devastates the readers.

    Mia was a scared girl on the run from her past, Julien was a gun for hire. Fate throws them at each other and the resulting story is intense, hot and full of sexual tension. Now don't get me wrong there were times when I wanted to bitch slap Mia for submitting to Julien instead of a swift kick to the nether region. And Julien hell I want to castrate him for some of the stunts he pulled but it was all this intense drama that made the story so incredible.
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  • El-Cee
    4.0 out of 5 stars Plenty of fun!
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 18, 2016
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    This is the first of Knight's tales that I've read and it was a thoroughly enjoyable romp with possibly the sexiest bad boy you could imagine! Fun with some steamy scenes, I'd definitely recommend it
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  • J.R
    4.0 out of 5 stars Four Stars
    Reviewed in Australia on August 25, 2015
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    I really enjoyed this book. Had me hooked from the first page.
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