About This Book

I’ve fallen for a monster. A man who doesn’t ask for what he wants — he takes. And now, he’s taken me.

Rowan Miller isn’t who I thought he was. He’s Nero De Luca, the ex-consigliere of a notorious New York mob family, and he’s been lying to me from the moment we met.

If I return home to Darkwater Hollow, it will be a death sentence.

But staying with Nero means diving headfirst into the perilous underworld of New York — a place I’m ill-equipped to navigate.

I should despise Nero for his betrayal, and a part of me does. But as I’m drawn deeper into his world, I begin to see that not all darkness is the same.

Now, I’m caught between two worlds and two versions of a man I thought I knew. Can I trust Nero to protect me from even greater dangers?

Or is my only chance at safety escaping his iron grasp and running away?

When He Takes is book 2 of the Fallen God duet. Nero and Blake’s story begins in book 1, When He Desires.

Tropes

Mafia romance
Forced marriage
Obsessed/possessive hero
Grovel
Touch her and die

Content Warnings

Kidnapping, captivity, violence, gore, torture (not to main characters), mentions of past trauma (emotional abuse, death of a parent).

Spice Level

🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️ 4/5

Series Context

When He Takes is Book 2 of the Fallen God Duet and the conclusion of Nero and Blake’s story. You must read When He Desires first.

What to read next:

Be With Me — House of Ferraro #1 (newest series, same universe)
When She Unravels — Start of The Fallen series (where the universe begins)
Complete Gabrielle Sands reading order

Reader Reviews

Amazon Reviews · Goodreads Reviews

When He Takes — Fallen God Duet #2