
Wretched
A woman can be great, and terrible too.
Evelina Westerly has always been the bad guy. As the brains, brawn, and botanist behind her family's drug empire, she's her father's ruthless secret weapon. With her days divided between perfecting her greenhouse, seeking revenge for her sister's murder, and putting a gun to the head of anyone in her way, Evelina doesn't have time for anything else. Especially not for love. After a one-night stand with a gorgeous man at a nightclub, she's sated her urges and is back to her criminal ways. That is, until that same man shows up as the new Westerly lackey...under a totally different name.
But Nicholas Woodsworth's real secret is much more dangerous than an alias. He's an undercover DEA agent, and he's hell-bent on destroying the drug trade that devastated his family. When he realizes the youngest daughter of the Westerly empire is the same woman he's been fantasizing about since that night at the club, attraction wars violently with disgust. Evelina embodies everything he's against, and he's been sent here to be her downfall. Yet the more they learn about the darkness in each other's hearts, the more alike they seem, and when hatred turns to something more, Nicholas will have to decide whether he can love a wretched woman, even if it means bringing both of their lives to ruin.
- Spice
- 4/5
- Burn
- Medium
- Pages
- ~291
- Ending
- HEA
HEA means happily ever after: they end up together, for good.
How spicy is Wretched?
Wretched is a 4 out of 5 on our spice scale: spicy (explicit). Explicit, detailed scenes and several of them. The famous "perfect 4": real plot, real smut. Spice starts around the middle.
- Steam: Explicit open door
- Burn: Medium burn
- When: Spice starts around the middle
- Pairing: One man, one woman
- POV: Dual POV (both leads)
- Ending: Happily ever after
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- Child abuse (past or present)
- Mental illness / anxiety / depression
- Addiction / substance abuse
- Death of a loved one
- Murder
- Torture
- Graphic violence
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Wretched: quick answers
How spicy is Wretched?
Wretched is a 4 out of 5 on our spice scale: spicy (explicit). Explicit, detailed scenes and several of them. The famous "perfect 4": real plot, real smut. Spice starts around the middle.
Is Wretched a standalone?
Yes, Wretched is a standalone. You can read it on its own.
What tropes are in Wretched?
Wretched features retelling, villain gets the girl, badass heroine, secret identity, revenge plot. It is a medium burn M/F romance that ends with a happily ever after.
Does Wretched have content warnings?
Our notes for Wretched include: child abuse (past or present), mental illness / anxiety / depression, addiction / substance abuse, death of a loved one, murder, torture, graphic violence. This list may not be complete; check the author's own content notes if anything is a hard limit for you.
What should I read after Wretched?
If you loved Wretched, try Hooked by Emily McIntire, Twisted by Emily McIntire, Crossed by Emily McIntire. They share its retelling and villain gets the girl energy at a similar spice level.










