Think twice if…
- Content warnings: Dubious consent, Violence, Kidnapping, Captivity, Abuse, Emotional abuse, Parental abuse, Death, Stalking, Sexual assault (referenced), Gaslighting, Sexual content
Desperate Measures
by Katee Robert
Book 1 in Wicked Villains
Katee Robert delivers a filthy, consent-forward Jafar x Jasmine retelling where the power dynamics are the point - if you want a villain who earns his heroine, this is it.
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storykind_community 3.88/5 8 ratings
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Length278 pages
Series statusCompleted series · 7 books
Spice5/5 · Dominant / submissive
PacingFast
Story profile
What the story promises
The strongest reviewed signals about romance, fantasy, and the reading experience.
Romance promise
- Enemies to lovers
- Male/female pairing (M/F)
- Instant attraction
- High
- Dominant / submissive
- Vicarious thrill
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- Villain
- Power imbalance
- Rough / aggressive style
- Feral brain activated
- Possessive alpha
- Captor/captive
- Kink-heavy / BDSM focus
- Tension finally satisfied
- Dark/tortured soul
- Push and pull
- Dark / taboo style
- Romantic fulfillment
- Anti-hero
- Obsessive love interest
- Possessive / claiming style
- He falls first
- Slow / sensual
- Praise kink
- Begging kink
- Teasing control
- Jealous/possessive during intimacy
- Body worship
- Wall pinning
- Mine declarations
- BDSM elements
- Power exchange
- Degradation (light)
- Impact play (spanking/hitting)
- Bondage/restraint
- Choking/breath play
- Punishment dynamics
- Ownership / collaring
- Possessive
- Dominance
Fantasy promise
- Dark romance
- Captive romance
- Big city / metropolis
- Contemporary
- Humans only
- Contract/transactional romance
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- Manor house / estate
- Fairytale retelling
- Forced proximity
- Villain gets the girl
- Forbidden love
Reading experience
- Dual POV
- Fast
- Dark
- Edgy
- Heavy
- Medium
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- Mafia princess
- Seductive
- Survivor
- Intense
- Punchy
- Snarky/sarcastic
- Steamy
- Ambitious schemer
- Tense
- Dangerous
- Morally complex
- Forbidden desire
- Battle of wills
- Bargain with consequences
- Arabian Nights retelling
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Book details
- Length
- 278 pages
- Language
- English
- Format
- Book