Wretched

This is a dark and delectable retelling of The Wizard of Oz from internationally acclaimed author Emily McIntire.

Women may be both wonderful and awful.

It has always been Evelina Westerly who is the villain. Her father uses her as his deadly secret weapon, and she is the force, intelligence, and botanist behind her family's drug enterprise. Evelina doesn't have time for anything else since her days are spent refining her greenhouse, getting back at her sister's killer, and putting a pistol to the head of anybody who stands in her path. Not in particular for love. Following a single-night encounter at a club with an attractive guy, she has fulfilled her cravings and is returning to her illicit activities. That is, until the same guy reappears, but going by a completely different identity, as the new Westerly lackey.

However, the true identity of Nicholas Woodsworth poses a much greater threat than any disguise. Being an undercover DEA agent, he is adamant about taking down the drug trade that caused his family great harm. Attraction battles ferociously with disdain when he discovers that the youngest daughter of the Westerly empire is the same lady he's been dreaming about since that night at the club. He's been brought here to be Evelina's demise since she represents everything he opposes. But as their mutual understanding of the evil in each other's souls grows, so does their seeming similarity. When hate escalates into something more, Nicholas will have to choose whether or not he can love a miserable woman, even if it means ruining both of their lives.

The third standalone novel in The Never After Series, a collection of shattered fairy tales influenced by our favorite bad guys, is Wretched, a dark and modern romance. It's neither a retelling, nor is it fantasy. We recommend the reader use caution. Visit the author's website to see all content warnings.