Review: Cupid - Jade Eby and Kenya Wright

 

 

Review: Cupid - Jade Eby and Kenya Wright - February 2015

When I saw this cover , I was drawn to this book as the cover screamed horror with a romantic twist. It's almost a sadistic type cover which does capture those who are judge the book by the cover people in. Then I saw the heading Dark Erotic Romance and I was like ok in for that type of story. I was however in for a rollercoaster of a ride and one filled with surprises. The book started with Asher - a billionaire and sole heir to a fortune and a company - he is at a party that I could imagine would rival Jay Gatsby's - it just had that sort of setting to it and I think they did chuck a quotation or reference to The Great Gatsby in the midst of the book. He then tells his mother he is off and he heads over to a house on the island where Neil is having an affair with his secretary and he kills them both. We later discover that he is a serial killer who kills unfaithful men and the occassional unfaithful women. The book then jumps to his house and that's when we catch on/off glimpses of his mother - not to spoil the storyline but readers - the relationship of Asher and his Mum will leave you in a state of wonder. We then met Diana - she is the wife of Neil and is a newspaper reporter , she is curious about "Cupid" and is approached by Asher Bishop to fund an investigation into Cupid - this is his little game to stay one step ahead. He finds himself though falling for Diana , but what will happen when Diana stumbles over his dark and dirty secret ? I found Cupid to be more of a Pyschological Romantic Suspense rather than Dark Erotica - in a way it resembled more of MJ Rose's The Butterfield Institute series rather than CJ Robert's Captive in the Dark series. I am looking forward to the next book in this series and more of Jady Eby/Kenya Wright books.