King of Never-land

All the stories were wrong – Hook was never the villain.

For two centuries, every Darling woman has disappeared on her eighteenth birthday. Sometimes they were gone for only a day, sometimes a week or a month. But they always returned broken. Now, on my eighteenth birthday, my mother is running around the house, making sure all the windows are closed and the doors are locked. But her efforts are in vain. Because when night falls, he comes for me. The King of Neverland and the Lost Boys need something from me, and nothing can save me from them.
The Never King is a darker and bolder version of the Peter Pan and Wendy story. The characters are older and have a harsher, morally ambiguous nature.
If you love an enemies-to-lovers romance full of hateful kisses, arguments, sparkling banter, and “touch me and you die” energy, then you'll fall in love with this book and the whole series.

Nikki St. Crowe

is an American author who specialises in dark romantic fantasy and retells classic fairy tales in a way that is raw, dangerously seductive, and utterly addictive. She is most famous for her Vicious Lost Boys series, in which she brought the world of Peter Pan back to life – this time full of searing tension, morally grey characters, and wild, forbidden love. For her, writing is not just a passion but also a way to express the darker corners of the human soul and a feminine power and desire that liberates rather than confines. She loves stories that push boundaries and show that even the darkest hero isn't untouchable – all it takes is the right person to bring them to their knees. When she's not writing, you'll most often find her with a cup of coffee in hand, snuggled in a blanket, immersed in a book, or dreaming of her next heroes and a world where romance can be as dangerous as the edge of a knife. She lives with her family and four-legged companions and loves all things dark, wild, and a little bit forbidden.