Wretched (Never After #3) by Emily McIntire -- Starting November 3rd 2024

[Courtney]

From international bestselling author, Emily McIntire, comes a dark and delicious fractured fairy tale reimagining of The Wizard of Oz.

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.

[Shae]

chapter 2 (view spoiler)[ so Evelina and Nicholas just got it on.... but Evelina could not tell him her name. I wonder if they will be the two main love interests or if Dorothy comes into play. (hide spoiler)]

[Shae]

chapter 4 (view spoiler)[ OMG Dorothy is such a bitch! (hide spoiler)]

[Courtney]

Shae wrote: "chapter 4 [spoilers removed]"

She really is. Im excited to see where this leads.

[Courtney]

Chapter 7 (view spoiler)[ Evelina isnt buying his shit. She knows something is up. (hide spoiler)]

[Shae]

Chapter 16 (view spoiler)[ I can’t believe Nicholas is saying he slept with Evelina because he needs to be close to her for their mission. All because he was recorded hooking up with her (hide spoiler)]

[Courtney]

Chapter 10 (view spoiler)[ Damn. Her dad has her making the herion as well. Thats crazy to me. (hide spoiler)]

[Shae]

Chapter 20 (view spoiler)[ it’s pretty cool how the strip club is called yellow brick. I like that there is another tie in. I feel like I’m not relating the stories as much, but I am not as familiar with the wizard of Oz as other fairy tales (hide spoiler)]

[Courtney]

Shae wrote: "Chapter 16 [spoilers removed]"

(view spoiler)[ He knew Nicholas was lying about that part. He had to of. It was so obvious. (hide spoiler)]

[Courtney]

Chapter 30 (view spoiler)[ At least Dorthey finally admitted some guilt to their sisters death. (hide spoiler)]

[Courtney]

Chapter 34 (view spoiler)[ Nicholas knows that Evelina is the supplier now! I wonder what he is going to choose to do. (hide spoiler)]

[Courtney]

Finished (view spoiler)[ That went way faster then I expected, but they still got their happily ever after. (hide spoiler)]

[Abbie]

Chapter 4

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I can’t believe how much of a bitch Dorothy is I am definitely team Evie can’t wait to see what happens with her and Nicholas

Hopefully she does get to push Dorothy off a boat

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[Abbie]

Chapter 7

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I love that she is not falling for his BS

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[Abbie]

Courtney wrote: "Chapter 7 [spoilers removed]"

I love how she is just like nope not buying it, but it doesn't make sense why she lets Dorothy walk all over her if her intuition is that good

[Abbie]

Chapter 30

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Well Evie is going to kill her for that confession

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[Courtney]

Abbie wrote: "Chapter 30



(view spoiler)[ Well Evie is going to kill her for that confession

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(view spoiler)[ Right? I got to the part and went you just got your death wish. (hide spoiler)]

[Shae]

Courtney wrote: "Finished [spoilers removed]"

(view spoiler)[ yes I’m glad they got their happily ever after and Nicholas didn’t run away or not protect her when he found out she was the supplier (hide spoiler)]

[Courtney]

Do you guys what to read the next one? I can do anytime in December.

[Shae]

Yes I’m keen for the next one and can do anytime in December

[Courtney]

Should we do the first?

[Shae]

yes I am happy with that

[Abbie]

Yeah fine with me too x

[Courtney]

Cool. I can set up the thread soon.