This is the first book in the new Darkest Dance series. This book focuses on a dark society made up of five men (The Black Court). Lyra our MFC has had an awful childhood and life. Her father was a horrible criminal and her mother an alcoholic and gambler. Lyra hasn’t had any love or guidance in her life. She is currently a dancer in a Russian ballet company rumored to be funded by the Bratva (there are many characters from previous books ). Lyra’s father left her and her mother with an incredibly large debt that they must pay. This forces Lyra a dancer and struggling med student to do something so unusual and dangerous. Lyra must dance with a blindfold on in front of a group of people for five thousand dollars. She is given the number by a dancer friend who also currently dances. Unfortunately, while dancing Lyra’s face masks slips and she witnesses something she shouldn’t have seen. Carmine our MMC is the future heir to the mafia. He wears a different mask in every room he enters. Carmine is unhinged, possessive, ruthless and dangerous. However, once he meets Lyra the attraction is amazing and the dynamics between the two are crazy. This book is much darker than his previous books you may want to check the trigger warnings. I thought this book was entertaining, engrossing and fabulous. I am anxiously awaiting the next book in this series.