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Love Among Reptiles

By: K.A. Merikan
Narrated by: Nathan Kelly
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He's a monster with sharp teeth, but I'm the snake he won't see coming....

Tormented. Lethal. Dead inside.There is only one reason Miguel became the bodyguard of a cartel boss’ son. So that one day, he can take revenge and put a bullet between his father’s eyes. To do that, he needs to keep his secrets close and play a double game with the outrageous Nero Moreno.

And there has never been a more infuriating demon of a man than Nero. From his filed teeth and green hair to the gaudy gold necklaces and a diamond-studded AK-47, he is narco excess personified, and everything Miguel despises. The fact that Nero hits on Miguel every chance he gets is just another burden, because Miguel decided long ago that there is no room for love in his black heart.

Slutty. Deadly. Lives to spite the world. No one refuses Nero Moreno. When he sets his sights on a man, sooner or later, his mark surrenders. With the endless buffet of flesh available to him, he shouldn’t care about rejection, but every time his insanely hot bodyguard gives him the cold shoulder, Nero is more set on seduction. He can see a spark of interest behind the dead black eyes. What does Miguel hide under his tattooed skin and expressionless face? Why won’t he let Nero touch him? Is his heart really made of stone, or does it hold a soul gentler than Miguel would like to admit? Nero will not rest until he finds out.

When their goals collide, blood follows bullets, and it turns out nothing is as it seems.

Gritty, dark, and intense, Love Among Reptiles is a dark enemies-to-lovers M/M romance standalone novel set in the world of cartels. Prepare for brutality, heated arguments, slow burn pining, and scorching hot, emotional, explicit scenes.

POSSIBLE SPOILERS: WARNING: This story contains scenes of violence, offensive language, and morally ambiguous characters, as well as sensitive topics of homophobia, suicide, child abuse, and SA.

©2023 Acerbi&Villani ltd. (P)2025 K.A. Merikan
Romance Romantic Suspense

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Love Among Reptiles is a dark and twisted story, one that drew me in like no other, grabbing my attention and holding it hostage throughout the entire book. K.A. Merikan never ceases to amaze me with their writing style and the original and interesting stories they create, stories that may take some out of their comfort zone. This book is Miguel and Nero’s story, Miguel is out for vengeance and Nero is his ticket to getting it. Nero is the son of the cartel boss who destroyed Miguel’s family and Miguel became Nero’s bodyguard, hoping it will get him close enough to kill his father. Nero is a wild man, from his looks to his behavior, he has no qualms about killing, who he screws or who screws him and he made it a habit to hit on his bodyguard without even knowing or caring if he is into him or even into men. Miguel tried very hard to not want Nero, but Nero's flirting and sexcapades were like foreplay for what was to come. The chemistry between them was explosive, and he could only deny it for so long. The complexity of these characters and the layers to the story is fantastic and there is never a dull moment in this book. It is a cleverly plotted story with plenty of drama, angst, action, twists and turns, thrilling suspense, heartfelt emotions, yeah, even cold-blooded reptiles and emotionally distanced people have a heart, and some steamy romance. K. A Merikan, thank you for another amazing story and wild ride. 

🎧📚🎧 And for the fabulous narration, Wyatt Baker did a great job bringing these characters to life, humanizing them, giving each their own distinct voice and personality, making it easy to follow along and tell who is who, his accents and voice choices were amazing. He had a complete understanding of the characters he portrayed, captured all their emotions, projected them into his performance and had you feeling every single one. Baker is a versatile voice artist and an entertaining storyteller. Thank you for another fantastic listen.

Great Story & Narration🎧Wild, Twisted & Intense!

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Miguel is out for revenge for his sister's and father's deaths, and he is prepared to kill and do anything to prove to his mother that he can avenge their deaths.

Nero is the son of the most feared cartel boss, but is he as deadly as his father? Miguel works his way up through the cartel and becomes Nero's bodyguard.

Great story, but it is dark and, in parts, quite revolting, but that could be my imagination as well. :-)

It was narrated by Wyatt Baker, who does a sterling job narrating this book with great character voices, and it sold the story to me. However, I did speed up to 1.45 on audible like usual.

Love Among Reptiles
By: K.A. Merikan
Narrated by: Wyatt Baker
Length: 10 hrs and 47 mins

❤❤❤❤ Overall
🎧🎧🎧🎧 Narration
📚📚📚📚 Story
Read at 1.45 speed on Audible

I received this audiobook for free from GRR at my request. My review is my opinion and an honest review - neither the author nor GRR influenced my opinion.

Dark and Gritty revenge MM

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M/M
Enemies to lovers
Slow burn
Cartel
Standalone
Self acceptance


Trigger warning: ⚠️

Grousome scenes of murder and violence, child trafficking, drug use, kidnapping, drugging, sexual assault.

I absolutely loved this story. It is a good lenghth at almost 11 hours and it kept my interest from start to finish. I couldn't stop listening. There are so many twists to this story and nothing is ever really what it seems.

Both of the main characters were fantastic and they had amazing chemistry. It is a slow burn but there's some steam later on. The bodyguard Miguel had claimed to be straight but was really conflicted with internalized homophobia with how he was raised, so he needed to sort that out first. Nero wants Miguel from the first page, so there was lots of banter and teasing and push and pull and tension, .it was very entertaining. Nero is quite the character. I loved him from the start even when I probably should have hated him. He was the out and proud and wild type. Just having fun and not looking for love.

This is the 4th book I've read by this author and I have loved them all. I love the way they write stories and develop characters. I absolutely recommend this, just read the triggers first. There are very gruesome descriptions that made me gag a few times and stuff like that doesn't usually bother me, but I'd still read it again.

The narrator had a pleasant reading voice, seemed age appropriate for the story and kept a good pace. He expressed all the emotions wonderfully, did a pretty convincing Spanish accent and brought the story to life. All of the characters voices sounded the same unfortunately so I can't rate the performance 5 stars even though I really enjoyed the performance.

Entertaining from start to finish

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Kat and Agnes are my go to authors for the dark, deprived and beautifully damaged.
Love Among Reptiles has it all and if you liked reading Guns N’ Boys you will love this! You first meet Miguel and Nero in the Guns N’ Boys series but you don’t have to have listened to that series to enjoy this book.
This is much darker than the motorcycle mayhem series so be warned, but it also has some very sweet and unexpected tender moments.

Love Among Reptiles

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Spectacular!!! When it comes to dark and damaged characters, who are thoroughly deserving of love, nobody does it better than the Merikans! They always deliver, and Love Among Reptiles is one heck of a ride.

The audio is beautifully narrated by Wyatt Baker, I just love the tone of his voice and could happily listen to it all day long.

an audiobook copy of Love Among Reptiles was provided for the purpose of my honest review, all opinions are my own

What a Ride! Marvelous Performance by W. Baker

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