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Dark Romance · Vipers, Book 1

Beautiful Venom

by Rina Kent · 2025

Spice 5 of 5 · Scorching2 tropes9 content warnings
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What readers want to know

How spicy is Beautiful Venom?

It's 5 out of 5 on the Loracle heat scale (Scorching). Explicit scenes are a big part of the book.

Does Beautiful Venom have trigger warnings?

Yes. Readers flag 9 content warnings, including violence, murder and death of parent. The full list is below.

Is Beautiful Venom a standalone?

It's the first book in Vipers.

Spice level

5 of 5 · Scorching

Tropes

What's in it

Hockey romanceEnemies to lovers
Content warnings

Before you start

9 content warnings
ViolenceMurderDeath of parentSexual violenceTortureSexual assaultRapeEmotional abuseChild abuse
About the book

The story

The first Vipers book, a dark hockey romance about revenge inside an exclusive, secretive world.

Series

Vipers, in order

  1. 1Beautiful Venom2025 · You're here
  2. 2Sweet Venom2025
  3. 3Tempting Venom2026
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