Huntsman (The Hunted Kingdom, Bk. 1)
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An Instant USA Today bestseller!
The Huntsman is after me.
But he will be mine first.
Nine years ago, my aunt took everything from me.
My world. My throne. My mother.
I’ve bided my time since then, serving under her in the Mwuaji crime family, but she’s crossed another line. She put a price on my head, sending the legendary assassin the Huntsman, Malachi Bowden, after me.
The Huntsman’s never failed a contract before, but I know everything there is to know about him. It’s finally time for me to take my revenge and finish the war my aunt started.
The Huntsman might be my death. But Malachi Bowden?
He’s my weakness.
Welcome to The Hunted Kingdom.
Huntsman is a dark mafia romance that explores themes, subjects, and scenes that may not be suitable for everyone. Please see the author's content note at the beginning of the book.
Topics and Key Themes
Narrative Tropes
- Enemies to Lovers
- Cat and Mouse Romance
- Dark Romance
- Forbidden Love
- He Falls First
- Forced Proximity
- Touch her/him and die
- Morally grey MMCs
- Revenge
- Fairytale reimagining
Key Themes
- Vengeance as survival — a woman's nine-year plan collides with the one man who could end it.
- Weaponized knowledge — Eshe turns her research on Malachi into her greatest and most dangerous gamble.
- Assassin versus ambition — the contract on her head forces Eshe to choose between escape and reclaiming her throne.
- Fairy-tale darkness retold — Snow White's hunter becomes a morally gray protector inside a mafia empire.
- Found family under fire — loyalties forged in crime become the unexpected stakes worth protecting.
Who is this book for?
Spice Level: 4 out of 5 4 / 5: Very Spicy
Turning up the heat! Multiple steamy scenes with clear, descriptive detail and strong chemistry. Romance and spice share the spotlight here.
About the Author
USA Today Bestselling author Naima Simone loves writing sizzling romances with heart, a touch of humor and snark. Her books have been featured in The Washington Post and Entertainment Weekly, and described as balancing “crackling, electric love scenes with exquisitely rendered characters caught in emotional turmoil.”
She is wife to Superman, or his non-Kryptonian, less bullet proof equivalent, and mother to the most awesome kids ever. They all live in perfect, sometimes domestically-challenged bliss in the southern United States.