REVIEW: 'The Forest of Dark Delights' by James Cox
Title: The Forest of Dark Delights
Series: A Cox Fairytale #1
Author: James Cox
Published: October 30, 2017
Publisher: Evernight Publishing Cover Artist: Jay Aheer/Simply Defined Art
Genre: Dark Erotic Romance
Length: 63 Pages
Tags: Gay; MM; BDSM; D/s; Folklore; Enemies to Lovers; Novelette; HEA; CW: Violence - Explicit; CW: Infidelity; Kink: Breathplay, Bondage, Spanking
About The Forest of Dark Delights
After the beast became human, Belle turned into the animal.
We all know the story. The dangerous and ugly Beast finds his true love in Belle, and after a horrific fight with Gaston, the beast is finally transformed back into a man. But what happens after that?
It’s almost two years later, and Belle is no longer the sweet woman the Beast fell in love with. She sweeps into towns with her ruthless army to pillage every book she can find and add it to her library. Beast is lonely, saddened by the lover he can’t understand, but then an old enemy returns to the castle.
Gaston is not the man he used to be. He made a promise to himself when he survived that fall, broken but alive. He’d make his amends to the beast, someway, somehow.
When at last Gaston and Beast start a forbidden romance, the evil that is Belle returns to the castle…
4 HEART READ
REVIEW:
If you’re looking for a creative, fun, and completely enjoyable story you won’t do better than The Forest of Dark Delights, book one in James Cox’ new A Cox Fairytale series. I’m impressed by the amount of thought Cox put into this plot, and coupled with his great sense of humor I had a smile on my face from beginning to end.
The tale of Beauty and the Beast is one of my favorites so I jumped at the chance to read this one.
Until I devoured The Forest of Dark Delights I figured I’d read every variation on this plot. Foolish me!
James Cox comes up with a spin bringing the Beast (now Adam, in his human form) and Gaston (his nemesis hunter, and all-around cave man) together for some scorching-hot M/M lovin’.
Traces of the curse still linger even now that Adam has resumed his role as man of the castle. Our hero is unfulfilled in both life and love, and to say that he and Belle are on the outs would be putting it mildly. It turns out their love wasn’t true, and it will take the honest, unadulterated love of Gaston to finally set the Beast free.
From the moment they reacquaint, Adam and Gaston have great chemistry. Adam still has the beast lingering inside him, and it doesn’t take Gaston long to figure out he needs some of that.
These boys figure out right quick there’s more going on in their relationship than kinky sex, and happily ever afters come when we least expect them. It’s the perfect enemies-to-lovers story.
This is not just page after page of fabulous kinky sex, James Cox slips in some positive messages too. Gaston seeks redemption and learns humility, while Adam finds the peace forgiveness can bring.
The Forest of Dark Delights is an absolute pleasure to read, and as a fan of both fairy-tales and erotica I hope James Cox has more episodes coming soon.
A copy of The Forest of Dark Delights was provided to Kimmers’ Erotic Book Banter, by Evernight Publishing, at no cost and with no expectations in return. We offer our fair and honest opinion on behalf of our readers.
Meet the Author
James is rather hard to define. He's obviously into men, but also finds women alluring. To him reading gay fiction is so stimulating he's taken up a pen (keyboard) and started writing. The stories in his head are edgy, hot enough to embarrass him at work and meant to entertain.
James' day job is a means to get the green. He lusts after his straight boss and always longed to paint nude men.
For more from James be sure and visit his website!
