Den of Vipers

How it reads

Den of Vipers is romance (dark reverse-harem romance, specifically), and its dominant mood is dark. It goes to difficult places and doesn't look away. It moves fast: plot-driven and hard to put down, the kind of book that carries you along even when you're tired.

It's set in a big city setting, in the present day, told in the first person by several narrators. Its central concerns are love, power and politics and survival. In weight it's light and escapist — easy to fall into.

It stands alone, so there's nothing else you need to read first or after. The ending resolves happily. At 654 pages it's a real commitment. It's moderately known: read by plenty of people, but not a household name.