The Professional by Kresley Cole book cover

The Professional

by Kresley Cole

Our rating

Spice 5/5 Darkness 3/5

Spice: very high. Darkness: dark.

Grad student Natalie Porter wants answers about her birth family, and enforcer Aleksandr Sevastyan whisks her off to Russia. Old-school erotic Bratva romance, a little dated but still a cult favorite.

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Is The Professional spicy?

Very. The Professional is about as spicy as it gets: explicit scenes are a big part of the book, often with kink. We rate it 5 out of 5.

How dark is The Professional?

We rate The Professional 3 out of 5 for darkness (dark). The big content warnings are stalking, kidnapping, murder, torture. The full list is further down the page.

Do you need to read The Game Maker in order?

The Professional is book 1 of The Game Maker, so it's the place to start. The series has 1 book on our list so far and is still ongoing.

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Content warnings

Show 4 content warnings for The Professional
  • Stalking
  • Kidnapping
  • Murder
  • Torture

These are our own notes, not a complete list. If something matters a lot to you, check reviews too.

Details

Series
The Game Maker, book 1
Series status
Ongoing
Pages
390
First published
2014
Genre
Dark Romance

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