Axel Devereaux: a dark college romcom series

By Marissa Markx

Pre-order now Coming March 2026

This series will become darker, kinkier, and funnier with each book. See it as a dark romance ladder: with each book, you delve deeper into the darkness, but with some humor and smut in the mix.

Axel
The moment she crashes into my life, I'm fucked.
I know I shouldn't crave the girl my sister loved-the girl who's gone through so much abuse, she'll never want to be touched by a man again.
But I can't stop wanting her.
She thinks she's broken, shattered, scarred beyond repair.
I see her as strong, brave, gorgeous... and mine.
It's not just guilt holding me back-it's the monster lurking in my pants, the reason why I'm still a virgin at twenty-two.
She's a girl built on secrets, and when I uncover the truth?
I'll prove she's worthy of love, even if I have to fight every demon in her past to make her believe it.
And when her nightmares bleed into our reality, I'll hunt down every goddamn monster who ever touched her.

Even if it means becoming one myself.

Carmen
The moment I'm rescued, I become fucked on a whole other level.
And it's all because of Axel Devereaux-the golden boy with a heart too big and a body made to sin... the twin brother of my dead ex-girlfriend.
He thinks he's saving me, but he doesn't know what saving costs.
I'm not the girl he believes I am-I've got secrets he'll hate me for.
I'm tainted, damaged, a patchwork of scars and sin stitched together by survival.
Yet every time he looks at me, I start to wonder if maybe I'm still worthy of love.
He's gentle when I need it, filthy when I beg for it, and dangerous enough to destroy me completely.
Falling for him means breaking every promise I made to the ghosts of my past-and I always keep my promises.
So if I have to become a monster to protect him from the hell that follows me.

Then I'll gladly kill them all.

This is book four in the series, and it starts right where book three ended. You could read it as a standalone, but I promise you'll enjoy it way more if you read them in order.

Extra warning
Axel Devereaux is significantly darker and more emotionally intense than the previous books in the series.
This story delves deep into trauma, healing, and survival-and includes graphic, explicit, and potentially triggering scenes.
Please take the time to read the full list of trigger warnings before starting this book.
It contains depictions of sexual violence, abuse, trauma responses, PTSD, stillbirth, and psychological manipulation, as well as detailed explicit sexual content that may be distressing to some readers.
While this book ultimately explores love, trust, and recovery, it does not shy away from showing the darkness that comes before the light.
If you've experienced trauma or find such content difficult to read, please proceed with care. Your mental health and comfort come first.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0GS294MKZ
• ISBN13: 9798241565501
• Release Date: March 2026
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 418 Pages
• Weight: 1.23 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"