The Never King (Vicious Lost Boys, 1): A Peter Pan Dark Romance

By Nikki St. Crowe

Book Overview

The first book in the bestselling BookTok viral Vicious Lost Boys series, a Peter Pan-inspired enemies-to-lovers spicy romantasy where the villain gets the girl.

The stories were all wrong--Hook was never the villain.

For two centuries, all of the Darling women have disappeared on their eighteenth birthday. Sometimes they're gone for only a day, some for as long as a week or a month. But they always return broken.
Now, on the afternoon of my eighteenth birthday, my mother runs around the house, making sure all the windows are barred and the doors locked.

But it's pointless.

Because when night falls, he comes for me. And this time, the Never King and the Lost Boys aren't willing to let me go.

NOTE:  The Never King is a reimagining of Peter Pan and Wendy. Characters have been aged-up for this darker, grittier version. If you like your enemies-to-lovers dark romance with hot, ruthless, morally gray love interests, you'll enjoy The Never King and the Vicious Lost Boys series. Expect hate kissing, fighting, bickering, and 'touch her and I'll unalive you' vibes. Book one ends on a cliffhanger.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1638934371
• ISBN13: 9781638934370
• Release Date: November 2025
• Publisher: Zando
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 11.4" x 8.2"

Customer Reviews

It was a lot shorter than I thought but very captivating.

Very naughty take on a classic story. I couldn't put it down.

Naughty Peter Pan? Yes please.

OK, I loved this series. It is what it is, naughty, interesting, pretty fast-paced, and bombed with a ton of steamy scenes left and right. An interesting depiction of characters we’ve all known from childhood and the books are quite short, so it was easy to get to them quickly. I am definitely one for a steamy scene, although I probably could’ve lived without one or two of them, and they Sometimes went on And on though did not distract from the overall story which was basically who is plowing who. Lol. I easily read the whole series. And ordered the first book in the Hook series.

Fantastic telenovela meets naughty fairytale.

Got this one from a friend and couldn't put it down until I finished it. (Literally burnt dinner, because I couldnt put it down.) Needles to say husband definetly enjoyed the after effects. 😉 He just ordered me the other books in the series. I can not wait to get lost in them and end up in neverland.

Had me hooked!

Even though it was shorter than I had originally anticipated it was very gripping. I was hooked from the beginning. I would love if it was the second and first book combined though because now I HAVE to get the other one! It’s a great retelling and super detailed for the most part. Has tons of spice too, not complaining at all ;)! Loved it!

I was surprised...

The book was a lot smaller than I thought it would be. Although the book is short, it had me completely hooked. I feel like the could have put the whole trilogy together and made one large book, but I was not disappointed. It's steamy and dark but still sweet and full of that amazing fantasy experience. It's a great read that you could definitely devour in one sitting.

You will not be disappointed!

The Never King is a fast paced, dirty, gripping novella by Nikki St Crowe. When Pan and the lost boys kidnap every women from Wendy's blood line on their 18th birthday they have one rule. Don't Touch The Darlings. You'll soon find out what happens when they brake that rule! I absolutely loved every minute of this! If you are a fan of wild fairy tails and dark romance you will love this as well.