Sweet Venom: A Dark College Hockey Romance (Vipers Book 2)

💖Spotlight Pick — What Makes It Special

Sweet Venom is what happens when a college hockey romance sneaks out at night and comes back as a full-on dark obsession. Violet is the “good girl” who makes one mistake—she witnesses a brutal murder and pretends she saw nothing—and that single moment puts a target on her back. Now she’s being hunted by Jude Callahan, the campus hockey god with devil energy, the golden boy whose stardom and spotless image she has accidentally put at risk. He stalks her from the shadows, corners her, threatens the people she loves, and instead of killing her like she almost wishes, he drags her headfirst into his glamorous, secret-society underworld to “pay for her sins.”

What makes this book so addictive is the contrast: soft, cursed-feeling Violet vs. the cold, unhinged, boy-obsessed Jude who falls first and hardest. It’s dark college hockey with secret societies, stalker romance, enemies-to-lovers tension, and a hero who treats her like prey but can’t stand the thought of anyone else touching her. Reviews call it “brutal, intimate, and haunting,” with off-the-charts steam and that signature Rinaverse mix of twisted psychology, high-gloss danger, and feelings you didn’t expect to have for a man this morally feral.  It’s technically book 2 in the Vipers series, but it reads powerfully on its own—perfect if you want a hockey romance that bites back and won’t leave your head for days.