Sinners Retreat: A Dark Rom-Com (The Slaycation Series)

By Lauren Biel

**Each book in this series follows a different couple**

Love can be a mood killer

Kindra

When I'm invited to the coveted Sinners Retreat, I want just one man on the attendee list: my brother's killer, the Abattoir Adonis.

On the flight over, my hot, nerdy seatmate gives layover a whole new meaning. But when he turns up at boarding the next day, I'm left breathless. This means he's a killer too.

And our one-night stand just turned into a multi-day affair.

Ezra

Never meet your hero-you might realize you killed her brother.

On the plane to the island, I discover that I and the woman I slept with last night share some macabre hobbies. I'm ecstatic-until she explains why she's attending the retreat: to find me.

Keeping Kindra at arm's length proves harder than I expected, especially when I catch feelings, but lying to her might be even worse than telling the truth.

The dark romantic comedy taking TikTok by storm! Sinners Retreat is packed with killer banter, wicked humor, and dangerously irresistible romance.

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Tropes:

  • Black Cat x Cinnamon Roll
  • They're both serial unalivers
  • Nerdy but murdery MMC
  • Plus-sized, tough FMC
  • One-night stand gone wrong (or right?)
  • Forced proximity
  • Dark humor

Although this dark rom-com is "DIET" Lauren Biel, it still has adult themes. Full list of content warnings on my website. Please read responsibly!

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Published Sep 25, 2024

364 pages

Average rating: 6.96

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naniisbookcorner
Jun 17, 2026
5/10 stars
I ATE THIS BOOK UP. I have never read a dark rom-com but I was here for it. I loved Ezra and Kindra though I wish Ezra would’ve told her the truth sooner. I felt so bad after she found out the truth about her brother and I’m glad she was able to accept that her brother was a monster. Bennett got on my nerves a little bit, but I got where he was coming from so that gained him points and him assaulting fruit was not on my bingo card. It was disturbing and hilarious asf because my lord there are TWO other women on that island (not counting the FMC) and this man goes for a PINEAPPLE(???). Cat was annoying and a bit dramatic, she gave me weird vibes at first. The hatred those two have for each other has me excited for their book though! π–π‘πšπ­ 𝐓𝐨 π„π±π©πžπœπ­ ↴ πŸͺš Banter πŸ”ͺ Serial Killers πŸͺš Dark Humor πŸ”ͺ Plus-Sized FMC πŸͺš MMC w/ Glasses πŸ”ͺ Forced Proximity πŸͺš Dangerous Chemistry πŸ”ͺ Black Cat x Cinnamon Roll πŸͺš One-Night Stand that spirals into CHAOS π‚π¨π§π­πžπ§π­ π–πšπ«π§π’π§π  ↴ Non-consensual cannibalism β€’ Gorey hobbies β€’ Macabre retreat activities β€’ Consensual drowning β€’ Mentions of child abuse πŸ”ͺ π‡πšπ©π©π² π‘πžπšππ’π§π  πŸ“–

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