The Venomous Series · 2025
Venomous KissSpice level, tropes & is it dark romance?
by T.L. Smith
Spice 4/5 (Explicit) · Darkness 5/5 (No light) · 9 trigger warnings flagged
T.L. Smith published Venomous Kiss in 2025. It is book 1 of The Venomous Series. Readers shelve it for mafia, forbidden, revenge, stalker and secret society. We score it spice 4 (explicit) and darkness 5 (pitch black). The heaviest flags readers report are violence, murder, gore. Our scores lean on what readers report, not on a full reread, so treat them as a guide. This note is ours. It is not a publisher blurb.
First published: 2025. Book 1 of The Venomous Series.
Venomous Kiss tropes
On this shelf, Venomous Kiss is filed under Mafia dark romance, Forbidden romance, Revenge romance, Stalker romance and Secret society romance. Each tag opens more books with that trope.
Venomous Kiss spice level
Is Venomous Kiss dark romance?
Yes, at the very dark end. Venomous Kiss scores 5 of 5 on our darkness scale (No light).
Spice and darkness are separate scores. More no light books. How we rate.
Venomous Kiss trigger warnings
Book-specific flags taken from reader-submitted content warnings on The StoryGraph (top flag reported by 9 readers), grouped by us. Also on that list: sexual content, alcohol. See the reader-submitted list.
Graphic (9) — open before you read
Open this before you read. These are the flags most likely to be a hard stop.
Moderate (0)
Harm, control, or obsession that is common in this lane.
None flagged in this band.
Minor (0)
Present, and usually not the reason someone puts the book down.
None flagged in this band.
Full Venomous Kiss trigger warnings
The Venomous Series reading order
Venomous Kiss is book 1 of 1 in T.L. Smith's The Venomous Series series. Start here.
- Book 1 Venomous Kiss (this book) · 2025
Order checked against the StoryGraph The Venomous Series series page on 13 October 2026.
Who it's for
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Matched on shared tropes, then the closest spice and darkness scores. Other books in the same series are listed above, not here.
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- The Wallflower
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Spice ●●●●○Dark ●●●●●
Shared: Mafia dark romance, Secret society romance
- Karma
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Spice ●●●●○Dark ●●●●●
Shared: Mafia dark romance, Revenge romance
- Wicked Pursuit
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Spice ●●●●○Dark ●●●●○
Shared: Mafia dark romance, Stalker romance
- Play with the Phantom
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Spice ●●●●○Dark ●●●○○
Shared: Mafia dark romance, Stalker romance
- Eternal Reign
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Spice ●●○○○Dark ●●●●○
Shared: Mafia dark romance, Stalker romance
- Vipers and Virtuosos
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- The Foiled Plan
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Questions readers actually ask
What is the spice level of Venomous Kiss?
Venomous Kiss spice level is 4 of 5 (Explicit). On-page sex, clearly written. Darkness is a separate score: 5 of 5 (No light).
What are the Venomous Kiss trigger warnings?
Graphic: Violence, Murder, Gore, Blood, Stalking, Death, Cheating, Sexual assault, Torture. Moderate: none flagged. Minor: none flagged. These are book-specific flags reported by readers on reader-submitted content warnings on The StoryGraph (top flag reported by 9 readers), grouped by us. The author's own note may list more. Read it before you start.
Is Venomous Kiss dark romance?
Yes, at the very dark end. Venomous Kiss scores 5 of 5 on our darkness scale (No light). The book is not interested in pulling the punch.
What tropes are in Venomous Kiss?
On this shelf Venomous Kiss is filed under Mafia dark romance, Forbidden romance, Revenge romance, Stalker romance and Secret society romance.
Who is Venomous Kiss for?
Pick this up if you want mafia and forbidden with explicit spice. Check the trigger warnings before you start.
What are some books like Venomous Kiss?
Matched on shared tropes and similar spice and darkness: Little Stranger by Leigh Rivers; The Wallflower by J.L. Beck; Karma by Lauren Biel; Wicked Pursuit by Katee Robert; Play with the Phantom by Amanda Richardson; Eternal Reign by Susanne Valenti, Caroline Peckham. More read-alikes, each with a reason, are on zademasked.com/like/venomous-kiss.
Is Venomous Kiss a standalone?
No. Venomous Kiss is book 1 of 1 in the The Venomous Series series by T.L. Smith.
What order should I read the The Venomous Series series in?
1. Venomous Kiss.
How many books are in the The Venomous Series series?
The The Venomous Series series by T.L. Smith has 1 main book.
What is the Venomous Kiss age rating?
We'd say 18+. Spice sits at 4/5 (explicit) and darkness at 5/5 (no light). That's our recommendation, not an official rating, so read the trigger warnings as well.
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