Bad Guy

About This Audiobook

Ruby Dixon’s *Bad Guy* is a feral, glittery romp where the villain won’t stay villainous—especially not for his tiny, infuriating human housekeeper. Think *Fifty Shades* meets *Mad Max*, if Christian Grey had fangs and a penchant for breaking rules instead of hearts. Crulden the Ruiner, a towering alien gladiator with a reputation for annihilation, meets his match in the form of a scrawny human who refuses to flinch when he glares. There’s no slow burn here; the tension crackles from the first sentence, with Crulden’s raw, possessive energy clashing against the heroine’s stubborn independence. The worldbuilding is slick—part dystopian prison planet, part futuristic romance novel—packed with enough sci-fi grit to keep the stakes high, but never so dense it smothers the chemistry.

The audiobook shines thanks to Mason Lloyd’s gravelly growl, which sells Crulden’s menace and eventual devotion in equal measure. Felicity Munroe’s narration grounds the story with a sharp, no-nonsense delivery that perfectly balances the heroine’s defiance and vulnerability. The pacing is relentless, with each chapter upping the ante until the line between captor and protector blurs into something deliciously messy.