Reviewed by Lady Macbeth
TITLE: Call it Desire
SERIES: One for All #1
AUTHOR: Maya Jean
PUBLISHER: Stormy Heart Books LLC
LENGTH: 246 Pages
RELEASE DATE: July 18, 2025
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Dante
Life is a constant repeat of classes, missions, and ensuring my brothers-in-arms don’t get blood on their clothes and bring it home for me to clean up. For the past few years, I’ve been part of a crew that takes from the bad guys and returns it to the good. It’s an unknown, thankless job, though. But when I catch sight of a dazed, platinum blond twink during one almost-blown-to-shreds mission, life takes an instant turn. Reid might not know it yet, but he’s mine, and I’ll do whatever it takes to keep him.
Reid
If I chase danger enough, maybe danger will do me in. That’s been the motto since my parent’s death a few years ago. Drugs. Alcohol. Random men in clubs. Until a tall drink of water named Dante enters my life and tries to call all the shots. Fat chance I’ll let him. But for some reason, I can’t help but fall to pieces for Dante. Hopefully, he’ll put me back together. Well, if he doesn’t get me killed first.
Call It Desire is the first in a trilogy about a crew of college boys who are trying their best to right so many wrongs. This story features black cat x black cat, an epic meet ugly, stalking as a love language, a brat who likes to be told what to do, two possessive MCs, and so much avoidable danger. Please check the TWs before diving in.
REVIEW:
New series from Maya Jean and this time she gifted us with dark themes, dangerous situations and unhinged characters.
Dante, Parker, Jacob and Hayden are college students but they also live a double life as modern Robin Hoods. During a mission, Dante meets Reid who immediately shows his “brattytude”. Dante’s possessive and protective side arises immediately and they start a kind of relationship where they can’t stay away from each other (even if Reid likes to pretend he’s annoyed by Dante’s constant presence).
Dante has the deep need of cherishing Reid and helping him to feel better, while Reid craves Dante’s care and attention. Dante acts like the tough vigilante, but he melts in front of Reid (his breeding kink fits perfectly with the fondness and the strong attraction he feels for Reid) and Reid likes to push all Dante’s buttons but deep down he’s so sweet and he adores being loved by him.
The story is the perfect amount of mysterious missions, dark scenes, humorous banter and hot sex explorations.
I normally don’t enjoy books that involve dark themes very much, but here I wasn’t bothered by them because I found that everything was very well balanced and Reid and Dante’s relationship was always at the center of the story.
I also loved that the mystery around their boss and all their activities are not completely revealed, but I suspect we’ll know a little bit more with every book.
The side characters are all great: I’m very much intrigued by Mason and Parker and I can’t wait to read their story. We know a few things about Mason through his brother Reid, but the author didn’t reveal almost anything about Parker, and that only made me more curious.
Hopefully, we won’t have to wait too long for the second book, ’cause I’m already craving it!
Very much recommended.
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