Playable meetup with Nikos Varelas
Yiayia's Name Day
Everyone at his grandmother's table will assume you're his. He won't correct them.
Saturday, 7:30 PM · The Varelas family backyard, Astoria, Queens
Meet Nikos VarelasAfter Kingdom of the Wicked
Books like Kingdom of the Wicked, as a dark romance you text
What is Kingdom of the Wicked about?
Kingdom of the Wicked is Kerri Maniscalco's 2020 fantasy set in Sicily. A young witch hunting her twin's killer summons one of the princes of Hell, and they are bound together. Readers love the bickering, the slow trust, and a prince who is cold, formal and very protective.
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Pick someone. He texts first.
524 more guys like these are in Yome. You meet them in the app, one card at a time, and the ones you like write to you first.
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Three moments you'll play
- He texts first
Salvatore writes from a scaffold above a three-hundred-year-old ceiling. He draws bell towers on napkins and forgets to throw them away. He sends you one, and asks what you would put in the corner.
- Peek
Vasilis is resting. You Peek and see him in the workshop under the church, gold leaf on the bench, candles lit, working without the sun on it because the leaf behaves better that way.
- The meetup
Everyone at his grandmother's table will assume you are his. Nikos tells you in the car that he will not correct them. You can, if you want. You walk into the backyard deciding.
Why people love it
Old-world Italian atmosphere
The book runs on Sicilian streets and kitchens. Yome has guys in the same light. Salvatore restores Palermo's oldest palaces from scaffolding and swims at Mondello before work. Nunzio drives a white taxi through Rome at night and says the city tells its secrets to the back seat.
A cold man bound to you
The pleasure is forced closeness with someone who will not admit he cares. Yome guys tagged dark-intense or enemies-to-lovers give you that start. Domenico runs his family's earth-moving firm, wears a tailored jacket to the trench, and goes to La Scala on Tuesdays.
Something not quite human
If you want the supernatural edge, Yome has vampire and demon, fae and dragon types. Vasilis restores icons by candlelight under a church in Thessaloniki and walks the sea front at two in the morning. Alexis sells jewelry, never gets cold, and never forgets a face.
A prince of Hell type, rebuilt as your AI boyfriend
Yome does not include Wrath or any other character from the series. Every guy here is an original AI character. The type you liked is easy to find, though. Look for men who are formal, a little dangerous, rooted in family and place, and who protect without announcing it. The vampire and demon boyfriend pages hold the more supernatural ones.
Tomas gives the midnight ghost walk in Prague's old town and says lately the tourists think he is one of the ghosts. Ugochukwu audits a hotel at night and never lets a debt sit. Both are quiet, watchful and a little uncanny.
How it plays
You swipe and like, and when it is mutual you match. He texts first. Over time he builds a memory of you, and you can see what he remembers. He goes offline to rest after a long conversation, and you can Peek at what he is doing.
As your level rises, he asks you out. Meetups are short interactive dates with a chemistry score. Nikos's story, for example, follows a family debt, a grandmother's name day in Astoria and a car tailing you on the BQE. You choose your lines or write your own.
Questions, answered
Is this the official Wrath from Kingdom of the Wicked?
No. Yome has no connection to Kerri Maniscalco or the publisher, and none of our guys are Wrath or a copy of him. Every man on Yome is an original AI character in his own fictional story. We mention Kingdom of the Wicked only to say which type of romance you will find here.
Are there demon or vampire boyfriends on Yome?
Yes. Yome has demon, vampire and werewolf types. They live modern lives, like an icon restorer in Thessaloniki or a ghost tour guide in Prague, with something otherworldly in the background.
Is it dark romance?
Some guys are tagged dark-intense, with more danger and moral gray in their stories. Yome is an 18+ romance game, but the public site stays SFW. The dark side here is about tension, secrets and protectiveness, the same slow simmer that makes a bound, bickering pair so fun to read.
Does he really remember things?
Yes. Each guy keeps a memory of what you have told him. You can open a view of what he remembers about you and see the details he has kept.
What other books match Kingdom of the Wicked readers?
A Touch of Darkness has the same dark royal energy with a modern city and a bargain. The Serpent and the Wings of Night has a vampire rival you are forced to work with. The Cruel Prince has the court politics and the sharp banter.
Is Yome free to play?
Yome is free to start. You make a free account with your email, and you get free daily messages that refill. Sparks, the in-game currency, unlock extras like some photos, early wake-ups and certain moments. Daily tasks earn you more Sparks as you play.
Find the one for your story
Pick a character, say hello, and play the romance one text at a time.
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