It would have been a better novel still had the two elements existed in equal balanced parts. The foundation of patricide, murder, and greed however, devolves quickly into a springboard for Terrell and Darcy's love. Jules is so angry. He goes from the center of Aiden's existence to merely providing the mechanism for Aiden's growing relationship with Darcy. But it is ultimately a love ordered world LaFoy crafts for her characters to inhabit.
Love triumphs over death, happiness over horror.
And it is worth the price of admission to see what comes of Daring the Devil in LaFoy's hands.