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[New Post] ARC Review: Dare Series by Shantel Tessier

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Title: Dare Series

Author: Shantel Tessier

Page count: 911

Published: December 11th, 2020

Publisher: N/A

Genre: Contemporary Dark Romance

Received: From the publisher/author in exchange for an honest review

Rating: 4/5

Are you ready to swim with the sharks?

I DARE YOU
What do you do when the devil has you in his sights?
You show him that you can play his game.
Austin Lowes is new to town. She’s running from a mom who hates her to her dad who cares nothing about her. Only a few months and she will be free, or at least, that’s what she hopes … until she meets him.
Cole Reynolds is the devil disguised as a man. He wants her fear, he wants her blood, and he wants her soul.
Just a little game, he says, I dare you.
Will Austin survive him, or will she lose herself and the game?
Secrets are revealed and justice will be served, but at what cost?
Who survives and who doesn’t?

I PROMISE YOU
It was supposed to be a game.
I Dare You.
We bought her in ’cause I wanted to play with her.
Destroy her.
But plans change and she got caught in the cross fire.
Then I did something far worse. I fell in love with her, but she doesn’t know I still have secrets.
Ones that could rip us all apart.
We’re sharks.
Raised to hunt and kill.
We take what we want without asking.
We’ve never needed permission before, so I’m not about to start now.
You think you know everything, but we’re about to do what we do best and prove you wrong- I Promise You!

IF YOU DARE
The game was over. The dares were getting old, and the secrets were piling up faster than the bodies.
But someone had other plans. They wanted to play a new game.
Becky Holt was the love of his life until he found out what she was hiding. Now he wants to seek his revenge in the most daring way.
Deke Biggs has always been a shark. He’s not afraid to kill, and he’s about to become her worst nightmare.
But there’s a new player, and she plans on taking everything, no matter what the cost.
Try to beat him- If You Dare!
Who will win and who will lose?

Due to mature content and themes this series is recommended for readers aged eighteen and over. The Dare Series Collection has over 400K words and includes exclusive bonus content.

Oooooooooooooomg what? This collection is amazing. I don’t even know where to start. These books had everything it was dark, sexy, thrilling and emotional. I loved every minute of it. Cole and Austin’s epilogue was everything and more. I’m not sure what to say about this series other than wow and everyone needs to read it.

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[New Post] ARC Review: Because of Her by Jewel E. Ann

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Title: Because of Her

Author: Jewel E. Ann

Page count: 388

Published: November 2nd, 2023

Publisher: Valentine PR

Genre: Contemporary Romance

Received: From the Publisher/Author in exchange for an honest review

Rating: 5/5

“If sin weren’t pretty, it wouldn’t be so tempting.”

I was an accomplished music professor.
Happily single.
Perfectly content.

Now, I’m unemployed.
Pining for a dark, brooding guy named Jack who lives in a garage with a piano.
And I’m plotting to seduce a married man because his daughter is responsible for my nephew committing suicide.

I don’t know why teenage girls are so mean.
I don’t know why rich men cheat on their wives.
And I don’t know why Jack has serial killer vibes, even though he leaves me speechless every time he speaks.

All I know for sure is that I feel safe in a stranger’s arms and understood by someone I don’t understand.

“You should be a little scared of everyone because humans are unpredictable.”

How far will I go for revenge? More than that …
How far will he go to save me?

*This book contains material involving sexual assault and suicide. Reader discretion is advised.

I want to start by saying that I haven’t read any books in this series, and I will now need to do so, so that I can meet Jackson because he really intrigued me, and I want to know more about him and see his backstory. Francesca comes back to town after her brother’s death to clean his home and get it ready to be sold. While there she meets the handsome Jackson. These two have one hell of a ride with all they delt with.

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[New Post] ARC Review: Dark Legacy by Tracy Lorraine

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Title: Dark Legacy

Author: Tracy Lorraine

Page count: 316

Published: August 25th, 2022

Publisher: Self Published

Genre: Contemporary Dark Romance

Received: From the author in exchange for an honest review

Rating: 5/5

USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author Tracy Lorraine brings you a new dark mafia, high school bully romance story set in the Knight’s Ridge Empire world.

We knew it wasn’t going to be easy.

That our love could start a war.

That my family might not accept the idea of us.

But we never even got the chance to find out…

Because everything’s been ripped away from me.

And all I’m left with is the memory of his touch and secrets that are threatening to break me from the inside out.

Everyone tries keep me together as my entire world falls apart.

But it’s never going to be enough.

Nothing ever will be. Without him.

All I can do is hold onto the shattered pieces and try to find a way to make my damaged heart beat again.

I finally get what I always wanted— a chance to decide my own future. But I didn’t know this legacy would cost me everything.

I would give it all back, to be in his arms again…

Dear reader,

Dark Legacy is the twelfth book in my Knight’s Ridge Empire series, and the third book of Calli and Batman’s story. Grab the tissues, and prepare yourself because this one is going to put you through the wringer.

“You’ve always been my home, Angel.” GAH!

Since the last book and that horrific cliffhanger, I have been patiently waiting for this book as it’s the ending for Batman and Calli, which had me emotional because I don’t want to see these too have their story end. Batman and Calli have been through hell and back together. Their chemistry is electric, and Calli and Batman have a great group of friends and family around them. Calli has grown into this fierce person that we all knew she would be and kickass. Batman stole my heart just like I knew he would. While reading this there were moments when I was just in awe of Tracy’s writing and the stories that she comes out with.

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[New Post] ARC Review: Defy by Sienna Snow

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Title: Defy

Author: Sienna Snow

Page count: 213

Published: September 28th, 2023

Publisher: Valentine PR

Genre: Contemporary Dark Romance

Received: From the publisher in exchange for an honest review

Rating: 5/5

Sophia Morelli’s wild and rebellious nature has earned her a notorious reputation in Bishop’s Landing. But everything changes when she crosses paths with Damon Pierce, her brother’s best friend and a Dom at Violent Delights with secrets of his own.

The temptation to submit to his dangerous possession becomes too hard to resist. As the intensity of their connection grows, so does the danger that comes along with surrendering to desire—for an affair this passionate could be doomed before it truly begins.

Sophia Morelli’s wild and rebellious nature has earned her a notorious reputation in Bishop’s Landing. But everything changes when she crosses paths with Damon Pierce, her brother’s best friend and a Dom at Violent Delights with secrets of his own.

The temptation to submit to his dangerous possession becomes too hard to resist. As the intensity of their connection grows, so does the danger that comes along with surrendering to desire—for an affair this passionate could be doomed before it truly begins.

Welcome to the Midnight Dynasty… The warring Morelli and Constantine families have enough bad blood to fill an ocean, and their brand new stories will be told by your favorite dangerous romance authors.

This book is intended for readers eighteen years old and over. It contains material that some readers could find disturbing. Enter at your own risk…

This is the second book and things are getting juicy, Sophia is in jail and Damon is determined to prove her innocence. Along the way, you can tell they are learning to trust one another and realize they both care for one another. There were some fantastic twists and turns the long way and I can’t wait for the next one to come out and see the epic conclusion.

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[New Post] ARC Review: Bound to Darkness by J.L. Beck and Monica Corwin

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Title: Bound to Darkness

Author: J.L. Beck and Monica Corwin

Page count: 263

Published: April 28th, 2022

Publisher: Bleeding Heart Press

Genre: Contemporary Dark Romance

Received: From the publisher in exchange for an honest review

Rating: 5/5

They call me a playboy.
Society’s pretty pet.
What they don’t know is I’m so much more.
My only directive was to keep her hidden, and safe.
After everything she’s been through I’m the last person to offer comfort and care.
I have little experience with either. Both of us have been broken by our pasts.
But mine is catching up to me, and I would deal with it as I usually do: with total decimation.
But that puts her in the crosshairs, and that’s unacceptable.
Old wounds are peeled back for both of us, and it’s time to face the darkness or she’ll never be able to find the light.
As for me, nothing but darkness waits.
It’s what I want.
It’s what I deserve.

This is the first of this series that I have read.
Rose is at Kai’s house for protection after being attacked and to heal. Kai agrees to protect Rose but in the mists of it, he never imagined he would start to catch feelings for her. The loyalty and caringness that he shows Rose is just swoon! He helps her heal and find her strength again after all she’s been through. This was a dark, raw, real read that kept me on the edge of my seat in anticipation of what was going to happen.

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