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He is the second son of the first father of The Obsidian.
She is an orphan playing pretend inside an Italian convent.
Separated as children, he promised to go back for her, she promised she would wait. Twelve years have passed, and he is finally tasked with finding his pair.
But has she waited for him?
After all, Billy Blackwell and Penelope Hart are both such beautiful liars.
Haunt is a dark MF cult horror romance with extreme gore in its contents. If you have any sensitivities, this series is not for you. Please check out one of my other series if you enjoy dark romance without the extremities of graphic horror. Please read with caution. This can be read as a standalone, although, Billy and Penelope will feature in further books. There is a 'happy for now' ending and no cliffhanger in this novella. This is written in first person with multiple points of view.
She is an orphan playing pretend inside an Italian convent.
Separated as children, he promised to go back for her, she promised she would wait. Twelve years have passed, and he is finally tasked with finding his pair.
But has she waited for him?
After all, Billy Blackwell and Penelope Hart are both such beautiful liars.
Haunt is a dark MF cult horror romance with extreme gore in its contents. If you have any sensitivities, this series is not for you. Please check out one of my other series if you enjoy dark romance without the extremities of graphic horror. Please read with caution. This can be read as a standalone, although, Billy and Penelope will feature in further books. There is a 'happy for now' ending and no cliffhanger in this novella. This is written in first person with multiple points of view.
218 pages, Kindle Edition
Published October 9, 2023
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November 17, 2023
i need to be institutionalized.
October 30, 2024
what the fuck did i just read!! i need MORE
January 7, 2026
ok bumping my rating from a 3 to 4 star because i CANNOT stop thinking about this omg…
what can i say i love gothic erotic melodrama
what can i say i love gothic erotic melodrama
October 9, 2023
Happy Release Day K! 💀
A hauntingly written, dark gothic romance by the absolute QUEEN of the genre. Billy and Penelope’s story had me hooked from the get go! I honestly couldn’t put this down, it’s a novella and you best believe I slid into K’s dms afterwards demanding a full length (she already has plans to luckily so no hands were thrown) 🤣
“I would bathe her in my blood, drown her in our sin, and it would fill the empty cavity beneath my sternum with something more than wicked, lustful fantasy”
K’s use of language is so beautifully descriptive it feels like poetry and I look forward to each release more and more.
Pick up Haunt today, it’s a perfect read for spooky szn 🖤
A hauntingly written, dark gothic romance by the absolute QUEEN of the genre. Billy and Penelope’s story had me hooked from the get go! I honestly couldn’t put this down, it’s a novella and you best believe I slid into K’s dms afterwards demanding a full length (she already has plans to luckily so no hands were thrown) 🤣
“I would bathe her in my blood, drown her in our sin, and it would fill the empty cavity beneath my sternum with something more than wicked, lustful fantasy”
K’s use of language is so beautifully descriptive it feels like poetry and I look forward to each release more and more.
Pick up Haunt today, it’s a perfect read for spooky szn 🖤
October 11, 2023
Will K ever bring out a book that I won’t love?! I don’t think so!
This story was the perfection introduction to the other Blackwells and The Obsidian. Billy and Penelope’s story is exactly the right amount of crazy and lovesick that you need.
I just want to crawl into K’s mind, she absolutely blew me away with this story. From the haunting atmosphere to Billy and Nellie’s character developments to meeting part of The Obsidian you can’t help but be captivated by every haunting word.
K knows how to build a world that you can just get absolutely lost in. Her ability to write these depraved characters that you can’t help but fall in love with is incredible. Billy and Nellie are perfect, the perfect TWO.
As always K has managed to wow me with another incredible story and such atmospheric words. Thank you for letting me go on and on about cults and give you such depraved scenes that we both was like “that’s so messed up!, we need it!” You went above and beyond , thank you for always listening to my endless talks even though I always say I’m chatting rubbish haha 😂
I can’t wait for more from the other Blackwells, I’m excited to learn more about Gore 👀
This story was the perfection introduction to the other Blackwells and The Obsidian. Billy and Penelope’s story is exactly the right amount of crazy and lovesick that you need.
I just want to crawl into K’s mind, she absolutely blew me away with this story. From the haunting atmosphere to Billy and Nellie’s character developments to meeting part of The Obsidian you can’t help but be captivated by every haunting word.
K knows how to build a world that you can just get absolutely lost in. Her ability to write these depraved characters that you can’t help but fall in love with is incredible. Billy and Nellie are perfect, the perfect TWO.
As always K has managed to wow me with another incredible story and such atmospheric words. Thank you for letting me go on and on about cults and give you such depraved scenes that we both was like “that’s so messed up!, we need it!” You went above and beyond , thank you for always listening to my endless talks even though I always say I’m chatting rubbish haha 😂
I can’t wait for more from the other Blackwells, I’m excited to learn more about Gore 👀
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
October 7, 2023
⚠️Read TWs BEFORE reading!⚠️
Whoa! What did I just read!?
K.L. Taylor-Lane's writing is dark and poetic. I couldn't tear myself from Haunt. It lulled in, lost in this, and wrapped up in both the story and atmosphere.
Penelope and Billy are positively perfect for each other, and I adored these two together!
Penelope is a twisted little thing, and I love the darkness in her.
I love how Billy feeds Penelope's darkness and bloodlust.
I really didn't want it to, but this ended so quickly and left me needing more. I can't wait to see where this goes.
Thank you for the ARC, K.L. Taylor-Lane! I'm leaving this review of my own volition.
Whoa! What did I just read!?
K.L. Taylor-Lane's writing is dark and poetic. I couldn't tear myself from Haunt. It lulled in, lost in this, and wrapped up in both the story and atmosphere.
Penelope and Billy are positively perfect for each other, and I adored these two together!
Penelope is a twisted little thing, and I love the darkness in her.
I love how Billy feeds Penelope's darkness and bloodlust.
I really didn't want it to, but this ended so quickly and left me needing more. I can't wait to see where this goes.
Thank you for the ARC, K.L. Taylor-Lane! I'm leaving this review of my own volition.
October 3, 2023
Holy sh!t. That was soul crushing. What a beautifully written sick love story with gore and all the darkness. I am in awe. I don’t even know what to say. That’s was delicious. I need more. Billy… I crave his dark twisted love. I need it.
❤️🔥 I received an ARC of this in exchange for my honest review
❤️🔥 I received an ARC of this in exchange for my honest review
October 17, 2023
A sick and twisted love song for the cult lovers. This was like reading delicious dark poetry; it was so well written that it played like a movie in my mind. I am Lovesick for Penelope and Billy's story. Read the TW's.
December 5, 2025
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
🌶️🌶️🌶️½
I am a beautiful liar. And I will always do everything I have to, to protect my girl.
Haunt is deliciously dark! This may be a short read, but it is dense, packing a wallop of dark and brutal themes in a small package. I loved the prose; how K.L. brought in the heavy, ever-present darkness that pervaded throughout. The horror elements were perfection! There is an underlying love story with high anxiety about what will come for the FMC, Penelope.
The MCs are the embodiment of obsession. Billy in his claiming and ownership of Penelope. Bringing her into the fold of the cult so she belongs solely to him. Penelope in giving in to all his demands, even when her mind wants to balk at the unknown.
It is not a particularly spicy book, instead building tension towards the finale - a very spicy public claiming ceremony to solidify their union.
Haunt ends at a HFN. I am very excited to see where the rest of their story leads.
⚠️ This is not a light and fluffy read. There are multiple dark elements that may be triggering to readers. TW list may be found at https://www.instagram.com/p/CwhhEuvLbYq/ or in book. ⚠️
Genre: Gothic Horror Romance
Tropes/Features: very dark elements,
Narrator: Dual 1st Person POV
Relationship Type: MF, fast burn, spice
Book Type/Ending: Book One in Raven Ridge Hallow, HFN
TW/CW: Available in book and at https://www.instagram.com/p/CwhhEuvLbYq/
🌶️🌶️🌶️½
I am a beautiful liar. And I will always do everything I have to, to protect my girl.
Haunt is deliciously dark! This may be a short read, but it is dense, packing a wallop of dark and brutal themes in a small package. I loved the prose; how K.L. brought in the heavy, ever-present darkness that pervaded throughout. The horror elements were perfection! There is an underlying love story with high anxiety about what will come for the FMC, Penelope.
The MCs are the embodiment of obsession. Billy in his claiming and ownership of Penelope. Bringing her into the fold of the cult so she belongs solely to him. Penelope in giving in to all his demands, even when her mind wants to balk at the unknown.
It is not a particularly spicy book, instead building tension towards the finale - a very spicy public claiming ceremony to solidify their union.
Haunt ends at a HFN. I am very excited to see where the rest of their story leads.
⚠️ This is not a light and fluffy read. There are multiple dark elements that may be triggering to readers. TW list may be found at https://www.instagram.com/p/CwhhEuvLbYq/ or in book. ⚠️
Genre: Gothic Horror Romance
Tropes/Features: very dark elements,
Narrator: Dual 1st Person POV
Relationship Type: MF, fast burn, spice
Book Type/Ending: Book One in Raven Ridge Hallow, HFN
TW/CW: Available in book and at https://www.instagram.com/p/CwhhEuvLbYq/
October 12, 2023
"I am pulled towards him by something that lives deeper inside of my skeleton than marrow, an infection burrowed beneath my skin that I do not want to cure."
Billy and Penelope took me by surprise. I was immediately intrigued after just the prologue. Everything is very ambiguous. I felt like I knew nothing the entire book and I was here for it. This story was unique with so many delicious triggers thrown in.
I felt like I was discovering everything right alongside Penelope. It was an awesome experience. Of course Billy caught my attention from the beginning. I feel like there is so much substance to this story just waiting to be uncovered. I want more. I need more!
This book is a perfect gory quick read. I got through it super fast because I was dying to see what would happen next! I didn't want to put it down. I was on the edge of my seat right up to the end. The last few chapters had me trying to catch my breath. I like the "I am lovesick" repetition. At first I wasn't sure but after finishing the book it just adds to the story. It adds to the depth of these characters.
"A big house full of dark rooms and low lights, just Billy and I. Lovesick little demons creeping in the dark."
I am eager to see where Billy will take Penelope next😈
Billy and Penelope took me by surprise. I was immediately intrigued after just the prologue. Everything is very ambiguous. I felt like I knew nothing the entire book and I was here for it. This story was unique with so many delicious triggers thrown in.
I felt like I was discovering everything right alongside Penelope. It was an awesome experience. Of course Billy caught my attention from the beginning. I feel like there is so much substance to this story just waiting to be uncovered. I want more. I need more!
This book is a perfect gory quick read. I got through it super fast because I was dying to see what would happen next! I didn't want to put it down. I was on the edge of my seat right up to the end. The last few chapters had me trying to catch my breath. I like the "I am lovesick" repetition. At first I wasn't sure but after finishing the book it just adds to the story. It adds to the depth of these characters.
"A big house full of dark rooms and low lights, just Billy and I. Lovesick little demons creeping in the dark."
I am eager to see where Billy will take Penelope next😈
January 11, 2026
Haunt by K.L. Taylor Lane
Please check your trigger and content warnings
I loved this book so much! When I started I couldn't put it down because I was so hooked.
Billy and Penelope have known each other since they were younger. They have had this connection that no one can take away from them. They are completely obsessed with each other.
"She smells like sweet death, specifically mine."
Billy and Penelope have been apart for 12 years and even then they haven't been able to stop thinking about each other. The way they have been waiting for the moment they see each other again.
"I am lovesick. It hurts and it burns, and I am unable to temper it, control it. It consumes me, thoughts of him. It is as though something infected my brain, back when we first met. He left a scar on my heart that is threatening to burst open, blood flooding into places it should not be."
The way she writes is absolutely beautiful and at times it left me speechless because I couldn't even come up with anything to say.
As soon as Billy came for Penelope he knew that he was NEVER going to let her go again. But, there was something that needed to happen before they could be together and she could finally be his.
Please check your trigger and content warnings
I loved this book so much! When I started I couldn't put it down because I was so hooked.
Billy and Penelope have known each other since they were younger. They have had this connection that no one can take away from them. They are completely obsessed with each other.
"She smells like sweet death, specifically mine."
Billy and Penelope have been apart for 12 years and even then they haven't been able to stop thinking about each other. The way they have been waiting for the moment they see each other again.
"I am lovesick. It hurts and it burns, and I am unable to temper it, control it. It consumes me, thoughts of him. It is as though something infected my brain, back when we first met. He left a scar on my heart that is threatening to burst open, blood flooding into places it should not be."
The way she writes is absolutely beautiful and at times it left me speechless because I couldn't even come up with anything to say.
As soon as Billy came for Penelope he knew that he was NEVER going to let her go again. But, there was something that needed to happen before they could be together and she could finally be his.
November 20, 2023
I love a good dark romance, but I've been struggling lately to read the genre...until this novella by K.L. Taylor-Layne. Haunt drew me in from the very first page and left me desperately wanting more.
Billy is the second son of the first father of The Obsidian and he's come to claim his pair. Billy and Penelope were separated as children, and although Billy promised to go back for her, it took him 12 years to do so. Now, it's time to take what has always belonged to him.
This is a dark cult horror romance. There are a lot of triggers and some pretty graphic gore here so this definitely won't be for all readers. Personally, I found myself being equally parts grossed out and turned on by this twisted little read, so I'm not sure exactly what that says about me.
While this can be read as a standalone and does end in a HEA (for now), there is a second book coming and I can't wait for it.
Billy is the second son of the first father of The Obsidian and he's come to claim his pair. Billy and Penelope were separated as children, and although Billy promised to go back for her, it took him 12 years to do so. Now, it's time to take what has always belonged to him.
This is a dark cult horror romance. There are a lot of triggers and some pretty graphic gore here so this definitely won't be for all readers. Personally, I found myself being equally parts grossed out and turned on by this twisted little read, so I'm not sure exactly what that says about me.
While this can be read as a standalone and does end in a HEA (for now), there is a second book coming and I can't wait for it.
October 1, 2023
Blindly went into this ARC, absolutely love the author but life’s been wild and I didn’t know much about it, and good lord hahaha That was a trip! Let me tell you, it did not disappoint. Dark, unh!nged stuff. Less romance, more gory love. The entirety of this was a whole vibe. You have an FMC & MMC who have been separated for 12 years, utterly in love with each other, and then BAM, he finds her in an orphanage even though she’s in her 20’s. Rekindling their flame is top priority, after disposing of a body of course, and he’s one obsessive f cker who needs her to join the same cült so they can be together forever. THE CEREMONY?! Oh my damn. Just please read it & have your jaw drop the way mine did. So good. Go. Read. It.
October 3, 2023
I saw this pop up on my IG feed for weeks and I signed up for the ARC at the last minute. I have never read anything by this author before so I was intrigued, especially with the TW list on this one. My lanta did she deliver!! I devoured this book as fast as I could
possibly read. When it ended I was like WTF thats it?! I am still upset. I need MORE of this couple! I loved this so frikkin much! This is 100% an erotic horror so please take the TW’s seriously
possibly read. When it ended I was like WTF thats it?! I am still upset. I need MORE of this couple! I loved this so frikkin much! This is 100% an erotic horror so please take the TW’s seriously
October 1, 2023
’It is a foreboding, this omen that could possibly be our love.’
The introduction to this new series is positively breathtaking.
The fact that this is a cult/horror romance absolutely captivated me. The perfect time for something so sinister and sexy 😘
The writing is deep and flows so beautifully; really letting you into the feelings and innermost thoughts of Penelope and Billy.
I cannot wait to uncover more of their story.
5/5 haunting stars 🖤
The introduction to this new series is positively breathtaking.
The fact that this is a cult/horror romance absolutely captivated me. The perfect time for something so sinister and sexy 😘
The writing is deep and flows so beautifully; really letting you into the feelings and innermost thoughts of Penelope and Billy.
I cannot wait to uncover more of their story.
5/5 haunting stars 🖤
October 24, 2023
What started as a novella has now evolved. Next book comes out next summer 😅 but I’m glad we’re getting more. I’m excited to see where this story goes. 3.5ish stars
dnf
July 18, 2024DNF @ 35%
The writing didn't work for me at all. I felt like I had no clue what was happening while I was reading it.
The writing didn't work for me at all. I felt like I had no clue what was happening while I was reading it.
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February 28, 2025don’t do drugs kids 👻 não consigo dar estrelas porque nem sei o que acabei de ler 😀
November 2, 2023
Nothing and I do mean nothing can describe how crazy this book is but I loved it. After reading it I questioned myself if I was mentally unstable because I liked it so much. I have this fascination with cult things and this hit the spot. This book left me craving more. I need more. I'm pretty sure this author puts some type of spell on you while you read that leaves you wanting more. This book is a must-read if you love dark cult romance.
October 2, 2023
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
🌶🌶
If you're looking to add to your spooky TBR, then Haunt is the perfect add!!
When I got to the end, I literally couldn't believe it was over. I just wanted more of Billy and Penelope!
After being separated from each other for 12 years, they knew that their love was deep within their bones, and what they had from childhood was something they could never get over!
This book will hit ya in all the feels, feeling everything each of the characters feels too!
You will definitely want to check out this quick, dark, crazy wild novella!
🔥 be sure to check those trigger warnings though because there are a lot!
Thank you @kltaylorlane_author for having me on your ARC team for this book! I cannot wait for the next one!!! 😈
🌶🌶
If you're looking to add to your spooky TBR, then Haunt is the perfect add!!
When I got to the end, I literally couldn't believe it was over. I just wanted more of Billy and Penelope!
After being separated from each other for 12 years, they knew that their love was deep within their bones, and what they had from childhood was something they could never get over!
This book will hit ya in all the feels, feeling everything each of the characters feels too!
You will definitely want to check out this quick, dark, crazy wild novella!
🔥 be sure to check those trigger warnings though because there are a lot!
Thank you @kltaylorlane_author for having me on your ARC team for this book! I cannot wait for the next one!!! 😈
January 16, 2026
Highly recommend
I devoured this book in one sitting, eagerly drawn into Penelope Hart and Billy Blackwell's tale. K.L.Taylor-Lane uses language in such a way that brings the story to life, and you are there as a bystander watching the events occur. You feel the characters emotions, their anger, their love and their pain.
This book isnt for the faint hearted and those who dislike dark themes. But if you decide to proceed, buckle up and dive into the world of Raven Ridge Hallow.
I devoured this book in one sitting, eagerly drawn into Penelope Hart and Billy Blackwell's tale. K.L.Taylor-Lane uses language in such a way that brings the story to life, and you are there as a bystander watching the events occur. You feel the characters emotions, their anger, their love and their pain.
This book isnt for the faint hearted and those who dislike dark themes. But if you decide to proceed, buckle up and dive into the world of Raven Ridge Hallow.
October 9, 2024
It's short and gory, good for Halloween, but it severely lacks in depth and plot development. By the end, you still don't have a grasp of wtf is happening or why or what motivates everybody. Still not 100% sure what was with the guy under her bed or how that came to be. There's just too much missing information for me. The ritual was cool but again...why? What's the point? This novella was trying to be spooky and mysterious, but it never really makes a point and that just sucks all the suspense out of it for me.
November 30, 2025
Oh…my…gods
November 29, 2025
HAUNT by K.L. Taylor-Lane
Raven Ridge Hallow #1
✨ A gothic, cult-centered horror romance that blends obsession, devotion, and brutality in a way that feels visceral and cinematic.
Billy Blackwell and Penelope Hart were bound by childhood promises with him vowing to return, and her vowing to wait. Twelve years later, he is tasked with finding his destined pair, and she is no longer the innocent girl he left behind. What unfolds is a twisted bond shaped by devotion, indoctrination, and the darkness of The Obsidian.
What I Loved:
🩸 A sharp, atmospheric blend of cult horror and dark romance
🖤 Obsession-forward MC dynamics that feel intentional and character-driven
🏚️ Gothic, heavy prose that builds tension in every chapter
🔪 Horror elements woven into the relationship rather than separate from it
🔥 A slow rise toward a ritualistic, high-tension final act
💀 A HFN ending that leaves space for what comes next in their story
Vibe: gothic, unsettling, intimate, cult horror romance
Spice: minimal through the story; intense and ritualistic at the finale
For fans of: extreme dark romance, gothic horror, obsessive bonds, cult settings, and novella-length brutality
💜 This novella delivers a concentrated hit of atmosphere and psychological tension. It’s a strong starting point for Billy and Penelope’s storyline, and I’m curious to see how their arc deepens in the rest of the series.
#Haunt #KLTaylorLane #RavenRidgeHallow #DarkRomance #CultHorror #GothicRomance #ObsessiveMC #MFdarkromance #EroticHorror #HorrorRomance #HalloweenReads #DarkFiction #Bookstagram #NovellaTropes
Raven Ridge Hallow #1
✨ A gothic, cult-centered horror romance that blends obsession, devotion, and brutality in a way that feels visceral and cinematic.
Billy Blackwell and Penelope Hart were bound by childhood promises with him vowing to return, and her vowing to wait. Twelve years later, he is tasked with finding his destined pair, and she is no longer the innocent girl he left behind. What unfolds is a twisted bond shaped by devotion, indoctrination, and the darkness of The Obsidian.
What I Loved:
🩸 A sharp, atmospheric blend of cult horror and dark romance
🖤 Obsession-forward MC dynamics that feel intentional and character-driven
🏚️ Gothic, heavy prose that builds tension in every chapter
🔪 Horror elements woven into the relationship rather than separate from it
🔥 A slow rise toward a ritualistic, high-tension final act
💀 A HFN ending that leaves space for what comes next in their story
Vibe: gothic, unsettling, intimate, cult horror romance
Spice: minimal through the story; intense and ritualistic at the finale
For fans of: extreme dark romance, gothic horror, obsessive bonds, cult settings, and novella-length brutality
💜 This novella delivers a concentrated hit of atmosphere and psychological tension. It’s a strong starting point for Billy and Penelope’s storyline, and I’m curious to see how their arc deepens in the rest of the series.
#Haunt #KLTaylorLane #RavenRidgeHallow #DarkRomance #CultHorror #GothicRomance #ObsessiveMC #MFdarkromance #EroticHorror #HorrorRomance #HalloweenReads #DarkFiction #Bookstagram #NovellaTropes
October 6, 2023
𝐇𝐚𝐮𝐧𝐭 𝐛𝐲 𝐊.𝐋. 𝐓𝐚𝐲𝐥𝐨𝐫-𝐋𝐚𝐧𝐞 • 𝐀𝐑𝐂 𝐑𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰
okay so…
𝙝𝙤𝙬 𝙙𝙤 𝙞 𝙗𝙚𝙜 𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙙 𝙚𝙣𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙝 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙗𝙚𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙚 𝙖 𝙛𝙪𝙡𝙡 𝙡𝙚𝙣𝙜𝙩𝙝 𝙣𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙡?
i am obsessed. i need more of Billy & Nellie. please.
i prolonged finishing this one as long as i could, because i didn’t want the story to end. a story that takes place over one maybe two nights & i can’t stop thinking about it, 𝙥𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙚 𝙆. i will grovel.
the vibes in this story are immaculate. childhood bestfriends to lovers, but make it dark & trauma bondish? 𝙮𝙚𝙖𝙝, 𝙨𝙞𝙜𝙣 𝙢𝙚 𝙪𝙥.
🩸Cült
🔪Extreme graphic Horror/Gore
🩸The other Blackwells
🔪Blood play
🩸Convent
🔪Unaliving
🩸Angst
🔪Halloween aesthetic
🩸Spît play
🔪Cânnîbâlîsm
🩸Obsessîve FMC & MMC
🔪Touch him/her and die
“𝐼 𝑤𝘰𝑢𝑙𝑑 𝑠𝑛𝑎𝑝 𝑚𝑦 ℎ𝑒𝑎𝑟𝘵 𝑓𝑟𝑒𝑒 𝘰𝑓 𝑖𝘵𝑠 𝑟𝑖𝑏 𝑏𝘰𝑛𝑒 𝑝𝑟𝑖𝑠𝘰𝑛 𝑗𝑢𝑠𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝑏𝑢𝑟𝑦 ℎ𝑒𝑟 𝑖𝑛𝑠𝑖𝑑𝑒 𝘰𝑓 𝑖𝘵.”
the way Billy knows his woman, and savors her faux innocence & still indulges her, all while knowing she’s fcking lethal is so perfect. i’m obsessed with it.
“𝐼 𝑤𝘰𝑢𝑙𝑑 𝑐𝑢𝘵 𝑚𝑦𝑠𝑒𝑙𝑓 𝘰𝑝𝑒𝑛 𝑗𝑢𝑠𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘰𝑓𝑓𝑒𝑟 ℎ𝑖𝑚 𝑚𝑦 𝑝𝑎𝑟𝘵𝑠, 𝑟𝑖𝑝 𝑚𝑦 𝑖𝑛𝑠𝑖𝑑𝑒𝑠 𝘵𝘰 𝑚𝑦 𝘰𝑢𝘵𝑠𝑖𝑑𝑒𝑠, 𝑑𝑒𝑐𝘰𝑟𝑎𝘵𝑒 ℎ𝑖𝑚 𝑖𝑛 𝑚𝑦 𝑝𝑖𝑒𝑐𝑒𝑠.”
our girl Nellie 𝙆𝙉𝙊𝙒𝙎 she’s a fool for this man. she knows she’s submissive, and my opinion means she holds the power in this relationship. i love that for her.
K.L.’s writing is delectable, truly. each moment is painted with words, and really allows you to feel immersed in the story.
i am still stuck on 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙚𝙣𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜. Nellie & Billy not getting their true & 𝙉𝙀𝙀𝘿𝙀𝘿 consummation is testing even my willpower. the angst & sexual tension in this story is unreal.
overall, 𝐟𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐝𝐚𝐫𝐤 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐛𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐝𝐲 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐦𝐞. 🩸✨
okay so…
𝙝𝙤𝙬 𝙙𝙤 𝙞 𝙗𝙚𝙜 𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙙 𝙚𝙣𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙝 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙗𝙚𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙚 𝙖 𝙛𝙪𝙡𝙡 𝙡𝙚𝙣𝙜𝙩𝙝 𝙣𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙡?
i am obsessed. i need more of Billy & Nellie. please.
i prolonged finishing this one as long as i could, because i didn’t want the story to end. a story that takes place over one maybe two nights & i can’t stop thinking about it, 𝙥𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙚 𝙆. i will grovel.
the vibes in this story are immaculate. childhood bestfriends to lovers, but make it dark & trauma bondish? 𝙮𝙚𝙖𝙝, 𝙨𝙞𝙜𝙣 𝙢𝙚 𝙪𝙥.
🩸Cült
🔪Extreme graphic Horror/Gore
🩸The other Blackwells
🔪Blood play
🩸Convent
🔪Unaliving
🩸Angst
🔪Halloween aesthetic
🩸Spît play
🔪Cânnîbâlîsm
🩸Obsessîve FMC & MMC
🔪Touch him/her and die
“𝐼 𝑤𝘰𝑢𝑙𝑑 𝑠𝑛𝑎𝑝 𝑚𝑦 ℎ𝑒𝑎𝑟𝘵 𝑓𝑟𝑒𝑒 𝘰𝑓 𝑖𝘵𝑠 𝑟𝑖𝑏 𝑏𝘰𝑛𝑒 𝑝𝑟𝑖𝑠𝘰𝑛 𝑗𝑢𝑠𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝑏𝑢𝑟𝑦 ℎ𝑒𝑟 𝑖𝑛𝑠𝑖𝑑𝑒 𝘰𝑓 𝑖𝘵.”
the way Billy knows his woman, and savors her faux innocence & still indulges her, all while knowing she’s fcking lethal is so perfect. i’m obsessed with it.
“𝐼 𝑤𝘰𝑢𝑙𝑑 𝑐𝑢𝘵 𝑚𝑦𝑠𝑒𝑙𝑓 𝘰𝑝𝑒𝑛 𝑗𝑢𝑠𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘰𝑓𝑓𝑒𝑟 ℎ𝑖𝑚 𝑚𝑦 𝑝𝑎𝑟𝘵𝑠, 𝑟𝑖𝑝 𝑚𝑦 𝑖𝑛𝑠𝑖𝑑𝑒𝑠 𝘵𝘰 𝑚𝑦 𝘰𝑢𝘵𝑠𝑖𝑑𝑒𝑠, 𝑑𝑒𝑐𝘰𝑟𝑎𝘵𝑒 ℎ𝑖𝑚 𝑖𝑛 𝑚𝑦 𝑝𝑖𝑒𝑐𝑒𝑠.”
our girl Nellie 𝙆𝙉𝙊𝙒𝙎 she’s a fool for this man. she knows she’s submissive, and my opinion means she holds the power in this relationship. i love that for her.
K.L.’s writing is delectable, truly. each moment is painted with words, and really allows you to feel immersed in the story.
i am still stuck on 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙚𝙣𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜. Nellie & Billy not getting their true & 𝙉𝙀𝙀𝘿𝙀𝘿 consummation is testing even my willpower. the angst & sexual tension in this story is unreal.
overall, 𝐟𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐝𝐚𝐫𝐤 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐛𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐝𝐲 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐦𝐞. 🩸✨
October 9, 2023
ARC review for 'Haunt' by K.L. Taylor-Lane
'𝔚𝔬𝔲𝔩𝔡 𝔶𝔬𝔲 𝔩𝔦𝔨𝔢 𝔱𝔬 𝔤𝔬 𝔬𝔫 𝔞𝔫 𝔞𝔡𝔳𝔢𝔫𝔱𝔲𝔯𝔢?'
ℭ𝔬𝔪𝔢 𝔦𝔫𝔱𝔬 𝔱𝔥𝔢 𝔡𝔞𝔯𝔨𝔫𝔢𝔰𝔰, 𝔗𝔥𝔢 𝔒𝔟𝔰𝔦𝔡𝔦𝔞𝔫 𝔞𝔴𝔞𝔦𝔱𝔰 𝔶𝔬𝔲.
Billy and Penelope met years ago, as children. Their bond was instantaneous, deep, infectious, significant. But some scheming tore them apart. Yet, neither of them refused to let go, to forget. They made a promise to find each other, to be loyal, to wait ...
Penelope Hart is a young woman now. She was wronged by those who supposed to protect her. She became a weapon of destruction of their own God. But she stayed loyal to her God, Billy.
Billy Blackwell is a second son of the first father of The Obsidian. He's 'the white goat', missing his 'black lamb'.
'𝒯𝒽𝑒 𝑜𝓃𝓁𝓎 𝓉𝒽𝒾𝓃𝑔 𝐼 𝓌𝒾𝓁𝓁 𝒶𝓁𝓁𝑜𝓌 𝓉𝑜 𝓅𝒶𝓇𝓉 𝓊𝓈 𝒶𝑔𝒶𝒾𝓃 𝒾𝓈 𝒹𝑒𝒶𝓉𝒽.'
'𝒟𝑒𝒶𝓉𝒽, 𝐿𝒾𝓉𝓉𝓁𝑒 𝐿𝒶𝓂𝒷, 𝒾𝓈 𝑜𝓃𝓁𝓎 𝒿𝓊𝓈𝓉 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝒷𝑒𝑔𝒾𝓃𝒾𝓃𝑔, 𝒻𝑜𝓇 𝓅𝑒𝑜𝓅𝓁𝑒 𝓁𝒾𝓀𝑒 𝓊𝓈.'
This is a story of lies and deception. A story of love and a downfall. Billy knows he did wrong leaving Penelope behind, but he had no choice. Now, he's back and even though she's promised to him, 𝓌𝓇𝒾𝓉𝓉𝑒𝓃, he knows it will be her undoing. Their love is tragic, it's pointless, but it's their inescapable way of salvation, their own freedom in the imposed shackles of theirs.
Billy and Penelope are raw, savage, both capable of brutal things. And yet, they are beautiful, vulnerable and fragile. They are everything and nothing. A day and night. '𝑀𝑜𝓃𝓈𝓉𝑒𝓇𝓈 𝓉𝒽𝒶𝓉 𝒻𝓁𝑜𝓊𝓇𝒾𝓈𝒽 𝓈𝑜𝓂𝑒𝓌𝒽𝑒𝓇𝑒 𝒾𝓃 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝒾𝓃-𝒷𝑒𝓉𝓌𝑒𝑒𝓃.'
It is a sickness. My love for Taylor-Lane's writing. Her intricately woven webs of words draw me into the darkness and macabre like a moth to the flame. It's a dark poetry. It's a poetic darkness.
'𝔚𝔬𝔲𝔩𝔡 𝔶𝔬𝔲 𝔩𝔦𝔨𝔢 𝔱𝔬 𝔤𝔬 𝔬𝔫 𝔞𝔫 𝔞𝔡𝔳𝔢𝔫𝔱𝔲𝔯𝔢?'
ℭ𝔬𝔪𝔢 𝔦𝔫𝔱𝔬 𝔱𝔥𝔢 𝔡𝔞𝔯𝔨𝔫𝔢𝔰𝔰, 𝔗𝔥𝔢 𝔒𝔟𝔰𝔦𝔡𝔦𝔞𝔫 𝔞𝔴𝔞𝔦𝔱𝔰 𝔶𝔬𝔲.
Billy and Penelope met years ago, as children. Their bond was instantaneous, deep, infectious, significant. But some scheming tore them apart. Yet, neither of them refused to let go, to forget. They made a promise to find each other, to be loyal, to wait ...
Penelope Hart is a young woman now. She was wronged by those who supposed to protect her. She became a weapon of destruction of their own God. But she stayed loyal to her God, Billy.
Billy Blackwell is a second son of the first father of The Obsidian. He's 'the white goat', missing his 'black lamb'.
'𝒯𝒽𝑒 𝑜𝓃𝓁𝓎 𝓉𝒽𝒾𝓃𝑔 𝐼 𝓌𝒾𝓁𝓁 𝒶𝓁𝓁𝑜𝓌 𝓉𝑜 𝓅𝒶𝓇𝓉 𝓊𝓈 𝒶𝑔𝒶𝒾𝓃 𝒾𝓈 𝒹𝑒𝒶𝓉𝒽.'
'𝒟𝑒𝒶𝓉𝒽, 𝐿𝒾𝓉𝓉𝓁𝑒 𝐿𝒶𝓂𝒷, 𝒾𝓈 𝑜𝓃𝓁𝓎 𝒿𝓊𝓈𝓉 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝒷𝑒𝑔𝒾𝓃𝒾𝓃𝑔, 𝒻𝑜𝓇 𝓅𝑒𝑜𝓅𝓁𝑒 𝓁𝒾𝓀𝑒 𝓊𝓈.'
This is a story of lies and deception. A story of love and a downfall. Billy knows he did wrong leaving Penelope behind, but he had no choice. Now, he's back and even though she's promised to him, 𝓌𝓇𝒾𝓉𝓉𝑒𝓃, he knows it will be her undoing. Their love is tragic, it's pointless, but it's their inescapable way of salvation, their own freedom in the imposed shackles of theirs.
Billy and Penelope are raw, savage, both capable of brutal things. And yet, they are beautiful, vulnerable and fragile. They are everything and nothing. A day and night. '𝑀𝑜𝓃𝓈𝓉𝑒𝓇𝓈 𝓉𝒽𝒶𝓉 𝒻𝓁𝑜𝓊𝓇𝒾𝓈𝒽 𝓈𝑜𝓂𝑒𝓌𝒽𝑒𝓇𝑒 𝒾𝓃 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝒾𝓃-𝒷𝑒𝓉𝓌𝑒𝑒𝓃.'
It is a sickness. My love for Taylor-Lane's writing. Her intricately woven webs of words draw me into the darkness and macabre like a moth to the flame. It's a dark poetry. It's a poetic darkness.
October 11, 2023
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“Billy Blackwell is a beautiful liar.” That was all it took to draw me in because Blackwells don’t tell lies; if you’ve read any of The Blackwell Brothers series you’ll know this. But Billy is one of the other Blackwells and even after reading Haunt, I’m not entirely sure what to make of them.
Billy and Penelope met years ago as children in an orphanage. There’s no backstory explained for this but as this book is a novella and the pair still have a story to come, I’m going to assume that all will become clear in the next book, Lovesick. The machinations of Billy’s family tore them apart 12 years previously but now Billy has come back into Penelope’s life, set on claiming the other half of his pair.
It’s not a simple case of the two deciding they’re in love and giving it a go. Billy needs to initiate Penelope into the Blackwell family, the Obsidian, the mysterious cult he and his brothers are a part of. There is the suggestion that it may have already destroyed his older brother and Billy struggles with the idea of letting the others see Penelope’s devotion towards him because of this. He also realises that in giving her himself, he is taking the whole world away from her, and it makes you wonder just what Obsidian is and what it does.
As you read Haunt you realise that there are two inalienable truths in Billy and Penelope’s lives: firstly, they are lovesick for each other; secondly, they are both beautiful liars. It’s a conundrum that leaves the reader questioning every word, every action, and every motivation. I’m already desperate to read Lovesick so I can look back at this book to discover what was real or not.
If you’re here for all things gothic, you’re going to love Haunt. It has everything that’s made The Blackwell Brothers series great but also takes a darker twist, venturing into the realms of horror. It’s beautifully and violently descriptive and holds nothing back. My only complaint is that the book wasn’t enough. Like Torment Me before it, it pulled me in, captivated my mind, and then told me I need to wait months to find out what is actually happening. K. L. Taylor-Lane is a cruel mistress, but one that has my complete devotion.
“Billy Blackwell is a beautiful liar.” That was all it took to draw me in because Blackwells don’t tell lies; if you’ve read any of The Blackwell Brothers series you’ll know this. But Billy is one of the other Blackwells and even after reading Haunt, I’m not entirely sure what to make of them.
Billy and Penelope met years ago as children in an orphanage. There’s no backstory explained for this but as this book is a novella and the pair still have a story to come, I’m going to assume that all will become clear in the next book, Lovesick. The machinations of Billy’s family tore them apart 12 years previously but now Billy has come back into Penelope’s life, set on claiming the other half of his pair.
It’s not a simple case of the two deciding they’re in love and giving it a go. Billy needs to initiate Penelope into the Blackwell family, the Obsidian, the mysterious cult he and his brothers are a part of. There is the suggestion that it may have already destroyed his older brother and Billy struggles with the idea of letting the others see Penelope’s devotion towards him because of this. He also realises that in giving her himself, he is taking the whole world away from her, and it makes you wonder just what Obsidian is and what it does.
As you read Haunt you realise that there are two inalienable truths in Billy and Penelope’s lives: firstly, they are lovesick for each other; secondly, they are both beautiful liars. It’s a conundrum that leaves the reader questioning every word, every action, and every motivation. I’m already desperate to read Lovesick so I can look back at this book to discover what was real or not.
If you’re here for all things gothic, you’re going to love Haunt. It has everything that’s made The Blackwell Brothers series great but also takes a darker twist, venturing into the realms of horror. It’s beautifully and violently descriptive and holds nothing back. My only complaint is that the book wasn’t enough. Like Torment Me before it, it pulled me in, captivated my mind, and then told me I need to wait months to find out what is actually happening. K. L. Taylor-Lane is a cruel mistress, but one that has my complete devotion.
October 12, 2023
"No questions, Nelie," "Please. I don't want to have to lie to you, even though we are both so dangerously good at it.”
🩸Haunt
🩸Novella, series Raven Ridge Hallow
🩸K.L. Taylor-Lane
🩸Dark gothic hørror-gøre cult romance
🩸FMC Penelope -Nellie-, Hart, shapeshifter and orphan
🩸MMC Billy Blackwell, second son of the first father of The Obsidian.
🩸Cült and Rituals
🩸Tøuch him/her and dië
🩸Angst
🩸Spice AF
🩸Hea for now
🩸Trigger Warnings
This novella was my first introduction to the Blackwell world, and I clearly had been missing out.
The story is compelling, mysterious and intense from the start. Billy and Penelope are obsessed with each other and I believed every moment of it.
The writing style is so addictively beautiful.
I am becoming increasingly fond of Horror romance and have found a lot of good writers by now, with K.L. Taylor-Lane definitely being one of them.
The novella is the beginning of the Raven Ridge Hallow series. The next book is Lovesick, and it can’t come soon enough!!
Blurb, because it’s missing on Goodreads:
He is the second son of the first father of The Obsidian.
She is an orphan playing pretend inside an Italian convent.
Separated as children, he promised to go back for her, she promised she would wait. Twelve years have passed, and he is finally tasked with finding his pair.
But has she waited for him?
After all, Billy Blackwell and Penelope Hart are both such beautiful liars.
🩸Haunt
🩸Novella, series Raven Ridge Hallow
🩸K.L. Taylor-Lane
🩸Dark gothic hørror-gøre cult romance
🩸FMC Penelope -Nellie-, Hart, shapeshifter and orphan
🩸MMC Billy Blackwell, second son of the first father of The Obsidian.
🩸Cült and Rituals
🩸Tøuch him/her and dië
🩸Angst
🩸Spice AF
🩸Hea for now
🩸Trigger Warnings
This novella was my first introduction to the Blackwell world, and I clearly had been missing out.
The story is compelling, mysterious and intense from the start. Billy and Penelope are obsessed with each other and I believed every moment of it.
The writing style is so addictively beautiful.
I am becoming increasingly fond of Horror romance and have found a lot of good writers by now, with K.L. Taylor-Lane definitely being one of them.
The novella is the beginning of the Raven Ridge Hallow series. The next book is Lovesick, and it can’t come soon enough!!
Blurb, because it’s missing on Goodreads:
He is the second son of the first father of The Obsidian.
She is an orphan playing pretend inside an Italian convent.
Separated as children, he promised to go back for her, she promised she would wait. Twelve years have passed, and he is finally tasked with finding his pair.
But has she waited for him?
After all, Billy Blackwell and Penelope Hart are both such beautiful liars.
October 26, 2023
I was so excited for this book, (in case I’m not clear here, it MORE than met my expectations, I LOVED it). I don’t remember if it was a chapter or a prequel, but months ago I read a short on this. It was the beginning, when Billy Blackwell and Penelope Hart were first in the orphanage. I was prepared for the dark content. I think what I appreciated most was how K.L. wrote her main characters, both of them were broken, for different reasons. You can clearly see how they cope and they don’t from their interior monologues. Penelope, perhaps more so than
Billy, desperately needs Billy to be telling the truth this time, she has waited so very long for him.
Billy is the second son of the first father of The Obsidian. We know that Penelope is his pair, and if she fails, they both fail. That The Obsidian is as dark as its name implies. Everything else, is taken on faith, the same faith Penelope offers Billy when she takes his hand and submits.
How much of yourself would you be willing to sacrifice to be with the one that completed you? Would you blindly submit? Follow their directions without complaint? Step into the darkness and hope they teach you to fly? I guess we’ll find out in the next installment.
Billy, desperately needs Billy to be telling the truth this time, she has waited so very long for him.
Billy is the second son of the first father of The Obsidian. We know that Penelope is his pair, and if she fails, they both fail. That The Obsidian is as dark as its name implies. Everything else, is taken on faith, the same faith Penelope offers Billy when she takes his hand and submits.
How much of yourself would you be willing to sacrifice to be with the one that completed you? Would you blindly submit? Follow their directions without complaint? Step into the darkness and hope they teach you to fly? I guess we’ll find out in the next installment.
October 15, 2023
“I would bathe her in my blood, drown her in our sin, and it would fill the empty cavity beneath my sternum with something more than wicked, lustful fantasy.”
WOW! This was a hauntingly dark, twisted and bloody story that instantly had me enthralled and devouring every depraved moment of it. The eerie and terrifying imagery that was woven into this strange and hypnotic story, lulled me in and had me craving all of the bloodlust alongside of Penelope and Billy.
Penelope and Billy were the perfect combination of terrifying, twisted and unhinged characters that feed off of sin and blood. They captivated me with their passion and devotion to one another and their obsessive need to be together.
"I am pulled towards him by something that lives deeper inside of my skeleton than marrow, an infection burrowed beneath my skin that I do not want to cure."
The writing was beautifully poetic and poignant making it extremely difficult to tear my eyes away! I absolutely can’t wait for more!
"A big house full of dark rooms and low lights, just Billy and I. Lovesick little demons creeping in the dark."
WOW! This was a hauntingly dark, twisted and bloody story that instantly had me enthralled and devouring every depraved moment of it. The eerie and terrifying imagery that was woven into this strange and hypnotic story, lulled me in and had me craving all of the bloodlust alongside of Penelope and Billy.
Penelope and Billy were the perfect combination of terrifying, twisted and unhinged characters that feed off of sin and blood. They captivated me with their passion and devotion to one another and their obsessive need to be together.
"I am pulled towards him by something that lives deeper inside of my skeleton than marrow, an infection burrowed beneath my skin that I do not want to cure."
The writing was beautifully poetic and poignant making it extremely difficult to tear my eyes away! I absolutely can’t wait for more!
"A big house full of dark rooms and low lights, just Billy and I. Lovesick little demons creeping in the dark."
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