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Not all fairy tales are sweet. Some are dark and twisted. Forbidden. I learned that the hard way…

My world was shattered when I was ten years old.
My dad went to prison. My mom disappeared without a word.
It was my godfathers who rescued me.
For years, they’ve kept me safe from my murderous aunt and her stepson. Sheltered me in their home.
But as my eighteenth birthday nears, everything starts to change.
Mason isn’t as broody and distant with me. Falk is less of a bully. And the way Finn teases me doesn’t feel…innocent anymore. They want to make me theirs.
And I want to let them.

So, when the clock strikes twelve on my birthday and they come to me, I won’t be asleep. I’ll be here, waiting for them.

Wide awake.

Their Dark Rose is a dark, erotic romance that can be read as a standalone. Download today and get ready for a Sleeping Beauty retelling you never saw coming.
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311 pages, Kindle Edition

Published February 6, 2024

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803 reviews9,377 followers
February 7, 2024
At 10 years old, Briar Rose Nightingale is left in the care of her godfathers, the Abbot brothers.

Despite her changing feelings toward her caretakers, as she approaches her 18 birthday, Briar plans life on her own. What she doesn’t know - yet - is that through the evolution of their relationship, one thing has remained the same: she’s always been theirs and a date on the calendar won’t change that.

Where these brooding, dominant, overprotective, alphahole brothers were s•w•o•o•n•y, Briar was soft and naïve. Yet Finn, Mason, and Falk ensured she came into her own.

Their dynamic will not be for everyone. If you have any hesitation, check the TW.

Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2
Burn: 🔥🔥🔥🔥
Darkness: 🖤🖤
Heat: 🌶️🌶️🌶️
Range of Emotions: 🥺😤🥵😲😍
Ending: 💗 {HEA}
POV: 🧍🏼‍♀️ {Single}

🗄️ Genre: Contemporary Romance
🗂️ Subgenre(s): Dark, Erotic, Suspense

✨ Tropes: Age Gap (17-20), Forbidden, Retelling/Reimagining, Why Choose
💫 Microtropes: Alphahole, Keep It in the Family, Pierced/Tattooed MMC, Touch-Her-and-💀, Tracking/Spying, Virgin FMC

💋 Kinks: All 🕳️ Filled, 🍑, Breeding, Cum Jammer, Degradation, Finger Licking Good, Masked MMC, Praise, Primal, Snowballing, Somnophilia

⚠️ Warning: This one-handed read may cause blushing, squirming, combusting panties, and/or self-care. It may also leave you questioning your morals.

🚩 Safety Squad: Attempted SA (Not by MMC), Kidnapping (Not by MMC), Unalìvíng, Vìolençė, and other potentially triggering elements. If you have any hesitation, check the warnings before diving in. Otherwise, blind is best!!

📣 Type: Their Dark Rose is a standalone.

🛑 Be Advised: My Goodreads shelves are … explicit in both senses. As such, they could be considered spoiler-y.
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1,480 reviews2,604 followers
January 28, 2024
5/5 FIVE HOT AS FUCK STARS!

TROPES:
~guardians/ward
~3 godfathers
~reverse harem
~age gap
~forbidden love
~sweet, virginal heroine

PLOT: Briar lost her parents due to a twisted accident and since then she's been under the guardianship of her 3 godfathers, Falk, Finn, and Mason. Nothing happens between them until the very second she turns 18... and then, all bets are off.

THOUGHTS: OMG OMG OMG. I LOVE guardian/ward romances and forbidden love. This book was so twisted having 3 godfathers who have taken care of Briar since she was a child. Like I said, nothing happens between them until she turns 18 so it's not a grooming story. But hot damn, this book was so good. I love Finn, I licked him so he's MINE. Mind? Blown. Panties? Wet. This book is amazing, you should give it a try!!

SAFETY:
Ages: 18h, 30s H's
Virgin/celibate?: virgin heroine
OM/OW?: no
Cheating/sharing?: sharing. it's a reverse harem after all ;)
Triggers: bullying, dubcon, toxic relationships, dismembering, gore, on page SA, drug addict parents, motor vehicle accident
Kinks: somnophilia, primal play, mask kink, knifeplay, blood play, choking/breathplay, spitting, praise, degradation, "good girl", anal, cemetery sex, fear kink, snowballing, double penetration, pierced dicks, breeding, period sex
HEA? YES! <3
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103 reviews10 followers
February 18, 2024
**EDIT - adding my midway review so it all follows on** - “Chapter 20 - A beauty & the beast ‘why choose’ retelling? YES PLEASE? 3 overly possessive Godfathers’s? YES PLEASEEEE👏🏻 ive ate this shit up so far! So fast paced and now we’re getting to the juicy family drama🤌🏻 Also the 🌶️ so far, let’s just say it doesn’t ease into it 🤭 it’s spicyyyy. Finns nickname for Briar ‘Little Rose’ GETS ME EVERY TIME🤪”
⭐️⭐️⭐️

Okayyyy, so the last 40% of this book was wild and packed with action! But the epilogue ruined it for meeeee🫠

The crazy auntie and step cousin WTF!? The torture they went through was highly deserved👏🏻👏🏻 although I was gritting my teeth reading it. Not a fan of the eyeballs 🤣🤢

It did seem rushed tbh once they “cleared” the air and made them vanish. I don’t understand why an 18 year old girl who has been locked up for the majority of her life, killed her last remaining family and then SUDDENLY IS NOW A MOTHER THIS EARLY ON!? Literally fell pregnant straight away. The poor girl hasn’t even lived. Now I’m not a fan of the pregnancy trope whatsoever so it kinda killed it for me being honest.

Also - not a fan of the term “daddy” either 🤷🏻‍♀️out of all the dark romance books I’ve read I’ve come across this once so it caught me by surprise HAHAH - but each to their own. No judgement here😘🫶🏻
I do recommend if you want SPICE🌶️ but the plot kinda gets lost and it feels rushed but overall it’s decent. 3 stars ⭐️
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463 reviews180 followers
January 25, 2024
5 ★

You're ours, Briar. You'll take us. You'll thank us. You'll beg us for more.

First I want to preface that I don't normally like RH books, but because Eva Marks wrote it I had to read it and all I can say is WOW. It was so dark and twisted and I really loved it!

Briar is the best FMC, she didn't take crap from anyone and she is so strong. I love a strong FMC and Eva Marks nailed that with Briar. She had such a horrible upbringing it's no wonder she had walls up, but of course her godfathers are there for her in every way...they are SO filthy mouthed and brutal and perfect for Briar!

The writing was done so well, Eva knows how to write stories that feel real and dark and divine, and this one was no different! It was full of twists and so much that I never saw coming. Overall another great read from one of my favourite authors!

What To Expect:
⨳ Dark Romance
⨳ Reverse Harem
⨳ Sleeping Beauty Retelling
⨳ Goddaughter/Godfathers x3
⨳ Overprotective MMCs
⨳ Age Gap

I’m downright feral for you.

❤︎ ARC provided in exchange for an honest review ❤︎
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904 reviews16 followers
September 4, 2024
I kind of enjoyed it even though it's very taboo

This is pretty much, mostly an erotica a very taboo erotica. I love taboo relationships, but this one felt a little like grooming, and it wasn't explicitly explained on the relationship with her growing up.

This smut was amazing.It was very spicy but also uncomfortable. I don't know what to feel but I don't regret reading it.
62 reviews
February 7, 2024
First DNF in a year….and not for the reasons you think.

(Very mild spoilers because there’s no real plot) A doormat with no backbone, no personality, hobbies, interests, or goals. Who cries on nearly every page. But they were “mean” to her for almost a decade to “toughen her up”. Lol, mission failed. She is also terribly insecure, if any of them so much as frowns in her presence she assumes they hate her and want to end things,

This book makes no sense. So she was locked in a house with 3 men who she
“Hated” who also “hated” her"? But they call her names like “flower” ?..how that work?

Also in what world can 3 non blood related men foster a child from a wealthy and high-profile family and not let her out the house for 8 years and no one comes knocking?? Also how is it possible for someone who has never left the house to be so boring and have absolutely nooooo interests or personality?

Sooo she hated them almost her whole life but gets over it in (literally) 6 minutes the second they touch her hooha?? Huh? There’s so much weird angst from one character in the book towards her (for something she had nothing to do with and he knows it) and yet her being emotionally abused and touch-starved and isolated from the entire world for her formative years isn’t even discussed for a paragraph.

Serious questions, was the author on bath salts? Either make an interesting and angsty erotica, or straight up filth but this nonsense ain’t it.

Don’t even get me started on how big of a deal and how much of the very thin plot of this book is about getting her ownership of her family business, a business she absolutely NEVER cares about lol.

Even the sex scenes were boring with zero passion. I promise, at no point does it seem like they care about satisfying her. Also she must be a unicorn cause she’s already had at least 5 orgasms halfway through the book without so much as a trip downtown from any of the so called me who have been putting it…everywhere.

I would leave 2 stars if at least the grammar was good, but the way the author switches up past and present tense in the same sentence repeatedly,I can’t even give it that. I got exactly halfway through until I couldn’t take her crying THREE TIMES ON ONE PAGE WITH NOTHING HAPPENING.
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3,684 reviews2,450 followers
February 7, 2024
I love retelling!! And this one has some sleeping beauty 😍. And it's all told from Briar Pov. I also have the triggers below if this isn't a story for you.

Poor baby Briar 😭😭 had her whole world ripped up before her at a young age because of her drug addict parents and the pain they caused!! And to protect her from the vipers, she was taken in by her 3 godfathers now shes living with them. And we fast forward a few years, and she still thinks they blame her for what happens. Now she's turned 18 (nothing happens before that), but Mason Falk Finn don't blame her at all they make sure she understands that now. They still "bully" her in the most delicious way with their dirty mouths, hands, and other parts, heheh

But they have other problems dealing with some relatives who wanna do harm to Briar. And her men make sure nothing happens or takes advantage of her. It does get bloody when some people don't listen. And man... it's bloody.

Tiny om drama, no cheating, Drama, sexy times, virgin gal and no manwhores

Recommend-yes
Cover-⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Heat level-🌶🌶🌶🌶

Prologue
Slowinsta
MMFM MF
Age gap
18h/37H/35H/38H
Push/pull
Violence
Choking
Punishments
Tiny humiliation
Degradation
Object insertion
Primal play
Tiny period play
Tiny Impact play
Tiny cnc
Dub-con
Breeding
Somnophilia
Cum play
Praise kink
Masturbation
Mentions of drug use (none of the mains)
Death of a loved one
Hea
Epilogue
72 reviews2 followers
February 21, 2024
This would have benefited greatly from multiple POV. Some plot would have helped too. I'm genuinely frustrated I read this.

FMC jumps from one extreme emotion to the next so quickly it's hard to follow and even harder to care. The MMCs aren't any better and are unfortunately only available to us through the lens of FMC who is truly intolerable.
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800 reviews11 followers
December 26, 2025
This was just really weird - three guys take on a ten year old kid and raise her. They don’t let her leave the house or go to school. As soon as she turns 18 they turn it into a relationship. They tell her they want her to have their kids. It’s a weird type of sexual abuse/ grooming story with not much plot.
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249 reviews104 followers
February 22, 2024
This was one big smutfest🤭 🤭 🤭

No OW drama/some OM
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1,848 reviews369 followers
February 19, 2025
4.25 stars!

Briar is left in the care of her godfathers at a young age and through the years they’ve shaped her into the strong and intelligent woman she is now. But she’s no longer the little girl she once was and their relationship quickly develops into something else. Because Mason, Falk and Finn always meant to claim her and make her theirs.

“You are ours, whether you hate us or not. And I’m about to be your first real kiss. Hate me or not.” Mason presses his forehead to mine, his gaze anguished. “Which means I won’t be the first to claim your virgin pussy. But you smell so sweet, Briar. Too sweet for me to give it to anyone else. As much as I love my brothers.”


This is an erotic age-gap romance with plenty of kink and violence. Reverse harem romance with no MM which I appreciated so the focus was solely on Briar. Parts of this story had some triggers so mind those. Eva has turned into my go to romance writer when I want both a complex plot and enough smut to burn my kindle up.

Mason, Falk and Fin were alpha holes, possessive, obsessive and took without apology. Briar was naive and sweet but not in an annoying way. She really grew into a fierce and a little crazy woman. But they all fit each other perfectly.

“We’ve been waiting for too long, and we’re here to take every piece of you. To give you every piece of us in return.”


Overall, another solid read from Eva!

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Author 1 book13 followers
February 18, 2024
Not the Best RH Huge Ick Factor

RH (3 brothers 1 fmc)
Age gap 20 years
Degregation
Huge "ICK" Factor

If you're use to reading quality RH with real plots, storylines and a true love story between multiple partners, this isn't it. My favorite RH author is Ava Ashwood just for comparison. I read a lot of RH and this is the first one that was just ick!

Every chapter is nothing but brutal, rough, punishing s3x witg an 18yr old virgin who loves it. They are never tender and there's also no one on one s3x with each partner in an attempt to endear them and get to know them as anything other than a group. The s3x is always painful & degrading.

The 3 MMC are all brothers who are the MFC's godfathers. They watch out for her from birth since her parents are wealthy drug users and are too wasted to take care of her. At age 7 they become her full time guardians when her father goes to jail and mother takes off. They raise her and home school her and on her 18th Birthday her presents are the 3 of them taking her virginity in every way and every h0le at once. And of course she loved it...yeah right!

She's constantly g@ng b@nged by the brothers, sore, bruised, bleeding and can't get enough. They intentionally never took her to a doctor for birth control so they could "breed" her starting with her first time at a few minutes after midnight on her 18th birthday. There's a bunch of sick shite that goes on with her aunt, cousin all in an effort to get her company. By 19 she pops out her first kid.

Honestly, this was so not what I expected from an RH that oh yeah is supposed to be a Sleeping Beauty re-imagining. This is a huge a huge do not recommend for me.
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763 reviews78 followers
February 17, 2024
Dnf.
I'm not a fan of RH or single POVs
If that's your thing. This does have good spice.
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78 reviews52 followers
May 2, 2024
I love it!! This is my first RH read, and it did not disappoint! I love how Blair never backed down. The brothers were all three perfert fits for Blair, especially Falk (he is my favorite). I highly recommend this book to everybody!!
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475 reviews27 followers
February 5, 2024
All the goddamn stars & chillies.


This is probably one of the best books I’ve read this year.


Cuz holy smoke, having 3 overprotective alpha hole guardians is extremely attractive to me, with all of their toxic behaviour and possessiveness.

Eva Marks just knows how to make you lose all your morals, perhaps even your panties to the hotness her books deliver.

Favourite? All of them, I cannot.. after finishing the book, I just couldn’t choose one, and why should I when it’s a RH anyway? 🤭🫠🫠🫠


Mason, Falk & Finn, bring in equal measure all of the things you need from an MMC.
They ticked all of my boxes.

Briar’s sweet innocence & growth, along with her defiance was a treat to witness.

“We’ll take care of you. You’ll be our needy cum whore begging for us to finish in each and every one of your holes.”
Excuse me while I go fan myself… 🫠🫠🫠

Filthy mouths, pierced peens, primal play, fear play, and all the other yummy kinks. 🥵🥵🥵

“On your knees, princess,” he orders without sparing a glance in my direction.


“You’re ours, Briar. You’ll take us. You’ll thank us. You’ll beg us for more.”

I’d be happy to let them manhandle me any day of the weak, and have their way with me.



There is no OW/OM drama or third act break up.
No cheating.
No gr00ming.
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341 reviews25 followers
February 5, 2024
“𝐘𝐨𝐮’𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬, 𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐫. 𝐘𝐨𝐮’𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐮𝐬. 𝐘𝐨𝐮’𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐤 𝐮𝐬. 𝐘𝐨𝐮’𝐥𝐥 𝐛𝐞𝐠 𝐮𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞.”

Their Dark Rose is a dark, why choose, Sleeping Beauty retelling following Briar Rose and her 3 godfathers, who just happen to be brothers. Listen, I absolutely 𝓁ℴ𝓋ℯ this author, she never ceases to amaze me with her writing. I’m the biggest fan of fairytale retellings and this book was her first why choose romance, so I had some really high expectations going into this. As always, Eva completely blew me away! I loved Briar’s character development and how she became so strong by the end. And her godfathers: they were all so possessive, protective, downright filthy, and knew how to share, I couldn’t get enough of them! 4.5⭐️

𝕎𝕙𝕒𝕥 𝕋𝕠 𝔼𝕩𝕡𝕖𝕔𝕥:
🌹Forbidden why choose romance
🌹Sleeping Beauty retelling
🌹Age gap
🌹Mask kink in the cemetery
🌹Breeding kink
🌹Double pierced 🍆
🌹Somno/DP
🌹Gore

“𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐦𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐟𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐨𝐟 𝐮𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐰, 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐰𝐨𝐧’𝐭 𝐬𝐨𝐨𝐧. 𝐖𝐞’𝐥𝐥 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐜𝐡 𝐲𝐨𝐮. 𝐖𝐞’𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮. 𝐘𝐨𝐮’𝐥𝐥 𝐛𝐞 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐲 𝐜𝐮𝐦 𝐰𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐠𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐮𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐢𝐧 𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐞𝐬.”

“𝐎𝐮𝐫 𝐛𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐬 𝐨𝐟𝐟 𝐨𝐧 𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐥𝐞 𝐛𝐨𝐝𝐲 𝐛𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐛𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐝. 𝐓𝐞𝐥𝐥 𝐡𝐢𝐦 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐦𝐮𝐜𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐨𝐧, 𝐭𝐨𝐨, 𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬.”

“𝐈 𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦. 𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐲 𝐨𝐛𝐬𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦 𝐢𝐬 𝐚𝐬 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐦𝐞.“

“𝐈’𝐦 𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐫 𝐑𝐨𝐬𝐞, 𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐮𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐫. 𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐧𝐨, 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞’𝐥𝐥 𝐛𝐞 𝐧𝐨 𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐲𝐨𝐮.“
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86 reviews1 follower
April 25, 2024
This is probably the worst book I’ve read in a loooong while.

It’s that bad, I genuinely questioned if it was written by AI.

Briar is the worst kind of FMC, completely all over the place and the fact it was all from her completely messed up POV makes it all the worse.

The MMCs could have been amazing but we got nothing from their POV or insight to their inner musings so it was all lost.

Thorn and Mallie are completely unnecessary.
“Think hard, be hard” will forever give me the ick.
The whole ‘torture’ bit was a huge miss for me. I like dark, dark books and this was completely off the mark for me.

Oh and 👏 SPIT 👏 IS 👏 NOT 👏 LUBE 👏 Jesus they own a huge company, buy some fucking lube!!!

Took me 5 days to read this fairly short book, should have been a DNF at 47% when I first thought “I hate this book” but I have never DNF’d before. I should have started here.
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95 reviews3 followers
February 21, 2024
3.5

“Love of my life. The sun rounding my dark existence. I would've died if we'd have lost you, princess, you know that? I wouldn't have survived this. Would've killed myself just so we could be together again."
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934 reviews1 follower
May 2, 2024
Mason (36 ans), Falk (35 ans), Finn (33 ans), Briar Rose Nightingale (18 ans)
Meilleurs amis de son père, parrains
MMMF

Darcy et Eugene Abbot
Parents des garçons

Un récit sombre, pourquoi choisir la Belle au bois dormant
Une romance torride de pourquoi choisir
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L'histoire raconte ce qui se serait passé si les trois fées marraines de la Belle au bois dormant avaient été trois parrains grincheux, protecteurs, obsessionnels et possessifs.

Oui, ils sont beaucoup plus âgés qu'elle. Oui, ils la surveillent depuis qu'elle a dix-sept ans, alors qu'ils n'auraient absolument pas dû. Mais ils ne l'ont pas touchée.

En fait, ils l’ont tellement aimée qu’ils ont attendu qu’elle soit majeure.

Ils ont fini d'attendre maintenant.

Bienvenue dans le côté obscur de l'histoire de Briar Rose.
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La notion de consentement est un peu flou surtout lors de sa perte de virginité.
Ça a été un long moment où elle a été dépucelée de toutes les manières inimaginable.

Beaucoup de facilité. Sa mere a disparu depuis 10 ans. Apparemment elle est morte.
Sa tante ne lui parle plus et ne reste pas en contact, c'est un manipulatrice et une tueuse.

MDR, c'est du grand n'importe quoi.
Le début était intéressant et prometteur, puis ça part en déclinaison. De mal en pire.
Les derniers chapitres n'ont rien de cohérent et d'intéressant.


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Tous les contes de fées ne sont pas doux. Certains sont sombres et tordus. Interdit. Je l’ai appris à mes dépens…
Mon monde a été brisé quand j’avais dix ans.
Mon père est allé en prison. Ma mère a disparu sans un mot.
Ce sont mes parrains qui m'ont sauvé.
Pendant des années, ils m'ont protégé de ma tante meurtrière et de son beau-fils. M'a hébergé chez eux.
Mais à l’approche de mon dix-huitième anniversaire, tout commence à changer.
Mason n'est pas aussi maussade et distant avec moi. Falk est moins un tyran. Et la façon dont Finn me taquine ne me semble plus… innocente. Ils veulent que je leur appartienne.
Et je veux les laisser.
Ainsi, quand l'horloge sonnera midi le jour de mon anniversaire et qu'ils viendront me voir, je ne dormirai pas. Je serai là, je les attendrai.
Éveillé.
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76 reviews6 followers
January 31, 2024
4.5 ☆!

Let me first start off by saying I'm not the biggest fan of why choose stories. I have never really been a big fan of characters being shared with others just as my personal preference. I prefer to read stories I know I can relate to so I can relate better to the characters. I have previously read two throuple romances; one being mmf, the other being ffm; this is my first why choose book I've read. But this was a story written by Eva Marks and I was not about to miss out on this book! And I'm glad I didn't!

The way these three overbearing, obsessive, possessive brothers were able to share Briar so completely was simply beautiful! The way each mmc was able to have their own connection with Briar with having their own nickname for her but also letting her have those connections with each of them was so endearing. I didn't feel like I needed to pick a favorite out of the brothers nor did I have a least favorite. Briar, Mason, Falk and Finn were able to form such a bond together that I didn't feel like anything was missing.

I may still shy away from why choose stories just for personal preference but Their Dark Rose helped open my eyes to the possibility of other why choose books in the future! I now understand what a true why choose is supposed to encompass, togetherness.
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141 reviews6 followers
February 3, 2024
Just when I think I’ve found my new favorite book, Eva releases the next one!

I love these men. Probably in an unhealthy way, but I don’t care. I love mason and his constant brooding behavior. Falk and his bully behavior. Finn and his love of knives and humor, even when Briar is being serious and asking for a weapon he has to be hilarious (probably my favorite part of the book).

I love the way they all try to distance themselves to protect Briar in the beginning to protect her from her enemies, and from themselves. They became her guardians to save her from her parents, who are just genuinely awful people, and helped raise her. There are other “relatives” that come into the mix and are also genuinely awful people who just want what Briar has.
Nothing is going to come between Briar and her men though. These men will literally unalive anyone that touches her, even if she doesn’t need much help. Just ask Thorn.

I’m not going to spoil this because it’s well worth reading. Please carefully read the trigger warnings before diving in. There’s going to be some stuff that certain people are not going to be ok with. Don’t blame the author for reading something that you didn’t want to.
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398 reviews83 followers
February 27, 2024
Their Dark Rose by Eva Marks

Please check your trigger warnings before diving into this book.

I love Eva's books so much. I can't get enough of them! I have loved every single one.
Briar is raised by her godfather's ever since her parents died. They have made it their mission and a promise that they will take her in and care for her.
For as long as Briar could remember she has had a crush on her godfather's. As she is getting older the thoughts she has towards them are becoming dirty 😏 come to find out that as soon as she turns 18 they were going to make Briar theirs.

Briar doesn't understand because they haven't always been friendly to her. They have been harsh and seemed so cold towards her until feelings started to shift between everyone. Once the spice began OMG I was even more obsessed 🥵😏 the mouths on these men just had me thinking some dirty thoughts.
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869 reviews18 followers
June 3, 2024
Their Dark Rose by Eva Marks is a dark reverse harem romance novel. Oh this was a very intense and delightful retelling of Sleeping Beauty. It is told in a very spicy, modern and exciting way that gives new life to an old fairy tale. I thought the world building is very well done as well as the plot and character development. The tale was twisted and forbidden everything a dark romance should be yet it still reminded you of sleeping beauty.
Briar is raised by her three godfathers Finn, Mason and Falk. While she is under 18 she lives a normal sweet childhood loved by them as any child should be. When she turns 18 it’s like a switch turns and everything changes.
Eva Marks really does a fantastic job bringing a tale as old as time to life and breathing fresh and exciting life into it. I can not wait to read more from her!
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339 reviews15 followers
January 31, 2024
Who wouldn’t love 3 deliciously dangerous godfathers
This was a good read lots of spice. I liked the somewhat bully element it had in the beginning and how it played on Briars relationship with her godfathers. The nicknames each of the godfathers had for Briar where cute and spicy this read was definitely and more pain and bdsm kink so alway check your triggers. The storyline was good there were a few twist that caught me to make the read more intriguing. My one critique would be I wished Briar got out more I would have liked to see her run the company she inherited. But otherwise good spice read. So check it out!!
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203 reviews21 followers
January 24, 2024
* this arc was sent in exchange for an honest review *

“There is no us without you, flower. You were the one who guided us through our darkest years.”

Briar rose and her godfathers.. if you want a steamy spicy (kinda fucked) sleeping beauty retelling.. this is the one. I was devouring this book and just couldn’t get enough. Am I biased to say Finn was my favourite?

Thanks Eva, for letting me read this book early! 🖤
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