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Destroy Me
Destroy Me, (The Obsession Series Books 1-3. Complete.)
How can someone save you when they threaten to break you in two?
My captor, My enemy, My everything.
He promises to save me. He tells me to leave while I can.
A man as menacing as he is seductive, a man whose touch scorches me, a man whose moments of devotion are more heartbreaking than his callousness.
From the moment his eyes held mine I had no choice but to surrender to everything he was; his dark desires, his passion, his strength.
A powerful obsession and forbidden needs consume us both. Bound to his dark sexuality, we embark on a battle of wills. He pushes me to the edge.
He seeks release in me, momentary escape from the pain and loneliness that fills him. He carries the scars of the haunting legacy of dark secrets.
His desires are undeniable, our obsession inevitable, but he doesn’t trust me.
Whatever it takes, he says he will protect me... but he will never let me in.
He promises to save me. He tells me to let go.
We can’t be together.
Enemies are like ghosts and what he does for me will either bind us closer...or destroy us completely.
(With strong scenes of an explicit sexual nature, this is suitable only for those eighteen and over)
An erotic haunting powerful love story, with strong scenes of sexual acts.
The Complete 'Obsession Series,' featuring 'Surrender to Me', 'Break Me,' and Part Three, 'Destroy Me.'
How can someone save you when they threaten to break you in two?
My captor, My enemy, My everything.
He promises to save me. He tells me to leave while I can.
A man as menacing as he is seductive, a man whose touch scorches me, a man whose moments of devotion are more heartbreaking than his callousness.
From the moment his eyes held mine I had no choice but to surrender to everything he was; his dark desires, his passion, his strength.
A powerful obsession and forbidden needs consume us both. Bound to his dark sexuality, we embark on a battle of wills. He pushes me to the edge.
He seeks release in me, momentary escape from the pain and loneliness that fills him. He carries the scars of the haunting legacy of dark secrets.
His desires are undeniable, our obsession inevitable, but he doesn’t trust me.
Whatever it takes, he says he will protect me... but he will never let me in.
He promises to save me. He tells me to let go.
We can’t be together.
Enemies are like ghosts and what he does for me will either bind us closer...or destroy us completely.
(With strong scenes of an explicit sexual nature, this is suitable only for those eighteen and over)
An erotic haunting powerful love story, with strong scenes of sexual acts.
The Complete 'Obsession Series,' featuring 'Surrender to Me', 'Break Me,' and Part Three, 'Destroy Me.'
160 pages, Kindle Edition
First published March 3, 2014
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March 15, 2014
The complete set of Destroy Me will tantalize readers with its unique multi-layered plots and the smoking hot sex scenes will make even the most seasoned erotica fans blush. Bailey has a knack for writing the most minuscule graphic details which will make a huge impact on readers. Lovers of mystery and suspense will find her work hard to put down, too and the BDSM and gritty filth is just an added bonus. Read one, or read them all, either way you'll win.
March 13, 2014
The sex in this book was downright off the charts. the storyline was good. However, the ending was just abrupt.. Needed an epilogue badly!
If you are in the mood for a semi good story line and smut then this is a good book for you (not quite as good as Breach by K.I. Lynn)
If you are in the mood for a semi good story line and smut then this is a good book for you (not quite as good as Breach by K.I. Lynn)
March 20, 2014
Hot hot and even more hot. I need a break to cool off. Amazing shorts!
April 23, 2018
DNF @ 42%
March 8, 2014
Damien meets Tara when she comes to him searching for her fiancé Matt. Matt has wiped out their bank account and she has not heard from him. What she doesn't know is that Matt has stolen 5 million dollars from Damien and he wants it back. He also thinks she may be a part of Matt's plan so he is very cross with her. The two are sexually drawn to each other and Damien uses that to his advantage. He is going to draw up a contract for Tara to pay him back the money Matt took from him with sex. Will she go for it? Is she so totally drawn to him that she will offer herself as payment?
You have to read this book to find out...some really hot and heavy sex scenes pull you in. But the danger that is there for both of them is life threatening. Will they survive? Will they make it out alive? Will they become a couple?...
You have to read this book to find out...some really hot and heavy sex scenes pull you in. But the danger that is there for both of them is life threatening. Will they survive? Will they make it out alive? Will they become a couple?...
September 7, 2016
After her husband’s disappearance Tara is looking for answers. Scared and alone, she turns to the only person she feels that can help her, Damien Lawson, owner of Pantheon Security, and her husband’s former boss. But asking for help only adds to her problems. Damien is convinced that Tara is a conspirator in Michael’s disappearance, and Damien is determined to make her pay for her husband’s mistakes. Luckily, he is willing to take the five million dollars Michael stole from him out in trade…
Tara and Damien are just the type of characters I like to have in an erotica book. Tara is submissive without being a complete pushover and Damien is a sexy alpha male with a hint of a softer side. Sexy, interesting, and fun to read, this is a book any dark erotica fan will want to add to their collection.
May 7, 2014
Whilst whilst whilst argh!
Whilst whilst whilst argh!
I swear this book had the word 'whilst' in it at least a thousand times. I'm almost tempted to do a word count for the sake of curiosity... super annoying. I'm a huge fan of erotica and usually the last person in the world to complain about excessive sex in a book but this was ridiculous to the point of boredom. Six, seven times in a row? Really? And it was the same scene again and again ad nauseam. The H was aggravating... you cannot be an Alpha and cry, becoming a blubbering mess when the memories hit, it doesn't work that way. And the h tries to act like she has a backbone until he puts his hand up her skirt and she loses (or as the book says 'looses') all sense. Even the copious amount of sex couldn't save this one.
Whilst whilst whilst argh!
I swear this book had the word 'whilst' in it at least a thousand times. I'm almost tempted to do a word count for the sake of curiosity... super annoying. I'm a huge fan of erotica and usually the last person in the world to complain about excessive sex in a book but this was ridiculous to the point of boredom. Six, seven times in a row? Really? And it was the same scene again and again ad nauseam. The H was aggravating... you cannot be an Alpha and cry, becoming a blubbering mess when the memories hit, it doesn't work that way. And the h tries to act like she has a backbone until he puts his hand up her skirt and she loses (or as the book says 'looses') all sense. Even the copious amount of sex couldn't save this one.
March 15, 2014
Damien entry in the life of Tara is a raw awakening ! The intense sexual tension between them leads to explosive scenes. The discovery of Mike infidelity and betrayal makes Tara angry and she becomes more attached to Damien. When in danger Tara is rescued by Damien and he does provide protection and sends her back to London. Tara is torn but moves on with an organized life. However when Damien contacts her boss for a job exchange Tara is wild and she travels to US to fix Damien. He calms her and explains that an inquiry is under process so they should stick together. Without any doubt they feels the pull of attraction. Damien is injured and before surgery he confesses his love to Tara. They are getting married !
March 7, 2014
Strong , emotional, demanding, dominating alpha male! What could be better? Sex scenes that are scorcing are very hot….
March 8, 2014
Loved this book. Originally released as a trio of novellas, this version has all three parts of the story which I like. An erotic story with really sexy scenes and good heart, too. The male is a hot alpha – emphasis on both hot and alpha. The main female character is no wallflower though. She’s feisty which makes for some great conflict in the novel. The author has a great writing style, which you don’t always see in the erotic novels. Overall, this was a really great read – great characters, good romance, hot scenes, and a real pleasure to read.
March 29, 2014
This wasn't the worst book I've ever read, but it was pretty bad. The author has no style and throws in sex scenes to distract the reader. The plot is very weak, and the main characters are unlikeable. I really can't think of anything positive except there weren't too many grammar mistakes. Don't waste your time or money. I'm glad this was a freebie, so I only wasted time. Even then, I read so far and then skipped around to get to the end.
March 27, 2014
Damaged Hero, will do anything for her but pushes her away at the same time. The sexual scenes between them are astonishingly erotic in parts and real intense.
Angsty, tortured, but subtly written.
Would like to see how they develop more now. Fast plot, want more...:)
Angsty, tortured, but subtly written.
Would like to see how they develop more now. Fast plot, want more...:)
July 29, 2016
I liked the story but the ending was too abrupt! You're reading along and it just ends out of nowhere, but I enjoyed the relationship between Damien and Tara for the first 2/3 of the book.
April 4, 2014
Intense and Erotic.
April 3, 2014
A hidden gem of the erotic genre. Those who are a fan of erotica (think K Bromberg, Sylvia Day) will love it. Well written, mature and highly erotic.
April 14, 2014
dirty talk, gritty sex, raw lust
May 28, 2014
Ultra sexy wounded warrior. With dark desires that are impossible to resist. Yum.
March 22, 2016
Destroy Me (The Obsession Series Books 1 - 3 Complete) just did NOT end! It was seriously the longest 160 pages I ever read and I was all set to stop reading at the 50% mark. But it wasn't awful and it was an easy read and I really hate to not finish things; so I soldiered on.
Damien and Tara meet when Tara's fiance who works for Damien steals a large sum of money from him and disappears. Damien decides Tara must be in cahoots with him and therefore she is going to pay him back sexually. They flirt with a little dubious-consensual innuendo; but it is clear that they are both equally attracted to each other and both are up for a little...I believe the correct urban slang term would be "sugar-kink" hanky panky. And then they have sex, again and again and again. They have sex against the wall, in the chair, on the bed; then Damien decides they need a shower to "get cleaned up" - I have no idea why, because they proceed to have sex in the shower, then they have sex out of the shower. They have ALLOT of sex. Unfortunately about a quarter of the way through all their sex, it gets kind of boring and repetitive. They really should think about broadening their horizons.
Damien seems to be a pretty stock "romantic hero" character. He's ex. military, special forces of course; currently running a security company while engaging in secretive black ops missions. He's a billionaire naturally. He's very, VERY dominant, self assured, self confident but also down to earth, he's dominant, possessive, did I say dominant already - he is very dominant (i.e. bossy). Tara is also the typical feisty heroine, educated, fiery, possessing a temper but also naturally submissive. She is no match for the strength of Damien's imposing will but that doesn't stop her from nailing him in the back with a high heeled shoe thrown at his head (which of course he finds amusing and endearing).
In between all the sex there are some plot elements which seem overall pretty implausible; and Damien suffers from some emotional trauma which leads to relationship conflict - but everything gets tied up in a nice little HEA.
Damien and Tara meet when Tara's fiance who works for Damien steals a large sum of money from him and disappears. Damien decides Tara must be in cahoots with him and therefore she is going to pay him back sexually. They flirt with a little dubious-consensual innuendo; but it is clear that they are both equally attracted to each other and both are up for a little...I believe the correct urban slang term would be "sugar-kink" hanky panky. And then they have sex, again and again and again. They have sex against the wall, in the chair, on the bed; then Damien decides they need a shower to "get cleaned up" - I have no idea why, because they proceed to have sex in the shower, then they have sex out of the shower. They have ALLOT of sex. Unfortunately about a quarter of the way through all their sex, it gets kind of boring and repetitive. They really should think about broadening their horizons.
Damien seems to be a pretty stock "romantic hero" character. He's ex. military, special forces of course; currently running a security company while engaging in secretive black ops missions. He's a billionaire naturally. He's very, VERY dominant, self assured, self confident but also down to earth, he's dominant, possessive, did I say dominant already - he is very dominant (i.e. bossy). Tara is also the typical feisty heroine, educated, fiery, possessing a temper but also naturally submissive. She is no match for the strength of Damien's imposing will but that doesn't stop her from nailing him in the back with a high heeled shoe thrown at his head (which of course he finds amusing and endearing).
In between all the sex there are some plot elements which seem overall pretty implausible; and Damien suffers from some emotional trauma which leads to relationship conflict - but everything gets tied up in a nice little HEA.
April 13, 2014
Damien meets Tara when she comes to him searching for her fiancé Matt. Matt has wiped out their bank account and disappeared. What she doesn't know is that Matt has stolen 5 million dollars from Damien and he wants it back, badly. He thinks Tara may be a part of Matt's plan, and he plans to take it out on her.
The two are strongly sexually drawn to each other. She finds him dark and dangerous, a former Special Forces soldier, he is not a man to mess with, but her attraction to him is undeniable.
He draws up a contract for Tara to pay him back the money Matt took from him with sex. He doesn't take no for an answer. He takes what he wants, in the most erotic and kinky ways.
There is strong sexual tension between the two of them.
The scenes in this book are explicitly hot. Hot as hell. The writer doesn't hold back. It pulls you right in.
Kinky hot dominant sex scenes.
Loved the writing style, straight to the point with no slow scenes.
The two are strongly sexually drawn to each other. She finds him dark and dangerous, a former Special Forces soldier, he is not a man to mess with, but her attraction to him is undeniable.
He draws up a contract for Tara to pay him back the money Matt took from him with sex. He doesn't take no for an answer. He takes what he wants, in the most erotic and kinky ways.
There is strong sexual tension between the two of them.
The scenes in this book are explicitly hot. Hot as hell. The writer doesn't hold back. It pulls you right in.
Kinky hot dominant sex scenes.
Loved the writing style, straight to the point with no slow scenes.
March 8, 2014
A friend recommended this book to me and I’m so happy she did. This is erotic writing at its best. When I’m reading this kind of book, I look for these things – well-developed characters that I can really feel for, a developed plot – I want a story, not just a series of scenes – and steamy scenes. This book delivered all three. Damien and Tara are great characters. Amazing chemistry, excellent tension and steamy, steamy, steamy sex! There’s actually a story here that keeps you reading. And you won’t be disappointed with the sex scenes either. If you are into alpha males and steamy reads, this is for you!
May 3, 2014
Who doesn't love a military man? The warrior of stone with a wounded heart who is good in the sack? There is explosive chemistry between the two characters that will take you along. If you read this at lunch at your desk at work, tell em you put too hot a pepper in your sandwich. My only quibble is perhaps the beginning of their lusty coupling happened a bit too fast for proper emotional development. All in all a fine lusty read that will fuel your fantasy and add a new dimension to your dream lovers face
August 5, 2016
This book is intense! I have only read a few NA books and they were tame compared to these! I felt like I was blushing while reading them haha! It's very detailed and not for the faint hearted!
Sometimes NA novels can be lacking in certain areas but the characters were developed surprisingly well and the books are well paced. I found it hard to put this down!
If you like your NA heavy in hot Alpha males and bubbling with chemistry then this is for you!
Sometimes NA novels can be lacking in certain areas but the characters were developed surprisingly well and the books are well paced. I found it hard to put this down!
If you like your NA heavy in hot Alpha males and bubbling with chemistry then this is for you!
March 8, 2014
The story was good, although very rushed.
March 8, 2014
Hi All,
This one is the best book I have ever Read.
This one is the best book I have ever Read.
March 8, 2014
This is an awesome book
Must read
Must read
April 23, 2014
A sexy trilogy
I enjoy a variety of books and love having a kindle so my guilty pleasure of reading erotica can be done in public (without the odd glances). And when it comes to erotica I thoroughly enjoyed this dark seductive trilogy.
I wanted to not like Damien but like Tara I was quickly swept away by his charm and pure sexiness. He has a power over Tara and I felt it, wanted it and couldn’t wait for the temperature to turn up between them. Thank goodness I didn’t have to wait long!
I found myself smiling, blushing and all around quite enjoying the plot, scenes and characters in these 3 books. If you are looking for a hot read with mystery and attention-grabbing characters you will enjoy this trilogy.
I enjoy a variety of books and love having a kindle so my guilty pleasure of reading erotica can be done in public (without the odd glances). And when it comes to erotica I thoroughly enjoyed this dark seductive trilogy.
I wanted to not like Damien but like Tara I was quickly swept away by his charm and pure sexiness. He has a power over Tara and I felt it, wanted it and couldn’t wait for the temperature to turn up between them. Thank goodness I didn’t have to wait long!
I found myself smiling, blushing and all around quite enjoying the plot, scenes and characters in these 3 books. If you are looking for a hot read with mystery and attention-grabbing characters you will enjoy this trilogy.
March 30, 2014
First I read Surrender to Me and discovered it's really a novella and that I should have originally purchased this three-book collection. I liked it but did find myself having difficulty relating to the characters. They were kind of all over the place and I didn't really understand the dynamics between the two characters. And the end...it so needed an epilogue. It just ended. I checked to see if there was a book four on the Kindle bookstore but no. So it was okay. I liked it well enough to have been willing to buy a book four to see what happened next.
April 3, 2015
I really really tried to finish this but the entire book was sex. My favorite genre is erotic romance so the fact that I couldn't finish this is saying something. The couple's relationship is not believable and the plot was boring. I didn't learn much of anything about the characters. I didn't connect with them and the heroine's vagina had to be chafed. More story and 90% less sex would make this better.
May 30, 2014
Hot Alpha !!
November 14, 2016
PITY I WOULD HAVE GIVEN THIS A 5 STARS BUT THE ENDING JUST LEFT ME HIGH AND DRY....THE STORY FELT INCOMPLETE AND COULD HAVE BEEN BETTER. THE ANGST WAS ALL THERE BUILDING UP THEN POOF NO CLIMAX IT WAS LIKE A FUCKING TEASE. ITS LIKE LISTENING TO A GOOD BEAT WITHOUT A DROP THAT THE ENTIRE THING BECOMES SHIT.
OUR HERO has PTSD and the chemistry between the characters were off the charts. Now I dont have a problem with DAMIEN because he is what he is, a semi-asshole who pushes those he love away. In this case its the heroine.
OUR HEROINE was the one who pissed me off. There were so many times Damien played with her feelings ON OFF ON OFF and her body is severely addicted to his, at some point she just sounds like one of those lunatic obsessive bitches who stalks their ex-boyfriends. I wanted to shake her and slap her a wake up call to grow some backbone and defy the man but she was so meek she obeyed everything. WHERE IS THE FUN IN THAT? If I were her, when Damien summoned her back to the states, she should have said no and in turn he would be the one pursuing her for a change. So what if he is mad? He always is and their make up/angry sex is always so satisfying it would have been worth his wrath.
OVERALL the idea was great, the story was short but I guess this is why I dont like novellas because they are often too short that the authors make a botch of writing a meaningful story and it takes a pro to write a short but compact one. This one was average and could have been better. My beef with the story is I wished the heroine had fought for herself once. Where is her dignity for keep grovelling back to the man when she should respect herself and allow some pride at least. No harm done.
OUR HERO has PTSD and the chemistry between the characters were off the charts. Now I dont have a problem with DAMIEN because he is what he is, a semi-asshole who pushes those he love away. In this case its the heroine.
OUR HEROINE was the one who pissed me off. There were so many times Damien played with her feelings ON OFF ON OFF and her body is severely addicted to his, at some point she just sounds like one of those lunatic obsessive bitches who stalks their ex-boyfriends. I wanted to shake her and slap her a wake up call to grow some backbone and defy the man but she was so meek she obeyed everything. WHERE IS THE FUN IN THAT? If I were her, when Damien summoned her back to the states, she should have said no and in turn he would be the one pursuing her for a change. So what if he is mad? He always is and their make up/angry sex is always so satisfying it would have been worth his wrath.
OVERALL the idea was great, the story was short but I guess this is why I dont like novellas because they are often too short that the authors make a botch of writing a meaningful story and it takes a pro to write a short but compact one. This one was average and could have been better. My beef with the story is I wished the heroine had fought for herself once. Where is her dignity for keep grovelling back to the man when she should respect herself and allow some pride at least. No harm done.
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