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The Wrong Drive
Welcome to a holiday from hell.
Emersyn
All I want is a secluded getaway.
Instead, I get a wrong turn, a fortnight blizzard, and...
A malevolent, enticing, and unstable stranger.
Merry Christmas to me.
Here's to unwrapping his insanity...
And trying not to lose mine.
Turner
I come here when I lose my grip.
I come here so I can wreak havoc alone.
Instead, I get an unplanned and unwanted gift.
How dare she show up.
She doesn't belong here...
But now, I'm not sure I can let her go.
**The Wrong Drive is a standalone dark holiday romance with themes that some readers may find disturbing. It does have an HEA.
Emersyn
All I want is a secluded getaway.
Instead, I get a wrong turn, a fortnight blizzard, and...
A malevolent, enticing, and unstable stranger.
Merry Christmas to me.
Here's to unwrapping his insanity...
And trying not to lose mine.
Turner
I come here when I lose my grip.
I come here so I can wreak havoc alone.
Instead, I get an unplanned and unwanted gift.
How dare she show up.
She doesn't belong here...
But now, I'm not sure I can let her go.
**The Wrong Drive is a standalone dark holiday romance with themes that some readers may find disturbing. It does have an HEA.
226 pages, Paperback
First published November 1, 2024
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September 23, 2025
It’s a intriguing and good story.
I liked it.
It’s worth reading.
I liked it.
It’s worth reading.
December 27, 2024
Awesome!
The following ratings are out of 5:
Romance: 💚🖤❤️💜🩵
Heat/Steam: 🔥🔥🔥🔥
Story/Plot: 📕📗📙📘📔
World building: 🌏🌍🌎🌏🌍
Character development: ☹️☺️😊😍🥰
The Hero: Turner - he is former special forces who suffers from severe PTSD. He got a dishonorable discharge for liking killing too much. For the past decade, he has been living in his family hunting cabin in the remote Colorado wilderness. He has a dog named Gunnar that was given to him by his older brother. His dog alerts him when he has a PTSD episode and helps to bring him out of the past and back to the present. He only goes into town for groceries about once a month because he hates crowds and people.
The heroine: Em - she is some sort of writer who has been dating a guy named Adam for the past three years. She is driving from Oklahoma to Colorado to spend the holidays alone with him at a cabin to try to get their failing relationship back on track. Though when she is nearly there, she gets a call from her best friend who tells her Adam thinks things are over between them and is only spending the holidays with her, so his friends think he tried to make things work.
The story: when the light snow turns into a blizzard, and Em gets in to fight with Adam over the phone, and breaks up with him, her GPS takes her in the wrong direction then completely freezes. She ends up spinning out and getting stuck in Turner’s driveway. She is forced to spend the next few days with the man who shot at her when he found her trespassing on his property.
I actually really liked this one and wished it would have been longer. Turner was definitely a complicated guy. He had been through a lot in his life and was mentally damaged from the lasting effects. When he would have a flashback, he would black out and become very dangerous to anyone around him. Not that he wasn’t already dangerous when he was in his normal state of mind. His story is so tragic that you can’t help but feel for him (as did Em). You can see why she was so conflicted about him. The book is a novella at only 190 pages, but they are packed with a really good story.
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The following ratings are out of 5:
Romance: 💚🖤❤️💜🩵
Heat/Steam: 🔥🔥🔥🔥
Story/Plot: 📕📗📙📘📔
World building: 🌏🌍🌎🌏🌍
Character development: ☹️☺️😊😍🥰
The Hero: Turner - he is former special forces who suffers from severe PTSD. He got a dishonorable discharge for liking killing too much. For the past decade, he has been living in his family hunting cabin in the remote Colorado wilderness. He has a dog named Gunnar that was given to him by his older brother. His dog alerts him when he has a PTSD episode and helps to bring him out of the past and back to the present. He only goes into town for groceries about once a month because he hates crowds and people.
The heroine: Em - she is some sort of writer who has been dating a guy named Adam for the past three years. She is driving from Oklahoma to Colorado to spend the holidays alone with him at a cabin to try to get their failing relationship back on track. Though when she is nearly there, she gets a call from her best friend who tells her Adam thinks things are over between them and is only spending the holidays with her, so his friends think he tried to make things work.
The story: when the light snow turns into a blizzard, and Em gets in to fight with Adam over the phone, and breaks up with him, her GPS takes her in the wrong direction then completely freezes. She ends up spinning out and getting stuck in Turner’s driveway. She is forced to spend the next few days with the man who shot at her when he found her trespassing on his property.
I actually really liked this one and wished it would have been longer. Turner was definitely a complicated guy. He had been through a lot in his life and was mentally damaged from the lasting effects. When he would have a flashback, he would black out and become very dangerous to anyone around him. Not that he wasn’t already dangerous when he was in his normal state of mind. His story is so tragic that you can’t help but feel for him (as did Em). You can see why she was so conflicted about him. The book is a novella at only 190 pages, but they are packed with a really good story.
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December 27, 2024
Tak táto novela bola teda niečo!! Ja som sa úplne zamilovala do tejto knihy😍😍 hlavná postava sa nachádza na ceste smerom na chatu zachrániť s jej priateľom svoj vzťah. No prišla búrka a stratila sa. Myslí si, že prišla na správnu chatu, no nemohla sa viac mýliť. Máme tu hlavného hrdinu, ktorý bol v špeciálnych jednotkách a už roky žije sám na chate so svojim psom. A s určitým problémom. Za mňa táto kniha je niečo brutálne, doteraz mám stále túto knihu v mysli. A chcem čítať niečo podobné, pretože ta atmosféra, temnota, zápletka a proste aj ta chémia😱 úplne milujem! Takže rozhodne odporúčam😍
January 2, 2025
I'm just going to get straight to the point with this one... I loved this book more than I should have.
Is it unhinged? Yes, yes it is. Will this book have you saying WTF? Most definitely. Is our MMC a psychotic walking red flag? Absolutely. Will the storyline keep you engaged? Yep. Listen this book has everything we love in a dark romance; a morally grey MMC, a little Stockholm syndrome, and lots of questionable things.
So if you are looking for a dark romance that is a quick read that involves an FMC who takes the wrong turn down a driveway that ends up with her falling in love with a psychotic MMC who suffers from PTSD and likes to unalive people, then this is your next read!
But for real, just do yourself a favor and read it. You might be surprised with how much you love it! I was pleasantly surprised.
Is it unhinged? Yes, yes it is. Will this book have you saying WTF? Most definitely. Is our MMC a psychotic walking red flag? Absolutely. Will the storyline keep you engaged? Yep. Listen this book has everything we love in a dark romance; a morally grey MMC, a little Stockholm syndrome, and lots of questionable things.
So if you are looking for a dark romance that is a quick read that involves an FMC who takes the wrong turn down a driveway that ends up with her falling in love with a psychotic MMC who suffers from PTSD and likes to unalive people, then this is your next read!
But for real, just do yourself a favor and read it. You might be surprised with how much you love it! I was pleasantly surprised.
October 22, 2024
The wrong drive
Annie Wild
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
🌶️🌶️
This is a really cute story.
Dark romance has screwed my version of cute lol.
But it was a really cute story.
I love Turner. He is amazing, and I am absolutely in LOVE with the mental health rep in this book.
The veteran trope is always great, but the fact that this amazing author was able to get at the huge thing that is Veterans mental health, while still being able to write an amazing story was 🤌🏻 just… it was done so so well.
I very much recommend this book. It’s on the lighter side of dark.
‘I just had to be taught hot to make friends with my monster.”
Annie Wild
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
🌶️🌶️
This is a really cute story.
Dark romance has screwed my version of cute lol.
But it was a really cute story.
I love Turner. He is amazing, and I am absolutely in LOVE with the mental health rep in this book.
The veteran trope is always great, but the fact that this amazing author was able to get at the huge thing that is Veterans mental health, while still being able to write an amazing story was 🤌🏻 just… it was done so so well.
I very much recommend this book. It’s on the lighter side of dark.
‘I just had to be taught hot to make friends with my monster.”
December 2, 2024
Well, that was a good rough draft!
Seriously though, it was a good book and story line. However, there were so many grammatical errors. This book was only 190 pages long, these errors were very noticeable and so many. You would think if it was edited properly they would have been caught.
I would have given this 4 stars if it was written better.
Seriously though, it was a good book and story line. However, there were so many grammatical errors. This book was only 190 pages long, these errors were very noticeable and so many. You would think if it was edited properly they would have been caught.
I would have given this 4 stars if it was written better.
July 15, 2025
⭐⭐⭐
🌶️
Tropes
🩷 Dark Romance
💜 Unhinged MMC
💙 Slow Burn
🩵 Unexpected Ending
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Tropes
🩷 Dark Romance
💜 Unhinged MMC
💙 Slow Burn
🩵 Unexpected Ending
November 26, 2024
If I said I couldn’t put this one down, would you believe me? It kinda seems like I’m on repeat sometimes but still that’s probably because I love reading, losing myself in a storyline
😉
This one…I really can’t tell you, I don’t want to spoil any of it. Suffice to say, it’s not like any Christmas storyline I’ve read before, it pulled me in. Annie says it’s a slow burn and I suppose it is, however, you read it and the story keeps you there, hanging on the precipice waiting for something, you just don’t know what until it comes…and it does.
Our FMC Emersyn, is actually strong mentally and able to take on whatever he throws her way, until she isn’t. Our MMC Turner, first impressions are he’s a psychopath, I guess they aren’t far wrong but there’s more to him that’s more in depth. Their relationship is tumultuous to start with, settling down, exploding, to the point as a reader you are at an emotional impasse (might be hormonal lol), for it to turn and go another way. I am struggling to make it make sense, which can only mean one thing: read it for yourself. You may hate it, but that’s why reading ensures we are not all the same!
Just gonna put it out there, I loved it, the storyline for me just worked.
😉
This one…I really can’t tell you, I don’t want to spoil any of it. Suffice to say, it’s not like any Christmas storyline I’ve read before, it pulled me in. Annie says it’s a slow burn and I suppose it is, however, you read it and the story keeps you there, hanging on the precipice waiting for something, you just don’t know what until it comes…and it does.
Our FMC Emersyn, is actually strong mentally and able to take on whatever he throws her way, until she isn’t. Our MMC Turner, first impressions are he’s a psychopath, I guess they aren’t far wrong but there’s more to him that’s more in depth. Their relationship is tumultuous to start with, settling down, exploding, to the point as a reader you are at an emotional impasse (might be hormonal lol), for it to turn and go another way. I am struggling to make it make sense, which can only mean one thing: read it for yourself. You may hate it, but that’s why reading ensures we are not all the same!
Just gonna put it out there, I loved it, the storyline for me just worked.
November 8, 2024
Probably NOW my favorite of any book Annie has released.
Firstly, I’ve been here since the first book Annie Wild has ever released and her writing growth is phenomenal.
The Wrong Drive is definitely a wrong place, wrong person and wrong time kind of situation. Our MMC suffers from extreme PTSD, which is handled beautifully, and because of the he has shut himself away from the world except when people make the mistake of coming on to his property.
Our FMC in a short span of time wiggles her way into his heart and his life. Stockholm is at play in this book but I absolutely loved watching them fall for each other even if it wasn’t quite the normal way.
Firstly, I’ve been here since the first book Annie Wild has ever released and her writing growth is phenomenal.
The Wrong Drive is definitely a wrong place, wrong person and wrong time kind of situation. Our MMC suffers from extreme PTSD, which is handled beautifully, and because of the he has shut himself away from the world except when people make the mistake of coming on to his property.
Our FMC in a short span of time wiggles her way into his heart and his life. Stockholm is at play in this book but I absolutely loved watching them fall for each other even if it wasn’t quite the normal way.
November 24, 2024
What would you do if you were in a blizzard, made a wrong turn in a strangers driveway, and found yourself being shot at by an unstable but extremely attractive ex Marine? In reality, we'd try everything we can to escape... maybe 🤷♀️ Meeting her boyfriend at a cabin for the holidays, Emersyn gets lost and ends up on the wrong property with a not so friendly welcome. Held hostage during a storm in this unhinged strangers cabin, she tries to learn more about the reclusive, violent man she's stuck with. Over the two weeks she's stuck with Turner Martin, not only does she discover some of his darkest parts, but she also gets to experience it all first hand.
This was a heart-pounding, suspenseful read. Turner Martin, the man, the monster, will have your heart shattering for him.
This was a heart-pounding, suspenseful read. Turner Martin, the man, the monster, will have your heart shattering for him.
December 19, 2024
Another author who put crack on every single line! This was dark and depraved! A war vet with a dark past and intentions. Turner is a stone cold killer but damn I loved him! I love Emerysn she’s such a catch and I’m so glad Em came into Turners life and was his saving grace his motivation to change, took a year but I loved every minute of it. So glad Turner got the help he needed. Loved the mental health rep in this dealing with PTSD from the war. Amazing read and it tugged at every heart string I had 🥺🥺🥺 and glad Em and Turner got the white picket fence dream! I ain’t going to lie Turner had me a little scared in the beginning. I was shook!
October 28, 2024
Annie has done it again! 🖤
This was a short read and loved it!
Shows you that when you find the right person, you are willing to get better. Sad tragedy that followed Turner and losing his family. Love how Em never backed down and even though she saw his not so good side, she tried to help him. So worth the read! 🖤🖤
This was a short read and loved it!
Shows you that when you find the right person, you are willing to get better. Sad tragedy that followed Turner and losing his family. Love how Em never backed down and even though she saw his not so good side, she tried to help him. So worth the read! 🖤🖤
December 17, 2024
This book was dark… uneasy at times thinking about what he has done but it was very addicting! I couldn’t look away or put it down. It was sad and also wholesome towards the end. Very sick and twisted tho! Ate it up nonetheless
December 4, 2025
This was my first Annie Wild book and it won't be my last!
While it's not my favorite dark romance book, it was well written and the storyline was pretty good.
I wish we could have seen more of some of the final aspects and that it tied up a little differently but that's okay!
While it's not my favorite dark romance book, it was well written and the storyline was pretty good.
I wish we could have seen more of some of the final aspects and that it tied up a little differently but that's okay!
December 2, 2024
want a dark snowy unhinged holiday romance? look no further
December 25, 2024
Todo mal.
October 16, 2024
“When the moment started, I thought of it as survival. When it ended, I wanted more of him.”
❄️”The Wrong Drive”❄️
By Annie Wild
Release date:November 6th
5⭐️
2.5🌶️
For a book this short it really did cover a lot of ground ! Loved it so much !
It’s one of those books where you’re rooting for the MFC and MMC to have a happily ever after.
MFC “Emersyn” is driving to her boyfriend’s remote cabin in the woods for Christmas 🎄 to mend their broken relationship. She goes up the wrong drive and ends up getting stuck in the snow. Her cellphone has no reception, and decides to ask the owner of the “wrong drive” cabin for assistance.
But then things go horribly wrong when she comes in contact with recluse cabin owner “Turner” !
MMC “Turner” is a retired Vet , who has severe PTSD, a recluse and is sheltering in his family’s cabin to hide himself from the world because of his dark and violent tendencies.
He hunts down Emersyn and keeps her in his cabin . They start to form some sort of connection between them. But Em feels torn between running for her life or trying to help a very damaged and dangerous Turner!
Turner’s past family loss/ trauma is just heartbreaking 😢 I can definitely relate to the loss of both parents in a short period of time, because I have personally experienced it too, 🥺unfortunately. 💔
There’s so many more layers to this book but I don’t want to spoil it. But I do have to mention Turner’s service dog “Gunner “ 🐕🦺who really was a godsend with helping him with his PTSD !! And I”m so happy this author included a service animal in this heartbreaking but hopeful story.❤️
Overall I loved everything about this book !! And I would highly recommend it!!
Thank you Annie Wild for the opportunity to arc read this book! 🫶🏻❤️
❄️”The Wrong Drive”❄️
By Annie Wild
Release date:November 6th
5⭐️
2.5🌶️
For a book this short it really did cover a lot of ground ! Loved it so much !
It’s one of those books where you’re rooting for the MFC and MMC to have a happily ever after.
MFC “Emersyn” is driving to her boyfriend’s remote cabin in the woods for Christmas 🎄 to mend their broken relationship. She goes up the wrong drive and ends up getting stuck in the snow. Her cellphone has no reception, and decides to ask the owner of the “wrong drive” cabin for assistance.
But then things go horribly wrong when she comes in contact with recluse cabin owner “Turner” !
MMC “Turner” is a retired Vet , who has severe PTSD, a recluse and is sheltering in his family’s cabin to hide himself from the world because of his dark and violent tendencies.
He hunts down Emersyn and keeps her in his cabin . They start to form some sort of connection between them. But Em feels torn between running for her life or trying to help a very damaged and dangerous Turner!
Turner’s past family loss/ trauma is just heartbreaking 😢 I can definitely relate to the loss of both parents in a short period of time, because I have personally experienced it too, 🥺unfortunately. 💔
There’s so many more layers to this book but I don’t want to spoil it. But I do have to mention Turner’s service dog “Gunner “ 🐕🦺who really was a godsend with helping him with his PTSD !! And I”m so happy this author included a service animal in this heartbreaking but hopeful story.❤️
Overall I loved everything about this book !! And I would highly recommend it!!
Thank you Annie Wild for the opportunity to arc read this book! 🫶🏻❤️
December 17, 2024
Fucked up but I couldn’t stop reading
December 14, 2025
You know that joke about the woman who, on a completely ordinary Sunday, blindly picks up a random book because her gut tells her to? Well yeah, she ended up crying her eyes out and the book turned out to be a five star read. What a joke!😭
Wow.. What an emotional ride this book was. The moment I saw the military dog tags on the cover, I already knew I was going to have a soft spot for this story. This book is a Dark, Suspenseful Holiday Romance set around Christmas. And let me tell you that the suspense absolutely delivered. From the very first page, I was completely hooked. This story didn’t let me go for a single second. It’s only about 200 pages long, but honestly? That was perfect. I read it in one sitting and I truly think that made the impact even stronger.
What I did NOT expect was just how devastatingly emotional this book would be. I won’t spoil too much, but when you first meet Turner, you quickly realize what kind of disturbed psycho he is. But as the story unfolds and you learn what’s behind that behavior and why he became who he is? It’s absolutely heartbreaking.. You can feel the pain underneath every action, every reaction and every thought. I cried. Like, I really cried😭💔
I genuinely can’t give this book anything less than 5 ⭐️. I love books that make me feel something and this book definitely made me FEEL. This story is going to stay with me for a long long time.
Wow.. What an emotional ride this book was. The moment I saw the military dog tags on the cover, I already knew I was going to have a soft spot for this story. This book is a Dark, Suspenseful Holiday Romance set around Christmas. And let me tell you that the suspense absolutely delivered. From the very first page, I was completely hooked. This story didn’t let me go for a single second. It’s only about 200 pages long, but honestly? That was perfect. I read it in one sitting and I truly think that made the impact even stronger.
What I did NOT expect was just how devastatingly emotional this book would be. I won’t spoil too much, but when you first meet Turner, you quickly realize what kind of disturbed psycho he is. But as the story unfolds and you learn what’s behind that behavior and why he became who he is? It’s absolutely heartbreaking.. You can feel the pain underneath every action, every reaction and every thought. I cried. Like, I really cried😭💔
I genuinely can’t give this book anything less than 5 ⭐️. I love books that make me feel something and this book definitely made me FEEL. This story is going to stay with me for a long long time.
December 9, 2024
ʙᴏᴏᴋ ʀᴇᴠɪᴇᴡ: ᴛʜᴇ ᴡʀᴏɴɢ ᴅʀɪᴠᴇ
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
”𝙄 𝙘𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙢𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙝𝙚𝙧, 𝙠𝙣𝙤𝙬𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙄’𝙢 𝙗𝙪𝙧𝙮𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙗𝙤𝙙𝙮 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙣𝙤𝙬, 𝙄’𝙡𝙡 𝙧𝙚𝙥𝙡𝙖𝙮 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙢𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙖𝙜𝙖𝙞𝙣.”
This book, despite only being a little over 200p, was SO captivating & well written in my opinion. It’s one of the more interesting books I’ve read this year, and as a true crime girly - I ate this up!🖤
“𝘼𝙣𝙙 𝙞𝙨 𝙞𝙩 𝙨𝙚𝙡𝙛𝙞𝙨𝙝 𝙤𝙛 𝙢𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙠 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙤 𝙘𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙 𝙗𝙚 𝙚𝙣𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙝 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙝𝙞𝙢? […] 𝙬𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙞𝙛 𝙄 𝙘𝙝𝙤𝙨𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙮? 𝘾𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙 𝙝𝙚 𝙡𝙤𝙫𝙚 𝙢𝙚? ”
Turner is a serial unaliver but he might be the hottest one to date..🤭I definitely understand what Emersyn saw in him, and the Stockholm Syndrome vibes were perfect for this >>> And the vulnerability of mental health, especially with marine ex-forces/veterans is a subject I don’t feel like is written about enough, and this was very well portrayed.
“” 𝗜’𝘃𝗲 𝗮𝗹𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘃𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗲𝗹𝘀𝗲’𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆. 𝗜 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱𝗻’𝘁 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝘂𝗻𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗜 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗰𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘃𝗶𝗼𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲. ”
There were definitely a few times I was unsure wether he’d end up digging her grave as well or not, and that was the perfect set up🙂↕️
And Gunner, sweet sweet Gunner. I’m always weak for animals in books and he was no exception. In the beginning of the book I saw him as equally terrifying & psycho as his owner - but with time I got to know him and Turner’s story together which just made it all the more heartfelt❤️🩹
I loved the ending of the book, I think I wouldn’t have wanted it any other way. This is a dark/suspenseful holiday romance read and I would absolutely recommend it to anyone who sees this. ❣️
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
”𝙄 𝙘𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙢𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙝𝙚𝙧, 𝙠𝙣𝙤𝙬𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙄’𝙢 𝙗𝙪𝙧𝙮𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙗𝙤𝙙𝙮 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙣𝙤𝙬, 𝙄’𝙡𝙡 𝙧𝙚𝙥𝙡𝙖𝙮 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙢𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙖𝙜𝙖𝙞𝙣.”
This book, despite only being a little over 200p, was SO captivating & well written in my opinion. It’s one of the more interesting books I’ve read this year, and as a true crime girly - I ate this up!🖤
“𝘼𝙣𝙙 𝙞𝙨 𝙞𝙩 𝙨𝙚𝙡𝙛𝙞𝙨𝙝 𝙤𝙛 𝙢𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙠 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙤 𝙘𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙 𝙗𝙚 𝙚𝙣𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙝 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙝𝙞𝙢? […] 𝙬𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙞𝙛 𝙄 𝙘𝙝𝙤𝙨𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙮? 𝘾𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙 𝙝𝙚 𝙡𝙤𝙫𝙚 𝙢𝙚? ”
Turner is a serial unaliver but he might be the hottest one to date..🤭I definitely understand what Emersyn saw in him, and the Stockholm Syndrome vibes were perfect for this >>> And the vulnerability of mental health, especially with marine ex-forces/veterans is a subject I don’t feel like is written about enough, and this was very well portrayed.
“” 𝗜’𝘃𝗲 𝗮𝗹𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘃𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗲𝗹𝘀𝗲’𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆. 𝗜 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱𝗻’𝘁 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝘂𝗻𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗜 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗰𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘃𝗶𝗼𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲. ”
There were definitely a few times I was unsure wether he’d end up digging her grave as well or not, and that was the perfect set up🙂↕️
And Gunner, sweet sweet Gunner. I’m always weak for animals in books and he was no exception. In the beginning of the book I saw him as equally terrifying & psycho as his owner - but with time I got to know him and Turner’s story together which just made it all the more heartfelt❤️🩹
I loved the ending of the book, I think I wouldn’t have wanted it any other way. This is a dark/suspenseful holiday romance read and I would absolutely recommend it to anyone who sees this. ❣️
December 6, 2024
I’ve truly never read a book especially a dark romance book that has veteran’s mental health, the author describes but also shows from different perspectives of what PTSD looks like or overall veterans minds. I absolutely appreciate the veterans hotline & the suicide hotline in the beginning of the book. I will be posting them here in case anyone needs it 🤍
USA SUICIDE HOTLINE: 988
VETERANS SUICIDE HOTLINE: 988, then Press 1
I knew from the beginning this was going to be dark but I wasn’t expecting our girl to get shot at literally at chapter 2 😭
This is a quick dark Christmas romance read with our MMC Turner who is a veteran that has PTSD & our FMC Emersyn who’s a girl from Oklahoma, she drove 10+ hours to Colorado to spend time with her boyfriend Adam to work on their relationship.. THE WEEK OF CHRISTMAS & idk what it is about every book that has the horrible bf Adam but I legit hate them all 🤣. Adam is a piece of shit & bc of him (also bc Em took the wrong turn 👀), Em was able to meet Turner and his service dog Gunner.
I absolutely loved everything about this book & it’s been had to my list of must read Christmas book every year 🫶🏼🎄
USA SUICIDE HOTLINE: 988
VETERANS SUICIDE HOTLINE: 988, then Press 1
I knew from the beginning this was going to be dark but I wasn’t expecting our girl to get shot at literally at chapter 2 😭
This is a quick dark Christmas romance read with our MMC Turner who is a veteran that has PTSD & our FMC Emersyn who’s a girl from Oklahoma, she drove 10+ hours to Colorado to spend time with her boyfriend Adam to work on their relationship.. THE WEEK OF CHRISTMAS & idk what it is about every book that has the horrible bf Adam but I legit hate them all 🤣. Adam is a piece of shit & bc of him (also bc Em took the wrong turn 👀), Em was able to meet Turner and his service dog Gunner.
I absolutely loved everything about this book & it’s been had to my list of must read Christmas book every year 🫶🏼🎄
December 16, 2024
This book was wild! In the beginning I was wondering how this is labeled as a romance considering the guy is trying to take her life. The more I read the more the puzzle pieces were falling into place. Turner is hostile and scarred. This dude has been through hell and the fact that he didn’t unalive Em is shocking. Em is on her way to her boyfriend’s families cabin and a snow storm hits. She is told on the way there that her boyfriend is wanting to end things so she is already upset about that. She pulls into what she thinks is the right place and it’s most definitely not. Turner has lived in the middle of nowhere for over a decade and really doesn’t deal with people. When Em shows up on his property he loses it. Seeing them interact and see Turner slowly realize he needs help and how he opens up to Em was so beautiful. Turner is dangerously delicious and I ate this whole entire book up. If you want a dark romance with an ex marine MMC who has PTSD and suffers from deadly blackouts then definitely pick this one up. It’s a fantastic winter read!
December 7, 2024
2.1 ⭑ El libro fue rápido de leer, pero la verdad es que se me hizo muy repetitivo en varios aspectos. Por ejemplo, ella constantemente quería hacerse la salvadora, mientras que él repetía cosas como: “no soy bueno para ti, tienes que irte” y luego cambiaba a: “te quiero y no quiero que te vayas”. ¡Decídete, amigo! ¡Tu juego me está cansando!
Además, el tema del suicidio me pareció tratado de forma superficial; la autora no se tomó el tiempo de profundizar en él. De repente, el personaje estaba bien, luego no, y después aparece alguien para “repararlo” y convertirlo en una persona “buena” para estar con la chica. ¡¿WTF?! Y para colmo, todo se resuelve en una sola página con unas pocas palabras al azar.
Ah, y casi se me olvida: todas las cosas que el tipo le hizo pasar antes de que surgiera el supuesto “amor” fueron demasiado. Honestamente, tenía algo de fe en esta historia por la dedicatoria de la autora, pero terminó siendo una completa decepción. Bye. (:
Además, el tema del suicidio me pareció tratado de forma superficial; la autora no se tomó el tiempo de profundizar en él. De repente, el personaje estaba bien, luego no, y después aparece alguien para “repararlo” y convertirlo en una persona “buena” para estar con la chica. ¡¿WTF?! Y para colmo, todo se resuelve en una sola página con unas pocas palabras al azar.
Ah, y casi se me olvida: todas las cosas que el tipo le hizo pasar antes de que surgiera el supuesto “amor” fueron demasiado. Honestamente, tenía algo de fe en esta historia por la dedicatoria de la autora, pero terminó siendo una completa decepción. Bye. (:
December 3, 2024
Annie Wild’s “The Wrong Drive” is described as a suspenseful holiday novella, and it is. But even more so, it tells a meaningful story of a man struggling with PTSD from being in the military. Living in isolation in a cabin, Turner doesn’t have to be fearful of harming anyone. But he is very protective of his property; once someone enters, that becomes a problem.
When Emerysn gets lost one snowy evening in the vicinity of Turner’s property, she becomes a problem. “The Wrong Drive” is only 190 pages long, but Author Annie Wild builds up those panicky feelings when you don’t know what will happen next. Turner is supposed to be a loose cannon. He intends to unalive Emerysn. However, Turner’s story is told in a way that makes readers feel compassion and understanding. There are some serious themes, su!c!∂e being one of them. Please read the content warnings.
When Emerysn gets lost one snowy evening in the vicinity of Turner’s property, she becomes a problem. “The Wrong Drive” is only 190 pages long, but Author Annie Wild builds up those panicky feelings when you don’t know what will happen next. Turner is supposed to be a loose cannon. He intends to unalive Emerysn. However, Turner’s story is told in a way that makes readers feel compassion and understanding. There are some serious themes, su!c!∂e being one of them. Please read the content warnings.
December 10, 2024
SOOOOO addicting!! .....If i told you I couldn't put it down, would you believe me? ? ?
This was a very intriguing suspenseful Christmas dark romance, where you follow the journey of the male main character (Turner) as he battles and struggles with PTSD. The female main character (Emersyn) has a few struggles of her own and is very strong mentally...until she isn't!!
TRIGGER WARNINGS:
>Morally gray characters: the male lead is often described as brooding and potentially dangerous, with a complex past.
>Themes of obsession and control:Some aspects of the plot may explore themes of possessiveness and a desire to control the other character
>Due to it's dark nature, the book includes trigger warnings for themes like captivity, violence, and potential emotional manipulation.
>Intense and troubles relationship: The story involves a power dynamic between the main characters, with one being trapped and potentials at the mercy of the other
>SUICIDAL IDEATION =(
SPICE LEVEL 3
This was a very intriguing suspenseful Christmas dark romance, where you follow the journey of the male main character (Turner) as he battles and struggles with PTSD. The female main character (Emersyn) has a few struggles of her own and is very strong mentally...until she isn't!!
TRIGGER WARNINGS:
>Morally gray characters: the male lead is often described as brooding and potentially dangerous, with a complex past.
>Themes of obsession and control:Some aspects of the plot may explore themes of possessiveness and a desire to control the other character
>Due to it's dark nature, the book includes trigger warnings for themes like captivity, violence, and potential emotional manipulation.
>Intense and troubles relationship: The story involves a power dynamic between the main characters, with one being trapped and potentials at the mercy of the other
>SUICIDAL IDEATION =(
SPICE LEVEL 3
January 7, 2026
Emersyn je na cestě na chatu za svým dá se říci už expřítelem. Dali si pauzu a ona si myslela, že to má ještě šanci, ale podle telefonátu po cestě to tak nevypadá🤔. Každopádně počasí se zhorší, vypadne ji navigace a skončí na cizím pozemku, kde ji jeden milý chlápek postřelí nebo ať mu nekřivdíme, kulka ji tak lehce škrábne😆.
Není nic lepšího, než si přečíst příběh ve kterém je pořádná sněhová bouře a hora napadaného sněhu, když za okny je blátivý prosinec❄️.
Turner žil už několik let v domě uprostřed ničeho jen se svým psem Gunnerem🐕🦺, což je taky jediný důvod, proč ještě žije. Působil ve speciálních jednotkách a prožil plno událostí, díky nimž trpí opravdu silným PTSD a je nebezpečný jak pro okolí, tak pro Emersyn, která s ním v domě musí kvůli počasí nějakou dobu zůstat.
Řeknu vám, že dlouho jsem nečetla o tak zlomeném hrdinovi😓. Nad jeho životem a tím, co zažil mi několikrát pukalo srdce, smutné. K Emersyn ho to od začátku táhlo, začal pociťovat přitažlivost, kterou dlouho, opravdu dlouho k ženě necítil. Zároveň si ale uvědomoval, že před ním není v bezpečí. Milovala jsem jeho psa Gunnera, který vždy vycítil, že je na tom zle a přišel mu na pomoc💙.
I shake my head as the noise fades, my iron grip around Gunner loosening. My heart drums in my ears as I look up, realizing suddenly I´m in the barn with the Christmas tree stand, my dog, and the woman I´m holding captive.
Na to, že měl příběh cca 215 stránek, tak teda všechna čest, protože mi nic nepřišlo urychlené a autorce se podařilo vše parádně zpracovat👌. Občas se u takových krátkých příběhů stává, že není úplně prostor všechno rozvést a působí to osekaně a zrychleně, city se zjeví pomalu z ničeho, ale tady teda ne. Jen bych uvítala ke konci kapitolu z jeho pohledu, co v určité době prožíval nebo jak to probíhalo.
Sice jsem si myslela, že spicy scénky budou odvážnější a trošku více kinky, což se nekonalo, ale tak co už 😆. Epilog to krásně uzavřel a prostě potřeboval někoho, kvůli kterému ten podělanej telefon zvedne a bude chtít pomoc💙.
4,5*
❄️ sněhová bouře, kvůli které s ním uvízne
❄️ hrdina se silným PTSD
❄️ postřelí ji nebo lépe řečeno, lehce jí to škrábne
❄️ pes Gunner, který ho přijde vždy uklidnit, když má svou epizodu
❄️ dlouho nebyl se ženou
❄️ vím, že ti ublížím
❄️ věkový rozdíl 10ti let (ona 31, on 41 let)
Není nic lepšího, než si přečíst příběh ve kterém je pořádná sněhová bouře a hora napadaného sněhu, když za okny je blátivý prosinec❄️.
Turner žil už několik let v domě uprostřed ničeho jen se svým psem Gunnerem🐕🦺, což je taky jediný důvod, proč ještě žije. Působil ve speciálních jednotkách a prožil plno událostí, díky nimž trpí opravdu silným PTSD a je nebezpečný jak pro okolí, tak pro Emersyn, která s ním v domě musí kvůli počasí nějakou dobu zůstat.
Řeknu vám, že dlouho jsem nečetla o tak zlomeném hrdinovi😓. Nad jeho životem a tím, co zažil mi několikrát pukalo srdce, smutné. K Emersyn ho to od začátku táhlo, začal pociťovat přitažlivost, kterou dlouho, opravdu dlouho k ženě necítil. Zároveň si ale uvědomoval, že před ním není v bezpečí. Milovala jsem jeho psa Gunnera, který vždy vycítil, že je na tom zle a přišel mu na pomoc💙.
I shake my head as the noise fades, my iron grip around Gunner loosening. My heart drums in my ears as I look up, realizing suddenly I´m in the barn with the Christmas tree stand, my dog, and the woman I´m holding captive.
Na to, že měl příběh cca 215 stránek, tak teda všechna čest, protože mi nic nepřišlo urychlené a autorce se podařilo vše parádně zpracovat👌. Občas se u takových krátkých příběhů stává, že není úplně prostor všechno rozvést a působí to osekaně a zrychleně, city se zjeví pomalu z ničeho, ale tady teda ne. Jen bych uvítala ke konci kapitolu z jeho pohledu, co v určité době prožíval nebo jak to probíhalo.
Sice jsem si myslela, že spicy scénky budou odvážnější a trošku více kinky, což se nekonalo, ale tak co už 😆. Epilog to krásně uzavřel a prostě potřeboval někoho, kvůli kterému ten podělanej telefon zvedne a bude chtít pomoc💙.
4,5*
❄️ sněhová bouře, kvůli které s ním uvízne
❄️ hrdina se silným PTSD
❄️ postřelí ji nebo lépe řečeno, lehce jí to škrábne
❄️ pes Gunner, který ho přijde vždy uklidnit, když má svou epizodu
❄️ dlouho nebyl se ženou
❄️ vím, že ti ublížím
❄️ věkový rozdíl 10ti let (ona 31, on 41 let)
October 7, 2024
Blurb
Welcome to a holiday from hell.
Emersyn
All I want is a secluded getaway.
Instead, I get a wrong turn, a fortnight blizzard, and...
A malevolent, enticing, and unstable stranger.
Merry Christmas to me.
Here's to unwrapping his insanity...
And trying not to lose mine.
Turner
I come here when I lose my grip.
I come here so I can wreak havoc alone.
Instead, I get an unplanned and unwanted gift.
How dare she show up.
She doesn't belong here...
But now, I'm not sure I can let her go.
Thoughts!
Wow I just loved this story. It was definitely a journey for The MMC! Loved the progress of the story right into the HEA! Beautifully written as all Annie’s books are!
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
🌶️🌶️🌶️
Welcome to a holiday from hell.
Emersyn
All I want is a secluded getaway.
Instead, I get a wrong turn, a fortnight blizzard, and...
A malevolent, enticing, and unstable stranger.
Merry Christmas to me.
Here's to unwrapping his insanity...
And trying not to lose mine.
Turner
I come here when I lose my grip.
I come here so I can wreak havoc alone.
Instead, I get an unplanned and unwanted gift.
How dare she show up.
She doesn't belong here...
But now, I'm not sure I can let her go.
Thoughts!
Wow I just loved this story. It was definitely a journey for The MMC! Loved the progress of the story right into the HEA! Beautifully written as all Annie’s books are!
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
🌶️🌶️🌶️
November 6, 2024
This book absolutely destroyed me. Ugly freaking tears and so many ups and downs. I’m pretty sure I questioned my own morality at points as well.
This is by far my favorite book I’ve read by Annie! It really tapped into some deep traumas and horrors that many of our military men and women face. The struggle of needing help but not thinking it’s possible or even knowing where to begin. The pain of losing yourself and everyone around you.
While yes Turner holds Em captive initially in the midst of a blizzard season and some sense of Stockholm syndrome begins to occur, on a deeper level you begin to feel so much for both of them in what they are going through and what they are feeling.
This is one of my favorite reads this year!
This is by far my favorite book I’ve read by Annie! It really tapped into some deep traumas and horrors that many of our military men and women face. The struggle of needing help but not thinking it’s possible or even knowing where to begin. The pain of losing yourself and everyone around you.
While yes Turner holds Em captive initially in the midst of a blizzard season and some sense of Stockholm syndrome begins to occur, on a deeper level you begin to feel so much for both of them in what they are going through and what they are feeling.
This is one of my favorite reads this year!
February 22, 2025
Al comenzar la historia la cosa no me iba bien. Creo que sería aburrida o con diálogos superficiales, Pero la verdad es que resultó ser muy buena. Me la he terminado en menos de 4 horas, y la trama es verdaderamente impactante. Me entretuvo y fue una lectura rápida y precisa. Aún así, creo que fue el inicio del libro lo que nunca me terminó de convencer. Pareciera que el principio y el final fuesen escritos por dos personas distintas o por dos escritoras distintas. O quizá porque es un libro un poco corto, y sea eso lo que me ha chocado.
En fin, creo que pudo ser más provechosa. Pero sin duda muy buena.
En fin, creo que pudo ser más provechosa. Pero sin duda muy buena.
January 2, 2025
•Dark Romance
•Slow Burn
•PTSD Representation
•MMC Former Marine
•Forced Proximity/Snowed In
•Christmas Time
•Service Dog
I found myself going back and forth between sympathizing and disliking with MMC in the beginning. I was questioning just how redeemable his character would be. I loved how in those moments of question, the author would give you just enough to sway you. This book will definitely have you asking “what the hell is he going to do?!” I enjoyed everything about this story. What a great, entertaining and short read!
•Slow Burn
•PTSD Representation
•MMC Former Marine
•Forced Proximity/Snowed In
•Christmas Time
•Service Dog
I found myself going back and forth between sympathizing and disliking with MMC in the beginning. I was questioning just how redeemable his character would be. I loved how in those moments of question, the author would give you just enough to sway you. This book will definitely have you asking “what the hell is he going to do?!” I enjoyed everything about this story. What a great, entertaining and short read!
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