Torn in Two: Saint View Slayers vs. Sinners, Book 2

Saint View Slayers vs. Sinners #2

by Elle Thorpe

Kara, Hawk, Chaos, and Grayson's series continues here. Please note, this blurb contains spoilers for book 1, Wife Number One.

Buried six feet under, I gasp for air. My grave fills with dirt, every minute bringing me closer to my last.

My only hope of surviving is the men fighting to find me.

Fuelled by secret attraction and bitter jealousy, Hawk and Chaos hate each other more than ever. Their feud needs to end if they’re going to find me in time.

Meanwhile, Grayson’s job drags him deeper into the world of psychopaths and murderers, the men in his life only increasing the danger in mine.

As new threats close in and secrets are exposed, things become clear.

The killer must be found.

And I need to choose.

Before it tears me in two.

Torn in Two is a why choose romance, meaning the main character has more than one love interest and finds a happily ever after with all three men. This book contains romantic suspense/dark themes that may trigger some listeners. It contains a male/male storyline. It is the second book in an ongoing trilogy and cannot be listened to as a standalone. Book 1 of this series is Wife Number One.

Genres: Why Choose, Romance, Dark Romance, Audiobook, M M Romance, Dark, Enemies To Lovers

Audible Audio

First published September 15, 2024

About the author

USA Today Bestselling author Elle Thorpe is the author of over thirty romance titles, including Amazon top ten books, Start a War and Locked Up Liars. She is best known for her dark reverse harems, and sexy small town romances.

When she's not writing, she's probably out on her family's alpaca farm in rural Australia.

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Reviews

[Noa · Rating 5 out of 5]

"With my last breath, I screamed. Screamed for Hawk. Screamed for Hayden. Screamed for me."

Kara was always looking over her shoulder.
When her freedom will be taken from her.
Again.
And now she feels it. The dirt around her. The wooden coffin.
But she's had a taste of freedom.
Of Hawk. Of Hayden.
And they will not let her go.
They will not lose her - not when they just got her back.

"All that mattered was her. Everything else was just collateral damage."

Book 2 = just as addictive as book 1 (AS I KNEW IT WOULD BE)!!
Elle Thorpe just has this amazing ability to drag me further and further with each and every book in Saint View and again I cannot thank her enough for these characters and these stories.
The growth of each one of them and the blossoming of some = ABSOLUTELY ADDICTING!!

"They would keep coming. They would never stop. No one I loved would ever be safe while I was around."

Kara has just been lied to and the person who she was in love with for the past five years is not dead like she believed (or had been told) but actually alive and in Saint View. I always love Elle Thorpe's "bridging" books (book 2) because imo it is really hard to write a good middle - you always have a beginning and end but a middle is always the hardest (again imo). But Elle Thorpe again just has this amazing talent to never let you get bored - dragging you deeper and deeper in the story - throwing more twists and turns and AMAZING SPICE!!!

"Slayers vs. Sinners. That’s how it had always been in Saint View. Him on one side, me on the other."

This playlist was harder for me because it is a second book but I love the way that it turned out 😇💚

(Link - https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6IX... )

🎶 "Medusa" - Kaia Jette
🎶 "BURY ME ALIVE" - Neoni
🎶 "Gilded Lily - Slowed + Reverb" - Cults
🎶 "happy ending - acoustic" - Bailey Spinn
🎶 "Cacao and Cocaine" - SOFIA ISELLA
🎶 "Forget Me" - Lewis Capaldi
🎶 "Scream" - Besomorph, RIELL
🎶 "THE DRAIN" - Bad Omens, HEALTH, SWARM
🎶 "Are You Tired?" - Scene Queen
🎶 "lipstick" - jordn day, Promoting Sounds
🎶 "Chokehold" - Sleep Token
🎶 "Can You Feel My Heart" - Bring Me The Horizon
🎶 "Invisible Battles" - Caroline Rial
🎶 "We Are Broken" - Paramore
🎶 "All I Need" - Within Temptation
🎶 "Karma Police" - Pierce The Veil
🎶 "Sinners" - Barns Courtney
🎶 "angel" - Camylio
🎶 "Hotel California" - Eagles
🎶 "cinderella's dead" - EMELINE
🎶 "Put It On Me" - Matt Maeson
🎶 "butterflies" - GAYLE
🎶 "Drop Dead Gorgeous" - VOILA
🎶 "Bells in Santa Fe" - Halsey
🎶 "Main Attraction" - Jeremy Renner
🎶 "As They Bloom" - Unlike Pluto
🎶 "this is how I learn to say no" - EMELINE
🎶 "THE DEATH OF PEACE OF MIND" - Bad Omens
🎶 "A Little Death" - The Neighbourhood
🎶 "ALWAYS BEEN YOU" - Chris Grey
🎶 "LET THE WORLD BURN" - Chris Grey
🎶 "I like the way you kiss me" - Artemas
🎶 "Inside Out" - Dangerkids
🎶 "Desire" - MEG MYERS
🎶 "engravings" - Ethan Bortnick
🎶 "7 Minutes in Hell" - Chrissy Costanza, VOILA
🎶 "Worship" - Ari Abdul
🎶 "Buttons" - The Pussycat Dolls
🎶 "Make You Mine" - Madison Beer
🎶 "Utopia" - Neoni
🎶 "Dangerous Hands" - Austin Giorgio
🎶 "WET DREAM" - Snow Wife
🎶 "Smoke - Remix" - BOBI ANDONOV, Son Lux
🎶 "Renegade (Slowed + Reverb)" - Aaryan Shah
🎶 "10:35" - Tiesto, Tate McRae
🎶 "Breathe" - Jax Jones, Ina Wroldsen
🎶 "The Hills x Creepin x The Color Violet" - LonelyEve
🎶 "Shameless" - Camila Cabello
🎶 "Make A Move" - Icon For Hire
🎶 "The Exit" - Conan Gray
🎶 "Human" - Rag'n'Bone Man
🎶 "Touch - Acoustic" - Little Mix
🎶 "Death Wish Love" - Benson Boone
🎶 "BODY BAG" - Neoni
🎶 "KNIVES" - Neoni, Savage Ga$p
🎶 "I'm yours" - Isabel LaRosa
🎶 "Burn the Witch" - Shawn James
🎶 "Work Song" - Hozier
🎶 "Dynasty (Orchestral Version)" - MIIA

And YOU JUST KNOW THE SPICE WAS SERVING. YOU JUST KNOW 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️

"Ride me, Kara. Sink your sweet, wet pussy down on my dick and ride me before i fucking come all over myself just staring at you."

"I want you to see how much I enjoy fucking you with my tongue. Want you dripping down my throat, Little Mouse. Open Up."

"Fuck your hand, Hawk. You know you're hard and dripping for me again."

✝️ Tropes ✝️

🏍️ Why Choose / Polyamorous Romance
🏍️ Plus Size FMC
🏍️ Single Mom
🏍️ MC Romance
🏍️ Cult
🏍️ Dark Romance
🏍️ Murder Mystery

Book Edit - https://www.instagram.com/p/DBObGRGAi...

[Carol [Goodreads Addict] · Rating 5 out of 5]

Torn In Two is book two in the Saint View Slayers vs. Sinners trilogy by Elle Thorpe. This is a trilogy with cliff hangers. But all books are available so there is no waiting between books. If you want the full experience of the Saint View World, it is better to go back to the beginning and read the trilogies in order so you can get to know each set of characters.



This book starts and ends on a huge cliff hanger. Both I never saw coming. Even though I knew it was going to end on a cliff hanger, it was a twist I absolutely did not expect!



Kara is getting more and more sure of herself in this book. And she is getting closer to both Hayden and Hawk. Hayden and Hawk, though, are struggling with their own relationship with each other. The attraction is there but Hawk won’t admit it, even to himself. What they are both sure of, though, is their feelings for Kara. And we see such a sweet side of Hawk that no one else has ever seen. I love how he is with Kara and Hayley Jade.

“I don’t need to know your favorite food, Kara. I know your heart.”



We also get to know Grayson better and learn a quite shocking truth about him. Something that might have had my mouth hanging open! We get a little of his history and it is pretty heart breaking.



Relationships are getting stronger while the danger to Kara and Hayley Jade gets worse. I have a feeling this third and final book, Three To Fall, is going to be a doozy! So off I go to see what happens next! I’ll see you on the other side!

For more about this book and so many others, come and visit me at Carol's Crazy Bookish World.
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[Mikayla · Rating 5 out of 5]

ELLEN MARIE THORPE (thats your scold name #grounded ).. THAT IS BOOK EDGING, THAT CLIFFHANGER, cruel punishment. I will be willing to forgive you if you give me book three immediately. thank you love you.

Something about the way Ellen builds sexual MM tension is just sooooo fucking YUM. “i hate you” is officially added to the Elle Thorpe dictionary as meaning “suck my dick right now please” LOL she aint even sorry. but ive been teased and tickled tor 2 books now and i need 👉🏽👌🏽 RIGHT NOW. Hawk + Chaos = Chawk 4L

i am also happy to let you all know that all of my reservations towards Dr. Gray have been SQUASHED.. he is, in my mind, an official member of the harem. CONGRATULATIONS, you have been promoted!!

💚enemy to lover
💚MM
💚single mom
💚reverse harem
💚 murder mystery
💚sex club
💚cult
💚plus size FMC

GO READ IT.
& if you havent read EVERY FUCKING SAINT VIEW BOOK EVER WRITTEN BY MY DEAR ELLEN MARIE THEN DO IT WHAT THE FUCK. with love 😂🫶🏼

#books #reading #newrelease #reverseharem #saintview #plussize #mm #whychoose #binge

[ListenWithNic · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.75 ⭐️

FULL REVIEW AT THE END

I really liked this book also but there’s a few things that truly tick me off, first idk why but Kara’s lack of emotion towards her sister’s murder is kind of nuts. Like there was an initial omg no moment and then it’s barely talked about. It’s almost like it happened and then bam we moved on, I get the whole book can’t be about that but there just doesn’t seem to be any or much talk about it other than maybe a few times it’s mentioned. The other thing is the non self awareness when it comes to her daughter, like you’re out here kissing random ass guys around your daughter who is already traumatized so it’s kinda weird she keeps doing that, like you’re so involved making out with Greyson that you’re daughter almost drowned and then you continue to have a full make out session with him again while she’s in the car watching. I also was kind of confused by the Sinners scene with Grey having sex with that random girl, like I get you’re down about Kara but that just seemed so out of nowhere and you’re just cool with it? Idk I know they aren’t together it just didn’t seem right if that makes sense 🤷🏻‍♀️ I feel like the circumstances of this book are so different to the others because she’s got a daughter present and the fact that her sister was murdered so I feel like maybe it should of been done a bit differently idk it’s still a great book just those things bother me 🤷🏻‍♀️ also side note, Hawk & Hayden have more chemistry than anyone else, this totally could of been an MMF 👀

[Taylor Jefferson · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.75

Better than book one. The romance is stronger in this book than book one. I mostly like the characters but wouldn’t say I’m over the moon about anyone. Hawk is by far my favorite. Despite the fact that there is a religious cult after the FMC, a human trafficking restaurant owner, a serial killer and a Dexter style club of psychopathic vigilantes this book dragged a bit. All of these plot points are interesting but none are really explored. I will be reading book 3 but so far I’m a bit underwhelmed.

[Charlotte · Rating 5 out of 5]

Bloody hell!!! Torn in Two - book 2 in The Saint View Slayers Vs Sinners series and it kicked off right where that jaw droppingly brilliant ending to book 1. This book focuses more on Kara's relationships with Hawk, Hayden and Grayson as well as with her daughter. With that it also gave her strength to grow as a character and to embrace her sexuality too. All of which led to loads of steamy scenarios between all of them. Leading to another knockout cliff-hanger ending. I'm loving this series so much.

[CAROLYN Wyman · Rating 5 out of 5]

Torn In Two continues where book one Wife number one leaves off. Elle Thorpe created an extremely steamy series with Kara and her three love interests Hayden, Hawk, and Grayson.
The book begins full speed, with drama and mystery, and keeps you drawn in.

[Danny · Rating 5 out of 5]

“𝑰 𝒄𝒂𝒏’𝒕 𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒓𝒆𝒆 𝒎𝒆𝒏, 𝑮𝒓𝒂𝒚,” 𝒔𝒉𝒆 𝒘𝒉𝒊𝒔𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒆𝒅. 𝑩𝒖𝒕 𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒆𝒚𝒆𝒔 𝒄𝒍𝒐𝒔𝒆𝒅 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒔𝒉𝒆 𝒕𝒊𝒑𝒑𝒆𝒅 𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒅 𝒃𝒂𝒄𝒌. “𝒀𝒐𝒖 𝒄𝒂𝒏 𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒘𝒉𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒘𝒂𝒏𝒕. 𝑨𝒍𝒍 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒅𝒐 𝒊𝒔 𝒕𝒆𝒍𝒍 𝒎𝒆 𝒚𝒆𝒔.” 𝑯𝒆𝒓 𝒑𝒂𝒖𝒔𝒆 𝒘𝒂𝒔 ���𝒉𝒆 𝒎𝒐𝒔𝒕 𝒂𝒈𝒐𝒏𝒊𝒛𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒇𝒆𝒘 𝒔𝒆𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒅𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝒎𝒚 𝒍𝒊𝒇𝒆. “𝒀𝒆𝒔.”

Oh. My. Freaking. God!!!!! The way I legit almost had a heart attack reading the last 10% of this book… 😮‍💨 Elle, the queen of cliffhangers almost took me out! My heart was beating so fast reading the final chapters!! Another absolute masterpiece from Elle Thorpe to her Saint View series. This is book 2 of the Saint View Slayers vs Sinners trilogy that comes out TOMORROW, Sep 15th!

I seriously could not put this book down! The chemistry between them all and seeing Kara find her strength and confidence in herself was so beautiful to see! And the fireworks between Hawk and Hayden, omg, I melted every time they started with their banter, it was sooo hot! Hawk fighting his feelings and Hayden ready to show him a whole new world of pleâsure.

“𝑺𝒂𝒚 𝒊𝒕,” 𝑰 𝒖𝒓𝒈𝒆𝒅 𝒉𝒊𝒎 𝒊𝒏 𝒂 𝒗𝒐𝒊𝒄𝒆 𝒃𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒍𝒚 𝒂𝒃𝒐𝒗𝒆 𝒂 𝒘𝒉𝒊𝒔𝒑𝒆𝒓. “𝑺𝒂𝒚 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒇𝒖𝒄𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒘𝒂𝒏𝒕 𝒎𝒆.” 𝑯𝒊𝒔 𝒆𝒚𝒆𝒔 𝒇𝒍𝒊𝒄𝒌𝒆𝒅 𝒕𝒐 𝒎𝒚 𝒎𝒐𝒖𝒕𝒉 𝒂𝒈𝒂𝒊𝒏.

I’m absolutely obsessed with this trilogy, as I am with all books from the Saint View world. I can’t wait for Torn in Two to go live tomorrow so everyone can have the chance to read this amazing book!! Absolute perfection!!!

💚 Plus Size fmc
💚 Single Mom
💚 Why Choose
💚 Spicy Club
💚 Motorcycle Clubs
💚 Found Family
💚 Dark Suspense
💚 Mûrder to solve
💚 Cûlt
💚 Jealous/Possessive mmc

[Merrie Fox · Rating 2 out of 5]

I did the audio book and it was ok.
I don’t think I am going to go on to the next book. It is a wild story but there are things I didn’t like. Like cliff hangers

[Shanna Ferris · Rating 5 out of 5]

• Woman on the run
• Single mom
• MC romance
• Why choose
• He falls first
• Enemies to lovers
• Touch her and die
• Forced proximity
• Dark romance

🎧 Audiobook Review 🎧
Duet multi cast narration
Narrated by
Michelle Price as Kara
Sean Crisden as Hawk
Lee Samuels as Hayden
E.M. Wylde as Grayson
& Troy Duran as additional voices

What an incredibly well casted series! Each of these narrators stole the show in their own ways! Michelle's narration for Kara is absolutely beautiful!! every emotion. Every fight. Michelle captured it all so well! This was my first time listening to Sean and EM and I was absolutely HOOKED. These guys absolutely nailed Grayson and Hawk!! Lee is an all time favorite of mine, so I found out he was voicing Hayden I was absolutely stoked!! I can't wait to listen to the next book!!

Book review:
Ahhhh!!! The chokehold this book had on me!! It pained me to have to put it down and do life stuff when all I wanted to do was curl up and listen to this audiobook!! I have been a Elle Thorpe fan for a long time and if you have too, you know this book ended on a brutal cliffhanger. So I am going to make this review short and sweet so I can RUN back into this amazing world she has created!

I will never be over the brilliant way she connects these books! Each trilogy carrying their own story while keeping them so well tied to the last!

Kara's story has broken my heart for a long time, so getting to see her find her footing with the love and care from these men has been exactly what my heart has needed! Her and her beautiful daughter absolutely deserve the love from all three of these men! Heck. If Kara wanted 20 men, I would say she deserved it after everything she has been through!

We got to know more about all these amazing men! And seeing them all come together and protect Kara has been absolutely perfect! HOWEVER, I need Hawk and Hayden to work their stuff out! Because I am so ready for them to 💥.

We got to really know Grayson this book! And I have fallen absolutely in love with his character. His sweet nature and the way he cares for his patients melted me. Elle has teased about his history, but I was NOT expecting the ending she gave us!

I am so eager to jump back in!

[mels ♡ · Rating 5 out of 5]

rating — ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ / 5 ⭐️

𝗘𝗟𝗟𝗘 𝗧𝗛𝗢𝗥𝗣𝗘, the amount of pleasure you get from leaving me GUTTED every single time i finish your books should be ILLEGAL?@?&?

i intentionally clear my schedule when jumping into 𝗧𝗛𝗢𝗥𝗣𝗘’s books because i refuse to do anything else but make sure these characters (that i hold way too near and dear to my heart) are happy, safe, at peace, and TOGETHER for the rest of time living blissfully in a bubble where no harm would ever come to them again !!!!!!! (please and thank you!)

where do i even begin?@?&;@?

MY 𝗞𝗔𝗥𝗔. after the last cliffhanger, i had to emotionally prepare myself for whatever was about to be thrown my way before stepping back into this world for the second book.

while the obstacles were there, hearing the words “i don’t owe anyone anything” & “i don’t want to survive, i want to live” coming out my 𝗞𝗔𝗥𝗔’s mouth? PINCH ME I MUST BE DREAMING.

i ADORED watching her relationship with motherhood and of course, 𝗛𝗔𝗟𝗘𝗬 𝗝𝗔𝗗𝗘, grow so much stronger compared to the first book. not just her, but with 𝗛𝗔𝗬𝗗𝗘𝗡 & 𝗚𝗥𝗔𝗬𝗦𝗢𝗡 too!

i remember in the first book being incredibly curious about how 𝗚𝗥𝗔𝗬𝗦𝗢𝗡 was going to fit into the group and honestly I’M LOVING WHERE HE’S AT RIGHT NOW. i thoroughly am enjoying him as an individual character with SO much story that i’m eager to explore more in the final book, but as a partner to the trio and how absolutely GONE he is for 𝗞𝗔𝗥𝗔 !!!!!

(that s3x club scene btw ?@?&;@?@(@?!?@)

i’m fucking obsessed with 𝗛𝗔𝗬𝗗𝗘𝗡 & 𝗛𝗔𝗪𝗞’s enemies-to-lovers arc !!!!!!!! thrilled by it actually !!!!!!!

the push and pull between the two and the STEAMING banter ?@@?&



i love this book.
i love these characters.
i love this plot.
I CAN’T WAIT TO JUMP INTO THE FINAL.
(i am terrified)

[AC_BadDecisionsBookClub · Rating 5 out of 5]

What an INCREDIBLE part 2 to Kara's story! Elle did a fantastic job continuing the storyline, adding more angst and spice and heartbreak all while weaving in elements and characters from previous series! I am so grateful to be a member of her ARC team so I can read this early and get a jump on these insane, loveable, fierce characters. She has a way of giving us these morally grey men who are strong and harsh who have the gooey sweet teddy bear centers and making us fall in love with them. They are sexy and hard and make me want my own badass biker, murderer, psychopath, schizophrenic MC in my life, while also realizing it might not be too smart... unless I have a couple others in the harem to level them out. 😂

We get even more of the sweet, sexy, fierce Hawk that we loved in Wife Number One in this book, as well as a whole new side to Hayden. I loved getting to see more of the tension between the men and Kara, and I can't wait to see more of their development and the eventual resolution of their issues. We are given more Haley Jade, and let me just say, that little girl has my heart! (As well as Hawk's and Hayden's and probably Grayson's) And I loved seeing her growth from the first book and becoming more comfortable in the new life she has. It was really cathartic seeing Kara become more confident in herself and in motherhood and her ability to give Hay Jay what she needs, all while coming into her own in terms of her sexuality and appeal as a woman. Grayson is honestly the perfect addition to the little family. He brings some grace and levity and calm to the crazy, and I cannot wait to learn more about his past—which had me insanely curious and sad with every mention. I am also very excited for the future spice scenes because Elle really has a way of making them POP from the page, and I am looking forward to whatever she decides to give us in book 3!

Also, it has been a while since I read SV High, so TELL ME WHY I didn't realize who Willa was until the end of this book when Colt was mentioned??!!? But that ending has me craving the finale even more! I can't wait to see what happens next! I NEED them to all be happy and healthy and loved up by the end of the next book, Elle!

[Maddie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Okay with how Wife Number One ended I needed this audiobook ASAP! I will saw that the resolution of where they left off the first book wrapped up pretty quickly. And I’m okay with that because Kara has a lot going on right now. I love Hawk and Chaos together. I can’t get enough of their tension!!! And Grayson, I already love you and can’t wait to see how he fits in. BUT THAT ENDED?! Like excuse me Elle, I’m going to need the third audiobook now! I may end up physically reading it just so I can get answers 😅

This audiobook was phenomenal. The narrators did such an amazing job. Also the talent of a narrator to make you hate a specific character so much is unreal. But like hearing Jeremiah talk gives me the ick, so well done! Top tier audiobook!

[Serena Holt · Rating 5 out of 5]

Kara. Hawk. Hayden. Grayson. 🔥🔥🔥🔥

The s€x, the angst, the cliffhanger! This book continues Kara's story, so read book one first. Saint View is all the things you want in an ever expanding world. From Hawk's dirty talking mouth to Hayden's gorgeous body to the sweetness hiding behind secrets in Grayson, our FMC has an amazing lineup of MMCs as found family for her and Hayley Jade! 

Check your triggers and watch out for the sp!ce. MMFM with a curvy queen.

[Jillian · Rating 5 out of 5]

I swear, Elle is the queen of cliffhangers & now i don’t know what to do with my life.

At first, i wasn’t sure how i felt about Gray, but by this book, i see how perfectly he fits their family.

Hawk needs target practice, stat. 🤣

Seeing Willa always makes me so happy.

This book had me tearing up in so many places. I loved that Bliss has a chapter.

Reading these books always feels like I’m coming home to family. ❤️

[Zen · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 stars

So this one little detail bothered me for the whole book. Hawk and Kara spend a lot of time in this book at the clinic. With Greyson. A psychiatrist. Who's apparently practicing medicine. Without a license. At a clinic with medical doctors. I know that a psychiatrist goes to med school. But they aren't licensed to practice medicine. The whole thing is. Razy.

[LauraxChristine · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.5 Well, Kara was stuffed more than a Thanksgiving turkey this go around. Big change from being a good girl in a religious cult like 3 days ago...

[Erin · Rating 5 out of 5]

I could read just an entire book of Hayden and Hawk.

[Michelle Brantley · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.5🌶️

Holy hotness!!! The story continues in hot loveliness. Suspense.

[DonElla · Rating 5 out of 5]

Whew! Thats hot. Can't wait for what happens next.

Whew! That was so hot. Can't wait for what happens next. Bring on Hayden and Hawk. Oh and Doc too.

[The.SmuttyBookClub · Rating 4 out of 5]

***Please note that this review is mainly for my benefit as it is more of a summary of the book and may contain spoilers.***

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[v] Abduction
[v] Actor M
[v] Addiction (M
[v] Adopted Siblings
[v] Adoption of neice
[v] Adult breastfeeding
[v] Age Gap
[v] Age play
[v] Airplane Sex
[v] Alien M
[v] Alpha/Bega/Omega (omega F, 3 Alpha Ms)
[v] Amnesia
[ ] Anal
[v] F to F anal
[v] F to M anal
[ ] M to F anal
[v] M to M anal
[v] Anal Beads
[v] Anal Felching
[v] Anal Fisting
[v] F to F anal fisting
[v] M to F anal fisting
[v] M to M anal fisting
[v] Anal Gaping
[v] Anal Hook
[v] Anal Knotting
[ ] Anal Play
[v] F to F anal play
[v] F to M anal play
[ ] M to F anal play
[v] M to M anal play
[v] Anal Rimming
[v] F to F anal rimming
[v] F to M anal rimming
[v] M to F anal rimming
[v] M to M anal rimming
[v] Anthology
[v] Anxiety Attacks
[v] Arranged Marriage (marriage contract)
[v] Arrangement
[v] Artist M (tattoo artist)
[v] Assault
[v] Auction
[v] Auralism Kink (sounds and voices)
[v] Author F
[v] "Baby Girl "
[v] Bar Sex
[v] Baseball/MLB, former MLB player
[v] Bath Sex
[v] Bathroom Sex
[v] Begging
[v] Ben Wa Balls
[v] Belt
[v] Best Friend's Brother
[v] Best Friend's Dad
[v] Best Friend's Daughter
[v] Best Friend's Mom
[v] Best Friend's Son
[ ] Bi-Awakening
[v] Billionaire M
[v] Birth Control Tampering
[v] Biting
[v] Blackmail
[v] Blood Kink
[v] Blood-Play
[v] Blue Collar (detective F)
[v] Body Guard
[v] Boat sex
[v] Bookstore Sex
[v] Branding (Forced tattoo)
[v] Brat
[v] Breast Binding
[v] Breath-Play
[v] Breeding Bench
[v] Breeding Kink
[v] Brother's Best Friend
[v] Bully to Lover
[ ] Butt Plug
[v] CSA (Child Sexual Assault) in F's past, off page. M, off page
[v] Cage
[v] Candaulism Kink (desire to show off one's partner)
[v] Cane
[ ] Car Sex
[v] Carriage sex
[v] Cat of Nine Tails
[v] Chastity Cage
[v] Cheating (
[ ] Chef M
[v] Child Abuse (in M's past, on page
[v] Childbirth (Epilogue, on page)
[v] Childhood Friends
[v] Choking
[v] Christmas
[v] Church Sex
[v] Classroom sex
[v] Claws
[v] Clit Clamp
[ ] Closet Sex
[v] Cock and Balls Harness
[v] Cock Piercing(s)
[v] Cock Ring
[v] Cock Sleeve
[v] Cock Warming
[v] CNC (Consensual Non-Consent)
[v] Collar
[v] College Romance
[v] Communication Barrier
[v] Cousins (not blood related)
[v] Cowboy M
[v] Cozy
[v] "Crawl to Me"
[v] Crime (gang leader 2nd in command
[v] Cuckhold
[ ] Cult (she escaped religious cult
[v] Cum Kink
[v] Cumming in his pants
[v] "Daddy "
[v] DADVP (Double Anal and Double Vaginal Penetration)
[v] DAVP (Double Anal and Vaginal Penetration) with fist (P) and anal hook and cock (A)
[v] Dark Romance
[v] Daughter's Boyfriend
[v] Death of a Child (in M's past, off page)
[v] Death of Parents
[v] Death of a Sibling
[v] Death of a Spouse (F's fiance in past, off page)
[v] Degradation
[v] Demisexual M
[v] Dentist F
[v] Dildo
[v] Dining Room Sex
[v] Disability (M, cant feel pain due to nervous system damage
[v] Dissociation
[v] Divorced M
[v] Doctor M
[v] Dom and Sub
[v] Dom and Subs
[v] Doms and Sub
[v] Doms and Subs
[v] Domme and Sub
[v] Domme and Subs
[v] Dommes and Sub
[v] Dommes and Subs
[v] Domestic Voilence (F's exhusband)
[v] DP (double penetration) with cock (P) and tentacle (A)
[v] DP (Double Penetration) with cock (P) and vibrator (A)
[v] DP (double penetration) with vibrator (P) and fingers (A)
[ ] DP (double penetration) with cock (P) and butt plug (A)
[ ] DP (double penetration) with cock (P) and fingers (A)
[ ] DP (double penetration) with two cocks
[v] DP (double penetration) with fingers
[v] DP (double penetration) with cock (P) and beer bottle (A)
[v] DP (double penetration) with vibrator (P) and cock (A)
[v] DP (double penetration) with fingers (P) and butt plug (A)
[v] DP (double penetration) with cock (P) and fingers (A)
[v] DP (double penetration) with fingers (P) and cock (A)
[v] DP (double penetration) with fist (P) and anal hook (A)
[v] DP (double penetration) with vibrator (P) and butt plug (A)
[v] DP (double penetration) with knife hilt (P) and fingers (A)
[v] DP (double penetration) with tongue (P) and tentacle (A)
[v] DP (double penetration) with fingers (P) and Tail (A)
[v] DP (double penetration) with tail (P) and fingers (A)
[v] DP (double penetration) with tools 😬
[v] Drinking Blood
[v] Drug Use (weed, pills, heroin)
[v] Drugging
[v] DUBCON (Dubious Consent)
[v] DVAP (Double Vainal and Anal Penetration) with two cocks (P) and cock (A)
[v] DVP (Double Vaginal Penetration) with cock and fingers
[v] DVP (Double vaginal penetration) with vibrator and fingers
[v] DVP (Double vaginal penetration) with vibrator and cock
[v] DVP (Double Vaginal Penetration) with cock and dildo
[v] DVP (Double Vaginal Penetration) with two cocks
[v] DVP (Double Vaginal Penetration) with fingers and tentacle
[v] Eating Disorder
[v] Edging
[v] Electrical Stimulation
[v] Elevator Sex
[ ] Enemies to Lovers
[v] Ex's Dad
[v] Ex's Uncle
[v] Ex-Convict
[v] Exhibitionism
[v] F Masturbation
[v] F Virgin
[v] FF
[v] F to F oral
[v] FFF
[v] FFM
[v] FMF
[v] FFFF
[v] FFFM
[v] FFMF
[v] FFMM
[v] FMFM
[v] FMMF
[v] FMMM
[v] FFMMM
[v] FMMMM
[v] Face Fucking
[v] FaceTime Sex
[v] Fairy
[v] Fairytale Retelling (Cinderella)
[v] Fake dating
[v] Fall/Autumn
[v] Fangs
[v] Fantasy
[v] Fated Mates
[v] Feet Fucking
[v] Flogger
[v] Food Play
[v] Foot Fetish
[v] Football/NFL NFL player
[v] Forced Marriage
[v] Forced Orgasms
[v] Forced Proximity
[v] Four cocks
[v] Free Use
[v] Friends-to-Lovers
[v] Friends with Benefits
[v] Frotting (Jacking off two dicks together with one hand)
[v] Fucking machine
[v] G-Spot Stimulator
[v] Garage Sex
[v] Gaslighting
[v] Glory Hole
[v] "Goddess"
[v] Gods (Dragon shifter god M)
[v] Golden retriever M
[v] Golden Shower (peeing on/in someone)
[v] Grumpy and Sunshine
[v] Gun-Play
[v] Gym Sex
[v] Hair-Pulling
[v] Halloween
[v] Harness
[v] He didnt know she was a virgin
[v] He falls first
[v] Heat/Rut
[v] Hidden Cameras
[v] Hidden Identity
[v] Hockey/NHL NHL player M
[v] Hood
[v] Horns
[v] Horror
[v] Hospital Sex
[v] Hot Tub Sex
[v] Hotel Sex
[v] Humiliation
[v] Imprisonment
[v] Incest
[v] Infertility
[v] Interracial (Asian M, 2 black M's & white F)
[v] Jacob's Ladder Piercings
[v] Kendo Sticks
[v] Kinging (face-sitting)
[v] Kitchen Sex
[v] Knife-Play
[v] Knot
[v] Labia Clamps
[v] Lactation Kink
[v] Lake Sex
[v] Laundry Room Sex
[v] Lawyer M
[v] Leash
[v] Library Sex
[v] Limo Sex
[v] Lip Piercing
[v] "Little Girl"
[v] Locker Room Sex
[v] Love triangle
[v] M Masturbation
[v] M Virgin (inexperienced)
[ ] MF
[ ] F to M oral
[ ] M to F oral
[ ] MM
[ ] M to M oral
[ ] MFM
[v] MMF
[v] MMM
[v] MFFM
[v] MFMM
[v] MMMF
[v] MMMM
[v] Make-a-Baby Arrangement
[v] Marriage of Convenience
[v] Married Couple
[v] "Madame"
[v] "Master"
[v] Mask
[v] Mating Mark
[v] Medical experiments
[v] Medical play
[v] Mental illness (agoraphobia F
[v] Military (veteran M
[v] Milking Machine
[v] Miscarriage (off page)
[v] "Mistress"
[v] Mistaken identity
[v] "Mommy"
[v] Monster (phantom F, demo god M)
[v] Motel Sex
[ ] Motorcycle Club
[v] Mouth Gag (
[v] Murder
[v] Mutual Masturbation
[v] Nanny
[v] NBF
[v] F to NB oral
[v] NB to F oral
[v] NBM
[v] M to NB oral
[v] NB to M oral
[v] NBFM
[v] Necrophilia kink
[v] Needle Play
[v] Neighbors
[v] Neurodivergent M, can't process or name emotions
[v] Nipple Clamps
[v] Nipple Enlargers
[v] Nipple Piercing(s) F
[v] No Happily Ever After
[v] Non-Binary (NB)
[v] NC (non-consent)
[v] Novella
[v] Nurse F
[v] Office Sex
[v] One Night Stand
[v] Orgy
[v] Outdoor Sex (Beach)
[v] Overdose
[v] Paddle
[v] Panic attack(s)
[v] Paralytic Poison
[v] Pegging
[v] Period Sex
[v] "Pet"
[v] Pet Play
[v] Phone Sex
[v] Piercing
[v] Pillory
[v] Pleasure Dom
[ ] Plus Sized FMC
[v] Plus Sized MMC
[v] Pocket Pussy
[v] Police Officer F
[v] Politics (president M, first lady F, and vice president M)
[ ] Polyamory
[v] Pool Sex
[v] Postapolyptic
[v] Praise
[v] Pregnancy
[v] Pregnancy Sex
[v] Prehensile Cock
[v] Prehensile Tail
[v] Priest/Preacher M
[v] Primal Play/Kink
[v] Prince Albert Piercing
[v] Professor M & Graduate student F
[v] Prostate Massager
[v] Psychosis
[ ] PTSD F
[v] Public Bathroom Sex
[v] Public Sex (motorcycle club common room
[v] Punishment
[v] "Pup"
[v] Pussy Pump
[v] "Queen"
[v] Queening (face sitting)
[v] Reincarnation
[v] Remote Controlled Vibrator
[v] Restaurant Sex
[v] Restraints (belt
[v] Reverse Age Gap (25 M & 34 F F)
[v] Reverse Harem (1 F & 3 M's)
[v] Riding Crop
[v] Rock Star M
[v] Role Playing
[v] Roommates
[v] Rose Toy
[v] Royalty (princess & prince
[ ] SA (Sexual Assault) in F's past, off page
[v] Saw Horse
[v] Schizophrenia
[v] Scissoring
[v] Scratching
[v] Second Chance Romance
[v] Secret baby
[v] Secret Society
[v] Selective Mutism
[v] Self harm (in F's past)
[v] Sentient Object(s)
[v] Serial Killer Ms
[v] Sex Club
[v] Sex in a Corm Maze
[v] Sex in the Woods
[v] Sex lessons
[v] Sex on a Carousel
[v] Sex on a Motorcycle
[v] Sex on a Piano
[v] Sex Swing
[v] Sex Tape
[v] Sex trafficking (in F's past
[v] Sex Worker (stripper F
[v] Sexting
[v] Shape-Shifting
[v] Shibari
[v] Shock Collar
[v] Shower Sex
[v] Single Dad
[ ] Single Mom
[v] "Sir"
[v] Sissy Man
[v] Size Difference
[v] Slapping (she slaps his face
[v] Slit
[v] Slow burn
[v] Small Town
[v] Snowballing (passing cum from one mouth to another)
[v] Soccer (pro team owner)
[v] Social Media Influencer
[v] Somnophilia
[v] Sounding
[v] Spanking
[v] Spanking Bench
[v] Spitting
[v] Spreader Bar
[v] Squirting
[v] St. Andrew's Cross
[v] Stalking
[v] Stepdad
[v] Strap-On Dildo
[v] Step Cousins
[v] Step Siblings
[v] Stepbrothers
[v] Stepsisters
[v] Stockade
[v] Suicide (not a main character)
[v] Suicide Attempt (in F's past, off page)
[v] Suspension
[v] Swingers
[v] Tail
[v] Tangy Dinger (giving blow job after doing anal)
[v] Tattoo Artist
[v] Teacher F
[v] Teenagers
[v] Temperature Play (ice
[v] Tentacles
[v] Terminal Illness
[v] Thanksgiving
[v] Therapist
[v] Titty Fucking
[v] Tongue Ring M
[v] Torture
[v] TVP (Triple Vaginal Penetration) with three tentacles
[v] Two Cocks
[v] Unplanned Pregnancy
[v] Vaccuum Play
[v] Vaginal Felching
[v] Vaginal Fisting
[v] Vaginal Gaping
[v] Vaginal Knotting
[v] Vaginal penetration with tequila bottle
[v] Vaginal Piercings (clit
[v] Vanilla
[v] Vibrating bullet
[v] Vibrating cock
[v] Vibrating egg
[v] Vibrating Tongue
[v] Vibrating Wand
[v] Vibrator
[v] Vision Deprivation (blindfold
[v] Voyeurism
[v] War
[v] Watching Porn
[v] Wedding
[v] Wet Dreams
[v] Whip
[v] Why choose
[v] Widow
[v] Wings
[v] Workplace Romance
[v] Yacht

14 MF
2 MM
2 MFM

[Rebekah Lynn · Rating 5 out of 5]

torn in two like my heart

This book had everything, twist and turns, love and hate and so much action to keep you on your toes.

[Mallory · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.5

[Mik B · Rating 5 out of 5]

4.5 ⭐️ 4.5 🌶️
Second book in the trilogy and boyyyyy it did not disappoint!
It was hot and steamy and after the ending of the last, had me haaannging to find out what happens.

We dabbled into the threesomes and I was here for it.
I'm already half way through the last and know I'll be making my way back through the other trilogies in this universe.

“What sort of porno Narnia did I just walk into?”

[Lolo · Rating 3 out of 5]

I’m so bored with this series…this one was just everyone fucking each other together, the establishment of the reverse harem if you will. I’m hoping the conclusion has more plot & action and less dicking around 😂

[Kari McKenna · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 Stars
3.5 Spice
Genre: Dark Romance, Suspense, Thriller
Tropes: Reverse Harem, Enemies to Lovers, Single Mom, Found Family
Main Characters: Kara, Hawk Robinson, Frederick Greyson, Hayden Whitling

I love the formula in this Elle Thorpe series, and, as always, the second book is where the spice starts spicing and the suspense starts suspensing. We go deeper into Kara running from her awful husband and the cult she was serving, we get both closer and farther away from catching her sister��s killer, and the game or emotional/sexual chicken between Hawk and Hayden comes more to a head. It’s fun, it’s captivating, and really just brilliant.

I do struggle with Kara’s character a bit. She’s written well, and maybe the voice actor just didn’t hit right in my ears, but this was the book she annoyed me a bit. Not enough to not like it, and understanding she’s been through A LOT, but it was a lot of her crying/being sad/depressed but not necessarily doing anything about it. Obviously, in a real world scenario, I understand the reasons for this, I just found myself slightly frustrated with how many time Kara’s chapters had her crying through the majority of it.

[Jenni · Rating 3 out of 5]

★ ★ ★ ✬ ✩ 3.5

This one picks up with way more emotional messiness, and I actually liked it better for that. There’s betrayal, heartbreak, and a growing sense that nothing is black-and-white in this world. The MMC's are stuck in this weird limbo of being wanted and hated at the same time, and the tension does not let up. It’s chaotic, in a good way.

The love interests are morally questionable, but that’s kind of the point. There were some plot points that felt a little repetitive, and you sort of wanted to just yell at the MMC's and FMC a lot, but it was still just enjoyable. And the spice was...interesting!

[Tasha · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book had me in a chokehold!

I don't know how she does it bet everytime I think her writing can't get better it does. If you loved saint view psychos you are going to absolutely love slayers vs sinners.
This is book 2 in the trilogy .
In this one you see Hawks and Haydens Relationship escalate. You start to see more of Grayson and discover some of his secrets. Honestly I'm straight friken Jealous of Kara and the three men. You see so much character development in all 4 characters and I absolutely love it! I finish this book so damn quick. It seriously had me in a chokehold start to finish and that cliffy has me anxiously waiting for book 3 in October.
As always Elle thanks for letting me be on your ARC team you're the best ❤️

[Jacklyn B · Rating 5 out of 5]

Audiobook Review:

Book two in this series was so good!!!

The multi cast narration on this book is epic!! I was blown away. Michelle brings such vulnerability and strength to Kara. Sean, Lee, E.M. And Troy did an amazing at the male voices. Hawk, Hayden and Grayson were truly brought to life.

The voices for Grayson’s uh…support group…are so good too!

I don’t want to give anything away…but this series is keeping me on the edge of my seat. Oh Kara, I love how we are starting to see her confidence grow. She is trying so hard to help Hayley Jade and I love the support system she has from the MC and of course Hawk, and Hayden and now maybe Grayson too??

The spicy scenes are 🔥🔥🔥 and you may yourself blushing a little!!

This book is emotional and steamy you won’t be able to put it down. This ends on a wild cliffy - The third book is out on KU now!

✨What to Expect:
🖤Dark Romance
❤️‍🔥Why Choose
🏍️Cults/MC’s/Gangs
💚Single Mom
💋Plus Size FMC
💫Found Family
🔥Spicy Club
🔍Unsolved Murder

[Kailey · Rating 3 out of 5]

I’m always here for Elle Thorpe’s books but this series so far leaves me wanting more. The characters are similar but not as connected (as in the chemistry doesn’t seem to be there’s much) as in Bliss’ book, and I’m honestly confused about if Gray is a doctor or a psychiatrist. Hawk and Chaos blend together sometimes and I know Kara has been abused but I find myself wanting more for her. She’s so vulnerable to another man coming in and taking over her life that I’m curious how things are going to shake out once Josiah and the serial killer are out of the picture. The steam is good but also seems mostly driven by Hawk and this is one of those stories I think would be better as a mmf instead of mmfm. Hawk and Chaos seem to fit much better than Gray does. However, Thorpe has surprised me before and I’m looking forward to seeing if she does it again.