Grave Obsession

by J.L. Quick

I’ve been fascinated with Kayce James since the night we first met.

My infatuation with her has only grown as we spent countless nights revealing our darkest secrets and deepest desires with each other. There is only one word to describe what I feel for her— OBSESSION .

One small thing plagues our otherwise perfect relationship. Kayce only knows me as the masked man behind her computer screen.

But that’s about to change.

She’s mine. She just doesn’t know it yet.

Genres: Dark Romance, Novella, Audiobook, Halloween

Audible Audio

Published October 7, 2024

About the author

J.L. Quick is an author of spicy, dark, contemporary (18+) romance novels and novellas. Utilizing a mixture of her life experiences and Master's degree in Psychology, she creates deep, rich characters who battle their demons while finding savage and brutal love. In her free time, she enjoys reading, food festivals, visiting distilleries, and cult-classic movies. J.L. Quick resides in the Mid-Atlantic with her husband and the pack of pitties.

Reviews

[Neapolitan670 📚🖤 · Rating 4 out of 5]

Being a cam girl can lead to all sorts, she didn’t expect it to lead to an obsessive stalker. One whom she confided her fantasy to, he did listen and make it come true at a Halloween party 🌶️😈🖤

This is a quick read, a small amount of deleting, a smidge of violence and a night to remember 🤭

[Kaylee’s Easily Entertained · Rating 4 out of 5]

64 pages of Halloween creepies and cemetery sex? YES PLEASE!!

[Kimberly · Rating 5 out of 5]

The perfect balance of dark and romance.

5⭐️’s
4.5🌶️’s


Grave Obsession is just hott!! His filthy mouth is just … 🫠

Fast paced, Halloween read that doesn’t shove pumpkins and fall vibes down your throat. Super short and spicy but also really sweet too! Their little love story is a cute, dreamy one … even draped in all the dirty little secrets.
At the end of the day … these two have perfect chemistry and he’s willing to do anything to make sure she knows it.

Some nights, he really just wants to talk. Other nights, he wants to watch me come until I nearly pass out.

Read if you Like
🪦Stalker dark romances
🪦Touch her and ☠️
🪦Breeding kink
🪦A little degradation & praise
🪦We like it rough!

[Michelle · Rating 5 out of 5]

Stars: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Spice: 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️

Obsessed stalker? Yes please.

I’m as obsessed with this book as Grave is with Kayce.

I was so sad this novella came to an end because I wanted more Grave and Kayce. I could’ve read about them for 300 pages. But I throughly enjoyed this short spicy Halloween themed novella. I love how Grave made her fantasy come true but refused to do it without her consent. I loved how Grave would literally do anything to make Kayce happy, even if she didn’t ask him. And like the obsessed, unhinged stalker he is, he makes her problems disappear.

The spice is 4🌶️. For how short this novella is it’s quite spicy. I would expect nothing less from JL Quick. But there’s definitely more than enough plot to carry the smut. But that fucking cemetery…. Well I won’t spoil it. 🥵🥵

A couple of my favorite quotes:

Kayce James. She’s mine. She just doesn’t know it yet. ~ Grave

It’s absurd…falling for the masked man in my laptop. ~ Kayce

You, cinnamon. You are my favorite toy. ~ Grave

“You’re going to be begging me to fuck you. You just don’t know it yet.” ~ Grave

Everything about last night—and the months leading up to it—isn’t normal. Men from the Internet tying you up in a cemetery is an episode of Dateline; it shouldn’t feel like a grand romantic gesture. But it does. ~ Kayce

“But nothing about you is normal. You are fucking exquisite and all-consuming. From the night we first met, I’ve been fucking enamored with you.” ~ Grave

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Tropes & triggers: Dark romance, Halloween romance, HEA, dark academia romance, touch her and die, obsessed/unhinged MMC, plus size FMC, violence, murder, stalking, degradation, choking, masked man, exhibitionism.

There are more triggers than I have mentioned here. Please see the authors complete list. Your mental health matters.

[Dana 🦋 · Rating 5 out of 5]

Rating: 4.5⭐️
Spice: 🌶🌶🌶🌶

Favorite Quote: Do you prefer to be called ‘my good fucking girl’ or ‘dirty little whore’ with your hand-necklaces?


The dedication was a perfectly written notice for how the rest of this novella is. I FRICKING LOVED IT!!!

Graves is obsessed with Kayce and to be quite honest I'd like to know how to get him to be obsessed with me 😂🤤. He is sexy (I mean who doesn't love a masked man), protective and HOT HOT HOT!

Kayce is smart as heck and has her dark fantasies that Grave is more than happy to go along with.

This novella was so quick to read, spicy as heck and I lovedddd it!!

[Sayde · Rating 4 out of 5]

Undeniably inhaled this novella! Throughly enjoyed it all & can’t wait to read more from JL Quick!!

[Ashleigh · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was pretty mid for me. The spice was good so that made it 4 stars but there was a lot of stuff that kind of made no sense. Why bother including any angst if it gets resolved immediately? Grave has no backstory at all besides having money and being a stalker. I feel like if it was a bit longer to flesh out some things it would be better.

[Cal D · Rating 5 out of 5]

This spicy, spooky novella has my entire heart. I LOVED Grave and Kayce’s story and absolutely could not put it down.

THOUGHTS 💭
🪦 Grave may be slightly unhinged, but he is also a protective, possessive, attentive, and (dare I say it?) sweet MMC.
🪦 Kayce is a college student who moonlights as a cam girl to help pay for her education. She’s curvey and has learned to love her body.
🪦 Grave has an exceptionally dirty mouth that was absolute perfection.
🪦 The spice is GOOOOOOOD and some of it may happen in a cemetery. 🥵
🪦 Novellas can be hit or miss for me and I LOVED that J.L. gave us a full, spicy story where we got to know/fall in love with our characters in only 64 pages.

Thanks so much to J.L. Quick for the ARC of this novella!

[Frommailenesbookshelf · Rating 5 out of 5]

Thank you so much for this ARC 🥹🖤

This is a hot novella, perfect for your fall/spooky TBR! You wouldn't catch me in a cemetery, but man, do I love sexy cemetery scenes in books ☠️🥵 Grave knew exactly what he wanted and how to get it, and Kacey just needed a small shove in the right cemetery 😉

🖤 Stalker Romance
🖤 Dark Academia
🖤 Masked MMC
🖤 Camgirl FMC
🖤 Dubcon
🖤 Degradation
🖤 "Good" Girl x Bad Boy
🖤 Obsessed MMC
🖤 Novella

[Cameron Lewis-Clark · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was my 1st J.L. Quick book and I can say it will not be my last. This novella was so good ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ & the spice is 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️. Grave is my spirit human. Him and I are one in the same minus the stalking lol. This book was so smooth and easy to read. I knew exactly what was going on at all times. Shout out to my wife for recommending this book. I always hear her talking about how great all of J.L. Quick books are, and now I can 100% say she is right!

[Love.thebookshelf · Rating 5 out of 5]

where do I find my own Grave?

Oh my this book sucked me in and didn’t spit me out… I want and need more right now!!

This book is everything I love in a dark romance, and I am so here for all of it. There is no red flags when it comes to a man like Graves.

I loved that he booked out all her cam sessions so it was only him she was seeing….

Eeek this book was seriously so good, I’m just sad it was only 100 pages I need more like yesterday.

[Angie.andbooks · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good and spicy
It was really good, very short and spicy.
Kayce is a student and a cam girl. Graves is so obsessed with her, enjoys cam talks and “play” with her and his dirty talk, fantasies….damn, hot,hot!!!!

[Ells · Rating 5 out of 5]

Perfect short and spicy book. Not a whole lot of story line or world building so makes for a great quick and easy read for us dark/spicy romance guys. But Grave and Kayce are such amazing and loveable characters. As a bi girlie i definitely fell for the both of them hehe. Another fave to add to my list x

[Sarah · Rating 4 out of 5]

Excellent slow burn novella

[Briana · Rating 5 out of 5]

Por mas libros así

[Nemo (The ☾Moonlight☾ Library) · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a great dirty little novella. I can understand the appeal of a book that offers nothing much more than delivering on desired tropes with a decent but minimal story underneath.

[Lindsey Olson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Oh my lawd!!!! This book is so spicy for being so short! Things you love:
🖤Halloween
🖤Masked men
🖤Obsessive and possessive MMCs
🖤Graveyards
🖤Cam girl and secret admirer trope
Then this is the book for you!!!!

Will you get a long, complex book full of world building and subtle character shifts over time? No. Will you get a ton of spice and some Halloweeny vibes? Heck yeah!

[Amanda · Rating 5 out of 5]

Pure sinful goodness! 🔥

Perfect for some quick spooky smut! I absolutely loved these characters! I mean who doesn’t loved a masked stalker who is absolutely obsessed with you?
I do! 🙋🏻‍♀️ The perfectly sexy Grave finds his obsession in Kayce James! The curvy vixen who stole his heart in a chance meeting. Now Grave will make sure to do anything to have his vixen all to himself.

[Brandie Binion · Rating 5 out of 5]

I wish this book was longer 😍🥵

[__fookoholic__ · Rating 4 out of 5]

Holy Fuck!!!! Graves Graves Graves!!!!! The man you're . You're in love with her🫠🫠🫠🫠. (Idk why I'm writing this, it's so obvious 😭)
This book was a quick, fun and spooky read. Graves and Kayce had chemistry which is more often than not impossible in a 70 page novella. The tension, chemistry everything was very well portrayed.
Kayce, who never thought she would have to be a cam girl to pay for her tuition fees, meets Graves on Cam site who books almost all of her slots but not only for sexual interaction. He chats with her, knows her likes and dislikes. She loved art and was pursuing medicine.
Graves, who never thought to fall in love with the girl he bumped on a cam site and at a coffee shop, is utterly obsessed with her. He not only stalks Kayce but also stalks people known to her, which was helpful later on.
On one chatty video call, Kayce reveals her fantasy and GRAVE FULFILLS IT. IDC real men but meet his standards before hitting.
I would say REDA THIS FUCKING BOOK RN. IT'S HOT AND SWOONY.
⭐-⭐⭐⭐⭐.5/5
🌶️-🌶️🌶️🌶️.5/5

[Angie · Rating 4 out of 5]

‘Kayce James. She’s mine. She just doesn’t know it yet.’

I love quick spooky reads, and this story gave me just what I needed. You have stalking, masked and obsessed mmc, degradation and cemetery fun!! Could not put this book down, even with it being short and quick you get a full story and a HEA.

“We both know you’re always a dirty whore for me and that you like the idea of being my little fuck toy.”

Grave becomes obsessed with Kacey after finding her on a cam girl site. Only later on did he find out they attend the same college. Kayce is doing what she has to do to pay for college, even if she has to fake her smiles at times with the guys she has to cam. Well not all, Graves is the guy she hopes to see at the other end of the screen.

“Oh, fuck. You’re so fucking needy for my cum that I want to fill you day and night.”

I really enjoyed this read and I cannot wait to get a physical copy to have in my house. Grave Obsession will be available on KU, but only for 90 days GO READ IT NOW BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE.

[jenniferlea · Rating 4 out of 5]

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.5

Ok I’m just going to say it….if I met a guy like Grave in person I’d freak out because he’s a walking red flag….in a book though, YES PLEASE

Kayce is a college student but also a Cam Girl trying to save up money to pay for her college….she talk to several men during her sessions but one masked man in particular stands out among them…always attentive & really listens to her when she speaks
Enter Grave….the masked man & walking red flag….its very apparent he fell first & would do absolutely anything for her…

I loved this quick read….if I would have just sat down & read I probably could have finished in just over an hour…it was packed full of plot & spice….& we learned a very valuable lesson about spiking drinks at parties along the way….
Give this spooky novella a read….yes there are a few trigger/content warnings so give them a glance before you start this one

[spicybookmama · Rating 5 out of 5]

Oh how I love a good spooky season read and Grave Obsession by JL Quick is all anyone could want and more. While yes, there is plenty of smutty goodness, the story is so damn fabulous.
Grave is an otherworldly, OTT, obsessive, possessive stalker and I adore him. Ooooooo his mouth is filthy and spicaliciously delicious. Kayce our college student with a camgirl side hustle is just trying to live life as best she can and make ends meet. But when she catches the eye of a mysterious, handsome masked man who becomes her best client and feels start to intensify things really get spicy.
I inhaled this book like I would some Reese‘s pieces and enjoyed every little morsel. Definitely kick off your spooky season with this fast paced stalker, kinky, Halloweeney novella.

[Beautynthabooks · Rating 5 out of 5]

I absolutely devoured this as soon as it hit my kindle. I did read it as a ARC so when i say i was finished before the whole group!! It is a yummy,spooky novella that has all the yumminess of stalking, masked man, cam college girl. Did i mention the hot way that he gives her a safe space. That he sees her, all of her. There is also a graveyard primal play scene! If you need a palette cleanser and a quick hot read, this is it. I love Grave and i love Kayce. The way these two have chemistry through the screen is so hot! Does he have touch her and die energy? Why yes he absolutely does. It has all the best things of a masked stalker romance. Plus it only take 30-45 mins to read. Absolutely loved it and hate that it was over so quick!

[Victoria Wilson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Kayce is a curvy college student looking to make some money as a cam girl. And that's where she meets Graves. From the moment they meet on screen he's obsessed. But the attraction is definitely not one-sided over time as they continue to meet up and share their dark desires from a presumed distance. He's all too happy to stand up and protect Kayce when needed. Now Graves is ready to make her his while also fulling Kayce's dark fantasies. And just because that involves some action in a creepy cemetery does not mean he isn't up for the challenge.

AUDIOBOOK SPECIFIC: Hmmm... how can I put this? If you're here for all that steam and spice then... I have a feeling you won't be disappointed by the very passionately enthusiastic narration for this one. Well done, sir. Well done.

[Bri · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a quick spicy read (audiobook was under 2hrs). I think if this story had been fleshed out into a full-length novel it would’ve resonated more. I didn’t feel like there was *enough* substance to it to make me care about these characters. I listened to the audiobook and I enjoyed the narration, but I just felt detached from the story as a whole. At this length, you're sort of getting smut for smut's sake- the plot that is there, is there to get you to the spice, and there is nothing wrong with that, but I just didn't find the romance that compelling either this time. There's nothing really keeping these characters apart, there's no struggle or action or *need* (aside from desire) to drive their decisions. I just wanted... more.

[Lauren Curley · Rating 5 out of 5]

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ - 5 Stars
🌶🌶 - Spice Level

Kayce James is a cam girl. She needed money for tuition, books, and board while at college studying medicine. One of her more enjoyable clients buying her time is Grave. They each wear a mask, but he spotted a tattoo on her wrist, which helped him identify her out in public. He becomes obsessed with her and listened enough for months to deliver on a promise for one of her darker fantasies.

Grave is possessive, alpha, and a protector even though he's never met her in person. Kayce has been getting her groove back as a Cam girl. These two were pretty spicy together once she realized it was Grave in person. This was a quick, spicy masked man read, and I was here for it.

[Jasmine Acena · Rating 5 out of 5]

🦇Spooky szn🦇 is upon us, and what better way to kick it off than a wicked Halloween-esque novella from JL? (Absolutely nothing could be better, just saying)
To say I was all-consumed by Kayce and Grave would be an understatement. I couldn’t put my kindle down and before I knew it, I was reading “the end”.
My obsession with JL and her books starts with the dedication, and Grave Obsession’s hits the mark.

“To the sweet and innocent ones...
Do you prefer to be called 'my good fucking girl'
or dirty little whore' with your hand-necklaces?”

Make sure you check your shopping list—I mean, TWs and CWS—before immersing yourself in the brilliantly dark and delicious mind of JL Quick 🖤

[whatinthehea · Rating 5 out of 5]

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Novella: Grave Obsession
Romance Style: Dark Academia
Genre: Stalker Romance
Storyline Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5
Spice Rating: 🌶️🌶️🌶️/5
Emotional Damage: Zilch!
Humor: Zilch!
Dark Rating: 🖤🖤🖤/5
Main Characters: Grave & Kayce
Tropes: Touch her and Bye, Stalker, Hidden Identity, Obsessive MMC, Plus Size FMC, College, Cam Girl, Strangers to lovers
Kinks: Primal Play
Red Flags: He’s an obsessive stalker which isn’t scared to avenge her honor.
Triggers: Stalking
Ending: HEA with an Epilogue over a year later.

Grave has been watching Kayce for months. And after learning about all her dark and depraved fantasies… he’s about to make them come true. Whether she’s ready or not.

[Arlo · Rating 5 out of 5]

You will not catch me complaining on getting a head start to the stalker Halloween reads!! And this is definitely one to kick off the season. Grave is on another level and cannot leave well enough alone. Obsession gone wrong? Right?
Oh, so right.
Kayce is a normal college student, an artist and she has to have some way to pay for school.
she didn't expect to have to do what she is doing to pay for it though.
she catches the eye of someone, and he can't let her go. Full on obsession, and fantasies. Spicy, depraved and short just like we like them.