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Righteous Damage : Obsession. Seduction. Control
Righteous Damage
By Nico J. Veper
Josh Atkinson, a Careers Advisor, enrols on a counselling diploma course, he’s been sent by his employer. He meets Lorna Romanetti, magnetic, manipulative, and brilliant; whose charismatic presence begins to distort the group dynamics. Lorna sets her sights on Caroline, the polished but emotionally unstable participant, drawing Josh into an erotic and psychological alliance. At first, Josh is by Lorna’s intellect, her mystery, her control. But soon, he becomes her instrument or has he become complicit?
Together, they isolate Caroline, exploiting her insecurities and pushing her toward professional and personal collapse. Josh believes he’s helping Lorna expose hypocrisy; in truth, he’s deepening the damage. As Caroline unravels, Josh begins to question whether he’s liberator or accomplice, too late to stop what’s coming.
But Lorna’s revenge runs deeper than Josh understands.
After Caroline is disgraced and gone, Lorna targets a darker Stephen Locke, her retired probation officer with a history of coercive control and his old colleague, Elliot Drexler, whose name appears on multiple survivor forums. What began as personal catharsis becomes a campaign of exposure. Lorna uses old contacts, her sexuality, and strategic whispers to unravel the protective veil around these men.
Josh, now confused emotionally but besotted, watches as Lorna transforms into something less like a victim and more like a vigilante. Drexler becomes the final a man who once protected predators now sweating under Lorna’s gaze. The climax unfolds violently, intimately, a confrontation charged with grief, revelation, and blood. Lorna exacts her revenge but, in the process, accidentally and tragically shoots and kills Josh. When the dust settles, Lorna disappears into flame and myth, leaving Josh and her perpetrators dead and sends a cryptic postcard months later, from far away, to a friend that Still haunted. Still standing. Love, L.
Righteous Damage is an erotic psychological thriller about seduction, complicity, and control. Told through the emotionally unreliable lens of a man both in love and in denial, it how far can you be manipulated before you’re culpable and what happens when the one pulling the strings vanishes?
By Nico J. Veper
Josh Atkinson, a Careers Advisor, enrols on a counselling diploma course, he’s been sent by his employer. He meets Lorna Romanetti, magnetic, manipulative, and brilliant; whose charismatic presence begins to distort the group dynamics. Lorna sets her sights on Caroline, the polished but emotionally unstable participant, drawing Josh into an erotic and psychological alliance. At first, Josh is by Lorna’s intellect, her mystery, her control. But soon, he becomes her instrument or has he become complicit?
Together, they isolate Caroline, exploiting her insecurities and pushing her toward professional and personal collapse. Josh believes he’s helping Lorna expose hypocrisy; in truth, he’s deepening the damage. As Caroline unravels, Josh begins to question whether he’s liberator or accomplice, too late to stop what’s coming.
But Lorna’s revenge runs deeper than Josh understands.
After Caroline is disgraced and gone, Lorna targets a darker Stephen Locke, her retired probation officer with a history of coercive control and his old colleague, Elliot Drexler, whose name appears on multiple survivor forums. What began as personal catharsis becomes a campaign of exposure. Lorna uses old contacts, her sexuality, and strategic whispers to unravel the protective veil around these men.
Josh, now confused emotionally but besotted, watches as Lorna transforms into something less like a victim and more like a vigilante. Drexler becomes the final a man who once protected predators now sweating under Lorna’s gaze. The climax unfolds violently, intimately, a confrontation charged with grief, revelation, and blood. Lorna exacts her revenge but, in the process, accidentally and tragically shoots and kills Josh. When the dust settles, Lorna disappears into flame and myth, leaving Josh and her perpetrators dead and sends a cryptic postcard months later, from far away, to a friend that Still haunted. Still standing. Love, L.
Righteous Damage is an erotic psychological thriller about seduction, complicity, and control. Told through the emotionally unreliable lens of a man both in love and in denial, it how far can you be manipulated before you’re culpable and what happens when the one pulling the strings vanishes?
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Published July 30, 2025
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August 7, 2025
“You protected me Josh and I loved you,” she whispered. “But love doesn’t save anyone”
This book was not like my typical reads, but I didn’t want to put it down. The psychological aspect was amazing. The beginning of this book was fast paced. Lorna has a troubled childhood, being placed in the states care and dealing with abuse. committed a crime at 21 and is under the supervision of a probation officer who is not as clean as he portrays. She seeks justice she never was granted but first she meets Josh. Lorna immediately clicks with Joshua in a counseling group She enlists him to help her “break” the façade of various people in the group by playing a “game”. What starts off as innocent quickly turns into something Josh is second guessing. Every time Josh doubts her, or asked questions Lorna uses the sexual tension she and Josh share to persuade him to her side. As Lorna spirals things get more intense leading to vengeance, justice, and heartbreak.
Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.5
Spice:🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️
Thank you so much Nico for allowing me to read this early it was a pleasure.
This book was not like my typical reads, but I didn’t want to put it down. The psychological aspect was amazing. The beginning of this book was fast paced. Lorna has a troubled childhood, being placed in the states care and dealing with abuse. committed a crime at 21 and is under the supervision of a probation officer who is not as clean as he portrays. She seeks justice she never was granted but first she meets Josh. Lorna immediately clicks with Joshua in a counseling group She enlists him to help her “break” the façade of various people in the group by playing a “game”. What starts off as innocent quickly turns into something Josh is second guessing. Every time Josh doubts her, or asked questions Lorna uses the sexual tension she and Josh share to persuade him to her side. As Lorna spirals things get more intense leading to vengeance, justice, and heartbreak.
Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.5
Spice:🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️
Thank you so much Nico for allowing me to read this early it was a pleasure.
September 14, 2025
Righteous Damage
By Nico James Vesper
4⭐️
3🌶️
🔘Erotica
🔘Thriller/Suspense
🔘Psychological Thriller
How far will you go for what you love? What are you willing to do? Righteous Damage answers these questions and makes us walk the fine line line between love, obsession and infatuation.
That being said, there are so many different tropes in this book that make you wonder whether it’s dark erotica, suspense or a psychological thriller. This makes the book even more entertaining! You get to know the characters so well that you become invested in their lives and the story. I highly recommend this enthralling read!
Thank you to the very talented Nico Vesper for providing me an advanced copy in exchange for my honest review.
Tropes:
🔪 Violence
❤️🔥 Sex
🔫 Revenge
🩸Blood
🧠 Manipulation
By Nico James Vesper
4⭐️
3🌶️
🔘Erotica
🔘Thriller/Suspense
🔘Psychological Thriller
How far will you go for what you love? What are you willing to do? Righteous Damage answers these questions and makes us walk the fine line line between love, obsession and infatuation.
That being said, there are so many different tropes in this book that make you wonder whether it’s dark erotica, suspense or a psychological thriller. This makes the book even more entertaining! You get to know the characters so well that you become invested in their lives and the story. I highly recommend this enthralling read!
Thank you to the very talented Nico Vesper for providing me an advanced copy in exchange for my honest review.
Tropes:
🔪 Violence
❤️🔥 Sex
🔫 Revenge
🩸Blood
🧠 Manipulation
September 1, 2025
I recently read “Righteous Damage,” and it was an incredible book! The plot was captivating, and the character development was remarkable, with each character having their own distinct story. I highly recommend it and would give it four stars—it was definitely worth the time and effort. You should definitely check it out; I guarantee you won’t be disappointed!
August 30, 2025
This was a very intriguing and suspenseful read full of clever psychological elements that had me wondering what the hell was going to happen next and to who!
The erotic thriller draws you into the dark web of manipulation and lies as we follow the mind games Josh and Lorna play. She scared the hell out of me tbh!
Building tension towards the final confrontation was intense and lead to an interesting ending.
The erotic thriller draws you into the dark web of manipulation and lies as we follow the mind games Josh and Lorna play. She scared the hell out of me tbh!
Building tension towards the final confrontation was intense and lead to an interesting ending.
August 27, 2025
"Some obsessions look like love. Some desires burn like fire.” 🖤
That’s the heartbeat of Righteous Damage, an erotic psychological thriller that doesn’t just tell a story, it drags you into the shadows and dares you to stay.
From the moment Josh meets Lorna, the novel becomes a study in temptation, control, and surrender. Lorna isn’t just seductive, she’s dangerous, brilliant, and utterly unapologetic. She doesn’t play at intimacy; she weaponizes it. And Josh, perceptive but vulnerable, finds himself drawn into her game of power, lies, and obsession.
What struck me most is how the book blurs boundaries: between love and control, between desire and destruction, between pleasure and danger. Every chapter hums with tension, sexual, psychological, emotional, until you can’t tell whether you’re aroused, disturbed, or both.
Nico Vesper writes with sharp edges and velvet heat. The prose is lush and unflinching, the erotic scenes unapologetically raw yet layered with psychological depth. This isn’t just sex on the page, it’s strategy, it’s manipulation, it’s intimacy turned into war.
Righteous Damage is for readers who crave more than romance. It’s for those who want to taste obsession, to play with darkness, to feel the pull of desire that might destroy everything. It’s not safe. It’s not sweet. And that’s exactly why it’s unforgettable. 🖤
Thank you so much, Nico, for sharing Righteous Damage with me ! 🙏
That’s the heartbeat of Righteous Damage, an erotic psychological thriller that doesn’t just tell a story, it drags you into the shadows and dares you to stay.
From the moment Josh meets Lorna, the novel becomes a study in temptation, control, and surrender. Lorna isn’t just seductive, she’s dangerous, brilliant, and utterly unapologetic. She doesn’t play at intimacy; she weaponizes it. And Josh, perceptive but vulnerable, finds himself drawn into her game of power, lies, and obsession.
What struck me most is how the book blurs boundaries: between love and control, between desire and destruction, between pleasure and danger. Every chapter hums with tension, sexual, psychological, emotional, until you can’t tell whether you’re aroused, disturbed, or both.
Nico Vesper writes with sharp edges and velvet heat. The prose is lush and unflinching, the erotic scenes unapologetically raw yet layered with psychological depth. This isn’t just sex on the page, it’s strategy, it’s manipulation, it’s intimacy turned into war.
Righteous Damage is for readers who crave more than romance. It’s for those who want to taste obsession, to play with darkness, to feel the pull of desire that might destroy everything. It’s not safe. It’s not sweet. And that’s exactly why it’s unforgettable. 🖤
Thank you so much, Nico, for sharing Righteous Damage with me ! 🙏
October 15, 2025
📖ARC Review📖
Righteous Damage by Nico James Vesper
“𝐉𝐨𝐬𝐡 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐭𝐡. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐚 𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐮𝐠𝐠𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐭 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐠, 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐤𝐞, 𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐰𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐢𝐜, 𝐬𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲, 𝐦𝐚𝐝𝐞 𝐢𝐭 𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐧 𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐲.”
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (4/5)
Thank you very much for sending me an ARC of this new thriller novel of yours, it was definitely a unique experience for me! 🫣
This book has two main characters who can’t be more opposite than they will admit! But fate brought them together and said - you actually have more in common than you think. Lorna, a seductive vixen who knows what she wants, and will do everything, to get them, no matter what. And Josh, the good guy, who’s life changes from uninteresting, to exciting, to dangerous — all because he met a woman he can’t resist.
I’m not a big fan of smutty/spicy books, but I really like the ones that are slow and tender here. It’s just, the nsfw scenes in this book are very detailed, graphic, and verbose! So, I had a hard time to read the rough love making parts🫣. But for readers who are into it, you should definitely check this book out.
Also, it’s not just about the spice, I enjoyed the psychological thriller part of this book. Reading the first 1/3 of the book, all I think of is that Lorna is a psycho-bitch! 😳 But then I can’t help appreciate her and root for her towards the end. She’s a complex character that I’m not sure, until now, if I should hate or love her. 😏
As I’ve said, reading this book is a different kind of experience for me. I haven’t read this kind of book before. “Righteous Damage” is already out now! Get mad and get “excited” - Enjoy! 😉
Righteous Damage by Nico James Vesper
“𝐉𝐨𝐬𝐡 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐭𝐡. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐚 𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐮𝐠𝐠𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐭 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐠, 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐤𝐞, 𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐰𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐢𝐜, 𝐬𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲, 𝐦𝐚𝐝𝐞 𝐢𝐭 𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐧 𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐲.”
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (4/5)
Thank you very much for sending me an ARC of this new thriller novel of yours, it was definitely a unique experience for me! 🫣
This book has two main characters who can’t be more opposite than they will admit! But fate brought them together and said - you actually have more in common than you think. Lorna, a seductive vixen who knows what she wants, and will do everything, to get them, no matter what. And Josh, the good guy, who’s life changes from uninteresting, to exciting, to dangerous — all because he met a woman he can’t resist.
I’m not a big fan of smutty/spicy books, but I really like the ones that are slow and tender here. It’s just, the nsfw scenes in this book are very detailed, graphic, and verbose! So, I had a hard time to read the rough love making parts🫣. But for readers who are into it, you should definitely check this book out.
Also, it’s not just about the spice, I enjoyed the psychological thriller part of this book. Reading the first 1/3 of the book, all I think of is that Lorna is a psycho-bitch! 😳 But then I can’t help appreciate her and root for her towards the end. She’s a complex character that I’m not sure, until now, if I should hate or love her. 😏
As I’ve said, reading this book is a different kind of experience for me. I haven’t read this kind of book before. “Righteous Damage” is already out now! Get mad and get “excited” - Enjoy! 😉
September 10, 2025
Righteous Damage pulled me in right from the start. The connection between Josh and Lorna felt electric, dangerous, and I found myself torn between fascination and unease as their relationship deepened. I couldn’t stop turning the pages because I wanted to know just how far things would go, and who, if anyone, was really in control.
What I loved most was how the book takes intimacy and flips it into something sharp and unsettling. It’s provocative, raw, and sometimes a little uncomfortable, but that’s what made it so compelling for me. If you like stories that keep you guessing and push you into darker, more psychological territory, this one is absolutely worth the read.
What I loved most was how the book takes intimacy and flips it into something sharp and unsettling. It’s provocative, raw, and sometimes a little uncomfortable, but that’s what made it so compelling for me. If you like stories that keep you guessing and push you into darker, more psychological territory, this one is absolutely worth the read.
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