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Blackshear
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Expected 2 Jun 26Mackenzie Hamill has been running her entire life—from a past soaked in blood, and from a legacy that refuses to stay buried.
Camp Blackshear was supposed to be her sanctuary.
A place of summer dreams, stolen kisses, and first love.
For seven summers, her life becomes entangled with Max McKinnon, her best friend, her protector, her constant.
But the woods don’t forget.
And neither do the men who watch them.
As their connection deepens, the line between love and obsession fractures.
Protection sharpens into control.
And trust becomes a weapon that cuts both ways.
When the games turn deadly, survival demands loyalty, silence, and blood.
Facing the darkness together is the only rule,
until it isn’t.
At Camp Blackshear, first love doesn’t just linger.
It hunts.
Camp Blackshear was supposed to be her sanctuary.
A place of summer dreams, stolen kisses, and first love.
For seven summers, her life becomes entangled with Max McKinnon, her best friend, her protector, her constant.
But the woods don’t forget.
And neither do the men who watch them.
As their connection deepens, the line between love and obsession fractures.
Protection sharpens into control.
And trust becomes a weapon that cuts both ways.
When the games turn deadly, survival demands loyalty, silence, and blood.
Facing the darkness together is the only rule,
until it isn’t.
At Camp Blackshear, first love doesn’t just linger.
It hunts.
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Expected publication June 2, 2026
About the author
M.E. Mason
2 books5 followersM.E.Mason is an award-winning former journalist with over 15 years of experience in marketing, public relations, and writing for television, film, and nonprofit communications. Her work has been featured in over 100 magazines, newspapers, and local, national, and international news. A former homicide reporter, she spent years covering crime beats, giving her a front-row seat to the darker sides of human nature—experiences that now fuel her dark, twisty romances.
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Review of advance copy received from Author
First, thank you so much for allowing me to ARC read this in exchange for my honest review—I’m always grateful for the opportunity, but WOW… this book absolutely put me through it.
Secondly… ARGHHHHHHHH!!! THAT ENDING. Excuse me?! The emotional damage?! The audacity?! The wait for the next book is going to be absolutely brutal, and I already know I’m going to be over here impatiently suffering until I can get my hands on what comes next.
I went into this completely blind, which honestly might have been the best decision because all I knew was that it had stalker vibes… and let me just say: I do love a stalker boy. Give me obsessive, morally gray, “I’m watching you but make it dark romance” energy, and I am immediately seated.
But Mackenzie and Max? WHEW.
There are honestly so many things I want to say about these two, but I also refuse to spoil anything because this is one of those books that needs to be experienced firsthand. What I will say is… chef’s kiss. These two are absolutely on fire. The chemistry? Explosive. The tension? Unhinged in the best possible way. The obsession, the push and pull, the darkness woven through their connection? SO GOOD.
I’ve read dark romance before. Plenty of it. But this one? This one takes the cake. It had that perfect mix of tension, danger, obsession, and “what in the actual hell is happening?!” that kept me glued to the pages. The kind of book where you tell yourself one more chapter and suddenly it’s 3am and your sanity is questionable.
And the atmosphere? Deliciously dark. Every chapter felt like it was pulling me deeper into the chaos, and I was absolutely okay with it.
Mackenzie and Max completely consumed me, and now I’m left emotionally wrecked, desperate for answers, and questioning why I do this to myself with cliffhangers.
But was it
Secondly… ARGHHHHHHHH!!! THAT ENDING. Excuse me?! The emotional damage?! The audacity?! The wait for the next book is going to be absolutely brutal, and I already know I’m going to be over here impatiently suffering until I can get my hands on what comes next.
I went into this completely blind, which honestly might have been the best decision because all I knew was that it had stalker vibes… and let me just say: I do love a stalker boy. Give me obsessive, morally gray, “I’m watching you but make it dark romance” energy, and I am immediately seated.
But Mackenzie and Max? WHEW.
There are honestly so many things I want to say about these two, but I also refuse to spoil anything because this is one of those books that needs to be experienced firsthand. What I will say is… chef’s kiss. These two are absolutely on fire. The chemistry? Explosive. The tension? Unhinged in the best possible way. The obsession, the push and pull, the darkness woven through their connection? SO GOOD.
I’ve read dark romance before. Plenty of it. But this one? This one takes the cake. It had that perfect mix of tension, danger, obsession, and “what in the actual hell is happening?!” that kept me glued to the pages. The kind of book where you tell yourself one more chapter and suddenly it’s 3am and your sanity is questionable.
And the atmosphere? Deliciously dark. Every chapter felt like it was pulling me deeper into the chaos, and I was absolutely okay with it.
Mackenzie and Max completely consumed me, and now I’m left emotionally wrecked, desperate for answers, and questioning why I do this to myself with cliffhangers.
But was it
Review of advance copy
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.5
AGGGHHHHH THAT ENDING! Be back for the a full review!
AGGGHHHHH THAT ENDING! Be back for the a full review!
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