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Tethered to You
482 pages, Kindle Edition
Published March 16, 2026
About the author
Kiara V. Gonzalez
1 book1 followerKiara V. Gonzalez writes dark romance for readers who crave intensity, obsession, and love that refuses to let go. Her stories explore power, trauma, survival, and the fragile, dangerous beauty of belonging to someone completely.
She has been writing for over five years, long before she ever believed anyone else might read her words.
When she isn’t writing, Kiara is balancing life as a full-time student and full-time employee, often trading sleep for late nights spent with her characters. She lives in the United States with her two dogs, who have been her constant companions through every draft, every doubt, and every breakthrough.
She hopes you fall in love with the darkness, too.
She has been writing for over five years, long before she ever believed anyone else might read her words.
When she isn’t writing, Kiara is balancing life as a full-time student and full-time employee, often trading sleep for late nights spent with her characters. She lives in the United States with her two dogs, who have been her constant companions through every draft, every doubt, and every breakthrough.
She hopes you fall in love with the darkness, too.
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Displaying 1 - 6 of 6 reviews
April 9, 2026
From the Books Blurb to the playlist 🖤🤘🏼 I was intrigued from the jump, & I was not disappointed!
This was such a good read! I just love a good rivals to lovers story! I really enjoyed Nova & Cairo’s story. It starts off with them racing each other!! & let me tell you, the tension & chemistry between them builds so fast! It grows & winds up really tight, but we all know, you can only wind something so tight, for so long, until it snaps, & the crash together between them was wonderful!
Chapter 20 & 25 chefs kiss! 😏😜
I absolutely loved the underground racing vibe!
I’m a sucker for racing, and souped up cars!! I love car shows, & fast and furious, & this book gave me those kind of vibes, it felt familiar yet fresh and new with that underlying danger and suspense with the MMC’s occupation & secrets.
Cairo is like a silent storm. He’s calm, cool, and collected on the outside, but inside he’s chaotic, & raging, & beautifully broken. He’s Broody, Meticulous, & commands respect.
Nova was a firecracker, tough, independent, & feisty, I Loved her! I also really loved the banter! I enjoyed all the characters and would love to read more about Luna & Everest’s story 👀🤷🏼♀️😏
I could definitely use more! I feel like I was left on a cliffhanger, but I’m not 100% sure if it was, because I don’t know if Kiara plans on writing more to this story, but I would LOVE a book 2 because Giirrrlll I have questions, I need to know what happens!! 😅😂
I’m a fan Kiara!! You have a very metaphorical poetic writing style that speaks to me!
This was such a good read! I just love a good rivals to lovers story! I really enjoyed Nova & Cairo’s story. It starts off with them racing each other!! & let me tell you, the tension & chemistry between them builds so fast! It grows & winds up really tight, but we all know, you can only wind something so tight, for so long, until it snaps, & the crash together between them was wonderful!
Chapter 20 & 25 chefs kiss! 😏😜
I absolutely loved the underground racing vibe!
I’m a sucker for racing, and souped up cars!! I love car shows, & fast and furious, & this book gave me those kind of vibes, it felt familiar yet fresh and new with that underlying danger and suspense with the MMC’s occupation & secrets.
Cairo is like a silent storm. He’s calm, cool, and collected on the outside, but inside he’s chaotic, & raging, & beautifully broken. He’s Broody, Meticulous, & commands respect.
Nova was a firecracker, tough, independent, & feisty, I Loved her! I also really loved the banter! I enjoyed all the characters and would love to read more about Luna & Everest’s story 👀🤷🏼♀️😏
I could definitely use more! I feel like I was left on a cliffhanger, but I’m not 100% sure if it was, because I don’t know if Kiara plans on writing more to this story, but I would LOVE a book 2 because Giirrrlll I have questions, I need to know what happens!! 😅😂
I’m a fan Kiara!! You have a very metaphorical poetic writing style that speaks to me!
April 4, 2026
BOOK REVIEW — Tethered to You by Kiara V. Gonzalez
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Fast cars, tension, and a romance built on secrets.
Nova is a mechanic in Tokyo who prefers engines over people. Her life is controlled, predictable, and exactly how she likes it—until Cairo enters the picture.
Her rival.
Cairo is calm, unreadable, and impossible to ignore. Every interaction between them is filled with tension, and what starts as rivalry quickly turns into something much deeper.
But Cairo is hiding secrets… dangerous ones.
The more Nova gets pulled into his world, the harder it becomes to separate what’s real from what’s being hidden—and whether she can trust him at all.
I really liked the underground racing element in this book. It gave the story a fast-paced, high-stakes feel, and the tension between Nova and Cairo kept things interesting the whole time.
✨ What I loved
• underground racing setting
• rivals-to-lovers vibes
• strong, independent FMC
• tension-filled chemistry
• mystery and secrets throughout
💭 Overall vibe
A fast, tension-filled romance with danger, secrets, and a connection that keeps pulling the characters back together.
If you like
• rivals to lovers
• racing / underground scenes
• broody, mysterious MMCs
• high tension romance
• secret-filled plots
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Fast cars, tension, and a romance built on secrets.
Nova is a mechanic in Tokyo who prefers engines over people. Her life is controlled, predictable, and exactly how she likes it—until Cairo enters the picture.
Her rival.
Cairo is calm, unreadable, and impossible to ignore. Every interaction between them is filled with tension, and what starts as rivalry quickly turns into something much deeper.
But Cairo is hiding secrets… dangerous ones.
The more Nova gets pulled into his world, the harder it becomes to separate what’s real from what’s being hidden—and whether she can trust him at all.
I really liked the underground racing element in this book. It gave the story a fast-paced, high-stakes feel, and the tension between Nova and Cairo kept things interesting the whole time.
✨ What I loved
• underground racing setting
• rivals-to-lovers vibes
• strong, independent FMC
• tension-filled chemistry
• mystery and secrets throughout
💭 Overall vibe
A fast, tension-filled romance with danger, secrets, and a connection that keeps pulling the characters back together.
If you like
• rivals to lovers
• racing / underground scenes
• broody, mysterious MMCs
• high tension romance
• secret-filled plots
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May 9, 2026
Tethered to You was a fun, fast-paced romance with an awesome Tokyo street racing setting that made the story stand out. The MMC and FMC had great chemistry and the spice was spicing 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️
As a newer author, some dialogue and story flow felt slightly forced at times and there were editing typos, but the action, strong plot, and well-developed side characters kept me invested throughout. Overall, an entertaining read with a lot of potential for a riveting series ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
As a newer author, some dialogue and story flow felt slightly forced at times and there were editing typos, but the action, strong plot, and well-developed side characters kept me invested throughout. Overall, an entertaining read with a lot of potential for a riveting series ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
April 4, 2026
Hot and cold, sensual and rough. Kiara knows how to keep the reader on edge and expose the raw emotions that come from falling for someone. Intense scenes fill the pages and I especially enjoy the revolving topic of modified cars. Thanks to kiara, I enjoy fiction novels again.
March 24, 2026
This was amazingly written, great pace, engaging characters and story this author did an amazing job, I highly recommend checking this out!
March 29, 2026
I really wanted to like this :( it ends on a cliff hanger but I unfortunately don’t think I’ll continue this if it is a series.
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