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Chasing the Shadow: A Dark Billionaire Romance
He owns the world.
She refuses to be seen.
Theron Black built an empire on control. Billionaire. Untouchable. A man who bends markets—and people—to his will.
Then, in four point two seconds… everything changed.
A woman appeared out of nowhere, defied gravity, and saved his nieces from certain death—before vanishing like she was never there.
No name.
No record.
No trace.
But Theron doesn’t believe in ghosts.
Driven by obsession, he tears through his own empire to find her… only to discover the one woman immune to his power is hiding in the shadows of his own world.
Soren Holt has spent her life surviving in silence. Invisible. Untouchable. Safe.
Getting involved with Theron Black?
That’s not just dangerous—it’s destruction.
Because men like him don’t just chase.
They claim.
And Theron has never failed to get what he wants…
Until her.
When a man who owns everything meets a woman who refuses to be owned…
something has to break.
She refuses to be seen.
Theron Black built an empire on control. Billionaire. Untouchable. A man who bends markets—and people—to his will.
Then, in four point two seconds… everything changed.
A woman appeared out of nowhere, defied gravity, and saved his nieces from certain death—before vanishing like she was never there.
No name.
No record.
No trace.
But Theron doesn’t believe in ghosts.
Driven by obsession, he tears through his own empire to find her… only to discover the one woman immune to his power is hiding in the shadows of his own world.
Soren Holt has spent her life surviving in silence. Invisible. Untouchable. Safe.
Getting involved with Theron Black?
That’s not just dangerous—it’s destruction.
Because men like him don’t just chase.
They claim.
And Theron has never failed to get what he wants…
Until her.
When a man who owns everything meets a woman who refuses to be owned…
something has to break.
112 pages, Kindle Edition
Published March 22, 2026
About the author
Tabitha Emmanuel
36 books10 followersTabitha Emmanuel writes emotionally intense romance, romantic suspense, and character-driven stories filled with passion, conflict, obsession, and heart.
A lifelong book lover and avid reader, she has always been drawn to stories with powerful emotions, complicated relationships, protective heroes, strong heroines, and the kind of tension that keeps readers turning pages late into the night.
When she is not writing, she is usually reading, dreaming up new characters, exploring story ideas, or indulging her love for shopping and fiction. She also enjoys writing interactive stories as a creative hobby.
Through her books, Tabitha hopes to give readers the same escape, excitement, and emotional rush that made her fall in love with storytelling in the first place.
A lifelong book lover and avid reader, she has always been drawn to stories with powerful emotions, complicated relationships, protective heroes, strong heroines, and the kind of tension that keeps readers turning pages late into the night.
When she is not writing, she is usually reading, dreaming up new characters, exploring story ideas, or indulging her love for shopping and fiction. She also enjoys writing interactive stories as a creative hobby.
Through her books, Tabitha hopes to give readers the same escape, excitement, and emotional rush that made her fall in love with storytelling in the first place.
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May 27, 2026
Chasing the shadow…
Interestingly enough, there’s nothing really outrageous in this story, which I truly appreciate. Ok, there’s the one thing about rescuing the twins but the rest of the story was just lovely.
My only real question is what actually happened to the FMC after the orphanage. There’s no real explanation about her life and how she got the scars…
Otherwise I did enjoy how the two main characters grew to love each other, because the journey was so nice. And I loved the twins!
KU and I did enjoy this one a lot.
Interestingly enough, there’s nothing really outrageous in this story, which I truly appreciate. Ok, there’s the one thing about rescuing the twins but the rest of the story was just lovely.
My only real question is what actually happened to the FMC after the orphanage. There’s no real explanation about her life and how she got the scars…
Otherwise I did enjoy how the two main characters grew to love each other, because the journey was so nice. And I loved the twins!
KU and I did enjoy this one a lot.
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May 23, 2026Very good but a little over the top
But yet not. It was an entertaining story with children again and of course they were awesome, and then we have a heroine who is truly a ninja. She has made it her life's mission to learn that role. She had a particular set of skills you could say. The little girls, twins of course, were falling off a balcony but the heroine was there hanging upside down, grabbed them both and flipped over the railing and saved them. Like in 4.2 seconds. Theron, the hero, saw her and fell instantly in love/ lust/amazement and pursued her. It was very cute. No ow drama, semi closed door sex scenes, and a great chat of characters. They had a slow courtship and but a happily ever after. Low key but enjoyable. The heroine had super woman vibes throughout.
But yet not. It was an entertaining story with children again and of course they were awesome, and then we have a heroine who is truly a ninja. She has made it her life's mission to learn that role. She had a particular set of skills you could say. The little girls, twins of course, were falling off a balcony but the heroine was there hanging upside down, grabbed them both and flipped over the railing and saved them. Like in 4.2 seconds. Theron, the hero, saw her and fell instantly in love/ lust/amazement and pursued her. It was very cute. No ow drama, semi closed door sex scenes, and a great chat of characters. They had a slow courtship and but a happily ever after. Low key but enjoyable. The heroine had super woman vibes throughout.
May 25, 2026
Notes for me
Theron - billionaire CEO
Soren - works at company. Purposely stays under radar.
Theron’s twin nieces are visiting company. In cafeteria a huge crowd of women crowd twins to get Theron’s attention. They surge and twins dangle off balcony.
Soren saves them using a ninja move then disappears.
Theron uses all of his resources to track her down. However cameras are scrubbed.
Soren and her chosen brother have worked hard to stay in the shadows. Theron’s world is a bright spotlight.
Safety
Only OW are employees who act ridiculous to get Theron’s attention.
Theron - billionaire CEO
Soren - works at company. Purposely stays under radar.
Theron’s twin nieces are visiting company. In cafeteria a huge crowd of women crowd twins to get Theron’s attention. They surge and twins dangle off balcony.
Soren saves them using a ninja move then disappears.
Theron uses all of his resources to track her down. However cameras are scrubbed.
Soren and her chosen brother have worked hard to stay in the shadows. Theron’s world is a bright spotlight.
Safety
Only OW are employees who act ridiculous to get Theron’s attention.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
June 9, 2026
Good one..
This was an enjoyable read. The h was hot and sweet. The heroine was interesting and a fighter. The characters development and romance was spot on. Worth the read..definitely recommend.
This was an enjoyable read. The h was hot and sweet. The heroine was interesting and a fighter. The characters development and romance was spot on. Worth the read..definitely recommend.
July 10, 2026
Fun story
From a purely entertainment perspective, this story was fun to read. It had a plot that was enticing - a FMC who is both smart and possesses fantastic fighting skills, saves the lives of two little girls, and leaves the MMC in complete shock and awe.
The MMC ends up not being what she expected, same with the family. It’s got some spice in it, and, of course has an HEA.
But there were some red flags throughout that made me question the human nature of this story (this is the second book by this particular author that I’ve read).
There’s constant reference to growing up in an orphanage and how it shaped the FMC and her brother into being ghosts and learning to fade into the shadows. Not really sure how that type of upbringing was the sole reason behind her “ninja” skills and his computer skills. So, big plot hole there.
Then there’s the use of descriptive language. This isn’t a bad thing in a story, until you start to notice particularly repetitive patterns in how it’s used and certain phrases that get used over and over. Don’t know if that’s just a result of lack of editing, or something else.
Again, it was a fun story to read, but with those red flags I couldn’t bring myself to mark all five stars.
From a purely entertainment perspective, this story was fun to read. It had a plot that was enticing - a FMC who is both smart and possesses fantastic fighting skills, saves the lives of two little girls, and leaves the MMC in complete shock and awe.
The MMC ends up not being what she expected, same with the family. It’s got some spice in it, and, of course has an HEA.
But there were some red flags throughout that made me question the human nature of this story (this is the second book by this particular author that I’ve read).
There’s constant reference to growing up in an orphanage and how it shaped the FMC and her brother into being ghosts and learning to fade into the shadows. Not really sure how that type of upbringing was the sole reason behind her “ninja” skills and his computer skills. So, big plot hole there.
Then there’s the use of descriptive language. This isn’t a bad thing in a story, until you start to notice particularly repetitive patterns in how it’s used and certain phrases that get used over and over. Don’t know if that’s just a result of lack of editing, or something else.
Again, it was a fun story to read, but with those red flags I couldn’t bring myself to mark all five stars.
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