Ghosted: Dark Star Series

by Nova Kane

𝔏𝔬𝔶𝔞𝔩𝔱𝔶 𝔡𝔦𝔢𝔰 𝔴𝔥𝔢𝔯𝔢 𝔬𝔟𝔰𝔢𝔰𝔰𝔦𝔬𝔫 𝔟𝔢𝔤𝔦𝔫𝔰.

Two brothers. One obsession.

In a world built on violence, control, and secrets that don’t survive the night, she was never supposed to matter—just a passing distraction caught in the wrong place at the wrong time.

But the moment she stepped into their orbit, everything shifted.

Lines blurred. Tension turned volatile. Loyalty began to rot from the inside out.

Because obsession doesn’t share, and blood doesn’t mean loyalty.

Genres: Dark Romance

251 pages, Kindle Edition

Published September 24, 2026

Reviews

[Dani · Rating 4 out of 5]

People do that all the time. Take the smallest piece of you, build a whole fucking fantasy around it, then act betrayed when you don’t crawl inside and play the part they wrote for you.


Jagger 🥺🥺🥺💔💔

Johnny 🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕

Alice 💔🫂🥺🥺🥺

My actual thoughts on this book were going in one direction for a long time until page 190 and then I was screaming! Johnny I loved you….how could you?!

But in all honesty this was perfect sibling rivalry turned dark and twisted. Poor Alice just caught in the crossfire of the Cutter brothers. That ending though….Nova how could you leave us like that?!?! 😈

4-4.5 stars. Ready for more.

[sladjana.reads · Rating 5 out of 5]

Silas is a 6'6 paranormal entity who lives in the static and has literally a vibrating dick!
I don't need to say anything else.

[She Reads · Rating 3.5 out of 5]

I was really excited about this release since it is apart of the Dark Star series but it did not hit like I thought it would. I do like Nova's books but the writing was repetitive, the same metaphors over and over again. I started to get annoyed. However, it was good and the ending- jeeze. Was not expecting that. I hope we get more of both brothers. I liked Jagger the best but Johnny he is just unhinged and not in the good way! Anyway, it is worth a read since there will be more to this story.

[Ashley · Rating 2 out of 5]

I want to thank Nova for a advanced copy of this book in exchange for a honest review! I also want to preface by saying, I am not sure Nova's writing is for me, but that in no way means its not for you! I wanted to like this story, this world, SO BAD! But the story line was getting buried in all the metaphors and repetitive phrasing. I even put it down for a full day and tried to come back to it, thinking maybe it was just my current mindset. It wasn't. I think the metaphors she uses are GREAT though! Its just a too much and it heavily took away from me being fully invested in the storyline.
Deciding on 2 stars, because, again, the metaphors she uses are great and I think there is potential for a great story, if a LOT of the metaphors and repeat phrasing were removed.

[Onyx Reads Smut · Rating 3 out of 5]

I personally think this story had a lot of potential. I know typically with pieces like this in shared worlds, there's not a whole lot of build up backstory, but with a story this long, there should be something more. I feel like the plot fell a little short. And there's a lot of repetitivness. You can only say the same statement so many different ways before it's noticeable. I was excited to get more of Johnny, and to meet Cutter and Alice, but the character build up wasn't there for me. I loved the spice, the spice was hot, full of tension. I just wish I could've loved more about the plot.

[Hannah · Rating 4 out of 5]

this review might be chaotic. bare with me!

so coming from someone that has read and loved every Nova book and as a big johnny fan, this one fell a bit short for me.

the writing style felt so different in this one. i do understand that novellas, and especially the ones in a shared world are supposed to be fast though. so it’s whatever. there was also alot of repetition. that didn’t necessarily bother me as much because i understand these are 2 brothers that are very similar to one another.

as far as the cutter brothers:

i LOVED johnny in his books and the other books he’s featured in but i did NOT like him in this book!! he genuinely made me so mad 😭😭😭

But, Jagger Cutter?! oh yeah. i’m sat for him. i absolutely LOVED him! fuckkkkk 🤭 i am team Jagger in this book and possibly for the future. 👀

Alice the fmc, pissed me off too. girl… be so fr right now? ugh 😩 i hate saying that but it’s true. she was fine in my eyes i guess until she did that one thing..

but oh to be a cutter cum slut. 😛 a girl can dream hehe

i want to rate this book 3 stars but Jagger gets an extra star, he’s the sole reason i continued. so it’s a 4 star for me.

that ending?! yeah… that was absolutely wild and heartbreaking. i’m so glad we are getting more to this story and i will definitely still read it, i have to see what happens next with my bby Jagger. 🥹

[Emily (emilysdarkcorner) · Rating 4 out of 5]

Ghosted by Nova Kane

Please make sure you check your content and trigger warnings before reading

THE CUTTER BROTHERS! that's the first thing I want to start off with! They are EVERYTHING ❣️

The relationship dynamic between Johnny and Jagger is something different. They are both unhinged and pitch black and the way they handle things is just crazy. Plus the rivalry between them is both unhinged and so takes a wild turn.
As soon as Johnny sees that Jagger takes interest in something he has to go in and ruin it. Anything he touches ruins it and he doesn't have a care in the world.

What starts as just seeing a girl with her camera almost cost him his fight turns into something much more.

Alice is a girl who is trying to stay hidden. She just takes pictures of art and she almost causes Jagger to lose his fight and now that she has his attention he isn't going to give up. As soon as Johnny sees what has his brothers attention he makes it his mission to ruin her. The way she is attracted to both men but she has different reasons that she likes each man.

The ending has me like OMG I NEED more! It can't just end like that

[Emma Thomas · Rating 5 out of 5]

♱ ɢʜᴏsᴛᴇᴅ ♱

The 𝕯𝖆𝖗𝖐 𝕾𝖙𝖆𝖗 𝕾𝖊𝖗𝖎𝖊𝖘 is bringing together 12 powerhouse authors, each one embodying a zodiac sign in a standalone dark romance. 

Get ready to meet the killers, lovers, monsters, and soul-stealers written in the stars.

────── ⋆⋅☆⋅⋆ ──────
𝔏𝔬𝔶𝔞𝔩𝔱𝔶 𝔡𝔦𝔢𝔰 𝔴𝔥𝔢𝔯𝔢 𝔬𝔟𝔰𝔢𝔰𝔰𝔦𝔬𝔫 𝔟𝔢𝔤𝔦𝔫𝔰.

Two brothers. One obsession.

In a world built on violence, control, and secrets that don’t survive the night, she was never supposed to matter—just a passing distraction caught in the wrong place at the wrong time.

But the moment she stepped into their orbit, everything shifted.

Lines blurred. Tension turned volatile, and loyalty began to rot from the inside out.
Because obsession doesn’t share, and blood doesn’t mean loyalty.

ᴡʜᴀᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴇxᴘᴇᴄᴛ:
★ ᴍᴀsᴋᴇᴅ ᴍᴍᴄ
★ ᴊᴇᴀʟᴏᴜsʟʏ ғᴜᴇʟᴇᴅ ʀɪᴠᴀʀʟʏ
★ "ɪғ ɪ ᴄᴀɴ'ᴛ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ʜᴇʀ ɴᴏ ᴏɴᴇ ᴄᴀɴ."
★ ᴘʀᴀɪsᴇ/ᴅᴇɢʀᴀᴅᴀᴛɪᴏɴ
★ "ʏᴏᴜ ᴅᴏɴ'ᴛ ʙᴇʟᴏɴɢ ᴡɪᴛʜ ʜɪᴍ."
★ ʙʀᴏᴛʜᴇʀʟʏ ʙᴇᴛʀᴀʏᴀʟ
★ ᴘʜᴏᴛᴏɢʀᴀᴘʜᴇʀ ʙᴇᴄᴏᴍᴇs ᴛʜᴇ sᴜʙᴊᴇᴄᴛ
★ ᴜɴᴄᴏɴᴠᴇɴᴛɪᴏɴᴀʟ ʜᴇᴀ (ᴛʜɪs ɪs ɴᴏᴛ ᴀ ʀᴏᴍᴀɴᴄᴇ)
★ sᴛᴀʟᴋɪɴɢ/ᴏʙsᴇssɪᴏɴ
★ ʙʀᴇᴇᴅɪɴɢ ᴋɪɴᴋ

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[Kari Tidwell (karisbookstodevour) · Rating 5 out of 5]

Straight up addictive! Nova Kane just reels you right in with this dark read where the obsession is twisted, the dynamic is flat out fascinating, and the ending is as brutal as a knife to the heart. In other words, more please!
I loved this, I ate it up, I have feelings and so many thoughts about it, and a fairly strong desire to end Johnny. Mostly though I am totally intrigued with these characters, with the entire relationship between Johhny and Jagger, and absurdly obsessed with the way Nova Kane has managed to make Ghosted feel a little sweet, very unhinged, dark and hot and grungy, and totally psychotically hurtful. It’s an absolutely killer read that is just waaay more than you’re expecting, takes a few turns you don’t see coming and a few that have you yelling at Jagger and Alice to watch out for, and I’d read it and devour it again in a heartbeat.

[Vanessa Amelya · Rating 4 out of 5]

I was really vibing with the story and fascinated by the brothers’ relationship. I also loved getting to see Johnny in his younger years. I was liking both MMCs in completely different ways.

Then everything took an abrupt turn with our dear Johnny being Johnny. From that moment on, I was no longer a Johnny fan. 😂 I was also anxious about where things were going and how everything would play out. Sorry, I pick Jagger! 😬

And that ending!!!! Nova, please tell me you’re going to give us more Jagger! 👀

As for Johnny, I’m pretty sure he’ll make it up again later. 😂

This is a good one to go into blind. Just beware, it’s not a romance and it’s fucked up. 👀

I received this complimentary ARC from the author, providing me with the opportunity to share my voluntary thoughts and opinions.

[Aimee C · Rating 5 out of 5]

Alice truly didnt know what she was in for when she was put in between two brothers. Johnny and Jagger brothers who could quite literally kill each other. What will the Cutter brothers do though when they realize she can see through to who they are underneath. Who they truly are as she being. All the terrible things Johnny could've done and im fuming about Ernie and Bernie. Jagger may have a beast inside him that needs the fight but Johnny wants to pick at the weeping wounds of your soul. Once again Nova Kane has written a great plot but boy does she know how to work up th emotions.

[Tessa Smith · Rating 4 out of 5]

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/🌶️🌶️🌶️

“You keep saying don’t like it’s supposed to stop me. Like you drew a little line on the floor and now I’m meant to stand here behaving myself.” - Johnny

“Because all I can think about is Johnny.
Johnny seeing her. Johnny wanting to chase because he likes anything that runs and getting bored only after he proves he can ruin it. Ruin her”. - Jagger


I went into this knowing Johnny was going to be an ABSOLUTE menace, and that’s exactly what he was from start to finish. If you know Johnny Cutter then you weren’t expecting anything less. He’s a legit psychopath. Jagger was interesting, so I did enjoy his character. This was the perfect dark and twisted sibling rivalry. Poor Alice was caught on the middle. Alice, she kinda of pissed me off but like.. I understood why she did the things she did. 👀

Now that ending had me on the edge of my seat. I can’t wait for their story to continue.

It gave sibling rivalry, jealous fueled rivalry, praise, degradation, stalking and obsession.

[Samantha · Rating 2.5 out of 5]

Deciding what to rate this one had me torn, go with my head or my heart? I am a huuuuge Nova fan so I feel horrible rating this one so low.

There was masses of potential, but it felt very rushed, repetitive and almost like a lot of the dialogue between the characters was purely there to bulk things out a bit. There could have been more background, more world and character building, the spice was on point though and, as always, Johnny did not disappoint.

I’m sorry Nova!!

[Kit Ragefück · Rating 5 out of 5]

Well, this can only get 5 stars, but if I could... I'd give it infinite. I'm a sucker for a pretty dark, no HEA novella. Sat down to start this and couldn't put it down. Nova always takes me for a really good ride, but this one is still taking me for the ride long after I finished the read.

When I heard Johnny Cutter had himself a brother, I was excited... enough Cutter boys for everyone now..

Nova, you have devastated me with this one. I loved this story SO much. I loved seeing Johnny in another book. I loved his brother, Jagger. Alice, or Ghost Girl💕, was amazing. 😭😭😭😭

[Katherine · Rating 5 out of 5]

Two unhinged men after the same girl.. who happen to be brother count me in. They are both so unhinged that they are willing to fight each other. I was so not expecting that and the ending... i need more like ASAP 🖤 i really enjoyed this one. Its definitely one you can devour fast. Thank you so much for the arc 😊🖤

"Get in, ghost girl."

[Rachel · Rating 3 out of 5]

⭐️⭐️⭐️
I’m always gonna be a Johnny’s girl. Maybe i need help!

I loved the story line but some of the words were very repetitive.

[Kyle Modschiedler · Rating 4 out of 5]

I am broken… shattered really… I am absolutely obsessed with how fucked up Johnny and Jagger are in the head but Alice… my heart. That was not an ending I was expecting

[Emi Graciela ✨️ · Rating 5 out of 5]

Oh, The Cutter brothers are definitely a whole vibe. I loved the novella!! I loved that it wasn't a hea, which is weird for me. However, I felt like it really put these characters and the storyline in perspective. Amazing read!!

[Kat · Rating 4 out of 5]

🩶🩶 ARC REVIEW 🩶🩶

Two Brothers. One Obsession.
Loyalty Dies Where Obsession Begins.

Ghosted by Nova Kane
Jagger, Johnny & Alice

🩶 AVAILABLE NOW 🩶

My Rating: 4☆
Jealousy Fueled Brother Rivalry
Brotherly Betrayal
Photographer Becomes Subject
Stalking
Obsession
No HEA
My Spicy Rating: 2/5🌶

JAGGER:
Cancer MMC
Masked MMC
Pierced MMC
Masked Chase
Possesive Praise
Breeding Kink
Quiet Violence
Gets Attached, Calls it Control

JOHNNY:
Depraved Charm
Chaos with a Smile
Mind Games
Lethal Degradation
Ride It
You Don't Belong With Him
If I Can't Have Her, No One Can

Ghosted is book 6 in The Dark Star Series shared world, a series written by 12 different authors. Each book dives into the core obsession of its zodiac sign and can be read as a standalone in any order. Ghosted dives into Cancer.

🩶 MY REVIEW 🩶

I am a sucker for very dark books. With no HEA. Even though, it's said this book has no romance, in my opinion, we get an almost love story. Alice and Jagger's story is a tragic one.

I had a very hard time reading this book. I ended up reading so many sentences over and over again to understand the meaning which made me mad at myself. It tested my reading skills. All these amazing analogies, my bilingual brain couldn't translate to simple terms. I had a hard time understanding so many sayings in this book, my brain just refused to help me understand. Ultimately, I did understand the story.

The writing is good. I enjoyed the story. Johnny is a completely unhinged psychopath, but we know this already. He tested my love for him in this book. How he made me dislike him so much while I fell in love with Jagger. I've loved Johnny in every book he's been in, but here, I just wanted to yell at him to leave Jagger and Alice alone. I think the author did a good job writing his character if it makes you hate him even when you love him.

I definitly need more though. I need more background story on the brothers. More understanding of their earlier days. I have so many questions. So many things I still don't understand. Why is Johnny this way? Why does he want to see Jagger in pain? Why is he jealous of Jagger? Why does he want Jagger's attention so much? Someone needs to read this book asap so they can answer my questions. 😫 Maybe I need to read Johnny's books again. I still need to read Cirque Du Désir Series.

This book does end with, 🩶 ... To Be Continued. 🩶, but if you've been following Johnny's story, this book does not end in a cliffhanger. I can't wait to read more. I need more Jagger in my life.

Thank you for letting me ARC read Johnny's college days and for sharing your Pinterest Board. Ghosted is now available to read. 🩶

[crisscrossreads · Rating 5 out of 5]

────── ⋆⋅☆⋅⋆ ──────
𝔏𝔬𝔶𝔞𝔩𝔱𝔶 𝔡𝔦𝔢𝔰 𝔴𝔥𝔢𝔯𝔢 𝔬𝔟𝔰𝔢𝔰𝔰𝔦𝔬𝔫 𝔟𝔢𝔤𝔦𝔫𝔰.

Nova really said wait…yall love Johnny well here’s his brother. Did that stop me from becoming obsessed with both Cutters…no, no it did not. This story takes place prior to Atrocity when Johnny & Jagger are in College. To say there is sibling rivalry would be the understatement of the century. Johnny lives to ruin everything Jagger likes and well, Jagger hates him for it. So what happens when two brothers both become obsessed with the same girl, Alice…jealousy, obsession & hate fueled rivalry.

“I look back, and his smile widens. My stomach sinks, heavy and certain. Not because of Alice. Because now he sees her too. And Johnny ruins everything he fucking touches.”

I loved Alice. She could handle her own with Johnny & Jagger, her quick wit and sarcastic comebacks left me giggling. I love how she’s this wallflower, invisible 𝘨𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘨𝘪𝘳𝘭, who flits in and out of rooms and disappears almost as quickly as she enters. Staying back and watching the world play out through her camera because it’s safer that way.

“My little brother always saw something worth saving in broken things. I only ever saw how much further they could crack.”

Johnny & Jagger become two boys fighting over their favorite Hot Wheels when it comes to Alice. Seeing their dynamic was so intriguing. Jagger compared to Johnny was the tamer, sweeter brother despite them both being looney tunes. I loved this story and it was a quick read for me because it draws you in.

“You’re memorable in a restraining-order kind of way.”

Nova we aren’t even gonna talk about the hermit crabs 😬😬😬. I highly recommend adding this to your TBR but please check TW/CW because it is dark & I must reiterate this is not a romance.

ᴡʜᴀᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴇxᴘᴇᴄᴛ:
★ ᴍᴀsᴋᴇᴅ ᴍᴍᴄ
★ ᴊᴇᴀʟᴏᴜsʟʏ ғᴜᴇʟᴇᴅ ʀɪᴠᴀʀʟʏ
★ "ɪғ ɪ ᴄᴀɴ'ᴛ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ʜᴇʀ ɴᴏ ᴏɴᴇ ᴄᴀɴ."
★ ᴘʀᴀɪsᴇ/ᴅᴇɢʀᴀᴅᴀᴛɪᴏɴ
★ "ʏᴏᴜ ᴅᴏɴ'ᴛ ʙᴇʟᴏɴɢ ᴡɪᴛʜ ʜɪᴍ."
★ ʙʀᴏᴛʜᴇʀʟʏ ʙᴇᴛʀᴀʏᴀʟ 
★ ᴘʜᴏᴛᴏɢʀᴀᴘʜᴇʀ ʙᴇᴄᴏᴍᴇs ᴛʜᴇ sᴜʙᴊᴇᴄᴛ 
★ ᴜɴᴄᴏɴᴠᴇɴᴛɪᴏɴᴀʟ ʜᴇᴀ (ᴛʜɪs ɪs ɴᴏᴛ ᴀ ʀᴏᴍᴀɴᴄᴇ)
★ sᴛᴀʟᴋɪɴɢ/ᴏʙsᴇssɪᴏɴ

𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗡𝗚: ★★★★★

𝗙𝗔𝗩𝗢𝗥𝗜𝗧𝗘 𝗤𝗨𝗢𝗧𝗘: “She smells like churches after midnight and locked rooms full of bad ideas.”

✨Ghosted is apart of the Dark Star series but can be read as a standalone✨

[Em Yardy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Well.

That was fucking unhinged.

I went into Ghosted expecting chaos and Nova Kane said, “Cute. Here, have a whole psychological breakdown instead.” 😭

Jagger Cutter is the kind of man who looks at you once and suddenly your survival instincts are filing for unpaid leave.

“Not love. Not even lust. Just attention.”

BABE. THAT WAS THE WARNING. 🚩

And did Alice listen?
Absolutely fucking not.
Neither did I.

Alice is out here with her camera, her questionable decisions, and the self-awareness to actually say:

“Love being aware of the red flag and still walking toward it.”

FINALLY. A WOMAN WITH SELF-AWARENESS.

Unfortunately, she still walked directly into the red flag. 😂

And Jagger?

“Alright, ghost girl. Run your pretty little ass back into the dark. I’ll still find you.”

SIR. THAT IS NOT A NORMAL THING TO SAY TO A WOMAN.

Unfortunately… keep talking. 👀

Then we have Johnny.

Because apparently one terrifying Cutter brother wasn't enough.

“My brother has two moods: silent murder and pretending silent murder is not currently on the menu.”

Honestly? Accurate. Terrifying. No notes.

The tension between these three had me reading like:

👀
👀👀
👀👀👀
OH FUCK.

And Alice summed up the Cutter brothers perfectly:

“Jagger makes me feel seen. Johnny makes me feel hunted.”

EXCUSE ME WHILE I STARE AT THE WALL FOR A WHILE.

This book had obsession, violence, morally questionable decisions, sibling chaos, psychological games, and enough red flags to personally redecorate the entire country.

And just when I thought I had figured out where this was going, Nova Kane basically grabbed me by the throat and said:

Absolutely not.

I was entertained.
I was stressed.
I was concerned for everyone's life choices.
I was definitely talking to my Kindle.

5 ⭐️ because apparently I, too, enjoy making terrible decisions with fictional men.

Nova Kane, respectfully:

WHAT THE FUCK DID YOU JUST DO TO ME? 🖤👻🔥

[Sami · Rating 5 out of 5]

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Nova Kane has done it again. 🖤

Ghosted was dark, twisted, completely unhinged, and somehow STILL managed to give me all the emotions. I went into this knowing I was getting something f**ked up, but I don’t think I was prepared for the absolute chaos that is the Cutter brothers and Alice.

Jagger… 🥵🖤

There is something seriously wrong with my fictional man radar because this man should have had me running in the opposite direction, and instead I was sitting there completely invested. The obsession, possessiveness, the tension, the masked moments… YES. Give me all of it.

And Alice? I loved her. She was sarcastic, curious, and had enough attitude to give these men a run for their money. Watching her get pulled deeper and deeper into their world had me simultaneously yelling at her to RUN and begging her not to. 😂

But Johnny…

JOHNNY F***ING CUTTER.

I don’t even know what to say about this man anymore. 😂 He is absolutely unhinged, unpredictable, and the kind of character you probably SHOULD hate… yet somehow I still find myself completely fascinated by him. His relationship with Jagger was one of my favorite parts of this book. The brotherly rivalry, jealousy, control, and obsession created this constant feeling that something was about to go horribly wrong.

And then that ending.

I finished this book needing answers, needing more, and staring into the void wondering why I willingly let Nova Kane emotionally damage me yet again. 😂

Ghosted wasn’t sweet. It wasn’t healthy. It wasn’t supposed to be. It was dark, messy, obsessive, and completely addictive—and that’s exactly why I couldn’t put it down.

This book had me angry, entertained, stressed, swooning, and emotionally wrecked all in one sitting.

At this point, I’ve accepted that if Nova Kane writes it, I’m reading it. No questions asked. 😂🖤

Definitely check the trigger/content warnings before reading because this one goes DARK.

Five stars from me. 🖤👻

[Amanda Wood (IG: inkednbooked) · Rating 4 out of 5]

𝕲𝖍𝖔𝖘𝖙𝖊𝖉 ♋️
𝙱𝚢: 𝙽𝚘𝚟𝚊 𝙺𝚊𝚗𝚎

𝐀𝐑𝐂 𝐑𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰:
🌟🌟🌟🌟

This was my first horror erotica and let’s just say I’ve got a lot to process.

Johnny is actually hilarious, I was literally cracking up at what he says but he gives literally 𝐙𝐄𝐑𝐎 fucks. If it’s not about him and only him then he does not care whatsoever about who gets hurt, what gets hurt, etc.

𝑾𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒃𝒐𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒎𝒆 𝒊𝒔 𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒉𝒐𝒔𝒆 𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒇𝒊𝒓𝒔𝒕. 𝑻𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒎𝒆𝒂𝒏𝒔 𝒔𝒉𝒆’𝒔 𝒏𝒐 𝒍𝒐𝒏𝒈𝒆𝒓 𝒋𝒖𝒔𝒕 𝒂 𝒃𝒖𝒕𝒕𝒐𝒏 𝑰 𝒄𝒂𝒏 𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒔 𝒘𝒉𝒆𝒏 𝑰 𝒘𝒂𝒏𝒕 𝒉𝒊𝒎 𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒓𝒚. 𝑺𝒉𝒆’𝒔 𝒃𝒆𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒔𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒘𝒆𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕. 𝑺𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒆𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒐𝒓𝒅𝒆𝒓 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒔 𝒃𝒆𝒕𝒘𝒆𝒆𝒏 𝒎𝒚 𝒅𝒆𝒂𝒓 𝒃𝒂𝒃𝒚 𝒃𝒓𝒐𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑰. 𝑨𝒏𝒅 𝑰 𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒚 𝒇𝒖𝒄𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒉𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝒘𝒉𝒆𝒏 𝒑𝒆𝒐𝒑𝒍𝒆 𝒎𝒐𝒗𝒆 𝒑𝒊𝒆𝒄𝒆𝒔 𝒐𝒏 𝒎𝒚 𝒃𝒐𝒂𝒓𝒅 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒕 𝒂𝒔𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒈.
- 𝙹𝚘𝚑𝚗𝚗𝚢

Jagger, omg. I love him, I enjoyed him the whole book but I tell you what, I can’t even believe that he hasn’t royally fucked Johnny up. I mean the poor man can’t enjoy anything.

𝑾𝒉𝒆𝒏 𝑰 𝒈𝒆𝒕 𝒂𝒕𝒕𝒂𝒄𝒉𝒆𝒅, 𝑰 𝒈𝒆𝒕 𝒎𝒆𝒂𝒏. 𝑾𝒉𝒆𝒏 𝑰 𝒘𝒂𝒏𝒕 𝒕𝒐 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒕𝒆𝒄𝒕 𝒔𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈, 𝑰 𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒑 𝒄𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒘𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝑰 𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒃𝒆𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒅𝒐 𝒊𝒕. 𝑨𝒏𝒅 𝒘𝒉𝒆𝒏 𝒔𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒔 𝒇𝒆𝒆𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒍𝒊𝒌𝒆 𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒆, 𝑰 𝒅𝒐𝒏’𝒕 𝒍𝒐𝒐𝒔𝒆𝒏 𝒎𝒚 𝒈𝒓𝒊𝒑 𝒋𝒖𝒔𝒕 𝒃𝒆𝒄𝒂𝒖𝒔𝒆 𝒊𝒕 𝒘𝒐𝒖𝒍𝒅 𝒃𝒆 𝒔𝒎𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒆𝒓. 𝑨𝒍𝒊𝒄𝒆 𝑨𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝒊𝒔 𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒓 𝒎𝒚 𝒔𝒌𝒊𝒏 𝒏𝒐𝒘. 𝑰𝒏 𝒎𝒚 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒅. 𝑰𝒏 𝒎𝒚 𝒇𝒖𝒄𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒃𝒍𝒐𝒐𝒅.
- 𝙹𝚊𝚐𝚐𝚎𝚛

Poor fucking Alice. I mean this whole time poor girl was put through the wringer. Could you imagine being a tug-of-war toy between the Cutter brothers??? She should’ve never took those pictures 😅

𝑻𝒉𝒂𝒕’𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒃𝒐𝒖𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑪𝒖𝒕𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝒃𝒓𝒐𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒔.
𝑱𝒂𝒈𝒈𝒆𝒓 𝒎𝒂𝒌𝒆𝒔 𝒎𝒆 𝒇𝒆𝒆𝒍 𝒔𝒆𝒆𝒏.
𝑱𝒐𝒉𝒏𝒏𝒚 𝒎𝒂𝒌𝒆𝒔 𝒎𝒆 𝒇𝒆𝒆𝒍 𝒉𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒅.
- 𝙰𝚕𝚒𝚌𝚎

This isn’t just a silly lil sibling feud either. Like this is an all consuming much more dangerous and complicated pissing contest.

ᴡʜᴀᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴇxᴘᴇᴄᴛ:
★ ᴍᴀsᴋᴇᴅ ᴍᴍᴄ
★ ᴊᴇᴀʟᴏᴜsʟʏ ғᴜᴇʟᴇᴅ ʀɪᴠᴀʀʟʏ
★ "ɪғ ɪ ᴄᴀɴ'ᴛ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ʜᴇʀ ɴᴏ ᴏɴᴇ ᴄᴀɴ."
★ ᴘʀᴀɪsᴇ/ᴅᴇɢʀᴀᴅᴀᴛɪᴏɴ
★ "ʏᴏᴜ ᴅᴏɴ'ᴛ ʙᴇʟᴏɴɢ ᴡɪᴛʜ ʜɪᴍ."
★ ʙʀᴏᴛʜᴇʀʟʏ ʙᴇᴛʀᴀʏᴀʟ
★ ᴘʜᴏᴛᴏɢʀᴀᴘʜᴇʀ ʙᴇᴄᴏᴍᴇs ᴛʜᴇ sᴜʙᴊᴇᴄᴛ
★ ᴜɴᴄᴏɴᴠᴇɴᴛɪᴏɴᴀʟ ʜᴇᴀ (ᴛʜɪs ɪs ɴᴏᴛ ᴀ ʀᴏᴍᴀɴᴄᴇ)
★ sᴛᴀʟᴋɪɴɢ/ᴏʙsᴇssɪᴏɴ

[Dunbar Ria · Rating 5 out of 5]

Thank you Nova Kane

Arc Review - Erotic Horror / Pitch Black Dark Romance / Part of the Dark Star Series

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"For the ones who stay long after they should’ve fucking run, because the hands around their throat felt too much like home."

Where do I begin... This book pretty much broke me. Shattered my heart.
And now I'm conflicted!

The Cutter Brothers -Johnny and Jagger

The mind games and toxic relationship
and the psychological warfare, mixed with two brothers being obsessed. This was one heck of a brilliant read.
The amount of times I screamed and almost through my Kindle... It says it all!
That ending was diabolic!!!

Nova out did herself! If you haven't read Ghosted run and I mean it run and read it.

Johnny - if you don't know how Johnny is by now you have been living under a rock ! My favourite psycho. I leave it at that.

Jagger - this man had me from the first page and he crawled into my heart. Can't wait to see more of Jagger.

Alice - she is a little bad ass, with a sassy mouth on her.She tried blending in but cross paths with the Cutter Brothers...
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"The devil doesn’t always show up with horns. Sometimes he smiles, forgives you, and waits until you’re stupid enough to relax."

"Monsters are easier to love when the lights are low."

"the dead are tired of pretending this place has any respect for peace."
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Tropes

★ ᴍᴀsᴋᴇᴅ ᴍᴍᴄ
★ ᴊᴇᴀʟᴏᴜsʟʏ ғᴜᴇʟᴇᴅ ʀɪᴠᴀʀʟʏ
★ "ɪғ ɪ ᴄᴀɴ'ᴛ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ʜᴇʀ ɴᴏ ᴏɴᴇ ᴄᴀɴ."
★ ᴘʀᴀɪsᴇ/ᴅᴇɢʀᴀᴅᴀᴛɪᴏɴ
★ "ʏᴏᴜ ᴅᴏɴ'ᴛ ʙᴇʟᴏɴɢ ᴡɪᴛʜ ʜɪᴍ."
★ ʙʀᴏᴛʜᴇʀʟʏ ʙᴇᴛʀᴀʏᴀʟ
★ ᴘʜᴏᴛᴏɢʀᴀᴘʜᴇʀ ʙᴇᴄᴏᴍᴇs ᴛʜᴇ sᴜʙᴊᴇᴄᴛ
★ ᴜɴᴄᴏɴᴠᴇɴᴛɪᴏɴᴀʟ ʜᴇᴀ (ᴛʜɪs ɪs ɴᴏᴛ ᴀ ʀᴏᴍᴀɴᴄᴇ)
★ sᴛᴀʟᴋɪɴɢ/ᴏʙsᴇssɪᴏɴ
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Title - Ghosted
Author - Nova Kane
Genre - Erotic Horror/Pitch Black Dark Romance/Part of the Dark Star Series
Spicy - 🌶️🌶️🌶️
My Start Rating -⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

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[Kata · Rating 5 out of 5]

Once again I’m speechless! Amazing, unhinged, dark story of two obsessive brothers and jealousy fueled rivalry.

I love Johnny as a character so it was amazing to see this younger, even more asshole version of him. He’s one of those characters that can do and say basically anything, everything he does is unhinged and unpredictable, in the best way possible. And his sarcastic, dry dark humor always makes me chuckle.

Loved meeting Johnny’s younger brother Jagger. Compared to Johnny he seemed almost sweet lol. Loved the dynamic between the brothers and how they were like two little boys fighting over the shiny new toy, and ruining it in the process.

Alice, the shiny new toy, was an interesting character who knew how to push both Johnny & Jagger’s buttons. The banter between her and both brothers was great and I loved her sarcastic comebacks. Also her saying how it is easier, safer to watch people and situations through the lens of a camera is something I highly relate to as someone who has for years been someone who watches others through the lens and captures the important moments.

The amount of quotes I highlighted is ridiculous and I never thought this book would make me feel bad for hermit crabs…

I highly recommend checking this book out but please check the TW/CW before reading! This book is dark and your mental health matters.


“Alice Aster likes looking at things she should run from. And if it’s danger she wants? I’ll give her something worth being afraid of.”


I received an ARC of this book and I am voluntarily leaving a review. Receiving ARC didn’t affect my opinion of the book.

[Gianna Toro · Rating 5 out of 5]

Nova Kane has done it again! Just when I thought Johnny couldn’t get more unhinged, somehow he did. I was so happy to be reunited with everyone’s favorite psychopath, but I think Jagger has my heart.
Jagger’s mask scene….my love for masked men knows, no bounds because yes, please chase me through the woods wearing that. The whole cemetery scene!! 🌶️🌶️🥵🥵
Johnny should be one of the most hated MMC‘s of all time but somehow I still love him and I know I’m not the only one. “He makes dangerous look personal” is one of my (many) favorite quotes from this book.
I’ve never read a book with a brotherly betrayal trope, but I really enjoyed this one. I was rooting for Jagger to get Alice, but also rooting for Johnny at the same because again, can’t help it! Johnny has such an obsession with ruining anything that Jagger touches or loves & is dying for a reaction out of Jagger at all times, he basically torments him for sport. (I mean, look at the ending…).
Something I love about Nova’s writing style is that the main characters internal monologues are always super relatable and realistic, like I have some of the thoughts in my own head that Alice has in her internal monologue, which is fun to read.
The cliffhanger was so insane!!! I need more immediately. I NEED to see what happens with these brothers!!! The end actually broke my heart because Johnny you evil individual, you deranged psychopath (that I still somehow love) why did you have to do that?!?!!!!!
P.S. Ernie and Bernie deserved better.😭
& as always, check your triggers before reading!
Thank you Nova for giving me an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review 🖤
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

[Daynasia Simmons · Rating 5 out of 5]

WHAT DID I JUST READ!!?(in the best way possible)

Nova strikes again!! I was not expecting half of the things that happened in this book and it either left me crying, laughing or way too interested. Ghosted is apart of the Dark Star Series for the sign Cancer and I have to say I’ve never felt more called out in certain parts of this book and it’s crazy. Of course we see my husband Johnny again but this time it’s during his college days which is concerning but also perfect because we get to see what he was like while alongside getting to know his brother Jagger, who I adore on such a deep level(not only because we’re cancers and 22 lol). Their brother dynamic is very…interesting to say the least, Jagger likes being left alone and to have sacred places that don’t involve Johnny and Johnny, well, he likes messing with his brother solely for attention and to see how far he can push Jagger and ruining things for him but things take a turn when they meet Alice. I love that girl so much, she was so quick witted,funny and relatable in so many ways. The way she didn’t take anything from the Cutters, called them out and always put them in their place is so endearing. Even if the brothers were…troubling…she still had some strength in her even if it was the worse day ever. Watching the brothers obsess over her in different ways was so insane. I’m having flashbacks just from writing this because being in this trio’s world was a roller coaster and that ending broke me. I need book two like YESTERDAY!!😫☺️🤦‍♀️

[jess.booksandlattes · Rating 5 out of 5]

5 ✨ because x2 Cutters, Nova you spoil us!

All Johnny Cutter fans get this book right now! (Johnny is elite, yes I need therapy it’s fine.) I devoured the dynamic between the Cutter brothers and their new “interest” Alice. Love her attitude and personality. The verbal sparring between the 3 main characters is highly addicting and kept me reading without a break!

Dedication:
For the ones who stay long after they should’ve fucking run, because the hands around their throat felt too much like home.

What to expect:
📷 ᴍᴀsᴋᴇᴅ ᴍᴍᴄ
⛓️ ᴊᴇᴀʟᴏᴜsʟʏ ғᴜᴇʟᴇᴅ ʀɪᴠᴀʀʟʏ
📷 “ɪғ ɪ ᴄᴀɴ’ᴛ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ʜᴇʀ ɴᴏ ᴏɴᴇ ᴄᴀɴ.”
⛓️ ᴘʀᴀɪsᴇ/ᴅᴇɢʀᴀᴅᴀᴛɪᴏɴ
📷 “ʏᴏᴜ ᴅᴏɴ’ᴛ ʙᴇʟᴏɴɢ ᴡɪᴛʜ ʜɪᴍ.”
⛓️ ʙʀᴏᴛʜᴇʀʟʏ ʙᴇᴛʀᴀʏᴀʟ
📷 ᴘʜᴏᴛᴏɢʀᴀᴘʜᴇʀ ʙᴇᴄᴏᴍᴇs ᴛʜᴇ sᴜʙᴊᴇᴄᴛ
⛓️ ᴜɴᴄᴏɴᴠᴇɴᴛɪᴏɴᴀʟ ʜᴇᴀ (ᴛʜɪs ɪs ɴᴏᴛ ᴀ ʀᴏᴍᴀɴᴄᴇ)
📷 sᴛᴀʟᴋɪɴɢ/ᴏʙsᴇssɪᴏɴ

Book overview:
Two brothers. One obsession.

In a world built on violence, control, and secrets that don’t survive the night, she was never supposed to matter—just a passing distraction caught in the wrong place at the wrong time.

But the moment she stepped into their orbit, everything shifted.

Lines blurred. Tension turned volatile, and loyalty began to rot from the inside out.
Because obsession doesn’t share, and blood doesn’t mean loyalty.

The 𝕯𝖆𝖗𝖐 𝕾𝖙𝖆𝖗 𝕾𝖊𝖗𝖎𝖊𝖘 is bringing together 12 powerhouse authors, each one embodying a zodiac sign in a standalone dark romance. 

Get ready to meet the killers, lovers, monsters, and soul-stealers written in the stars. #novakaneauthor #dᴀʀᴋrᴏᴍᴀɴᴄᴇ #darkstarseries

[Beautifully Broken Reader · Rating 4 out of 5]

💀💀💀 Ghosted 💀💀💀

💀 Jelous Rivalry
💀 If I can't have her, no one can
💀 Masked MMC
💀 Unconventional HEA
💀 Brotherly Betrayal
Spice: 🌶🌶
Stars: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

I'm afraid I do love to read a f*cked up family dynamic with enough red flags to sail the seas and the Cutter brothers deliver in spades. If DC's Joker had a brother, I kinda think this would be the dynamic. It was toxic, twisted and utterly addictive, I loved it.

Jagger is the unhinged, possessive MMC we all know and love at this point. He's a tourtured soul who radiates controlled violence but is willing to tackle his demons just for Alice. Sweet, fiesty, little Alice who tries her damndest to fight back against the Cutter brothers rivalry.

Whereas, Johnny is chaos incarnate. There is no rhym or reason, no redeeming qualities in this read and yet once you capture his attention leaving his gravitational pull is no longer a decision of your own. So when Jagger shows an interest in Alice, Johnny's cruel games escalate. Johnny doesnt share, no one else can have Jagger's attention and ruining anything his little brother cares about is his favourite game.

The ending completely took me by suprise and it shouldn't have!! All the signs were there and yet, in those last chapters I just kept saying no over and over. I had to stop myself from reading further down the page because I couldn't read it fast enough and now I NEED the next book, I have to know what is next.

[Michelle Howard · Rating 5 out of 5]

Brutal and obsessed. Those are the two words I would use to describe this book.

Pulling me into another area of Johnny Cutter’s life, this time at college, and introducing us to his brother, Jagger Cutter. Both brothers are dark and unforgiving, but in such very different ways.

Jagger felt dark, dangerous but controlled, or at least tried to appear controlled. That was until Johnny got under his skin and started playing games with him. He quickly became obsessed with our FMC, Alice, who herself was just as dark and intriguing. I loved his curiosity about her and the battle between choosing Johnny or Alice.

Younger Johnny was just as dark and brutal as we love him to be, although I loved that this felt different. He was controlled in a different way, seeing things that others would miss and playing a much bigger game with a wider picture. A game our dear Johnny doesn't want to lose.

And then there was Alice. Beautiful Alice and her camera, immersed in both brothers for very different reasons.

I loved the cage, the games, the revenge, the curiosity and the absolute disaster of it all. Honestly, I wouldn't expect anything less from a book with Johnny in it, and I was here for every single second.

I devoured this book and felt its pulse through the pages, completely unable to put it down.

Another fantastic book by Nova and, honestly, at this point, if Nova writes it, I'm reading it.

As quoted by Ghosted...

To be continued...