Sara is already drowning in grief when Joe crashes into her life and gives her a reason to smile again. Magnetic and impossible to resist, he pulls her into a world she was never meant to enter.
A world that comes with Liam, his twin brother.
He's cold, calculated, and dangerous in ways Joe isn't. Liam is the last person Sara should trust, but every decision she makes brings her closer to everything she should stay away from.
Sara never meant to get involved. Joe never meant to let fate come between them. Liam never meant to let her in.
Obsession, secrets, and a love stronger than reason pull the three of them into a game no one is prepared to play.
And once the fire ignites, no one can put it out.
Blending forbidden love, emotional angst, and explosive chemistry, Twin Flame is a dark emotional romance perfect for readers who love angst, obsession, and imperfect characters who ruin each other before they heal, and who become impossible not to love.
Julie S. Blake writes dark romance filled with forbidden love, emotional tension, heartbreak, and obsession.
She is the author of Twin Flame, the first book in the Coiled Flame series. Her stories explore grief, healing, emotional resilience, and the complicated ways love can change us.
When she isn’t writing, Julie can usually be found with a book in hand, dreaming up her next story, or spending time with her family and dog.
Thank you for visiting my corner of the internet. I hope you enjoy Twin Flame.
3.5 ⭐️ firstly, big thank you to Julie for sending this arc read! The synopsis is really what sold me on this book, because who doesn’t want a brother’s ex girlfriend romance??
It’s not a spoiler that our fmc’s boyfriend dies but I wasn’t expecting to fall for him as quickly as I did.. however, it’s always going to be the brooding bad boy that does me in. And boy was he BROODY.
Liam is everything that I love in a morally gray man right down to his “I’ll burn the world down for you” attitude. My only problem was I wished we got a little bit more of their romance. But other than that, this was a fun read!
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Wow Julie! Thank you so much for allowing me to be an ARC reader for Twin Flame! It was such a captivating read for me. I absolutely loved the setting in St. Tropez, somewhere I’ve always wanted to go myself so it was fun to imagine the scenery. Julie did such an amazing job taking us there. When we meet Sara and Joe I was immediately in it. Give me that little age gap, the yearning-all while enduring the scrutiny of Joe’s moody twin, Liam. When Joe suddenly died on his motorcycle I was in shock but then the best thing was brought to us and that was Liam and Sara finding peace together through their pain. It was a rocky start at first filled with anger and malice and blame but that only led to the best sexual tension! You could really feel the guilt that they both battled with with not wanting to fight their feelings towards each other but also not wanting to betray Joe. I loved Liam and Sara both being able to heal each other in different ways and finally embrace their darker sides together. The twists and turns in this book kept me on my toes. Hello, Joe? The way my jaw dropped. Thank you for not leaving me in tears and giving me the hea that I desperately needed Liam and Sara to have. I laughed, I cried, I blushed. All the things that led me to giving this a five star rating!!
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Twin Flame was a crazy rollercoaster that literally left me on the edge of my seat. A love triangle between Sara Delacroix and twins, Joe and Liam Laurent, a shady business going on around town, suspense, and twists and turns that will leave your jaw on the ground.
What to expect: 🃏 Dark Romance 💜 Touch Her & Die 🃏 Forced Proximity 💜 Rivals to Lovers 🃏 Found Family 💜 Age Gap 🃏 One Bed
There’s not a ton I can say without giving a lot away, but the love between these three will make you go crazy. You’ll have an opinion on them and think you know who you want to be together, but then that changes suddenly, then it will change again. It made me anxious, but in a good way! I was kept on my toes this entire read. Sara was such a strong character, especially for being only 19 years old. She was smart, loving, and could handle herself pretty well. Joe was the perfect guy until everythingggg changed and there were so many secrets he was holding onto. Liam was terrible to Sara at first but man when he starts showing how big his heart is, it’s amazing!
Be prepared to have so many emotions while reading this and nothing is as it seems! Great debut novel!
Some books entertain you. Others leave pieces of themselves behind. Twin Flame did the latter.
Joe shattered my heart in ways I wasn’t prepared for. He was gentle, selfless, and loved Sara with a quiet kind of devotion that felt effortless... I’m so excited to see where his story goes ❤️🔥❤️🔥
Then there’s Liam.
“I can't let you go,” I whisper, “I don't think I'll ever be able to. Don’t ever make me have to let you go.” - don’t let me go Liam 😭❤️🔥
I wasn’t expecting him to unravel me the way he did. Beneath his anger and sharp edges was a man who had spent his entire life believing he was impossible to love. His love wasn’t perfect—it was messy, consuming, protective, and born from years of pain—but it was deeply human.
And Sara… she was the heart of it all. She reminded me that grief and love can exist in the same space. That moving forward doesn’t erase the people we’ve lost. She never stopped loving Joe, but she also found the courage to open her heart again, proving that loving someone new doesn’t diminish the love that came before.
This story isn’t just about a love triangle or twin brothers. It’s about healing from trauma, learning your worth, finding home in someone when you’ve spent your life believing you didn’t deserve one, and understanding that fate doesn’t always look the way we expect it to.
I laughed because Sara’s inner thoughts were hilarious. I cried because these characters felt real. And I closed the book feeling like I had to say goodbye to people I had genuinely come to love.
Some stories end when you turn the last page.
Twin Flame stayed with me long after I closed the book. 🖤🥀
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What a freaking roller coaster ride! No amount of safety harnesses could keep me safe from all the emotional whiplash and plot twists!! I was kicking my feet one minute and reeling from anxiety the next. The tension between Sara, Joe and Liam was intense and had my heart breaking multiple times.
This story definitely dove into some dark topics that can be hard to read about but I LOVED the ending and how it all wrapped up!! And at its core, this book is about the greatness of love and the ability to get through life’s challenges with the right people by your side.
A fantastic debut dark romance! I can’t wait to get my hands on book two!!
WHOA! I typically go into books wanting to know all of the tropes, character info and spoilers, but with Twin Flame, I went in a little blind wanting to be surprised... Little did I know, I was gonna be shocked, blown away, flabbergasted and left staring at the wall.
Julie Blake put me through it... I was constantly gasping, throwing my kindle, screaming and kicking my feet the entire time. I had no idea the wild plot twists (plural) we were gonna be getting throughout the book. Once I finally recovered from one, bam she hit you with another out of nowhere! The wild ride had me gripping my kindle for dear life.
Twin Flame gave me every emotion, the love triangle was just enough to piss me off a little bit while also serving the story in a juicy, angsty way! The romance hit so good.
Now Miss Sara is a baddie. In the beginning, you don't think she will be able to hold her own, she is soft and sweet with Joe, but Liam... he brings out her sass, her fierceness and toughness. I love who she became with Liam. She respects herself and her decisions while putting him in his place and bringing him to his knees (several times and several ways)
The spice was perfect. By the time we got to it, I was so ready for it. Liam is the man, all of us girls drool over. The way he became with Sara, for her had me literally drooling on the floor. He changed in all the ways he needed too yet never became someone he wasn't. He became soft for only her, yet stayed the morally grey, obsessive, possessive man we want him to be. I am so down bad for Liam and I knew I would be the minute I read him on my page. There was no question which brother I wanted.
The sprinkles of the found family and side characters were so fun to read, bc I started to crave more of them on the page. I was already pairing together who I wanted to read next. (Damien)
I had a blast reading Twin Flame ... I wish there was more story between Liam, Sara and Joe, I could've read a whole other book on just them 3, but I am so ready and excited for what's next.
Over all, this was such a fun read. From the suspense and thrill, to the mystery story and the juicy twisted love triangle, I have not read a book with all of these different aspects to it. It was a blast. I cannot wait for book 2.
Thank you for writing this book Julie. I love the setting, St. Tropez and the yacht scenes I pictured so clearly in my head (now I wanna plan a trip to France). I just thoroughly loved and enjoyed reading Twin Flame.
I don’t even know where to start because this book completely caught me off guard. It has action, romance, emotional healing, suspense, and plot twists that refuse to let you put it down. Every time I thought I knew where the story was headed, Julie S. Blake threw another curveball, and somehow it just kept getting better.
At over 500 pages, I expected this to feel like a commitment, but it honestly read like a 300-page novel. The pacing is incredible. There wasn’t a point where I wanted to skim or wished it would hurry along. Every chapter served a purpose, and every twist pulled me in deeper.
The romance is beautifully balanced with the action. If you love a protective hero with serious “touch her and die” energy, you’re in for a treat. Add in the complicated emotions surrounding my twin brother’s girl, and the chemistry practically leaps off the page.
But what really made this book stand out was the emotional depth. This isn’t just a romance. It’s a story about grief, trauma, healing, forgiveness, and learning how to truly live again after life has broken you. The character growth felt authentic, and I found myself rooting for these characters every step of the way.
Then… just when I thought I had this book figured out… it shifted into what felt like a James Bond-style romantic thriller, full of danger, high-stakes action, and heart-pounding suspense. And just when I settled into that… another twist.
This book somehow manages to be emotional, romantic, suspenseful, heartbreaking, and hopeful all at once.
If you’re an action reader… read it. If you’re a romance reader… read it. If you enjoy stories about healing and finding yourself again… absolutely read it.
Bottom line: If you’re looking for a book that will make you laugh, cry, gasp, and immediately recommend it to everyone you know, Twin Flame belongs on your TBR.
Tropes & Themes:
* ❤️ Romance * 🔥 Touch Her and Die * 👥 My Twin Brother’s Girl * 💔 Trauma Recovery * 🌱 Personal Growth * 💥 Action & Suspense * 🕵️ Romantic Thriller Vibes * ❤️🩹 Healing After Loss
This is one of those books that stays with you long after you’ve turned the final page.
🌟6-Star Read: ARC Review🌟 ❤️🔥Twin Flame by Julie. S Blake 🗓️Releasing July 30th, 2026
"You asked me to burn it all, Sara, so I did. I'd burn, kill, skin, rob, or drown anything and anyone you'd ask me to if it meant to always protect you."
If you are looking for a book that will absolutely wreck you, put you through an emotional blender, and then piece your soul back together, look no further. Twin Flame is a dark romance full of tension, and raw, guttural emotion. It has officially cemented itself as my first ever 6⭐️ read.
From the very beginning, the author promises a wild ride, and delivers tenfold. This book features a plot so intense it gave me goosebumps, had my heart pounding out of my chest, and left me ugly-crying into my Kindle multiple times. The grief, the stakes, and the twists are executed with flawless timing. Just when you think the ride is leveling out, the track drops out from under you🎢🎢🎢
The chemistry in this book is soul-consuming. The teasing is exquisite agony, and when the tension finally breaks? It is beautiful and deliciously perfect. But what makes this book a masterpiece isn't just the raw passion and high tension, it’s the profound emotional weight behind every single scene. The dialogue hits straight in the throat.
Twin Flame broke me beyond repair and then healed me in ways I didn’t know I needed. With jaw-dropping twists that I didn’t see coming, and an ending that left my eyes leaking tears of pure satisfaction—Julie poured her entire heart and soul into these pages, and you can feel it in every syllable. Prepare for cardiac arrest, pack a box of tissues, and get ready for a possible therapy session🎭
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Thank you for trusting me to be an extra pair of eyes. I’m so proud of you Julie, I can’t say it enough. Congratulations on your debut novel!!!🥹🥹
This is the kind of book that will stick with me for a long time. There are so many deep, intense, and absolutely heartbreaking emotions spelled out across the pages of this book that it left me feeling like I had taken on Sara's grief as my own. This book ripped out, stomped on, and destroyed my heart on several occasions, but I could not stop turning the pages.
There were so many moments as I was reading this book where I was like "yea, I know exactly what's going to happen next" and then something completely insane would happen and I'd find myself sitting there with my mouth gaped open in shock. It took me longer to read this book than normal because life has been so busy. This is a book that I normally would have finished within maybe 2 days, but I'm honestly glad it took me a bit because I was able to savor it more.
The chemistry between Liam and Sara is off the charts, and the angst? I'm surprised there's room left on these pages for anything else 🥵 I knew I was going to end up falling for Liam because of his bad boy vibe, but I didn't expect to love him so quickly and so much. I was as shocked as Sara was 🤣
I honestly am so floored that things turned out the way they did. This was one hell of a debut novel, Julie! I'm going to be obsessing over this one for a long freaking time.
I received an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.
This one rocked me and sent me on an emotional rollercoaster; it caught me off guard completely from the twist the plot too more than once. It was the right amount of dark, action, romance, smut, with angst, hate and danger. All our favorite things to read.
Starts out with a happy sort of love, but underlying can tell there is something Joe is hiding, maybe Sara was to young and naive to see it. When everything falls apart, I thought they story would be Liam comforts her and that’s how they fall, I was not expecting the absolute hatred he had for her. Or liked her to believe he had, in their brief exchanges you were already able to feel the chemistry forming between Sara and Liam, but obviously neither of them would acknowledge it
When things started to transform for Liam and Sara the chemistry and angst is off the charts. The plot and the storyline definitely had some twists and turns I was not expecting. Had suspicion somewhere along the way the way that Mia and Tyler were involved but to what capacity I wasn’t sure.
Broke my heart when Liam walks away in the end but so glad Sara fights for him and shows him he is worth fighting for. Their HEA is beautiful and hope we get to see more of their progress in future books.
Excited to read book 2 being Damien and Artemis and I wouldn’t be surprised if Joe and Mia end up together also… will have to wait and see…
Twin Flame is an emotional Rollercoaster with twists of epic proportions.
Julie S. Blake has blown her first debut novel wide open and I will definitely be following all future works.
Twin Flame is an age gap love triangle with tension so thick you can cut it with a knife.
Joe and Sara share a love that seems to be untouchable until fate intervenes. Sara is faced with heartbreak and doesn't know how to move forward.
Liam blames Sara for everything. He is so distraught and unable to cope with his emotionals that he takes it out on Sara. What starts as a means of revenge becomes something more.
Liam knows he shouldn't have feeling for Sara after all, she is his brothers girl. But he can't help himself. The tension and grief are too much.
Sara overcome with grief and heartbreak is drawn to the feelings that Liam makes he feel. She feels alive for the first time in forever.
The love and devotion that Sara and Liam have for each other is beyond words. My heart was pulled in so many directions during the course of Twin Flame.
I highly recommend you take a ride on Julie S. Blake's Twin Flame Rollercoaster of love.
Proceed with caution ⚠️- This was absolute perfection! I couldn’t even give you a raking due to it absolutely destroyed me in all the right ways. You feel every single pain & trauma & torment these characters have to go through. The amount of strength and courage one has to endure. For the ones you love and the struggle to not drown in your own sorrow.
Yes , when I was reading this it first gave the feels of the Ravehood series and that speaks volumes because that is a high praised series.
But I promise you this if you love trauma and being able to feel the emotions of the writer and the characters come to life . This right here is the one to read! Hands down the best read of the Year for me.
The way this story tore at my heart and soul was just unexpected but so perfect. It’s a story you didn’t know you needed until you read it. The love Sara shares with Joe in the beginning and all the heartbreak she has to endure to find love again with Liam, Joes twin brother. Both Sara and Liam find themselves through heartbreak and grief and create the most perfect love story that pulls on all the emotional heart strings. All of these characters will have a place in my heart and it will be a story I think about as time goes on
This dark romance was emotional rollercoaster and I felt the growth the FMC went throughout the story. I was mad, sad, intrigued, excited, and all the things! It absolutely checked all the boxes for me…
This book had a chokehold on me for the entire duration of reading it! The twists were there, the spice level was 🔥🔥🔥 and I stayed hooked from start to finish! So much so that I need more! ASAP! Don’t sleep on Twin Flame!