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Dark Notes : Spiral Series Volume One
275 pages, Kindle Edition
Published August 9, 2026
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Chelle Rose
47 books371 followersI hate talking about myself. I'm awkward AF and write super spicy books with twisty plots. Most of my books are dark romance so always check the content warnings!
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August 11, 2026
“Some love stories are written in the stars, but some are forged in the dark.”
Jagger Wild is the ultimate playboy rockstar, until he sees McKinley and falls HARD. 😍 This man will do ANYTHING to make her happy! He’s constantly showering her with compliments, building her up, and reminding her just how beautiful and worthy she is. 🥹🖤 Honestly, I think I have a new book boyfriend. SWOON! 🎸🎶❤️
McKinley has been through so much and struggles with self-hatred and an extremely abusive relationship, making Jagger’s unwavering support even more swoon worthy.
Their relationship is sweet, supportive, full of chemistry and PACKED with delicious SPICE!🔥
‼️Check your trigger warnings‼️
I need Jagger's bandmate JETT’S story ASAP!
“You’re stunning. And when you’re mine, you’ll hear me tell you how beautiful you are, every fucking day. Because you are.” -Jagger
Jagger Wild is the ultimate playboy rockstar, until he sees McKinley and falls HARD. 😍 This man will do ANYTHING to make her happy! He’s constantly showering her with compliments, building her up, and reminding her just how beautiful and worthy she is. 🥹🖤 Honestly, I think I have a new book boyfriend. SWOON! 🎸🎶❤️
McKinley has been through so much and struggles with self-hatred and an extremely abusive relationship, making Jagger’s unwavering support even more swoon worthy.
Their relationship is sweet, supportive, full of chemistry and PACKED with delicious SPICE!🔥
‼️Check your trigger warnings‼️
I need Jagger's bandmate JETT’S story ASAP!
“You’re stunning. And when you’re mine, you’ll hear me tell you how beautiful you are, every fucking day. Because you are.” -Jagger
August 11, 2026
I love this so much! And the emotions! Sad and empathetic to kicking my feet to horrified to giggling to "WHAT?" and then finally screaming like a fan girl while giggling and kicking my feet lol. I love Jagger so much, especially with how much he loves McKinley and wants to take care of her and nurture her. And I empathize with McKinley, though all of her stuff was way worse than mine ever was. I understand the hopelessness and apathy as do so many other victims of abuse. While this book is heavy and definitely check your triggers, it is also so important because it shows some of the harshest realities of emotional/verbal abuse. It shows we're not alone and while we may not get a Rock God as our end goal, it can still get better. 💖
August 23, 2026
~Arc Review~
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
🌶🌶🌶
~Dark Notes~Spiral Series Vol 1~Chelle Rose~
“Have you ever wanted something so bad it feels like you might die if you can’t have it?”
♡This was definitely an emotional roller-coaster ride with a well fought for hea! Jagger is out Rockstar mmc
who will do anything for the ones he loves. When he sets his eyes on our fmc McKinley he definitely has a love/lust at first site moment & will do whatever it takes to make her his. McKinley is at a place in her life where she is tired of fighting the same demons every day while feeling like a burden to those around her.
Please be mindful & check your triggers for this dark rockstar romance as it has heavy themes. I can't wait for volume II.♡
~As Always Happy Reading~
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
🌶🌶🌶
~Dark Notes~Spiral Series Vol 1~Chelle Rose~
“Have you ever wanted something so bad it feels like you might die if you can’t have it?”
♡This was definitely an emotional roller-coaster ride with a well fought for hea! Jagger is out Rockstar mmc
who will do anything for the ones he loves. When he sets his eyes on our fmc McKinley he definitely has a love/lust at first site moment & will do whatever it takes to make her his. McKinley is at a place in her life where she is tired of fighting the same demons every day while feeling like a burden to those around her.
Please be mindful & check your triggers for this dark rockstar romance as it has heavy themes. I can't wait for volume II.♡
~As Always Happy Reading~
August 12, 2026
Dark Notes is a beautifully written story. Please check your trigger warnings and if there is anything that could harm your mental health, just don’t read it. This book is an emotional rollercoaster and may contain scenes that are not best for you.
McKinley has suffered some emotional and physical situations. Until Jagger sees her. He really can’t stand her current boyfriend. She can’t leave him. She won’t! They come from two different worlds. And he wants something he can’t have.
I knew from the moment he was introduced, I knew would love him.
Jagger shows her what true love and patience is. These are things she’s never experienced before. He teach her, and help her deal with some of the things she’s been through. But will she accept it and understand where he is coming from and why he feels the way he does!
It took me about 7 hour total to read this book. I can’t wait for volume two.
McKinley has suffered some emotional and physical situations. Until Jagger sees her. He really can’t stand her current boyfriend. She can’t leave him. She won’t! They come from two different worlds. And he wants something he can’t have.
I knew from the moment he was introduced, I knew would love him.
Jagger shows her what true love and patience is. These are things she’s never experienced before. He teach her, and help her deal with some of the things she’s been through. But will she accept it and understand where he is coming from and why he feels the way he does!
It took me about 7 hour total to read this book. I can’t wait for volume two.
August 11, 2026
Me: Ooooh, a spicy rockstar romance. 😏🎸
Chelle Rose: Here's crippling trauma, emotional damage, body image issues, abuse, healing, and a man so obsessed he'll burn the world down for her.
Me: ...I WASN'T EMOTIONALLY PREPARED.
Can we first acknowledge that Jagger Wild saw McKinley ONCE and immediately decided she was the love of his life?
"I've heard that your life flashes before your eyes when you die... The things flashing before my eyes are not my life... It's her."
MY GUY.
YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW HER YET.
Calm down.
(Please don't calm down. 😂)
Then this man has the audacity to march up to her abusive boyfriend and basically say...
"I'm going to steal your girl."
THE AUDACITY.
THE CONFIDENCE.
THE ABSOLUTE DELUSIONAL KING ENERGY.
I LOVED EVERY SECOND.
But beneath all the possessive rockstar goodness is one of the most heartbreaking portrayals of trauma I've read.
McKinley's story absolutely shattered me.
Years of being told she wasn't enough...
Years of abuse...
Years of believing every cruel word.
"Everywhere I go, I never fit quite right."
EXCUSE ME WHILE I GO CRY.
Then she absolutely destroyed me again with...
"Abuse is a never-ending cycle... instead of fighting it, I join in."
Yeah... my soul left my body.
Chelle Rose doesn't sugarcoat the damage abuse leaves behind. Healing isn't magically fixed because someone loves you. It's messy. It's painful. It's frustrating.
And that's exactly why this book hit so hard.
Now... Can we discuss Jagger for a second?
Because this man is completely unhinged.
Respectfully.
One minute he's looking at McKinley like she's the most precious thing on earth.
"You're stunning... you'll hear me tell you how beautiful you are every fucking day."
The next...
He's threatening murder.
"Hit her again and I'll kill you myself."
Green flags? Questionable.
Hot? Unfortunately... yes.
The chemistry between these two??
ABSOLUTELY ILLEGAL.
Every glance.
Every touch.
Every conversation.
The tension was so thick I could've spread it on toast.
And yes...
THE SPICE.
GOOD LORD.
Let's just say Jagger talks a big game...
...and then somehow backs up every single word.
🥵🌶️🥵🌶️
What I loved most though was that this wasn't just a romance.
It was about learning to see yourself through kinder eyes.
It was about surviving.
It was about breaking cycles.
It was about discovering that you're worthy of love, even when you don't believe it yourself.
Jagger wanted to save McKinley...
"I want to take away all of her doubts and self-loathing."
But this book beautifully reminds us that healing isn't something another person can do for you.
They can love you.
Support you.
Fight for you.
But the hardest battle is learning to love yourself.
Final thoughts?
I laughed.
I cried.
I wanted to fight people.
I wanted to hug McKinley.
I wanted to shake Jagger.
Then I wanted to hug him too.
This book emotionally body-slammed me, stitched me back together, then body-slammed me again for good measure.
And honestly?
I'd let Chelle Rose ruin me again and again.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Now if you'll excuse me... I'm going to stare into the distance and think about Jagger Wild for the next six to eight business days.
Chelle Rose: Here's crippling trauma, emotional damage, body image issues, abuse, healing, and a man so obsessed he'll burn the world down for her.
Me: ...I WASN'T EMOTIONALLY PREPARED.
Can we first acknowledge that Jagger Wild saw McKinley ONCE and immediately decided she was the love of his life?
"I've heard that your life flashes before your eyes when you die... The things flashing before my eyes are not my life... It's her."
MY GUY.
YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW HER YET.
Calm down.
(Please don't calm down. 😂)
Then this man has the audacity to march up to her abusive boyfriend and basically say...
"I'm going to steal your girl."
THE AUDACITY.
THE CONFIDENCE.
THE ABSOLUTE DELUSIONAL KING ENERGY.
I LOVED EVERY SECOND.
But beneath all the possessive rockstar goodness is one of the most heartbreaking portrayals of trauma I've read.
McKinley's story absolutely shattered me.
Years of being told she wasn't enough...
Years of abuse...
Years of believing every cruel word.
"Everywhere I go, I never fit quite right."
EXCUSE ME WHILE I GO CRY.
Then she absolutely destroyed me again with...
"Abuse is a never-ending cycle... instead of fighting it, I join in."
Yeah... my soul left my body.
Chelle Rose doesn't sugarcoat the damage abuse leaves behind. Healing isn't magically fixed because someone loves you. It's messy. It's painful. It's frustrating.
And that's exactly why this book hit so hard.
Now... Can we discuss Jagger for a second?
Because this man is completely unhinged.
Respectfully.
One minute he's looking at McKinley like she's the most precious thing on earth.
"You're stunning... you'll hear me tell you how beautiful you are every fucking day."
The next...
He's threatening murder.
"Hit her again and I'll kill you myself."
Green flags? Questionable.
Hot? Unfortunately... yes.
The chemistry between these two??
ABSOLUTELY ILLEGAL.
Every glance.
Every touch.
Every conversation.
The tension was so thick I could've spread it on toast.
And yes...
THE SPICE.
GOOD LORD.
Let's just say Jagger talks a big game...
...and then somehow backs up every single word.
🥵🌶️🥵🌶️
What I loved most though was that this wasn't just a romance.
It was about learning to see yourself through kinder eyes.
It was about surviving.
It was about breaking cycles.
It was about discovering that you're worthy of love, even when you don't believe it yourself.
Jagger wanted to save McKinley...
"I want to take away all of her doubts and self-loathing."
But this book beautifully reminds us that healing isn't something another person can do for you.
They can love you.
Support you.
Fight for you.
But the hardest battle is learning to love yourself.
Final thoughts?
I laughed.
I cried.
I wanted to fight people.
I wanted to hug McKinley.
I wanted to shake Jagger.
Then I wanted to hug him too.
This book emotionally body-slammed me, stitched me back together, then body-slammed me again for good measure.
And honestly?
I'd let Chelle Rose ruin me again and again.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Now if you'll excuse me... I'm going to stare into the distance and think about Jagger Wild for the next six to eight business days.
August 12, 2026
🎤🎶🎸 • Jagger •
He is the Rock God. It’s Love at First Sight for him - He Falls HARD !! She is NOT his usual groupie - He LOVES It !!
👑💞✨ • McKinley •
She Is THICK… She Is CURVY… “He can have Whoever He Wants” - So, Why Is He Looking at Her ?
This Story… Their Story, Hit Me Deep in My Soul. Emotional Abuse - Body Dysmorphia - Childhood Trauma - I could relate with it in so many ways. I hadn’t realized, just how much of my own trauma I locked away; until I started reading this.
But watching McKinley Finally find the Courage to Actually Believe Jagger’s Absolutely Stunning View of her…
It Felt like… I Was Healing Too.
Did I Cry… Hell Yeah I Did!! 😭
(Cried like a Baby)
Did I Get Angry.. Oh Hell Yeah I Did!! 🤬
(Cussed like a Sailor)
Did I Smile… Hell Yeah I Did!! 🥰
(With More Tears)
I Also… Fell In LOVE 🖤🥹
(With Even MORE Tears)
I Won’t say why - You Have to find that out for yourself!
✨His Devotion Is Every Woman’s Dream✨
❤️🔥Their Love Is Everything❤️🔥
I Am Definitely waiting for the next book. Like Everyone else, I noticed All the teasers!!
I Wonder Who’s Next … ✈️🖤
————————————————————————————————
⚠️‼️PLEASE KNOW YOUR TRIGGERS • YOU MATTER • YOUR MENTAL HEALTH MATTERS‼️⚠️
18+ Audience
He is the Rock God. It’s Love at First Sight for him - He Falls HARD !! She is NOT his usual groupie - He LOVES It !!
👑💞✨ • McKinley •
She Is THICK… She Is CURVY… “He can have Whoever He Wants” - So, Why Is He Looking at Her ?
This Story… Their Story, Hit Me Deep in My Soul. Emotional Abuse - Body Dysmorphia - Childhood Trauma - I could relate with it in so many ways. I hadn’t realized, just how much of my own trauma I locked away; until I started reading this.
But watching McKinley Finally find the Courage to Actually Believe Jagger’s Absolutely Stunning View of her…
It Felt like… I Was Healing Too.
Did I Cry… Hell Yeah I Did!! 😭
(Cried like a Baby)
Did I Get Angry.. Oh Hell Yeah I Did!! 🤬
(Cussed like a Sailor)
Did I Smile… Hell Yeah I Did!! 🥰
(With More Tears)
I Also… Fell In LOVE 🖤🥹
(With Even MORE Tears)
I Won’t say why - You Have to find that out for yourself!
✨His Devotion Is Every Woman’s Dream✨
❤️🔥Their Love Is Everything❤️🔥
I Am Definitely waiting for the next book. Like Everyone else, I noticed All the teasers!!
I Wonder Who’s Next … ✈️🖤
————————————————————————————————
⚠️‼️PLEASE KNOW YOUR TRIGGERS • YOU MATTER • YOUR MENTAL HEALTH MATTERS‼️⚠️
18+ Audience
August 12, 2026
*long sigh*
And here I go again. Falling for a man THAT DOESN'T EVEN EXIST. I have no notes other than to those that would want to read this.
CHECK YOUR TRIGGERS.
This is an important book. It's about loving someone as they are. Learning to love yourself. Learning to realize that you matter. You're important. Your looks do not define you. Finding your village. Finding that person that loves you, flaws and all because they see you for who you are, not what you look like.
This book had me melting for a fictional man that just so happens to be a rockstar. Which is one of my favorite tropes. I love how we get to see both sides to these characters and we see how they see themselves and each other.
I didn't just fall for these two, I found a fictional man who can kick rocks. Balance.
I'm looking forward to the audio but for now? This story will live as one of my favorite books and Jagger will be one of my all time favorite book boyfriends.
And here I go again. Falling for a man THAT DOESN'T EVEN EXIST. I have no notes other than to those that would want to read this.
CHECK YOUR TRIGGERS.
This is an important book. It's about loving someone as they are. Learning to love yourself. Learning to realize that you matter. You're important. Your looks do not define you. Finding your village. Finding that person that loves you, flaws and all because they see you for who you are, not what you look like.
This book had me melting for a fictional man that just so happens to be a rockstar. Which is one of my favorite tropes. I love how we get to see both sides to these characters and we see how they see themselves and each other.
I didn't just fall for these two, I found a fictional man who can kick rocks. Balance.
I'm looking forward to the audio but for now? This story will live as one of my favorite books and Jagger will be one of my all time favorite book boyfriends.
August 12, 2026
Jagger Wild
The way Jagger loved his filthy girl, thats the kind of love everyone deserves. Jagger is just everything.
Erik with a K was still a fkn asshole, I'll always hate him. The way he manipulated and abused McKinley was just terrible. He definitely got what he deserved.
McKinley struggled so much throughout her whole life so I can't really fault her for her actions but sometimes I wanted to slap her a bit 🤷🏽♀️ there's a saying that hurt people hurt people, and even though she didn't mean to and it wasn't deliberate she did hurt Jagger and my heart hurt for him. . And for her, because she deserved the love Jagger had for her she was just too hurt to realize it.
Im so ready for Jett and Mia!! Their story will be just as emotional as this one I can see it already, poor Jett and his addiction will be a hard one..
I'm looking forward to the pain anyway 😅🫣
The way Jagger loved his filthy girl, thats the kind of love everyone deserves. Jagger is just everything.
Erik with a K was still a fkn asshole, I'll always hate him. The way he manipulated and abused McKinley was just terrible. He definitely got what he deserved.
McKinley struggled so much throughout her whole life so I can't really fault her for her actions but sometimes I wanted to slap her a bit 🤷🏽♀️ there's a saying that hurt people hurt people, and even though she didn't mean to and it wasn't deliberate she did hurt Jagger and my heart hurt for him. . And for her, because she deserved the love Jagger had for her she was just too hurt to realize it.
Im so ready for Jett and Mia!! Their story will be just as emotional as this one I can see it already, poor Jett and his addiction will be a hard one..
I'm looking forward to the pain anyway 😅🫣
August 22, 2026
I know I say check your triggers a lot lately this one absolutely need to. It has some intense topics right on page and it’s heartbreaking. Our FMC goes through so much in the beginning with a douch who thankfully she eventually leaves. And our MMC he try’s to hard to help her see herself differently than what she’s used to and been conditioned to see and feel from her past. Then your heart breaks and you want to throw your device even though you know it’s coming it still breaks your heart. Time passes and you see our MMC lose his zest for life and music before your eyes. And everything that comes next you are rooting for them and cheering for the healing our FMC did and the understanding finally that she needed to heal. And I had to take dang near a whole day to process this book because it’s so much to take in the good and the bad. Can’t wait for the next book.
August 23, 2026
I utterly adore Jagger Wild!! He is amazing. There is nothing better than a man obsessed and he’s truly obsessed. I particularly love his dirty mouth. He loves McKinley with everything he is and everything he has! There is absolutely nothing he wouldn’t do for her.
Poor McKinley, it was heartbreaking learning everything she went through. Some of her history was so relatable and I felt her pain.
I was rooting for Jagger and McKinley from the very start and I loved seeing their relationship progress.
As always Chelle put us through all the emotions with this.
A brilliantly beautiful rockstar dark romance. I can’t wait for what’s next!
Poor McKinley, it was heartbreaking learning everything she went through. Some of her history was so relatable and I felt her pain.
I was rooting for Jagger and McKinley from the very start and I loved seeing their relationship progress.
As always Chelle put us through all the emotions with this.
A brilliantly beautiful rockstar dark romance. I can’t wait for what’s next!
August 12, 2026
Such an amazing (sob wrenching) book.
Amazing fast paced storyline, with deep character development.
Check TW- definitely can be dark, but oh so worth pushing through because its a beautiful story
Probably my favorite by Chelle ( binge read her books- you will want to find all of them once you start!)
Amazing fast paced storyline, with deep character development.
Check TW- definitely can be dark, but oh so worth pushing through because its a beautiful story
Probably my favorite by Chelle ( binge read her books- you will want to find all of them once you start!)
August 16, 2026
Jagger and McKinley are addicting. Be sure to check the trigger warning. McKinley has a backstory that has you feel for her. Her ex Erik grr real tool. Jagger and her story is definitely worth diving into and just can’t stop reading. It has its dark moments so prepare for that.
August 19, 2026
First Chelle Rose book
Really liked this book! The female character is very relatable and all I wanted was for her to find her happy ending with every thing that she has gone through. Jagger was very supportive. Can't wait for book 2
Really liked this book! The female character is very relatable and all I wanted was for her to find her happy ending with every thing that she has gone through. Jagger was very supportive. Can't wait for book 2
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