Young and innocent Raven Gables was strictly off limits, a fact Creed Lyons made sure to remind every surrounding male—including himself. Keeping her at arm's length Creed was content to watch the young beauty from afar, but cruel fate always found a way to laugh in his face.
From the moment Creed arrived to rescue her, Raven knew the taciturn soldier covered in tattoos would change her life forever. Over the years he had become more than just a proxy “uncle” in her eyes, he was the dark-eyed man that haunted her dreams. The question was, would Creed ever see more than just a tragically orphaned schoolgirl?
Like family, it was his job now to care and look after her, but God help him he wasn't prepared for this type of hell. There was only so much a man could take staring back at wide innocent eyes that begged the predator inside to devour her.
“Her writing is a lot like chocolate, dark and very sweet.”
From contemporary to fantasy, Katerina Winters weaves dark tales of romance together with strong possessive men and sexy rendezvous.
Katerina lives in a tiny brick house surrounded by trees in Texas with her husband and their dog. When she isn’t writing, Katerina is usually catching brunch with friends or curled up on her window seat with a good book.
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I enjoyed this story but I wished that things picked up earlier on. There is a lot of push and pull between the h and H (for good reason) but I just wish they got together sooner. The second they become together the story just ended, I wanted to see more of them as a couple.
Overall it was a nice read - I loved how jealous the H would get!
Heartbreaking circumstances that brought two souls together
When Raven lost her parents in a horrible accident, she knew that the man she has loved for what seems like forever would be there for her. Creed has always been there. Creed has fought the forbidden feelings of love for Raven by running across the globe completing missions - but when his best friend and his wife get killed he does everything to return home quickly to Raven. He will protect and love her with all of his being.
This short, taboo, age-gap romance is my first read by Katerina and I am really impressed. The love these two characters have for one another is so loud thru the unspoken gestures. Creed is protective and Raven is loving and compassionate. This was a slow burn, Raven is at legal age when their relationship is consummated - everything happened with consent. Katerina built such an intense storyline between the two and when the dam ruptured it was fantastic. I will definitely be reading more of her works
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I love the older j/p tattooed bad boy/good girl pairing. Slightly taboo is a plus. This story could have been amazing if it was fleshed out more. Not sure where the archery thing came from. It was mentioned early on but then forgotten. I also wanted to see more of the couple as ...well...a couple. You can’t give me one sex scene at the end and then say “the end”.
This book does focus on the relationship between them. How much each of the other thinks of the other is a duo perspective. There are times where they realize their feelings but do not know how to proceed after that. This is a young woman older man romance as well as a forbidden romance between a niece and a step-uncle. They do realize there feeling but they are also clinging to each other because they are the only family that they have. This is a slow burn romance. If you love Alexa Riely's "Innocence" series then you'll enjoy the slow burn for this one but without the Daddy play.
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The uncle/niece relationship isn't working for me, it's kind of creepy. I also hate that she's in high school and only 17... I'm cutting my losses - DNF 55%
I really liked this story, Raven and Creed were great together. I loved how we learned about their relationship/ friendship throughout the years and the way they communicated when he was away was cute. They don't end up together until the end of the book so I wanted more of their romantic relationship.
I like this author but this was a miss for me. The H was a grown man and the h was in HIGH SCHOOL! He was her caretaker and I was not comfortable with their romantic relationship. They don't become intimate until she graduates but that didn't make it any better. I was too uncomfortable with the premise of this story.
Following the passing of her parents. Raven is living with a family on the military base where her parents were stationed. She has been waiting for four long months for her father’s adoptive much younger brother and friend to come and collect her. He works in cyber espionage and has informed her he is coming soon.
So... I didn’t have a clear shelf to put this book into... so it went into taboo and contemporary romance. Creed is not really Raven’s uncle. But he had kept his distance from her since she told him she loved him ( when she was 15 ) when he thought that all of his family were dead he realised he actually loved Raven. Even when he swoops in to collect her he keeps his distance as she is 17. The power struggle between Raven and Creed was interesting to watch, even if creed thought himself to have the upper hand which he clearly did not. I just wish that Raven realised she had the upper hand rather than crying and sulking and going quiet.
I loved the premise and build up of this book. But just when they got together it ended... I wanted more of an ending... it was just too abrupt! I wanted to see a bit more of their relationship. We got all the tease and very little ‘taste wise’.
This was a very sexy taboo story, but I found myself wishing there was more. As soon as they crossed that "line," the story was over. I mean, is it really taboo if there's no hope or risk of any one finding out, or at least someone contesting or even supporting the relationship? I know Raven tragically lost her parents, but it would have been interesting to see what others thought of her relationship with Creed, her dad's foster brother. We didn't even get any type of reactions from any of the other characters in the story.
I thought both Raven and Creed were amazing characters. They'd obviously known each other for years and forged a good friendship where they talked and shared things. I loved contrasting Raven's sweetness with Creed's sexy, alpha protectiveness. Even the proofreading errors didn't mess that part up, but I would definitely be careful of those for the next book. However, there was so much more that should have been explored in regards to Creed and Raven's taboo relationship. I was extremely curious to see a certain level of progression in their relationship. College, career, family, etc., what they would have been like as a couple. I think those missing elements most certainly would have made this story a five-star read for me!
I honestly had no idea what to expect going into Wrongful Desires and to start I was impressed. The premise the book is written on is great, I really like the story itself. Im just not 100% sure about the actual telling of the story. I love taboo and books that go right up to the line of what is acceptable. In this aspect I feel like the author really did a great job. It was more the personalities of the characters that I just could not get on board with. Raven had a lot of tragedy in her young life and clung to her "uncle" in a way that I found relatable and somewhat endearing at first, until I figured him out.... Creed on the other hand, was just over the top possessive, alpha male. I liked him at the beginning of the story but as time went on he grated on my nerves. He expected a lot from Raven and was willing to give little back as far as self denial was concerned. I dont want to go any further as I feel that would be venturing into spoiler territory. This book will be perfect for some readers, it just wasnt for me. There were also editing errors that were somewhat of a distraction.
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Romance genre: age gap Part of a series: no Length: 118 pages
Plot: Raven's parents are in an accident and are both killed, so her Uncle Creed takes custody of her. Except he's not really her uncle; he was her dad's foster brother. And he's the man Raven's had a crush on forever. She thought she might be over it, but having to be near him all the time proves that wrong. What she doesn't know, though, is that he's having feelings for her also, and once she turns 18, it's on. Except...he's a bit of a stalker. He has his entire apartment wired; when he leaves, he can control everything, including the TV, the electronics, the alarm, the doors. He is connected into her phone, so he can see where she is and who she's talking to. He's even hooked into the cameras at her school, so he can see her when she's at archery practice. He finally comes home from his last overseas mission (military), but Raven thinks that he doesn't want her because he kinda blew her off for a few days. They work out that misunderstanding and get together.
Character development: Raven is pretty much a teenager in every way possible, which is actually ice - she acts her age, in general. She's mature and she's also suffered the trauma of losing her parents. Creed, on the other hand, is - I don't know, exactly. He's definitely jealous/possessive (OTT!), but I don't see what's so great about him. It always makes me laugh when a grown man wants to intimidate and fight a teenage boy so he can claim "his woman."
Grammar/formatting: So many errors! This book needs a really thorough edit/revision session. There are many, many errors, including missing or unnecessary commas, incorrect verb tense, incorrect words (commonly confused and otherwise), misspellings, and more.
Would I read more from this author/in this series: no - I liked the idea of the story, but the grammar issues turned me off
CREED’s POSSESSIVENESS IN THIS BOOK WAS MAKING ME SMILE AND IF I WAS IN RAVENS POSITION I WOULD TEASE HIM AND REBEL . I THOUGHT ONCE THAT CREED WAS PSYCHO OBSESSED WITH RAVEN BUT TURNS OUT HE WAS IN LOVE WITH HER SINCE SHE WAS 15 like predator much but also yes please BAHAHAHAHA. And when she had a boy friend in her class he was so jealous I can’t even tell you and their first time was so hot that I had me smiling and gasping at the same time like me too. By Ravens description of Creed, he had a lot of tattoo’s and he said in the book that he’d gotten a tattoo, he was thinking about how his love for her was changing and his love for her and his possessiveness mixed up together just made me want to throw my panties of then and there like give it to me now, but at the same time it made me jealous. I rated this a 4/5 for it being only 15 chapters and without a epilogue like at least give us an epilogue, but the smut and suspense in this book was also a 4/5, j wanted it come to quicker but this book was steamy and fast paced and I like it.
Strange and peculiar. The man is much older. In the status of guardian. She’s a school girl. Her parents just died.
He installs cameras to watch her when he’s away. Stalks her. Behaves inappropriately. How? He remotely switches on the TV to talk to her. He remotely bolts the door closed when she wants to go out of the house. He threatens that he will totally lock her up if she swims in what she is wearing. He prevents a healthy relationship from developing for her with another teenager.
He seems like a sick perverted man.
He is a predator. An abuser. Abnormal.
I have only read half. Wondering if I should read any further.
This man is controlling a young girl. Using her dependence on himself to finally have sex with her. Sorry for being crass.
So it’s a pretty weird story. Unpleasant.
This is not romance. More like a crime report.
It just feels wrong to read about a woman being abused.
My conscience won’t allow me to read it.
Abandoning it before he does the deed to the poor thing.
I totally like this book, a little risque with the age, but nothing happens until she was of age. Their feeling could not be denied, he held off until he was ready to hurt someone.
Creed has been in her life for a long time, she has been in love with him since she knew what love was. As a young teen she confess that love to him and got her heart broken.
Creed didn't know that the feeling he had for this young girl could turn into anything, but once his mind told him what his body already knew, he had to put distance between them. A tragedy will bring them back together again just before her 18th birthday where he will be her guardian, but no one is to know that he is not her uncle.
Beautifully written and swoon worthy..
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Lots of intense buildup as this older man/younger woman romance between military man Creed and barely legal Raven. True, she had been in love with him most of her life. Creed was her only remaining family after her parents pass in an unexpected accident. When he finally got to her four long months after her loss, Creed took severe precautions to make sure Raven was safe. I liked the over the top way he obsessively watched her. Finally coming to terms with his mutual love for her, he finally admitted to himself that he would be her one and only as he could not tolerate her with anyone else. Very steamy buildup with a HEA ending that I wished were longer.
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Another potentially great plot ruined by yet another author.. This story could've been done in a lot better way. I am tired of seeing potentially good plots just ruined by the way authors execute them. This story, had no character development, no good smut, no relationship development on page, it happened in the background off the page, I mean what's even the point of that. shit show. and the incident between MCs when the FMC was just 15, was icky and eww and gross this story felt exactly like the title says- 'wrongful desires' except in a very bad way and it had nothing 'desirable', about it. Anyone who is reading this review 🥺 please help me:- I am in a desperate need of a good taboo/incest book with some really good smut and plot.
What I liked about Raven and Creed story is that it is a slow-burner that shows more of the tug-of-war than you'd expect.
They get together later so we get to see the struggles to keep the relationship/friendship/"family" on that level but you can only stand near the fire so long before you have to give in to the temptation of the heat.
I liked these two and how no matter what Creed would do anything to rescue Raven, even if it was from himself two years earlier. I received an ARC for an honest and voluntarily review.
I loved both Raven and Creed's characters. Raven's character was sweet and it equaled out Creed's hot alpha male tendencies. They shared a friendship that allowed good communication. I didn't like how it seemed that as soon as there relationship started to hit that intimacy level, the crossed that line the book came to an end. I would have loved to see where there relationship progressed from that point on. To me it was like he got what he tried to keep from doing and then it was over.
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Loved the book it was great, the story was well written and the characters are interesting. Once I started I could not put the book down from start to finish you just could not get enough left you wanting more twists and turns with emotions that makes you want more with lust and hot and steamy like a rollercoaster ride of emotions that Creed had to find Raven and keep her safe. Thank you for allowing me to review your book.
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I never understand in books like these why they can’t age of the women, cough cough, CHILDREN a bit. It would be the exact same story if she was in college and, say, 21. Why are we making a 25 year old man list after a 15 year old CHILD. Beats me. I just pretended she was in college.
I thought the argument conflict was a bit stupid, I think it should have been over her sneaking out to the yacht party or something like that. A 9 pm curfew is insane. But I suppose that’s the point with him. Anyway, it’s a fine book just lost some stores for her being an actual minor for most of the book.
I started our thinking I would struggle with the age difference between the H and Heroine. Ms Winters writing style makes the characters come to life and progress into a relationship that’s not instant but a steady progression toward the inevitable. If you enjoy alpha males and you’re willing to keep an open mind, you will enjoy this story.
I LOVE Katerina’s Glass Cage so I decided to give this one a go, based on the reviews. But it just didn’t do it for me, despite having the necessary tropes: ✅age gap ✅taboo ✅possessive and jealous alpha ✅mature but naive heroine
It just didn’t work. It felt incomplete somehow and then I felt icky when he talked about wanting a 15-year-old while he was a man in his 20s.
I'm so excited to have found this wonderful author. It's like she took the perfect man right out of my head and put it on paper for me to read.
omg, I make sure I have enough time in one sitting to read the whole book....because once I start, I'm not stopping for anything. They are that good! Trust me.
Creed is a 100% red flag, just how I like it LOL he was so possessive and actually crazy. I hated that he deprived her of him that Raven actually got depressed but dude I'll be lying if I tell you that I didn't like it lol. The book was so written well and it wasn't messy but the characters are messy. He tried so hard not to fell till he couldn't anymore. Thank you for this book author :)
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