I cannot praise this one enough: loved, loved, LOVED it! Considering how Kain obtained Ophelia (Dolly), & what he did to her & her family you wouldn't think he'd be sympathetic or the Hero or you'd be rooting for him & his Dolly to have a HEA, & yet the author (IMO) did all three hands down.
No matter what he does or how things go, Kain ultimately loves his Dolly & wants to protect & care for her. And he's got a new & evil challenge in this conclusion to keep & save Dolly.
And Dolly is trying, in her own way, to protect & save the man she loves with every molecule of her heart & soul, mind & body.
Dark-- yes. Frightening-- yes. SEXY STEAM-- yes. A totally & completely engaging story that grips you by the throat (no pun intended) & doesn't let you go until the end-- HELL YES!
The author has written a superb story throughout all 3 books, but sometimes a conclusion can seem *less* than the build up, but again, not this time. I found myself 100% engaged throughout the entire book, terrified for Dolly, for Kain, for other important secondary characters & except for bathroom breaks & meals I powered through the book ANXIOUS to discover how everything ends & what resolution the characters obtain. I cannot state enough just how much I actively enjoyed this book & see myself rereading the entire trilogy multiple times. I felt the writing was stellar (because it swamped my emotions, up, down & all around), smooth, exciting, excellent character development, excellent tension & suspense.
The story has violence, abuse, BDSM sex, as well as total power exchange.
If I could use only one word to review: AWESOME!!!
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.