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Cradle of Darkness #0.5-2
Decadence: The Complete Trilogy
“Tingle all over as you turn the pages of this dark-meets-light utterly decadent series!”
Obsession will take you by the throat should you choose to dive within these controversial pages. The infamous tale of Pearl’s capture and journey to perfection awaits. All three books of the celebrated Cradle of Darkness series are certain to sink their hooks deep and never set you free. Learn why #FreePearl is tattooed on the bodies of readers. Enjoy the obsession, the jealously, the power, and the plight.
Binge read this passionate series and discover the angst, steam, drama, and beauty of a terrible villain and the antihero who rules them all.
Will you #FreePearl?
Includes Catacombs, Cathedral, and The Relic.
Obsession will take you by the throat should you choose to dive within these controversial pages. The infamous tale of Pearl’s capture and journey to perfection awaits. All three books of the celebrated Cradle of Darkness series are certain to sink their hooks deep and never set you free. Learn why #FreePearl is tattooed on the bodies of readers. Enjoy the obsession, the jealously, the power, and the plight.
Binge read this passionate series and discover the angst, steam, drama, and beauty of a terrible villain and the antihero who rules them all.
Will you #FreePearl?
Includes Catacombs, Cathedral, and The Relic.
365 pages, Kindle Edition
Published June 21, 2021
About the author
Addison Cain
52 books4,573 followersUSA TODAY bestselling author and Amazon Top 25 bestselling author, Addison Cain is best known for her dark romances, smoldering paranormal suspense, and twisted alien worlds. Her antiheroes are not always redeemable, her lead females stand fierce, and nothing is ever as it seems.
Deep and sometimes heart wrenching, her books are not for the faint of heart. But they are just right for those who enjoy unapologetic bad boys, aggressive alphas, and a hint of violence in a kiss.
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Deep and sometimes heart wrenching, her books are not for the faint of heart. But they are just right for those who enjoy unapologetic bad boys, aggressive alphas, and a hint of violence in a kiss.
Visit her website: addisoncain.com
Sign up for her newsletter: http://bit.ly/AddisonCainNewsletter
Amazon: amzn.to/2ryj4LH
Goodreads: www.goodreads.com/AddisonCain
Bookbub Deals: www.bookbub.com/authors/addison-cain
Facebook Author Page: www.facebook.com/AddisonlCain/
Addison Cain’s Dark Longings Lounge Fan Group: www.facebook.com/groups/DarkLongingsL...
Don’t miss these exciting titles by Addison Cain!
The Golden Line
The Alpha’s Claim Series:
Born to be Bound
Born To Be Broken
Reborn
Stolen
Corrupted (coming soon)
Wren’s Song Series:
Branded
Silenced
The Irdesi Empire Series:
Sigil
Sovereign
Que (coming soon)
Cradle of Darkness
Catacombs
Cathedral
The Relic
A Trick of the Light Duet:
A Taste of Shine
A Shot in the Dark
Historical Romance:
Dark Side of the Sun
Horror:
The White Queen
Immaculate
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February 11, 2022
🖤 These books came highly recommended I was told they are dark, sexy, twisted and creepy. They were definitely all those things!
What @i_ambooked failed to inform me of, was that these are vampire books! BE READY. Vamps galore. And not the sparkly kind either.
💀 Catacombs (the novella) was great. By far the best out of the three books. It was dark and tortured and sexy. The bad guys were just so bad, it was a perfect dark romance. Not the darkest I’ve read, but it does involve some seriously awful stuff. CONSIDER THIS YOUR CONTENT WARNING. ⛪️ Cathedral was a bit of a departure from its predecessor. We are introduced to a different set of characters, given an explanation of how the vampiric politics and scheming works and revenge. The sex was graphic, but I don’t think I would consider this particular novel a dark romance. There was true love present at almost all times during this novel (even if it was hidden) so that’s my reasoning behind my statement. I will say thought, just because the romance wasn’t dark, doesn’t mean that the rest of the book isn’t. 🩸 Relic is a different sort of story. Vladislav and Pearl’s story threw me for a mothafuckin loop. It was bizarre and Pearl was irritating. Vlad was obsessed, he was the “good” bad guy in the previous novel, but in this novel he was only the good guy. It was like any clout that he had from the past books was just POOF gone, once he met Pearl. I thought the back story was cute, the fated mates, long lost loves is always a winner in my book. But it was just, the rest of it that didn’t work for me.
🖤 The novella was a really interesting introduction to the duology and I would definitely recommend reading it before the other two books! 🧛♀️ Cathedral and Relic were mostly the inner thoughts and day to day movements of a vampire in the twenty first century- they read like a diary if you will.
🩸 So while it was interesting, the plots of each book moved rather slowly. It was different from other vampire novels that I’ve read in the past and a really good dark romantasy.
What @i_ambooked failed to inform me of, was that these are vampire books! BE READY. Vamps galore. And not the sparkly kind either.
💀 Catacombs (the novella) was great. By far the best out of the three books. It was dark and tortured and sexy. The bad guys were just so bad, it was a perfect dark romance. Not the darkest I’ve read, but it does involve some seriously awful stuff. CONSIDER THIS YOUR CONTENT WARNING. ⛪️ Cathedral was a bit of a departure from its predecessor. We are introduced to a different set of characters, given an explanation of how the vampiric politics and scheming works and revenge. The sex was graphic, but I don’t think I would consider this particular novel a dark romance. There was true love present at almost all times during this novel (even if it was hidden) so that’s my reasoning behind my statement. I will say thought, just because the romance wasn’t dark, doesn’t mean that the rest of the book isn’t. 🩸 Relic is a different sort of story. Vladislav and Pearl’s story threw me for a mothafuckin loop. It was bizarre and Pearl was irritating. Vlad was obsessed, he was the “good” bad guy in the previous novel, but in this novel he was only the good guy. It was like any clout that he had from the past books was just POOF gone, once he met Pearl. I thought the back story was cute, the fated mates, long lost loves is always a winner in my book. But it was just, the rest of it that didn’t work for me.
🖤 The novella was a really interesting introduction to the duology and I would definitely recommend reading it before the other two books! 🧛♀️ Cathedral and Relic were mostly the inner thoughts and day to day movements of a vampire in the twenty first century- they read like a diary if you will.
🩸 So while it was interesting, the plots of each book moved rather slowly. It was different from other vampire novels that I’ve read in the past and a really good dark romantasy.
October 22, 2024
Just so much rape and consensual sex that is written identically to the rape
Also one of the MMCs has known his FMC since she was an infant and like, helped raise her, and the other is his wife's full on brother. I'm good! Got through the opening short story, I'm FINE with this stuff if it's not like, promoted as romantic and I think there's going to be resolution after, but dnf'ed both the next books at about 25%
This isn't like rape is mentioned or happens, it's viscerally and gleefully depicted for half the word count. Not my jam! Wish there'd been a warning, seems like the sort of thing you should try to specifically get into the hands of people who want to read it and not just random readers looking for regular degular morally grey vampires.
Also one of the MMCs has known his FMC since she was an infant and like, helped raise her, and the other is his wife's full on brother. I'm good! Got through the opening short story, I'm FINE with this stuff if it's not like, promoted as romantic and I think there's going to be resolution after, but dnf'ed both the next books at about 25%
This isn't like rape is mentioned or happens, it's viscerally and gleefully depicted for half the word count. Not my jam! Wish there'd been a warning, seems like the sort of thing you should try to specifically get into the hands of people who want to read it and not just random readers looking for regular degular morally grey vampires.
February 17, 2024
a little over the line
I like Ms. Chains books even though they have too much dark sex which I get sick of and skip over because I like the story concepts. This story brought too much religion into the darkness defiling Christ that really crossed the line.
I like Ms. Chains books even though they have too much dark sex which I get sick of and skip over because I like the story concepts. This story brought too much religion into the darkness defiling Christ that really crossed the line.
September 27, 2021
Extraordinary
Shades of Anne Rice. Intricate characters, plot thick and perverse. I am still not sure where my head is at with this book.
Shades of Anne Rice. Intricate characters, plot thick and perverse. I am still not sure where my head is at with this book.
December 28, 2021
Oh, I am so HOOKED
Awesome world building, cookbook dark and twisted, I especially loved the last book Rapture!
Ingenious characters all around. I'm hoping there is another to this trilogy.....I think Jaspar should have a story as a grown up!
Until the next book
Awesome world building, cookbook dark and twisted, I especially loved the last book Rapture!
Ingenious characters all around. I'm hoping there is another to this trilogy.....I think Jaspar should have a story as a grown up!
Until the next book
November 5, 2022
not my fav
I have read 2 other Addison Cain series and loved them so I do like her story telling. This set just wasn’t for me. I will still read her other work though!
I have read 2 other Addison Cain series and loved them so I do like her story telling. This set just wasn’t for me. I will still read her other work though!
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