5-Dark-Star Anthology!
There is something for everyone in this DARK OBSESSION Anthology, and the reads I looked forward to most were from Authors HJ Bellus and KL Myers. Seriously, I’ll read anything from them.
I headed into SHE’S MINE because HJ Bellus was the first of my chosen authors to feature and her signature angsty yet dark content lived up to the high expectations that I have of her writing. Guaranteed great reading, and I loved Jax as an honourable hero hell-bent on a deadly vendetta against a powerful man. There was so much packed into the novella including my broken and torn heart, and my absolute admiration for a young lady who got herself out of a devastating situation. I thought my heart dead and un-revived until Ms Bellus gave me the best ending.
KL Myers’ novella, PROTECT HER was everything I love in a romantic suspense that mirrored the spy-type TV programs I’m addicted to. She is another of my must-read authors and contributed a fast moving high action second chance read and, and, dammit, I can’t say more for giving anything away. If all I read were these first two stories, I’d still say I got my money’s worth!!!
A happy and surprising find for me was Author Hillary Storm’s contribution that had me hooked with her prologue STEAL ME that will lead into hers and Sapphire Knight’s upcoming book THE ORDER OF OBSESSION. I hadn’t read anything from Ms Storm in a while, so I cut straight to it, but believe me when I say I’ve searched for this book to pre-order and am sad I couldn’t find it!
It was only after that I noticed that Author Sapphire Knight herself also had an entry soooooooo, off I virtually thumbed and went straight to WATCH ME: WELCOME TO THE BROTHERHOOD. It was the partner to Hillary Storm’s STEAL ME, and considering it gave more of an introduction, it was probably meant to be read first. But, I was too amped to care as I read the another version of the introduction to THE ORDER OF OBSESSION from another character’s POV. I’m staying deliberately vague because hello, spoiler!! Needless to say, I’ve signed up for both author newsletters because holy crap on a cracker, I’m not mission out on my need to be reading this book like yesterday!
As with all anthologies, there were reads that are not in my wheelhouse and others that while I did read them, were well written and hot AF, but made me feel somewhat uncomfortable. Or, was it that I felt uncomfortable because they were questionable yet I thought they were hot AF??? Something to think about 🤔
One that fell into that category was STOLEN TUTOR by new-to-me-author Carina Blake. Well written - yep, uncomfortable reading – definitely yep, and I’ll admit, it was pretty hot toe-curling stuff, which in my mind showed the talent of the author because I didn’t push it aside in absolute pearl-clutching horror, but read to the end then decided I probably won’t pursue further books. Readers, if you enjoy the darker side of choice, I think this might probably be one for you.
I’ve put the entire last part of the preface here for you, which in my mind says it all. Read and respect what it says, then enter at your own enjoyable risk ... 😈
“They’re watching. Waiting. Bound by their desires to own—the uncontrollable hunger that breaks rationality and brings forth their baser needs. To hunt. To take.
Morals and humanity have no place in this game, one they’ll win at all costs. A hunter never apologizes. A man claims his woman without guilt or care for the consequences. And in this dark obsession, these demons will own your soul.”
Own. Your. Soul. 🖤😈☠️
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