An Heir for Silas

The Dark Life of Silas #2

by Tori Sullivan

“Give me an heir and I’ll change your life.”

That was the proposition Silas Arnett gave me after being his sugar baby for a month.

Fresh off a breakup and wanting to start a new life in a new town, the proposal was a godsend. Having a billionaire’s baby was the payday I was desperate for, especially when he offered to pay me two million dollars to give him a son.

His requests were simple: I only had to sign a surrogacy contract, have my appointments with doctors of his choosing, and live in his house throughout the duration for my pregnancy. For the money he was offering, this opportunity was the perfect golden ticket to jumpstart my new life.

While I thought I’d just secured my financial future by making this deal, I quickly realized that I’d just signed my soul to the devil.

When the real Silas appeared and I learned the truth about the mystery surrounding his ex-fiancée, I soon realized that I was simply a pawn in Silas’s dark game.

Now, I had to play by his rules in order to survive, a game where only one of us would make it out alive .

The house might always win, but the house would meet its match with me.

Genres: Dark Romance, Dark, Abuse, Romance, Adult, Spicy, Smut

458 pages, Kindle Edition

Published February 1, 2023

Reviews

[↬ Ⓛ · Rating 2 out of 5]

Tori Sullivan ain’t cut out for romance, but thanks for trying. She def made the hero soft & I ain’t here for dat.

[Kristen Reads · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book was not that great. It was riddled with grammatical and spelling errors. Get an editor FFS.

Silas does not deserve a HEA (if that’s what you could call this). He deserved to get hit my a train being driven by Lia.

Honestly I was expecting Lia to reappear, especially after how the last book ended but nothing about her.

The story was weak in this book and I could not stand Nova. For someone who kept saying his money didn’t interest her she sure as shit spent a lot of time saying she wanted his money and to live the good life. And sorry the fact she had no issue with his under ground business or the way he punished the girl but tried to make out like she was a good person because she couldn’t do it herself, was not good enough. What happened to the sisterhood? She’s a traitor and doesn’t deserve a HEA.

[Valentina · Rating 2 out of 5]

I paused this book for now as, after discovering Silas’ new love interest and a bit of their romance, I wasn’t compelled to exploring Silas having and enjoying a relationship after his actions in book 1. He didn’t deserve a HFN or HEA after the brutality he brought to Lia. The foster father event alone was so unsettling, added to nothing ever happened to him. I’m usually all for the bad guys, but Silas pushed the boundaries to where I couldn’t maintain interest in his character or storyline — at least for now. All I could think when reading was this sick f destroyed a woman that didn’t deserve it and suffered no repercussions. Au contraire, he gets a happy ending. It wasn’t that I didn’t like Nova: I just hated Silas.

[RAVEN · Rating 5 out of 5]

Both the books were so well written I could literally picture the scenes 😭🥹😱😰😟💕

[Herolston 🌺 · Rating 5 out of 5]

Finally ready to review this book fairly. I’ll admit, this is one of my favorite dark thrillers. I absolutely love the “romantic” elements at play here and how we get to see the inner thoughts of a sociopath that actually behaves like one. There is nothing good about Silas, and his slow, methodical corruption of Nova. She is the ultimate victim turned bad girl and we don’t see enough of that in modern books like this one. This isn’t a story where the bad guy was secretly good this whole time, or the bad guy gets a redemption. Silas is exactly whom he portrays himself as (to us readers) the whole time and I love him for that.

[Prashanta · Rating 2 out of 5]

I wasn’t sure what to expect after book 1. But I do know that Silas didn’t deserve a happy ever anything . I wished Nova found a way to put a bullet in his twisted head. He deserved to rot

[Laci · Rating 4 out of 5]

Again not 👏🏼 your 👏🏼 normal 👏🏼 dark 👏🏼 romance 👏🏼 I wouldn’t even consider it your normal pitch black romance. - it’s pretty much erotic horror.
This book IS NOT for everyone & the amount of people I see giving it a 1 or 2 ⭐️ review because they don’t like the content is wild. There is an entire TW list for a reason. Just because it’s not your cup of tea doesn’t mean it’s a horrible book.

Off my soapbox now.

4.5/5 ⭐️


I knew Silas was unhinged in A Wife for Silas, but An Heir for Silas takes that darkness and gives it even more depth. This time, we get Silas and Nova and their story is twisted, emotional, and impossible to look away from.

Silas still isn’t redeemable like most villains tend to be. He’s still a sociopath through and through. But those rare “softening” moments? They make him feel almost human, like you catch glimpses of the man he could’ve been if his brain wasn’t so fucked and he was capable of feeling emotions.

Nova really surprised me. She’s not weak or naive; she understands Silas in a personal, painful way. Her own trauma, especially growing up under her mother’s cruelty, gives her this quiet strength that makes her the only person who could ever truly see him. Their dynamic is dark and toxic, but there’s an emotional rawness there that kept me hooked.

It’s erotic, haunting, and layered with emotion in a way I didn’t expect. If you loved A Wife for Silas and wanted to see what happens next, this one hits even harder. Just don’t go in expecting redemption, Silas isn’t built for that.

[Expresso · Rating 1 out of 5]

WhatHappened to Alyssa?

I’m confused. I’m lost. This story had more filler pages than content. We knew Silas was sick. The first book did a phenomenal job explaining and highlighting his issues. However the bane of his existence did not die. Why did book two neglect her?

I skimmed book two as most of story was redundant, page-filling nothingness. I found more than six missed opportunities where Alyssa could have wreaked havoc. Instead long scenes of the same ole same ole expressed from a different angle.

I’m disappointed and sad about the time I can’t get back invested in reading this installment.

[Katie · Rating 2 out of 5]

I’m annoyed.

Also the number of typos or just missing words was off putting. I know that this book came out fast but doesn’t someone read that before it happens? Isn’t there like a green squiggle under some of these that could have been right clicked and corrected?

[Caroline · Rating 1 out of 5]

I wanted to like the book but I couldn’t get over how Lia was done so dirty.

[Maria (Ri) · Rating 4 out of 5]

I am torn on this book. After the first book, I wasn't sure what to expect. I knew the warnings, which isn't what bothered me or conflicted me. I wasn't sure what to make of Silas, ESPECIALLY after the first book. This was dark (for all you pearl clutchers out there-heed these warnings), but it felt off. Silas is not a good man. He is twisted and definitely a sociopath. Initially, I thought he was a psychopath but he KNEW the difference between right and wrong and did it regardless. However, this might be the only difference between the two regarding his character.

I would definitely say that the first book needs to be read first. This book had kind of a romance. Is that even possible with a sociopath? I don't really know. I guess this was as close to one as you can get. I wouldn't say it was because at no point did I romanticize Silas. If I did, I would be seeking therapy and checking myself in voluntarily into a mental hospital. However, that being said, the author did their job because there was something so disturbingly intriguing about this character that had me continue reading to the very last page. I found myself wanting to understand and several times found myself with this perplexed confused look on my face.

I would say that this is more horror-oriented. Silas is like Dahmer but in a book form which I am thankful for because Silas just might be worse.

[My Dark Romance · Rating 4 out of 5]

Just as unhinged as the first book. This is not a romance where the morally grey guy finally finds the one woman who can make him fall for her and you go aww he does have a heart. He has no redeeming qualities and if you think stalking a woman and tricking her into having his baby makes a happy storyline. You can think again. Did I eat it up. Of course. I love these kinda of stories where a psychopath is just a psychopath and no one, not even a woman’s good heart can change him 🖤

Oh Silas, you prick. He defiantly did not redeem himself in this book and the ending we can only speculate about and if Nova really gets her HEA. We know Silas won’t care. He’ll try but maybe Nova will end up like Lia in the end? Who knows 👀

These unpredictable actions from our MMC, is what makes a dark book, really good imho. Love being thrown for a loop!
I see you Tori 👀 Please never hold back and keep us on our toes 👏🏼

[Katherine · Rating 1 out of 5]

Um….

The plot holes were real in this book. Editing was terrible, from development to proofreading, and the story would have been more intriguing and well done had the author spent any time editing this book.

The actual content was fine. I didn’t understand the motivations of Nova at all, and Silas was not a consistent character. And I don’t mean that he was a multi dimensional character, I mean his actions often didn’t make any sense.

Also, I hate Silas. His character was boring because nothing bad ever happened to him. He never had to sweat or worry. Stories are interesting because they have to make decisions that affect their lives. Silas never had to make those decisions, because the author just made everything work out for him all the time.

Nova is also a stupid b****. The fact that she had absolutely no reaction to Silas (SPOILER) whipping an innocent person to death indicates to me that she is in fact a psychopath as well. She is just as culpable as the other people in this book. You can’t help but be glad when bad things happen to people like her.

[devangi · Rating 1 out of 5]

45% in and im dnf-ing solely because it's fucking borrrrring 🥱 silas is just abusive it's not even cute anymore plus the grammatical errors are too hard to not notice after a certain point
also im all for a no HEA book BUT theres a big but. stop after the first book if it was no HEA was this book fucking needed? i don't think so.
also the fact he's a billionaire is mentioned in almost every chapter which gets annoying because 🤷🏻‍♀️ idrc at this point capeesh.

[Katrina · Rating 3 out of 5]

NOVA TAMED THE BEAST.
But the beast didn't deserve a happy ending.

[Secret(Taylor's version) · Rating 1 out of 5]

he shouldn't have hea after what he did to Lia I seriously expect more than this

[Tia · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fucking hell, that duet was an absolute rollercoaster! How can I go from absolutely hating someone with everything I have to finding myself wanting to be Nova?

What the fuck is wrong with me 🤣🤣

[Tea&Biscuits · Rating 4 out of 5]

Okay, so we actually got some character development for Silas! He is not a good man….at all and I wouldn’t say he had a redemption arc but he did find someone who could live with him as he is. I enjoyed it!

[Simone Ramos · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book didn’t just surprise me. It disarmed me.
After A Wife for Silas, I walked into this one expecting to be disturbed. I was bracing myself. And yes, the horror was still there. Silas still raped. Still killed. But something shifted. Not in him, not really. In me.
There’s a strange comfort in the way Tori Sullivan balances the grotesque with the intimate. This book was lighter than the first, but not softer. It gave me a thread of hope I didn’t ask for. A flicker of light at the bottom of the abyss. And maybe that’s why it cut deeper.
Silas didn’t evolve. Not in the way we like our villains to redeem themselves. He just stumbled into something that unsettled him more than violence ever could, love. Or whatever version of it he’s capable of. And Nova, she wasn’t like the others. There was a quiet strength to her, something still and sharp beneath the surface. She wasn’t a victim in the traditional sense. She made me lean in.
The sex wasn’t spicier, it wasn’t even darker. It was different. The first rape scene wasn’t arousing. It wasn’t meant to be. It was a blur of disgust and shame and curiosity. And somehow, that made the later moments between them even more complicated. Intimate. Fucked up. And real.
There’s no moral lesson here. No redemption arc tied with a bow. Just a man who should’ve been damned and a woman who saw something worth saving. By the end, I no longer wanted him dead. That scared me more than anything else in this book.
Tori Sullivan writes monsters. But she also writes the people who feed them. And for reasons I don’t fully understand, I needed to see this story play out. I needed to believe that even in the darkest corners, something human might still flicker. Even if it's twisted. Even if it's wrong.
I wouldn’t recommend this to everyone. But I also wouldn’t warn anyone away. Some of us don’t need warnings. We just want the truth, no matter how bloody it is.

[Kimberly · Rating 5 out of 5]

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

If “I can fix him” was a book, this would be that book 😂
Nova with her little delusional ass is my spirit animal 🤣
I typically HATE forced pregnancy trope, but this one was so well written and the story progressed perfectly 👌🏻
And just like the first book, Silas stayed 100% true to his villain ways. But Nova was exactly what he needed 🖤

“Lavish living comes at a steep price sometimes,” he said with a shrug. “It all depends on how much you’re willing to sacrifice of yourself to get what you want.”

“Now that I had her in my clutches, I was never letting her go. And soon, she’d have a part of my bloodline growing inside of her, binding her to me forever.”

“Do you think I tell you that you’re mine as some kind of sexy dirty talk or something?” I asked. “I mean it in every sense of the word. So whether or not you agree, you’re mine until I’m done with you, Ms. Cartwright.”

[Kay · Rating 5 out of 5]

Less dark than the last one but still very pitch black. We get more insight into Silas' not so very legal business and all of the people who go there deserve to be jailed. Not yucking on someone's yum but enjoying @bu$e and s£x tr@ffic* gets you a pass and you will be judged.

Nova, the girl with "free will"
You made him less unfeeling, it might be a pebble in a vast ocean but you did something. You're better than me because if I was in the vicinity of that man, I would voluntarily off myself. And no, had Silas found you before Lia, she wouldn't be physically d3ad but she would be dead inside because of what that man is capable of.

Lesson learned! Never trust a man named Silas, Qetsiyah taught us that and boy, was she spot on! I wouldn't put this book down and yes, comparing Silas from Book 1 and this book, there was some character development.

Rating

🌶🌶🌶🌶🌶

Darkness Rating
🌑🌑🌑🌑🌓

[Tez]

I couldn't tolerate nova my mind was all over LIA wondering what happened to her that i failed to read this book........buh damn it silas never deserved this good ending he deserved some lia revenge cause she really deserved justice .....it even hurts how she was doing it to save other women that would cross silas's mind....only for him to pick another one n everything goes well for her, like the heck couldn't things also go well for lia after all that suffering she went through in her life she deserved a good ending.

[Anne Marie · Rating 4 out of 5]

liked it more than the first book

I honestly could’ve skipped the first book entirely and just read the second book and been content. Kinda baffled how Nova could stay knowing everything though.

[Tatiana Sayodi · Rating 4 out of 5]

I love the writing of Tori Sullivan but the story and the personages no,I don't like the finish of the story,I don't believe a word from Silas
The gest of Nova it was brave and heroic

[Asma · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was so different from the first book. At first I wasn’t sure if I wanted to continue this serie after finishing the first one but I’m glad I did. It turned out to be worth it.

[Sarah Louise · Rating 3 out of 5]

I absolutely loved the 1st book and went into this one super hopefully for another amazing read. Now whilst the book was good, don't get me wrong, it for me lacked the darkness of the first. As a big lover of DR and pitch black the second just felt like it was missing something. The premise of money being the motivating factor of everything for the mfc aswell just felt more frustrating than anything as the book went on. I think if I'm being brutally honest I would have preferred an ending more aligned with how Book 1 ended. But that's just me!

[Sevilay✨ Saglik · Rating 1 out of 5]

I fucking hated this book and Silas even more. The end was bullshit, why does he gets his heir and happy ending? And you are gonna tell me he changed since he had his son?? That’s fucking bullshit.

[Patrícia Brito · Rating 4 out of 5]

Well, much lighter than the first book. Finally, Silas had the opportunity to redeem himself! but he is far from the Prince Charming!!

[Kelly Delamare · Rating 5 out of 5]

I binged this in a matter of hours! Loved it, highly recommend.

[Rachel Reynolds · Rating 1 out of 5]

After reading the first one in a day I was excited to start this book. It’s taken almost 2 weeks to get through this. The book is riddled with grammatical errors which is difficult to overlook. This book needs pulling and revising. The story was also weak and left me hating Nova for following him and giving him a HEA. He didn’t deserve it.