ROURKEDo you ever wonder at the beast inside you?I don’t have to wonder.I know.I know the taste of blood. I know the taste of fire and ash and death in my veins, coursing through my body, making me a beast of prey. I live for the hunt. The kill. Both in the boardroom, and out of it. I’ve crafted the perfect polished image of a high-powered executive, owner of global development giant For King and … executive, owner of global development giant For King and Country, hiding my sickness in plain sight. I surround myself with beautiful things. With delicate things. But underneath the fine wool suits and the platinum watches, nothing can conceal what I truly am.
A monster straining at my leash, desperate to be free.
And the night I meet her?
Is the night I lose control. The night I snap. The night I nearly kill a man—because if I don’t?
I’ll take out the hunger in my blood on her pale, innocent flesh. And if I hurt her…
I’ll never be able to live with myself again.
SILVER
I’ve never met a man as fascinating and terrifying as Rourke King.
The first time I saw him was in a concrete arena, his powerful, tattooed body covered in the blood of another man. The second time I saw him, he was a slick and hard-edged thing in a fine black suit. And the third time?
The third time I saw Rourke King, he saved me…and showed me what it means to be free.
After a life in captivity to the cruelest man alive, I don’t know what to do when I’m thrown into the real world. When Rourke tears me away from my owner and tells me I can stand on my own, if I just try. He says I don’t have to serve anyone; says I belong to no one.
But what if I want to belong to him?
I don’t understand Rourke. I don’t understand how one man can be both noble and knave, knight and dragon, angel and demon. His code of honor makes me trust him. His brutal, animalistic side makes me need him, drawn to him by something primal that I can’t control. He entices me. He infuriates me. He confuses me. He frightens me. And deep down?
I want to be afraid.
But the delicious bite of fear that Rourke inspires is nothing like the sour, awful terror that comes when my owner, one of the most powerful men in New York’s criminal underworld, says he wants me back. Says he’ll kill anyone to take me home. And Rourke?
Rourke is the only one who can keep me alive.
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He knows he is a monster and he will kill no matter what and whenever he needed but she may just change that. She wants to be with him but she is also afraid of him. How will they get through this? Will she leave him forever? Can they ever be together? See if they can
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Dark, rough, suspenseful. The story of Rourke and Silver is not an easy, sweet romance. This is storyline is keeps you on your toes and hooked until the end.
Beastly Beautiful satisfied this twisted romance readers craving for the dark. From Rourkes first word until the ending, I was hooked. Noelle Cross has a way with words that’ll suck you in and make you never want to put the story down. I would definitely recommend this to my fellow dark romance readers because it’s the perfect mix of dark and sweet.
~Rescued by the Beast~
Silver has never seen the like, the man-turned-beast in the latest fight she witnessed, who turned deadly and so easily beat another, nor the same man turned knight who later calmly stole her right out from under the nose of her owner. Not given any choice but to be used or brutally beaten or displayed in ownership at her master’s whim, Silver did know how to really function on her own, not with everything given to her on a silver platter. Silver did not realize she could have had, should have had all this in her life already, but it was all stolen from her during these vital years with her owner. She now had more than she had a right to ask for, except what she really wished for: Rourke King himself.
This woman who clearly needed saving went straight to Rourke’s heart. But for all the depraved things he wanted to do to her, Rourke had to keep steadily pushing her away.
A delicious, dark, and demanding read!
This twisted dark romance had me on the edge of my seat as I was drawn in to the main characters world and story. The author has a wonderful descriptive way of writing and one that found enjoyable to read. There is violence, pain, lots of emotion and romance, some of which may be triggers for some people. An amazing book! I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
Rourke hides behind the monster
This is my 1st book by the author and she quickly draws you into the characters story. Rourke is a powerful man who sheds his trappings to be in a fight to draw blood. During the fight, he is briefly distracted by Silver. Rourke uses the excuse of not being paid his winnings to visit Silver’s owner and states his interest in Silver. Rourke kidnaps Silver to set her free, but Silver has a hard time adjusting. When Rourke and Silver give in to their mutual needs, it’s everything they need. But when Silver’s ex-owner enters back into the scene, it could all end? You will be rooting for Rourke and Silver to beat the odds!
Silver was abused and used by Bouchard from age six to twenty before capturing the interest of Rourke King. A monster by his own definition, Rourke was deeply obsessed with pain, both giving and receiving. He knew that normal was never used to describe him, but when he saw Silver with Bouchard, he rescued her to give her a chance for a normal life.
This dark romance brought out Silver’s painful past with enough detail to hurt the readers heart. I liked the way the author didn’t turn this into a horror story and allowed Silver to retain her humanity despite her horrific past in the control of Bouchard.
Rourke’s hero is strong, twisted, and blood thirsty. Silver gets past his beast-like persona and lifts him into a better version of himself.
Darkly violent and raw as Rourke and Silver balance each other as the author shows that they are able to freely be themselves without guilt or shame.
I was impressed with the quality of writing this author exhibited, especially with the detailed descriptive scenarios that were vividly awesome. Many authors overdo this and turn the story into a boring, plodding read. Not so with this author! I plan to keep this in my library to read again and again. It was that good!
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This story will wrap itself around your heart from start to finish taking you on a roller coaster of emotions – some of them I have never ever felt. I stopped reading a number of times in order to calm down. It is an on the edge of your seat read that is well written, well-developed, dark, raw, funny, and witty. The characters are very broken but strong and have great depth and are just what each other needs. I am still reeling from knowing how twisted, uncaring, and unfeeling some people are (SMH). I am very happy though that the characters got their HEA.
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Intense and incredible book. Dark story with a peek of light to make you crave more.
I thought this book was a very good read. It is a very dark read and it features content that some will not like and can be triggers for others, so be aware before purchasing and reading. The story is gritty and raw and has both a realism and a over the top feel to it. Yes, I know that is contradictory, but that is how I felt. I did like both characters and I really liked the chemistry and connection between Rourke and Silver. It is a dark, steamy, emotional, kink filled romance that is filled with intensity.
This story jumps off right from the first page. He’s a beast, calculated and takes out his victim strategically. What he wasn’t expecting was finding a woman in the crowd that captivates him. Silver is in awe of the man who intrigues and comes to her rescue. This dark romance has a lot of twists and turns with dark elements that may be disturbing for some. Rourke and Silver are two characters that set this story apart that engulfs you from beginning to the very last page.
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What the heck did I just read?!?! OMG
This is the dark, twisted, steamy story of two broken people brought together by fate. While fighting one night at an underground fight, Rourke spots Silver with a very dangerous man, a man he knows all too well. Once he sets his sights on something or someone he will do what it takes to get it but he never expected for his world to turn upside down in a blink of an eye all because of a scared, broken, beautiful young lady.
**Readers, please be aware, this story is very dark but so good.
Talk about WOW. This lust filled story rips your guts out and leaves you gasping for more. As dark and demented as this is it only leaves you asking how much darker and more beautiful can it get. You almost want to hate it because of its content but then you realize you can’t. You are only as dark, broken, crazy as you let yourself be. This story in the end is a story of love, acceptance and passion. Shivers of nicely done.
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