I’m a bad man. I never said I was anything else.I shouldn’t want the beautiful brunette who lives in that suburban cul-de-sac, but one glance and I can’t think of anything else but taking her. The innocence in her dark eyes tells me she has no idea what life in my world is like.But she’s going to find out.I control everything around me, and that includes Kaia now. At first, she’ll beg for her … Kaia now. At first, she’ll beg for her freedom, but it won’t take long before she’s begging for something else.
Her world has changed. She’s mine now.
Publisher’s Note: Behind The Mask contains themes which may be disturbing to some readers.
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Behind The Mask is a beautifully twisted story where the bad guy is the hero. Ryker has saved her life before. Ryker’s skull mask and eyes are all she remembers.
Kaia is a bit naive and trusting. She goes with the flow and avoids confrontation. Her husband is a loser that doesn’t love her the way she deserves.
Ryker is a man that knows exactly who and what he is. He does his best to hurt Kaia and make her see that the world is full of monsters and that he’s the worst of them all.
However, something happens that changes them. They see that the darkness is something that connects them. Kaia learns the truth and accepts that her heart has been missing and only Ryker can complete her. He’s the dark hero of her dreams.
Sometimes we need the monsters to save us from a very dull and unfulfilled life. Ryker was the man Kaia required to be happy. I think that as long as you love each other, you can have happiness. I loved this story. Behind The Mask is a must-read.
I really enjoyed the story about Kaia and Ryker this story was so well written it was my first from this author said to say it especially after reading this story and I can not wait to read more from her.
This is an incredible story! Kaia and Rykers journey is dark, sexy, deeply sensual and delicious. Their story starts four years before they actually end up together and when they do get together they have a love that transcends all time. When Kaias husband Derek gets over his head with gambling debts he uses Kaia as a means to pay those debts by giving her to Ryker. As it turns out that’s the best thing that pi*sant could have ever done for her. Behind The Mask is a win all the way around! Abbi Cook hit a HUGE homerun with this one.
I’m not one for the dark romances, they aren’t my thing. A friend recommended this author so I gave it a go. Abbi Cook has got a ton of talent. She can make a bad guy attractive, even when he hasn’t been the nicest to the heroine. Ryker’s got a skull half mask he wears, so hot and I loved the reason for it. Kaia is a bit naive in the beginning, her going with the flow of her life is what got her into the mess she is in. She slowly adapts to her environment and they both catch feeling for the other. There is a scene involving dubcon early on and what could be considered cheating but I was fine with it. That is not something I say lightly as I don’t do cheating at all but I found it totally justifiable. By the time I got to the end, I was really glad I stepped out of my comfort zone. Ms Cook is an author to watch. If you love dark romance, you will love Behind the Mask!
Behind The Mask is part of Abbi Cook’s Captive Heart series featuring Ryker, a controlling and cruel man obsessed with Kaia, and Kaia, who is taken by Tyler to pay for her husband’s gambling debts. This dark and twisted tale will draw you in until the very last page of this novel. This book is well written with complex characters and a plot with strong emotions, violence, and eventual love.
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What a great book debut by Abbi Cook. Behind the Mask was dark and exciting. Ryker is so the anti-hero but he was also quite delicious. I really did like the story and can’t wait to read more by Abbi Cook.
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Kaia has a nice life in the suburbs. She and her husband have a few problems, but she’s reasonably happy. Until she finds out about her husband’s gambling addiction, and how much he owes. And then he offers Kaia to the loan shark as payment for his debts. This is one sick and twisted tale, so dark and violent. And I love it! Kaia finds out just how strong she is, and she manages to bring out the only bit of good that Ryker has in him. I couldn’t put this book down once I started, just an unbelievable first book. I’m looking forward to the next one in the series. Kane??
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This is a dark romance. It will take you on an emotional ride. Kaia is a nieve woman who gets traded by her husband for his gambling debt.
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Ryker takes Kaia for a debt her husband owes. Her husband gives her to him. She doesn’t know what her husband is like but she is getting ready to find out.
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Kaia lives a nice boring life in suburbia with her lazy husband until she is taken in payment. Taken by a disturbing, sometimes cruel man who hides his emotions behind a mask. Her life is now a nightmare she has no control over. Then, it changes. Is he cold and cruel all the way through? Will he send her back? Keep her prisoner forever? A good read, sexy and dangerous.
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wow, my first book by Abbi Cook, and I was not disappointed. hooked from the start i couldn’t put it down.loved every moment of the book and felt every emotion from love to hate and sadness, this dark captive mafia romance wit a beauty and the beast undertones sure takes you for a spin. I instantly fell in love with the main characters. well written and a great story make this a must read!
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Loved this book and great characters. Can’t wait to get the next book
This is your typical “Take my wife to pay off my debt” story… but not. The mobster is conflicted the entire time. Then it also has a side plot that never gets resolved and that bothers me. So, sure it’s good, but I was pretty disappointed with the last quarter of it. But you might not be. Hence the 4 stars.
I believe this is the debut book for this author and it’s amazing. This is a story that is filled with emotions and the author let’s the reader experience them all through her brilliant writing skills. It’s got some dark themes in it as one would expect. Both characters are strong in their own ways and perfect for each other as they start to spend more and more time together and the reader gets to see more depth to both characters.
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Behind the Mask by Abbi Cook is the story of Kaia and Ryker. Kaia is married to Derek, a man unworthy of her and treats her with disrespect. When his gambling debt comes due and he doesn’t have the money he gets Ryker to take his wife. Ryker isn’t interested at first because that isn’t the business he is in but he agrees. When he takes Kaia he finds that he is getting obsessed with her. Kaia once met a gang of bikers that wore the mask that Ryker gang does so she is drawn to them as they have saved her, but that was years ago. Now she wakes up to be in a basement learning what her husband has done along with the shock that Ryker might have been the man to save her all that time ago.
This was a good Dark story that may be hard for some with trigger issues. Overall enjoyed this book.