**NOTE: This book contains dark themes, including violence of a sexual and physical nature that could trigger emotional distress in readers.**My name is Leon Waid and I have one rule: I refuse to let anyone into my tortured heart.Until Cassie Grant enters my life. In her eyes, I’m imperfectly perfect.Her beauty lures me in. One taste of her skin is all it takes for her to become my addiction, my … for her to become my addiction, my obsession.
I’m lost in her. I need to make her mine.
Just how far will I go to claim what I crave?
For Cassie, there’s no such thing as too far. I’m not afraid of the dark.
Are you?
This dark romance is the prequel to the Brothers After Dark series.
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Wow, this gripping, dark romantic thriller has secrets, lies, twists and turns—some you see coming, some you don’t! It will be hard to put this down once you get started. You NEED to READ! I wasn’t expecting the turn this story took; it has quite an unexpected revelation that may leave you flabbergasted but it is jaw-dropping good! Murder, mystery, suspense, betrayal, intrigue, thrills and passion continue to keep you glued to the pages of this fascinating story. This book is not for the faint at heart, and it may be hard for you to read with all the graphic details. This is the first time I read a book by Dori Lavelle, but I assure you it will not be the last. Dori Lavelle manages to weave grippingly dark and twisted plots with artfully developed main characters. Leon Waid had a terrible childhood and was abused and bullied all his life. Although he was handsome, he had a nefarious side to him until he met Cassie Grant. Cassie was beautiful, worked at a coffee shop that Leon frequent, and was about to finish college. Leon was captivated with Cassie that he started stalking her every move. He felt she was different from the other girls in town, and she treated him with respect, kindness, and like he was an imperfectly perfect person. What happens next! The road to healing has been long and fraught with uncertainty, but for Leon it’s all coming to an end. Find out why Leon has a long road to healing, why he stalked Cassie, and how this will affect her. What is the price of love? The story has a revenge plot, outlined to make you question everything. Second guessing motives and characters. I was flipping the pages in wonder. The storyline is fluid, and the characters are extremely well developed. I can’t wait to read the next book.
This is a prequel and it is very dark just as the author’s advisory states. Having said that this book will have you thinking about it long past when you finish it. It will pull at your heart strings. It is raw, emotional and captivating. I am waiting to see what happens in the next book of this series. I am voluntarily leaving my review after reading a free advance reader copy of the book.
4.5 stars
This is one dark romance and I caution those with triggers to proceed with caution. Once again Ms. Lavelle has penned a storyline that could be taken from the headlines that will have you pinned to your seat as you turn the page. Leon is a man who grew up in an abusive environment and did the best he could surviving as an adult. Cassie is a caring woman who showed Leon that there is goodness in the world no matter what a person looks like on the outside. The two were drawn to each other but each had their own crosses to bear. This is one book that stays with you once it is finished but there is another who continues on with the legacy that Leon left….
I volunteered to read a copy of this book.