Infatuation.Addiction.Fixation.Obsession. These are all words people have thrown at me my entire life. Things I need to watch for when my compulsion gets too great. But what they don’t ever mention is my ability to manipulate. Why would they? They’ve never known because I’m that good. Through the years, I’ve learned I need to do what I must to get the things I desire. My money, my business, my … desire. My money, my business, my women.
Life is ruthless. Manipulation is key.
My latest desire is, Rochelle Cohen. She’s full of life, and beauty. A work of art, really. But she’s missing one key element.
Me.
At the end of the day, it will be me that she sees and no one else. By my hand, her trust in those closest to her will fade. She won’t feel safe anywhere, except in my bed. I will single handedly change her entire life until she has only one option left …
Me.
This is my story.
This is my focus.
This is my manipulation.
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Holy Wow!!!! What a suspenseful story!! Had me on edge the entire time!! For the life of me, i couldn’t figure out who the culprit was?? But bam the last sentence revealed who it was!! i definitely need more!! So exciting! Excellent book!!
Torrie Robles has been known to write what she fondly calls fluff romance or the racy MC romances, but now she has decided to dive into the dark romances. Oh lord, that woman dived. There is nothing sweet or fluffy about Manipulation. That word truly explains it all. Robles manipulates you into believing one thing and then BAM!!
Normally I can knock out my reading of books pretty fast but I’ve been in a huge book funk. I should have known that I just needed a huge dose of Robles. While I thought I would be slowly dipping my toes into some lukewarm water, after the first chapter I realized I had been pushed head first into ice cold water that turns piping hot without any notice.
Manipulation follows Rochelle as she slowly comes to learn that someone has her in their sights. Little does she know that he is manipulating every step she takes meticulously leading her into his arms. Is it who you think it is? Does he really have that much power? How is he able to get her to react like that?
Robles has, it seems, mastered the mind of a stalker. The mind of a narcissistic man, who can’t fathom that Rochelle doesn’t seem to understand she is already his. Robles is able to build the terror from a small flickering of discomfort to a constant looking over your shoulder as you turn the page.
How will it all end? Will Rochelle figure things out? Who will she choose between the two men already in her life? Robles leaves you wanting, craving and needing more.
WOW. I was on the edge of my seat the entire time, anxious to see where the author was taking me. She did not disappoint!
Torrie Robles’s new release Manipulation is the first book in the “Twisted Trilogy” and certainly has been aptly named. Book One is Manipulation and it was very entertaining. Twisted and unique in many respects. Torrie Robles did a fantastic job of reeling in readers again and again and I was impressed with the plotlines of the story. I hated the Cliffhanger! But I usually do anyway… but it serves it purpose for sure, cause now I am on pins and needles waiting to read the next book. The book centers around one man’s obsession with heroine Rochelle and the love triangle Rochelle finds herself in with her boyfriend and the father of her child. The story offers multiple character perspective – the antagonist as well as the three protagonists involved in the triangle. Manipulation is full of twists and turns. Just when I thought I knew where Robles was leading readers, she threw a bomb out there and it keep me invested in the story. The pacing was a little uneven at intervals, but I was able to overlook that in favor of truly wanting to know where the story was going. I enjoyed the sexiness as well. I sincerely hope the second book is released soon so I can read more by this author!
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Manipulation book 1 by Torrie Robles
I received this book from the author for an honest review.
Shut the Front Door! Then lock that bitch up tight!! I mean WHOOOOOO What is happening to me???
This book is all kindsa leaving me with the chills and feeling so confused!! The cliffhanger at the end was expected given it’s a trilogy but DAYUM!!
Rochelle is living life to the fullest. She has it all going on for her and she is happy right. I mean her daughter is perfect. Her stud of a boytoy is amazeballs. What could she have to worry about??? But then all of a sudden, her life is turned upside down by her stalker. I mean the blurb is what made me want this book and now that I have it, I can’t talk about it because DAMN IT this entire review would be full of spoilers.
Just know this and understand this…when you read it be ready to be creeped out…..be stunned….be freaked….have insurance on your kindle because the gasping and dropping of it at the end of the book….yup…you will need it!
Rochelle continues to get the text and blocks them, but they keep coming through, the only person that knows is her sister, she knows she needs the guys and the police, but she’s deleted the them when she got them, but they seem to be escalating.
You learn how Rochelle’s stalker gets her phone number and that they turn infatuation into obsession, and they almost always get what they want.
With the stalker again making contact and the police not being much help she knows she needs to tell August, but, doesn’t tell Brant her ex or it could turn into a competition between the two.
Rochelle’s world starts to fall apart, Rochelle starts to doubt everyone and everything they say as her stalker seems to escalate more, and finally the police agree to be involved, but now with everything coming out, Rochelle doesn’t know who to trust.
The ending leave on a huge cliff hanger, leaving you with some answers but more questions.
I’m not sure what i can say about this book other than SHOUTING .. OMG WTF, YOU HAVE TO READ THIS, MY MIND IS ALL OVER, TWISTED AHHH WHAT HAS THIS AUTHOR DONE !!
ok now that’s out of my system, Yes its a must read, your head and emotions will feel like you have been hit by a mack truck, but what a hell of a ride !!!!
Rochelle has a life that would be anyone’s dream. Fantastic boyfriend, beautiful daughter and an ex who’s still important and fully part of their lives. Life just doesn’t get better, until little things begin to happen. Is this someone playing stupid pranks? Or is there a serious pyschotic stalker lurking and determined. That’s all i can say because at this point, the author takes you on a journey filled with intensity, bringing, lust, fear, hope, doubt, mistrusts, to clean out yelling!! Danger and excitement is built with such a perfect build up that when the clanger finally drops your left wanting to commit a crime to get the next book!!!
Ooh! I want to say as little as possible on this review. This is a truly thrilling book, that keeps you perched on the edge of your seat. Read it with as little knowledge as possible…it’s gripping!
A web is woven and there are more players that you can fathom but when things get darker, who does our heroine turn to?
But when insecurity rears it head, it has devastating results, pushing and pulling the characters and risking everything.
This story keeps your pulse beating at a rapid rate from start to heart-stopping finish.
Absolutely riveting!