From USA Today Bestselling Author KL Donn comes an all new series about three brothers who love harder, fiercer, and obsessively more than the last. I am Crux Malcolm.And she. Is. Mine.Have you ever heard the sound of your life ending?A cell door slamming shut is the best way to describe it.I killed a man. A bad man. One who deserved far more than what I gave him.He looked at her when she was … deserved far more than what I gave him.
He looked at her when she was mine.
He touched her when she was mine.
He broke her when she was mine.
I’m getting out on a technicality.
Now, I’ll get to make her mine.
She’ll cry my name each night instead of his.
She’ll feel my pleasure instead of his pain.
I am Crux Malcolm
and it’s my turn to get what’s coming to me…
Farren Hallewell is my addiction and I’m obsessed.
***Warning***
Contains sensitive subject matter and may not be suitable for those who have triggers with abuse.
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I absolutely loved this book. I’m a sucker for stories where the heroine has to overcome something truly tragic and learn how to move forward. I’ve never experienced, or even known anyone who has experienced, anything like what Farren has gone through, but I imagine it would make you too scared to love, and trust anyone.
Can I please have a Crux in my life!!! This was a kicka*s way to start another fabulous series. Farren is my new girl crush she has been to hell and back and all she wanted was to help someone else who in her previous situation. Y’all this story!!!
Warning triggers for abuse is definitely in this book …
I don’t even know how or what to write with this book ……. I suppose just one word covers it …. awesome!
Wow just wow K.L Donn really out did herself in this book it was an emotionally charged roller coaster ride that she should be so proud of how she put it all together I couldn’t put it down definitely a must read …..
KL Donn takes you on an emotional roller coaster with this story. She takes on the emotions and reactions of someone suffering parental abuse and takes us on her (Farren/Ren) journey of recovering from that abuse with a hot alpha male (Crux) leading the way. I cried, called the parents nasty names in my head, cheered the Crux’s actions and reactions, and cheered more when the heroine finally overcame the crap she dealt with as a child. For those with difficulties in dealing with childhood trauma and abuse, please be wary but if you want to see a hot alpha help his girl overcome and be happy, this is a definite read for you. I can’t wait to see Crux’s brothers stories and maybe glimpse what happens for Crux and Ren along the way.
I loved Farren and Crux’s story!!! I must admit that I have never cried so much reading a book and I am so okay with that. This story is heart wrenching and I couldn’t put it down once I started reading it. Farren’s life was full of hurt and abuse, even her mother looked the other way. But not Crux, he knew the minute he laid eyes on Farren that she needed someone to protect her and protect her he did. He went to prison after taking out the man who abused her and a few years later he got out on a technicality. Now he wants to be a part of Farren’s life in a different way, but will Farren be accepting of Crux or will she fear the man that saved her? Grab this emotionally charged book today and find out what happens.
Please note the warning attached to this book:
***Warning***
Contains sensitive subject matter and may not be suitable for those who have triggers with abuse.
KL Donn your stories continue to amaze me! These new guys have got me hooked. Crew Malcolm is a rough around the edges bad boy and yet there is one person he will give everything to protect, Farren Hallawell. To say that she is a damaged soul is the understatement of the century, but with the protection of Crew she has a chance to change her future. This is a dark book full of traumatic events and yet it’s such an amazingly heartfelt read that you can’t help but be hooked from jump. I can’t wait to see if there is more in store for this group of brothers that come from the wonderful mind of KL Donn.
Crux has been locked away, kept from his obsession. He destroyed her tormentor, did what he had to do to stop her pain. Released from prison he goes to her, helpless to stop his compulsion to be near her. Farren knows that Crux saved her life and she is grateful. But its more than that. She was drawn to him for as long as she can remember. When he comes to her, she feels safe. Will he still want her when all her secrets are revealed?
Obsessive Addiction was everything I thought it would be and more! Crux is intense, focused on Farren and being there for her, with her forever. He is determined to keep her. But her wounds and secrets run deep. Farren uses the safety she feels with him to grow stronger, finally having someone who is there for her no matter what. These two are meant to be and every page is filled with emotion. Please heed the warning as there are some graphic memories but necessary to the story. I absolutely loved every moment with these two, it deserves 5 stars! I can’t wait to see what Crux’s brothers get up to.
WOW! I loved this book! I dove in without reading the blurb like I normally do with K.L. Donn’s books, the warning at the beginning clue me in that it was going to be a fantastic read!
Crux and Farren were made for each other! I wish I had my own Crux, a sexy, loving, obsessive, addicted man who is willing and does everything/anything he can to make you happy. Even if that means jail.
I can’t wait for more in this series!
My heart! I do it every time I start a KL book. I willing hand my heart over to be smashed into oblivion along with my emotions! Why you ask?! Because she is flipping amazing at what she does, she then takes those broken bits and mashes them back together leaving me feeling bruised but hopeful…..and this story is no different! I have not put it down, inhaled in one sitting!
Crux is unapologetically alpha, highly protective of Farren (Ren). Their connection is instant and so beautiful. He will do everything in his power to keep her safe. Ren has suffered the unthinkable but with Crux by her side, he makes her stronger, he gives her hope.
This book! What a fantastic start to a new series. Cannot wait for Cross and Crew’s stories!!
This book sucks you right in, beginning with KL Donn’s note to the reader. This is more than just a story. It’s raw pain, anger, love, patients, passion, and peace. I think if anyone else had wrote this story, I wouldn’t have been able to finish but K
L. Does it so beautiful that you feel EVERYTHING. This is one time when the grass is greener on the other side!!!
Overcoming.
This is all about overcoming. Obstacles, fear, hatred, abuse, abandonment and rejection. Ren and Crux faced it all and came out on top. God bless Obsessive Alpha men.
Absolutely great heart breaking good story to start a new series. While this story does have a trigger warning, I cannot tell you enough how well written and emotionally charged the feelings and heart breaking emotions come through on the pages. How broken she feels and how patient, cautious and loving Crux is to allow her feelings to filter through her during their journey together. The dedication he as to her is very much displayed in his described actions and emotional journey he has taken as well. Definitely a great read and can’t wait for the next!
Crux and Farren are everything to me and had my heart from the very first page. Poor Farren (Ren) had been through so much trauma she needed something good in her life. Crux is just the person to make that happen for her. He was there for her through it all and would not let her go or give up on her and I loved him more for that. These two are really amazing.
Intense, swoon-worthy hero gets the girl
I purchased this book via Amazon and am leaving my review voluntarily. (I loved it so much, I also bought a physical copy)
Triggers:
This book is very intense, contains descriptions of child sexual abuse which may be triggers for some. This is a relatively short read.
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Wow. Wow. Wow. This book. It was so freaking good. I couldn’t stop reading until I reached the end. The chemistry between the two main characters and the overall story were believable.
Crux is completely obsessed with the girl next door. He saved her life and went to prison for it. Now out of prison, he will stop at nothing to make her his. Forever.
Farren thinks she is damaged. She wants a normal life but can that ever happen with her past? Crux is home and has promised to always protect her and care for her.
With the help of Crux’s friends, brothers and a social worker, Farren is on the road to a healthier, happier future.
Sometimes obsession is a good thing. I hope the author gives us more of Crux and Farren in future books.
Wow! I am flabbergasted with this author, it’s my first time reading her work, and I can honestly say that book will stay with me forever. Characters are well developed and well written, amazing work Miss KL Donn, 5 stars.
Obsessive addiction is very different than the last two books I read by KL Donn but not any less emotional or mind blowing . This is such a beautiful yet heartbreaking book about Farren Hallewell , and the abuse ahe has suffered over the years as well as the emotional toll it takes on her . There were so many times I literally wanted to put my arms around her and tell her everything would be alright . Due to all the abuse , she become very much a introvert, without any friends she can count on to be there for her . Crux Malcom is Truly a hero in my eyes , he does everything he can to protect her , to support her , and help her find the strength to stand up for herself . Crux and farren have so much chemistry, the connection is there from the beginning, there isn’t anything he won’t do to protect his woman . This awesome book pulled at my heart strings in so many ways . I cannot wait to see how the rest of this series unfolds.
Reading this story really gets to you how farren suffered by the many people around her. Be it her abuser or her absent minded mother or the kids at school tormenting her. Farren suffered and only one man sought out and demanded to destroy her pain. Crux went above and beyond for his little bird. Be it to avenge her as a child with no voice or as a lover set on vengeance once she became an adult. Always in the shadows watching and waiting to be her comfort when she needed it. It was a brilliant read, although sad that farren had to suffer so.
I bet this was a tough book to write, i really enjoyed it I’ve read all the reviews, and I don’t know how you could of written this book any better I loved all the characters and i’m happy to have come across such an amazing read.
Holy moly did this pack a punch! Be warned, KL Donn has a way with words and with bringing real life issues to the forefront in her stories but with the insta-love, lovable alphas and heroines we love. This has childhood abuse, bullying and so much more. But at heart, is the undeniable connection between Farren and Crux. It’s dark but you can’t put it down because you need to know that they make it through and that Farren’s past will not dictate her future. I couldn’t get enough and read it at once. The end is just what they needed and I love the prologues and epilogues.
You know those books where the emotional factor is so high you feel it literally in ever fiber of your being? Or those books where you want to crawl inside the pages and follow the characters around just to be closer to them? What about those books where no matter how hard you try to put it down you physically can’t do it? That is this book. Crux isn’t a bad dude, he just did a bad thing in the name of love. And he’d do it a thousand times over if it meant Farren was safe. She’s lived a hellish life, but she’s making the best of it until Crux comes back. Having him back in her life is a whirlwind of emotions and decisions and love like she’s never experienced. KL did an amazing job of making you feel what the characters were feeling. You felt the angst, the love, the heartache the anger…you felt it all. The story line was good, believable, fast paced and the secondary characters really took the book to a whole different level. Those other Malcolm Boys, the ones we have only meet in passing, yeah they were hot as sin and I’m ready to see if them be thrown into mayhem by their own loves! I cannot wait!!!!