He’s her husband, but he’s not the man she married.Caden and Greyson come home from deployment to build a life together. Everything is perfect, until Caden starts changing into a different man—one with a savage edge that’s as dangerous as it is sexy.Who is her husband?What has he become?And why?Caden’s roughness hits new heights, and so does Greyson’s pleasure. She’s falling in love with a man …
She’s falling in love with a man she never married—a man whose very existence is a mystery, and one she’s hell-bent on destroying.
With time running out and forces bigger than their marriage working against them, Greyson needs to put together the pieces before Caden takes it all too far…
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Reviews by the Wicked Reads Review Team
Kris –
Floored. That’s what I am after finishing this book. Completely Floored. What a great story with a make-me-bang-my-head ending! C.D. Reiss writes the best, dark and rough, sadistic men AND the women who love submitting to them.
Caden and Greyson are both ex-military, Caden’s an amazing heart surgeon, Greyson’s a psychiatrist specializing in PTSD. They’re finally both home after tours in Fallujah and they’re trying to start their civilian married life together. Except, Caden isn’t quite the same man he was while in the service and Greyson, forever the psychiatrist, is trying to understand what happened to her staunch and confident but loving soldier. Caden has become sadistic in his desires. He’s dominating and controlling, feeling, and needing to physically hurt Greyson while he ravishes her. It doesn’t help (hurt?) that Greyson is finding that she loves it, every single bruising and bondaged moment! Greyson and Caden are embarking on a sadist-masochist relationship completely unbeknownst to them. Never really knowing that the other had such dark desires, they seem to push and pull it out of each other. The revelations and conciliations that both characters have to deal with while trying to find a new balance in their marriage really make for some awesome page turning goodness.
Can they continue to live like this – can Greyson trust Caden not to truly harm her? Can Caden keep on with the demon he thinks lives inside of him and the guilt of what soothes him? Hope to find out in book two, BABY! Can’t wait!! Complete page turner.
Reviewers on the Wicked Reads Review Team were provided a free copy of Rough Edge (The Edge #1) by C.D. Reiss to read and review.
HOLY FREAKING CRAP
I went into it blind, one of my new favorite authors, CD Reiss has earned my loyalty that I don’t even look to see what the book is about before reading it.
At times, while reading I felt as though I was reading a psychological thriller, two souls that were meant to be together but there is this THING that’s trying to keep them apart.
Gripping, enthralling and captivating is exactly what I felt from the moment I opened the book, I read it cover to cover in one sitting. CD Reiss has begun a series that will rival some of my favorites of the past. The twists and turns were epic, the sexy times were off-the-hook HOT! But most of the story was beyond anything I could have imagined. The creative mind of CD Reiss blows me away every damn time!
This Book Took My Breath Away!!
Rough Edge pulled me in from the first line, and kept me on the edge of my seat until the very end. So, if you’re looking for a unique story that will explode your mind and make you realize you’ve been holding your breath, then look no further.
OMG, the way this series has started is astonishingly brilliant!
Cade & Greyson’s story is powerful, heart wrenching, haunting, sexy, passionate and filled to the brim with pleasure and pain. Meeting this amazing characters and following the beginning of their journey has been a very intense wild ride that left me begging for more.
Flawless, beautifully well written and superbly plotted. This dark romantic suspense is twisted, and one of the most intriguing, captivating, addictive and gripping books I have read this year. The chemistry between Greyson and Caden is scorching hot and off the charts; their connection palpable and believable.
Definitely a must read, but don’t take my word for it, just give it a try and judge for yourself. As usual, I’m not going to spoil it for other readers, but here is a better way to get a taste of this phenomenal story:
READ “Cutting Edge”, a sexy and intense prequel to the Edge Series, and is available now FREE on all platforms!
All in all, this is a memorable dark romance, NOT for the faint of heart. This book can also be tag as an absorbing psychological suspense!!
CD Reiss delivers a story that feels original. One that will mess with your mind— a mindf*ck mixed with mystery. This isn’t the heart and flowers romance. Rough Edge needs to be experience.
Caden is intense, dominant, the definition of an alpha male. There is something stirring within him and we just scratched the surface. I think there’s more to him and I can’t wait to find out. Grayson’s love for her husband has no boundaries. When Caden needs her, she’s willing to do anything, even if it means he’ll push her far. I loved how understanding and accepting she is.
“Come on, Grey. What’s a limit if you can’t push it?”
The intensity of the sex/love scenes was off the charts making them both erotic and beautifully dark. Reiss writes them amazingly good. She know s the right amount of pain and pleasure to give. I love her style and how consent was given. The last ten percent of the book was the most intense. Everything lead to the mind blowing cliffy, which had me saying WHAT THE…AHH! It will have readers eagerly anticipating the next book. I need the next book now!
4.5 stars
My head is still spinning DAYS after reading Rough Edge. C.D. Reiss unfolds Greyson and Caden’s love story in such a brilliant and meticulous manner that I felt hypnotized by her words, and I caught myself white-knuckling my Kindle as their compelling and complex relationship evolved. I could have never predicted the twists and turns of this story, because they are mind-blowing, jaw-dropping and, frankly, outmatch my intelligence. Reiss interweaves provocative romance and psychological thriller producing an unforgettable, words-can’t-describe reading experience, and she proves why her storytelling is in a league of its own.
I cannot imagine what is in store for us in the next three books, and I cannot wait to find out.
WOW! This story is super mind blowing!
This story was so intriguing. full of twists, and super hot. This story sucked me in from the very start. I’m so excited and can’t wait to see where this story will lead.
Greyson and Caden both meet and instantly fall for each other. Greyson is are lead girl, She so understanding towards Caden. And she’s loving his dark side. Caden is a trouble soul, but he loves Greyson hell do whatever he needs to get better for her.
Its s messed up. their love is strong but is it healthy? I loved this story, but throughout the whole time I kept asking myself, what I am reading? why is this right? why do I like it so much! But really its super good.
Phew what a ride that was! C.D. Reiss goes back to her roots of bdsm but with a huge twist! I devoured this book and couldn’t put it down I lived, breathed and even dreamed of this book!
Greyson meet Caden when she was in the army and helped treat Caden for exhaustion she had been propositioned by many of the guys while in the army but the was something about Caden that drew her to him.
But when she returns home to her civilian life and to Caden things change and boy do they change!!!
If you loved her Marriage Games series then you will love this book and my god what a book this was! I can’t wait till the next one!
OMG, what did I just read?!?! I have no words to describe just how good this book was! Like holy mindf@ck batman. Caden and Greyson are both ex army. He’s a cardiac surgeon, she’s a psychiatrist specializing in PTSD in service men and women. I want this review to be as spoiler free as possible because I think this is one of those books that you want to go in blind. I will say this book is intense, a tad dark, somewhat emotional, has elements of BDSM and is hot AF!!!
I honestly can’t tell you what I just read, but I believe it was good. I don’t even think I can formulate it into words. I am that stunned and it’s that complex and mind bending. It’s been a few days and I am still trying to process what in tarnation this book is about. It’s irrational and will question your intelligence and comprehensive abilities.
It starts out slow, and it was to the point I thought of walking away, but I pressed on and was assured by others that Reiss has a plan. I have not read any of her work and I am unfamiliar with her writing style. Well just when you get a handle on what you think is going on she throws you in a tailspin with just…. one…. freaking…. word??? And in that moment I am thinking ‘What just happened? Did I miss something?’ And just let me say Ms. Reiss – how dare you leave it like that?? It’s probably a good thing that I do not know this author on a personal level as I think I may have cussed her with every word my now addled brain could produce.
So the only attributes that I am or can tell you about this story is; Caden and Greyson are a married couple both who served the army. Now discharged they are making a life together. But there is something wrong and so disturbingly insane happening to her husband. An ominous enemy invading and encroaching on his territory. The balance of their marriage hinges on this intrusion and how they manage this attack.
In some small way I am thankful for the three week reprieval to get my bearings and prepare myself for the next installment on this perplexing saga.
~ The tricky part was explaining things to her as the man she’d married, not the monster I was. ~
I really had no idea what to expect as I began reading this book. I was absolutely captivated by it and unable to put it down. Together, Caden and Greyson are white hot, sizzle of the page. Caden’s slow descent into what seems to be insanity is both frightening, haunting and mesmerizing.
This CD Reiss dark romance is both heart wrenching and edge of your seat breathtaking. Emotions are so clearly articulated they almost leap off the page.
Have you ever read a book and had a hard time telling others about it because the moments leading to the final page won’t let go of you? Those last moments where the story draws to a close and you are supposed to be able to walk away? I’m just sitting here in a state of shock and awe. Oh and insane, itchy curiosity as to where this series is going to take us! I am desperate for the next set of words- heck, even the next PAGE in this story.
This is about a very strong couple with very weak moments and very kinky dispositions they are newly discovering. The flow is unique but also feels so familiar, like coming back to your favorite old stories. But also like nothing you have read before.
I have no idea where to start. I have read many of C.D. Reiss’ contemporary romances and have truly enjoyed them but had never read any of her dark books yet. Yet being the operative word. Rough Edge was an intense and emotional story about a married couple in love but experiencing some rough edges they need to work through.
What do you so when you love someone so much and need them desperately, but those same needs and wants can push you too far? Greyson and Caden are married and in love and starting a life together after she leaves the army. They met while serving and though she thought the army would be her life, meeting Caden changed everything.
Greyson was a strong and independent woman. Finding her way outside of the army has not been easy, but she is determined to succeed. Her love for Caden was unconditional. Caden adores Greyson. She is everything. He wants noting more than to make her happy, but when something seems to desire her more, can he be what she truly needs.
There is so much I want to say about this story, but this is one book you need to experience. I was consumed and wanted to hide in a corner and just devoured every word. This is not a story you expect, but one you want to know. This is the first book in a series and let me tell you, that ending had me wanting to beg for the next book. A must-read story for sure! Do not mind me as I sit in a corner waiting for the next book to hit my kindle!
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Happy reading!
Disturbing, humane and dark, this is a love story that will keep you thinking.
As the description says these are two lovers who embark on married life full of hope. They are both veterans of the war and all that encompasses. Now that they are civilians, adjustments to life at home is part of their journey.
The confounding part is how these two characters were affected by the war or prior trauma to the point their married life is being controlled by overbearing feelings and responses neither one of them considered part of their normal character. This is the beginning of their journey to find out about themselves, preserve their marriage, and stay alive.
This is a series but I fully recommended. This is a journey to the dark side of your psyche.
I am voluntarily reviewing this book. Thank you to the author for sharing a copy with me.
Rough Edge roughed me up completely. It took hold of me the only way that a CD Reiss book can do. It held me hostage, it captivated me, it took my breath away and it enamored my love of the dark and messed up recesses of sexuality.
Drs. Greyson Frazier and Caden St. John are doctors who are married and veterans. She is a psychiatrist and he, the heart surgeon. Both are beautiful, handsome, sexy and madly in love. But changes begin to happen and it their effects the dynamics of their marriage. Secrets, mysteries, PTSD, and a darkness envelops their lives. That darkness is powerful and conflicting and ROUGH…..it takes their life to the edge and threatens to push them over.
There’s not much more I want to share with you. The story should be felt organically as it happens. Page by page, my mouth became ajar with the happenings. The darkness and the emergence of erotic play will grab you and at times, it is hard to read. But with the poetic, passionate, emotional and gripping words from the author, the story became addicting. I like to refer to this as Vintage CD Reiss…..love, darkness, kink, twisted intimacy at its finest.
This book is the first in a 4 part series with a just added prequel. This books ends with a cliffy. One that fills the mind with all the scenarios that will be going forward. I loved this story and I can only imagine the depths that these two characters will be exposed too. While I’m a little nervous…….I know this journey will have Me on Edge the entire time.
Oh hell yeah! Wow that was the most intense 2 1/2 hours of reading ever! It started off with a bang and it didn’t let up. I sat on my couch and read it all in one shot, I couldn’t put it down. I was shooing my kids away because I needed to find out what was going to happen next. I love this couple!
I wasn’t sure what to expect because I went in completely blind. I didn’t read any teasers or anything about this series. I wanted to be surprised since I was really excited to read something new and let me tell you. It did not disappoint. That ending. That ending I was all what the french toast is going on?! Gah, it was just sooooo good. Holy moly cow I can’t wait to read the next 3. I feel the need to buckle the heck up because it seems like it will be one helluva ride!
I don’t even know what the hell to say. This book? It’s stunning. Intense. Sexy. Dirty. Heart wrenching. Mind blowing. Your heart won’t be ready for this book. Your mind won’t be ready for this book. Your body, nope. It won’t be ready either. JAYSUS.
Normally I say I devoured a book? This book DEVOURED me. Heart. Mind. Soul. I need more. Get ready for the ride of your life with Caden and Greyson.
CD REISS IS IN THE HOUSE Y’ALL!!
This book has totally blown my mind. You think you know the person that you married, but do you? Everything is usually all roses and butterflies during that first year of marriage, but what if it isn’t?
Greyson and Caden are my new favorite couple. They are both doctors – he is a heart surgeon, she is a psychiatrist. Both served in the Army in Afghanistan – which is where they met. You get glimpses of the past while seeing what is currently happening. Greyson just left the Army to start a life with Caden. But interesting things start to happen….
Fans will love this book, but I also hope that there will be new fans because of it too. FYI, this is part of a 4 book series.
Twisty books with a dark tone and a rough edge are my addiction, and Caden and Greyson’s story is smooth mindfuckery with a hard kinky finish. Thought-provoking, heart-stopping, and hot as hell, Rough Edge is one sexy little mindfuck with an ending that will leave you floored! I have so many theories I’ve tied myself in knots.
If you liked The Games Duet, Submission, and Forbidden, then strap in and get ready for CD Reiss to go back to her roots and set your world on fire. Caden St. John has arrived!
Loved Loved Loved this book. OMG what a great read. This book hard it all and even more. Hold on because you will be in for one hell of a ride with this book.