One man’s wife is another’s obsession.We had a love I thought could never be broken. But I was wrong. We weren’t as strong as our vows once promised.Dark secrets and vicious lies, they tore us apart.They cut too deep, leaving open wounds.Pain is something that should never come from the man you love. Forgiveness, understanding, tenderness, yes. But never pain.But the fact remains. He is my … pain.
But the fact remains. He is my husband and I am his wife. Perhaps he should have remembered that a year ago when he committed his first sin against our marriage. And perhaps then, I wouldn’t have fallen for the devil.
A devil who had me in his sights from the very beginning.
A devil who swore to never let me go.
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Whenever you see the names T.L. Smith & Melissa Jane together you just know your in for the ride of your life.
Singularly these Authors blow me away with their words but together they each bring a new level of suspense and perfection to their books.
I loved Sever. (Hard) This book gave me some killer twists and it was jam packed full of angst that definitely tugged at the heartstrings a little and kept me captivated until the very last page.
Sever is the story of Blythe, Shawn & Kane, this story will screw with your head and keep you riveted to the edge of your seat. It is the perfect mix of twisted perfection with a side of delicious torture.
Get ready to fall so deep down the rabbit hole your not going to be sure there is ever a way out. 5 amazing stars, I love the leads, the storyline and this Author Duo.
Highly Recommend Read
4.5 stars
You know when you see that TL Smith and Melissa Jane are collaborating again its going to be a damn good book and well they blew me away with this one. Its no secret I am a huge fan of TL Smiths but through in Melissa Jane and I get giddy.
I made the mistake of starting his book as I was going to bed one night at 10.30pm! the mistake was starting it that late as once I did I couldn’t put it down until I had finished it and when I looked at the clock it was 2.30am! who needs sleep anyway?!?!
I loved Sever, the twists and turns with this one was clever and brilliant. The emotions through this was running high and I felt every single one of them with Blythe. My heart broke for this woman in places, she had her heart stomped on, her world turned upside down. She didn’t know who to trust or what to believe. The suspense was seriously gripping.
The authors did an amazing job of keeping you guessing as to who you should root for in Kane and Shawn. Shawn wasn’t my favourite, I will be honest, I wanted something a bit more from him, I
found him sometimes too weak.
Another brilliant collaboration from these two talented authors and I can’t wait to see what they bring us next!
These gifted authors’ have just blown me away with this intense and powerful story!! Reading this I had no idea how this story was going to pan out, as I was second guessing myself throughout. What a tangled web these characters weave! No spoilers, this is one of those novels’ which just needs to be read! This is a sensational story which is beautifully written and is dark, emotional, heartbreaking, intense, raw, gritty, and powerful, with added angst, lies, secrets, drama, lust, and passion. I was totally captivated throughout this addictive masterpiece, and hope to read more from this talented duo. Brilliant work Ladies!!
I thought I understood what I was about to get into with this blurb. I was so, so wrong. Oh man. This story is a hot mess of emotions right from the start.
Blythe and Shawn are in a marriage that has mysteriously just come to a stop. For a year they have just been existing in the same space and Blythe has no idea what went wrong. There’s clearly secrets and lies but no amount of effort makes Shawn explain. Even her sister has a mysterious new job that she won’t talk about – and it’s too lucrative to be above-board. Enter Kane Alexander, one of Shawn’s friends and a business mogul. What happens when you add these characters, a whole lot of sex appeal, a ton of loneliness, plus all their secrets and lies and hit frappe on the blender?
T.L. Smith has a couple of recurring themes and I figured out a few of them but was not expecting the twists and turns she and Melissa Jane threw in! I am for this author partnership all day long!
Recommend!
Sever – T L Smith and Melissa Jane
Holy cow, what have I just read???
A dark, sordid exploration of the human condition but also an incredibly powerful and emotional journey of realisation for the characters of this story.
Blythe and Shawn Cooper had what started out as the perfect young marriage. Everything they ever wanted until the day Shawn no longer wanted Blythe. His indifference to her was gut wrenching and very confronting to read. Blythe’s stoicism was incredibly touching, but at the same time I wanted to reach into the book and tear Shawn’s eyes out. Yep, it really got to me how he could just throw away his marriage like that…… well let’s introduce Kane freakin Alexander.
Now the tables turn and Blythe becomes the hunted, the pursued prey. A complete one eighty and a great twist.
Not going to create any spoilers but damn ladies, these characters know how to scorch up the pages.
So many twist and unexpected turns and yet, I was still cheering for Blythe all the way.
A definite must read and OMG…. please tell me there’s going to be more from these characters.
One of the easiest 5 stars I’ve ever given.
Beware of a wolf in sheeps clothing…..
Sever by T.L. Smith and Melissa Jane is a mindblowing, addicting read that had me so intrigued from the start, that I inhaled it in one go.
Blythe Cooper married the love of her life, nothing and no-one could break them apart. The love and passion they have for each other is constant – until it isn’t. Shawn becomes distant, won’t look at her, barely talks to her, won’t touch her but why? Walking away from her marriage is the only thing she can do.
When Kane Alexander walks into her life, giving her the attention she deserves and the passion that she has been missing, its makes her decision feel even more right. But as secrets surface and truths are uncovered will she stand by her decision.
Sever will have your mind whirling and wondering the whole way through. Things sneak up on you that you simply don’t expect – even the ending!
From the very first page I was intrigued. There is always that lingering sense that something is amiss throughout the book. I thought I knew where things were heading but I was wrong. You really don’t find out anything until the very end, it’s brilliant! I was captivated by these characters and the writing behind them. I can’t wait to get more from this duo!
4.5 stars
This book captures your mind, plays its games with it and spits it out like it was nothing you just endured.
This story seriously keeps your head spinning and leaves you with all the tingling on your skin.
It’s a quick read because you don’t realize how quick you are in turning the pages.
However, the ending isn’t my cup of tea and knowing TL, I expected it to turn out another way.
Sever is truly a mind game you never see coming. Entertaining and thrilling from the first page to the last.
5+ KING AND QUEEN STARS!! Holy Moly this book has catapulted to the top of my list for 2019. I absolutely loved this book….these two authors have given us dark romance readers EVERYTHING we could ever want in a story. Shawn, Blyth and Kane’s story will suck you in from the beginning and hold you until the very last word…. I need more. You definitely need to read this book.
First of all congratulations to both of these outstanding authors on a terrific story and also for not going on a killing spree in this book….it was refreshing.
Shawn and Blythe Cooper have been married for seven years, happily for six. Kane Alexander enters Blythe’s world and nothing remains the same.
There are three lead characters yet there are two, if that makes sense! Shawn didn’t overly impress me, as I am positive was the author’s intention, I found him to be weak at times yet strong at others…go figure! Blythe I liked a lot, even if she was a little too trusting, she went through so much emotional trauma yet kept popping back up. Now Zane, apart from his obvious physical attractiveness, oh man talk about sex appeal, his whole character screamed sly, possessive manipulator to me right from the start. Everything seemed to fall into his hands a little too easily for my liking. In saying that I cannot say I disliked him either, talk about a complicated character.
This truly is an original storyline and one that you find yourself itching to know if you’ve worked out all of the puzzle and placed the pieces together correctly. I will admit I had some pieces correctly placed but not all which is great, I love twists in a story.
An intriguing and entertaining book from these very talented writers that I recommend to everyone.
4.5 stars
Listen. I devoured this book on Sunday! Severhad just the kind of angst I was looking for and although it was short, it packed just the right punch. I do feel like I should warn others because I did not expect it to end the way it did and I’m PISSED.
okay, fuck it-I’ll tell you so that YOU know. The authors leave the ending to this book OPEN and as of now, have no plans to write a sequel or spin off. When I say open, I mean it ends in a way that lets the reader guess the events that follow. Kind of a cliffhanger, Kind of like a “happy for now, but anything can happen”. I didn’t expect it and I was…upset.
As soon as I finished the epilogue I went back and did a little reread to make sure I got all the details right.
I loved these characters, especially Kane Alexander. I want more of him. He’s the villain in this story. Obsessive, manipulative, rich, and of course, dangerously sexy. He sets his sights on Blythe and is relentless in his pursuit. I. loved. him.
Blythe was a very likable character. She loves her husband and has fought hard for her marriage but cannot take being ignored anymore. In walks Kane at exactly the right time, being everything she’s needed over the past lonely year and a half. The story of Blythe finding herself between Kane and her husband, Shawn is full of angst, secrets, and steam.
If you don’t mind what I mentioned in the spoiler and can handle it, read this book.
TL has s one of my favs! Wondering if there is more to this story.
This is my first read by either of these author duos. The last 15% made me drop the book to 3 stars. I loved everything leading up to that point. It went a different direction that I don’t think that it fits the story, either that, it needed a ton of more words in the middle to get there, like a chunk leading up the the reveal is missing. It was basically just thrown in. I felt the structure needed more work, especially if needs to feel more suspenseful. That last line I felt like its just thrown in there to mess with the readers, but im not screaming “i need more.” If Kane is a character you hate to love I wasn’t feeling it and I felt like he doesn’t really care for Blythe only just to mess with her life.
This one reeled me in hook, line and sinker. I was intrigued and wanted all the answers, which of course are revealed…eventually. There are plenty of twists and turns in the plot to keep you guessing. How can two people who were so in love come to this…no communication, no touching, no emotional or physical connection? Twelve months of nothing in return every time Blythe tries to get Shawn to engage with her. It’s their seventh wedding anniversary and he is off doing whatever it is he does. Blythe is finally pushed over the edge and makes the dreaded decision to move on. A very sexy new client enlists her decorating services and he’s not backwards in telling her he wants more. However Kane is very hush, hush about the business name, location and exactly what type it is. Blythe is drawn in by his charm even though he openly tells her he wants what her husband has…being her. The temptation is extremely luring and after a tiny taste she wants more.
I received a copy of this book from the publisher/author to review for Stephanie’s Book Reports.
On man’s wife is another man’s obsession. We had a love I thought could never be broken. But i was wrong. We weren’t as strong as our vows once promised. Dar secrets and vivious lies, they tore us apart. They cut too deep. leaving open wounds. Pain is something that should never come from the man you love. Forgiveness, understanding, tenderness, yes. But never pain. But the fact remains. He is my husband and I am his wife. Prehaps he should have rememebered that a year ago when he committed his first sin against our marriage. And perhaps then, I wouldn’t have fallen for the devil. A devil who had me in his sisghts from the very beginning. A devil who swore to never let me go.
I swear to you T.L. Smith and Meliss Jane are one of the most amazing at writing books and together you know that your in for one heck of a ride. This book dives right into the action that will keep your head spinning from the very beginning as you right along with Blythe try to figure out just what has made her husband want nothing to do with her for the last year and why Kane now has suddenly walked into her life and why her husband Shawn keeps warning her that Kane is going to chew up her and spit her out and he won’t be able to save her. There are so many secrets and lies flying around this book that your head will be spinning. What are Shawn and Kane up to. These two have known each other for years. Will poor Blythe ever find out what is going on? I loved this book from the beginning to the very end and it had me reading as fast as I could and not wanting to put it down. It sucks you in from the first pages. This is one I hight suggest you do not miss. i loved it. I didn’t want it to end and I left it with my head spinning. I can not wait to see what these two come up with next time they write together. I am hoping they write more book together. This is the second one and it was just as good if not better than the first.
Loved this book. I couldn’t put it down. The plot was amazing. You will be blown away with this book. If you are looking for a short dark read. I definitely recommend this book.
Wow!!! This book was emotional and heartbreaking from word one. A fantastically told story by authors you can count on to give you a read worthy of your time. Loved it and cannot wait for more from these ladies!
‘One man’s wife is another man’s obsession.’
I’ve never been so captivated by a tag line before. As soon as I saw it, my interest was piqued and I HAD to read it.
I wasn’t disappointed. Kane Alexander is the archetypal TL Smith anti-hero. A wolf in sheep’s clothing. He offers much to Blythe at a time when her marriage is seemingly dead in the water.
The story is full of secrets, lies, lust and deception. There are twists and turns aplenty; just when you think you know what is going to happen, you’re forced to think again. The story rocks along at s great pace and it’s easy to devour the book without realising.
I feel sorry for Blythe, she’s never sure whether to trust her instincts or not. Can she trust Kane? Or should she believe her estranged husband, who’s obviously hiding so much.
The conclusion had me gasping and it’s clear that there’s more to come from this story. Bring it on, Mr Alexander.
I loved this story between Blythe and Shawn. I couldn’t put it down once I started.
T.L. Smith and Melissa Jane have definitely given us a 5 star book. This is a must read! Most people get married with the happily ever after in mind. But that isn’t how life really works. Sometimes you have to put more in or not. This book is going to give you all sorts of twists and turns, and one hell of an ending