From the USA Today bestselling author, Dani René, comes a dark romance that will leave you guessing until the very end! This is NOT a standalone. You need to read Stolen – The Prequel to fully understand this storyline.My world was hell on earth, son of a man who was evil incarnate.Hate was all I knew.When she was stolen, I swore I’d find her.When I meet her eyes again, I remember what I’m … her.
When I meet her eyes again, I remember what I’m fighting for.
The girl will be mine.
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I’ve seen true evil, held captive by the devil himself.
And now revenge is all I know.
Everything was stolen from me. Until him.
When my eyes meet his, I’m caught in his web.
Each moment that passes only confirms what I already know—I’m his.
This is a dark romance. Due to scenes of an adult nature, this book is for 18+ ONLY. That’s the only warning you’ll get.
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If you haven’t read STOLEN, the prequel to SEVERED yet, please read no further. You’ll need that background first; otherwise you’ll be utterly lost in this dark, violent world Dani Renée created. This author frightens me … she was not joking when she said she would go dark – or rather, pitch black. The blackest of black I have dared to read so far. Gory. Twisted. Gruesome. Brutal. Having a strong stomach is clearly advised.
This book was SO needed after the way things ended in the prequel – I needed to know that Caia and Drake – I’m still not sure how much I like him, lol – could at least somewhat escape the horrors they were tangled up in. The prequel nearly broke me. So, naturally, I inhaled this book – well, apart from the pauses I needed to take a breather from that darkness that is …
That being said, this one is a tad bit lighter than STOLEN, but make no mistake: You’ll cringe and gasp and be blindsided a time or two. This complete story was an unpredictable tangled web of lies, intrigue and deceit. Revengeful, gritty and explosive.
I really cannot wait to explore more of this new world Ms. René created!
Dani René has penned a dark tale of survival, desire and an unforgivingly wicked story.
I was enthralled by the the characters and the intricate web of secrets and lies that flow throughout every inch of this story. The relationship and connections between the characters and how the story unfolded was absolutely brilliant.
I was hooked and turning page after page while on the edge of my seat!
This is a book that will push you out of your comfort zone. I will test your limits and will make you wonder if you can handle any more. But if you can handle it…….HOLY COW!
I absolutely loved this book. It was dark and gritty but it also had a love story, a love story that touched your heart.
Drake has grown up with the devil. He has seen terrible things and has done terrible things. He tries to block out all the memories he can, but one thing he can’t forget was her. The way she looked. The way she made him feel. But she is gone now and the only people he can rely on are his brother Dante and his best friend River. (these is also a story there)
Caia has given up. She is done trying to fight the life she has now. Four years is a long time to spend with a monster. When her world starts to crumble more than it already has, she wonders how much more she can take.
Drake and Caia’s story is just beginning. Add in River, Harper, Raven, and Dante….and the story deepens even more.
This story is not sunshine and roses. The knight in the story isn’t always a prince, sometimes he’s an outcast, a bad man. But sometimes we need those bad men to take care of other bad men.
You never know what is going to happen next in this book and just when you think you do, everything changes.
I was able to connect with these characters. I was able to feel their pain and to also feel their happiness. You could tell that Dani wrote this story with her heart.
Revenge has never been so bloody sensuous
“Words are merely that. It’s actions that speak a thousand times louder than any utterance can” – Drake
“Perhaps, But There are also words that can heal, that can offer solace in times where actions are futile.” – Caia
This is a bloody beautiful revenge story –
It has the spine-tingling chill of a horror, the sensuous touch of romance, the heart-stopping twists of a thriller all packaged in a bubbly layer of suspense.
It’s Bloody Perfect!
This is book two it picks up approx 4 years after Drake loses Caia. Be prepared for villains you never knew existed and heroes in the least likely of places.
Drake never forgot his Caia – even in her absence a piece of her light burned within him – It drove him forward to exact a revenge upon those who had delighted in the persecution and torment of “their toys” – He would extract payment for their sins in flesh and blood. He would free them.
River, his best friend, and confidant stands beside him, his tether to reality. A love he fears to acknowledge.
Dante his mirror image, his twin. He will protect him with his last breath.
I didn’t know if this story could get better after reading Stolen, but it did. I haven’t read a lot of books like these, but I can’t put them down. Severed was amazing, and unlike anything that I have ever read. This is an extremely dark story, and the characters are just as dark. Dani did an amazing job with this book!
Stolen: The Prequel left me with my mouth hanging open and my head spinning. I needed answers and I needed then now. Well Severed answered those questions but still left my head spinning with the revelations you just do not see coming.
Though not as gruesome as Stolen, Severed is not for readers who want a fluffy HEA. The darkness that each of the main characters holds inside themselves will have your heart breaking and your stomach turning at the wrongs they suffered not just physically but mentally too.
I couldn’t pick a favourite character in this book because I loved something about each of them, and to me thats what makes a great book. For an author to draw you in so deep to their all their characters shows pure genius and dedication to their work. So I take my hat off to this author who executed this dark twisted tale to a tee and gave my little black heart a story that I became so engrossed in I couldn’t turn the pages fast enough to find out what came next.
This book had me all kinds of shook!!!!! Dani Rene does dark romance ohhhh soooo goooood!!!!!! Omgosh!!!!!!! She’s such a queen of dark romance, she should wear a crown!!!!
Make sure you read Stolen before you read Severed or you’ll be totally lost.
I am in awe of this author. Seriously can’t get enough of her writing. From the first page this author sucks me in until I’m truly drowning in her words. Each review I write I’m stumped. I just haven’t got the words to do this book the justice it deserves. I opened to read a few pages and next thing I know I’m sitting and cursing that it’s ended.
Stolen broke me. Drake and Caia broke me. Their lives were never normal. Now in Severed the story continues. My heart was literally thumping reads part of this story.
A must read who love their stories on the darker side.
Drake, his twin brother Dante and their friend, River, were raised by a debauched, immoral, totally evil brute in a life-shattering, vile, nauseating, degenerate, vicious manner. While reading this book, I felt like my mind had been dragged into hell; then saved from imminent destruction by a tiny glimmer of hope, in the form of a stolen, battered, molested young girl, Caia.
This story contained more depravity and violence than I have ever read before. My reaction to the violence in the form of retribution surprised me. I welcomed it! WOW! This author has been able to lure my emotions from my own happy life and transport them into the ugly depravity of a world I had never even imagined.
Can these three young boys, now grown into seriously broken men somehow heal? Can they ever find someone to love, who will be able to know them, yet love them still? Read this for yourself and find out.
This was brilliant and heart pounding, these characters just suck you into their sick world where there is only darkness lurking and their is some light also which makes you glued to the pages, I really liked getting inside the minds of Drake ,Cia and River hearing the past and all the horror that they had to endure was like OMG moments, its beyond anything you can imagine you wont even be able to guess but there is heart in there and you will see it and you will be cheering them on I know I did. I loved it all, its crazy good and dark in all the right places
This book is from the stolen series but you need to read stolen first.
Stolen was totally out of control and I never thought a book could be any better in a mad sort of way but Dani has well and truly outdone herself here.
Book is like reading a horror story with a love story built in.
If you Don’t like gruesome, gory mind blowing scenes than I would think again about reading, but if your like me and want to read more and more to find out what happens, enjoy.
Dani has an amazing dark, dirty, totally amazing imagination.
The book is brutal full of hate, revenge, love and twisted people.
All the characters want is a normal life not hell
The prequel to this, Stolen, is a must read along with this book! I can’t imagine how deep and dark your mind has to go to come up with this stuff, but it is profoundly deep and dark. Caia, Drake, River, and Dante came together so vividly in this mind-blowing, steamy tale. It took me to a dark place, but it was enthralling and completely captivating! My expectations were well surpassed with this gripping read!
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I didn’t think this story could get better after reading Stolen: The Prequel. That book was ALL KINDS OF DARK, TWISTED, GORY, AND AMAZING.
Then, I finish Severed and am left with my jaw hanging wide open.
Yes, Severed isn’t as gory as Stolen, but don’t let that fool you. This book was still dark as F.
Dani René is a dark mastermind. The way she comes up with these stories just baffles me.
I was always intrigued by Drake and Caia ever since reading the short on the anthology released a few months ago, and was ecstatic when I heard these books were being made.
This book is dark, raw, gritty, revengeful, sexy, explosive, and unpredictable.
I honestly didn’t see it going the way it did, and I loved that.
We get to explore a new side of Caia and Drake that I didn’t get to think was possible. Not to mention the side characters in the story were perfection. Everyone added the perfect blend to this fucked up book.
New secrets are being unraveled, new threats are explored. The tangled web that are the Savage Brothers is one you will sucked into and have a hard time getting out.
I can’t wait to explore more into this world.
Another masterpiece by this author!
wow this book rocked! now i have a better understanding of why she was taken. she has lived through hell. but her previous owner wants her back. how will she be when he finds her? read to find out.
You definately need to read the prequel stolen before you read severed. As already stated this book is very dark! Please see the warnings before you begin. There’s lots of triggers throughout! Its worth more then 5 stars and id definately recommend it. As you read it it makes you want to turn the page to find out what’s going to happen . This book keeps you on the edge of your seat. Well done Dani, another fab read!
Severed was a wickedly good, dark, sexy romance like you have never read before. I love all of Dani Rene’s work but this is by far my favorite. I can not wait to read even more of her work. If you like suspense and action you will love this book. Go grab it now.
After reading the prequel, Stolen, I couldn’t wait to read Severed. i absolute love Dani, The way she writes is amazing.
This dark book, absolutely blew me away! The continuing story of Drake and Caia is not for the faint hearted, but it will definitely keep you glued from the first page. Drake ( HOT) and caia’s story is amazing, how it started and continued, i couldn’t put it down.
Drake- the Dark knight in armour
if you like dark and twisted page turners then this book is for you. you need to read Stolen first so that you can understand Severed.
Worth so many more than 5 stars
This is the second book in this series both contain triggers !
Oh my gosh what a mind blowing series …. stolen comes first and u do need to read them in order…
Wow just wow this book kept me intrigued from the first page it’s a twisted horror love story that u need to be a fan of dark books to like …. but if u do my gosh Dani Rene is ur girl !
Dani has more then out done herself with this series ….. I know I’m going to have a book hangover here !
and…….DANI RENE IS BACK BABY!!!!!
I have been squealing like a kid in a candy store from the moment I read Stolen because I was hoping and praying that Dani will blow my mind. And she DID! SHE SO DID!
This has to be one of Dani’s best dark romance till date. Severed picks up from Stolen with answering so many questions and also delving deeper into the psyche of the characters. The story is blood red DARK, gritty, horrible (in the best way possible) and still, in true Dani fashion, she gives us the romance that only she can give. Caia and Drake have been browbeaten to an inch of their souls with darkness, but still, the spark when they come together makes their love rise from the depth of despair. My jaw has been on the ground with all the twists and turns Dani has weaved in this story, and even after finishing, I am still trying to process the beauty that is Severed.
This is one book that I would highly recommend to any and all lovers of dark romance because this is a story that shouldn’t be missed!
If u love dark reads this book is 100% for u. All grown up with messed up childhoods , Drake, Dante, River, Caia and Harper all share a connection that can not be broke.They all want peace and nightmares to be over. Absolutely loved every single page of this book.