You’ll judge me.
Hate me and tell me I’m wrong.
Refuse to see how my darkness is what she needs.
While I don’t particularly care about your feelings in the matter, and while I pursue her despite the wedding bells that rang for another, only I can see how she is drowning beneath mediocrity.
How many times must I remind her?
It can’t matter that I am the person who ruined her life.
The man who … her life.
The man who killed her father.
The constant shadow that watches her sleep.
The lover who prefers dirty alleyways to freshly laundered sheets.
She’s mine.
Always has been.
I’m the worst thing for her, yet I’m the only salvation she knows.
He had his chance to make her happy.
He failed.
He didn’t see how she was dying inside because he couldn’t know her.
Not like I know her.
I am her stalker.
Her protector.
And the only man that can bring her back to life.
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There is something about the way that this author writes. It is almost like she has me spellbound with her words, words that should make me run away or pray to a God that I do not know or even believe in. Even amidst the darkness, she manages to keep me afloat. Never questioning why I am drawn into something that shouldn’t entice me, but entice me she does.
This blurb drew me in. Previous to reading this blurb I had only read one book by her but after reading this blurb I was on pins and needles. So I took that time to binge read several of her previous books in preparation for this book. I am glad that I did because I learned how versatile and insanely talented she is when it comes to traversing dark and raw with brutally beautiful.
In this book, I was given everything and then some in regards to amazing this blurb was. It was perfect and yet it still wasn’t, if that even makes sense. I say this because this book lived well past the potential of the blurb. This is a story that reminds me that not everything is black and white. The storyline, the characters, their issues, their strengths, and their weaknesses made it a joy to watch. I enjoyed trying to figure out Ari and what made him tick. Was Ari a good guy? Not by today’s standards but in regards to Adeline he was. He protected her and kept her true to herself and I liked that. Adeline was one of my favorite characters from this author. I liked that she was different. I liked even more that she wasn’t “normal” per se but rather was unique. As cliche as it sounds, but these two needed each other. They completed one another.
Even though there was a foreshadowing of what was to come it also wasn’t because it always came in an unexpected way. There were a few twists that I was not expecting. I LOVED Lincoln and his relationship with Ari and the banter that these two shared. I hope with all that is right and just in the world that he gets a story. He needs one.
This is definitely in my top books of 2020 and might just move her book, Five, out of the top spot as my favorite from her
“How unfortunate for the fly that she should invite the spider into its own web”
Will the spider consume the fly, or will the fly school the spider? This uniquely different stalker romance is guaranteed to rock your world with its tarnished villain and shuddering danger.
A villain stalker in the shadows who’s more villain than hero, and a once free-spirited prey who has lost her way and needs to find her own hero within. Then again, it’s just not that simple. What’s an out of control girl, who happens to be her own worst nightmare do when the hottest assassin she’s ever seen knows everything about her, thinks she’s his other half … but remains a shadow at a distance … for years? It’s not what you think. They’re not what you think. His motives are definitely not what you think. This obsessive dance goes beyond a dirty, filthy, and hypnotic sexual attraction that felt euphoric. Sprinkled with equal punches of blind possession, obsession, and compulsion, it ticks off all the boxes, while creating a reader’s own obsession with stone cold killer Ari as he turns stalking and obsession into a sublime art form.
An unpredictable stalker romance doesn’t get better than this. It will reel you in hook, line and sinker and stay with you long after “the end”!
If you ever read Lily White you know Aiden .. This is no Aiden but damn hes an Asshole. Ari is a killer but he broke his rule of never turning back. After killing Liam Kane he heard her he couldn’t help but look and its been his downfall ever since. I love Lincoln I hope he gets a book
Adeline Kane after the death of her dad. Shes been out of control. She has no idea how many time shes been saved by a man shes only meet twice but in her sleep she knows hes there. The monster who should of took her a long time ago. Her husband is also a monster but whos more evil.
Ari is HOT not close to Aiden but still Damn. When he finally got a taste of Adeline he just couldn’t let her go. She was his to No one elses he was done with everyone else using her and changing her. Its now his turn to bring back the girl he loved to watch
“I’ve been the silent specter that counts the boys and men she’s stumbled through without concern for her reputation. Thirteen, not that I’m counting, and if you judge her for it, I’ll gut you and laugh while you scream.”
“You are a baby bird. Out here flapping your wings when you don’t know how to fly yet.”
“Adeline cries in her sleep. She talks. She screams. She fights. She never rest.”
“But your flawed. I can see all your mistakes. You’re gorgeous because of those flaws”
“You stand over me at night. I see you at the side of my bed. It’s okay. I like it when you’re there.”
“If I were the man you planned to married and caught you looking at another man the way you’re looking at me now. I would be upset. I might want to kill him”
” I had a feeling you need company. That and I wouldn’t miss the little monster getting married. I feel like, with as much as you and I have babysat her in the past six years, we should be the ones walking her down the aisle.”
” I know where all the secret places are. Come with with me, and I’ll show them to you.”
“Do you know I killed your father?
Do you realize I’ve been watching you for seven years?
That I’ve seen you naked?
That I’ve watched you fuck?
That I almost fucked you my self on a night you don’t even remember?”
“What have you done to me that I cant get you out of my head?”
“It was charming then, but you were young. It’s not charming now.”
“Eyes open, Adeline.I want you to see who’s owning you right now.”
“You drugged me?”
“A wife should never deny her husband”
“I’ll not accept a whore who flirts with another man to come home and deny me the same”
“She’s not a stray pet. Ari. They don’t have a babysitting services fir abducted woman while you’re out on a job”
“When her lips part on aa whispered please. I forgot the world had rules.”
“But sometimes even the ugliest of stories can be beautiful, and ours has been fucked from the beginning”
“That’s it, baby bird , shows me how much you hate me.”
“You’ve given up everything that made you unique in this world.”
“It’s just an insurance policy,”he says he wraps the end of the belt around his hand.”Bite and I pull”
This book was so deliciously dark, immoral and forbidden.
Ari’s darkness and fascination for Adeline will make you crave for more, it will make you question your sanity many times and remember ” She doesn’t need a hero to save her. She needs a VILLAN”
Adeline is alone struggling between what is real trying to have a normal life like the rest of the world, and the vivid nightmares she has every night, a shadow in her sleep that can’t be reach and the only salvation she needs.
At 16 years old, Adeline Kane’s life irrevocably changed when circumstances out of her control occurred. While she lost those she loved, Adeline gained the obsessive eye of someone who shouldn’t be watching her. As years passed, Adeline always felt a presence but attributed these feelings to her own inner demons until she comes face to face with her shadow.
“I need to be the fire that roars to life inside her, need to be the shadow that she reaches for every time she closes her eyes.”
Immediately upon starting this book, I was drawn to the characters. Adeline is young and aimless, but it’s her spirit that catches Ari’s attention. As for Ari, he is dark and fixated on Adeline for his own reasons. Together, it’s complicated and morally ambiguous, but what I especially loved is how these characters remained true to themselves.
“She doesn’t need a hero to swoop in and save her, she needs a villain who drags out the hero she has within herself.”
Overall, this plot was perfectly executed with a combination of darkness both in subject matter and in character traits. The author certainly presented a unique dynamic to a stalker driven storyline. Additionally, the connection between Ari and Adeline is intense bringing combustible scenes.
The Danger You Know is a dark romance with compelling characters and an engrossing plot.
Ari can stalk me anytime!
Wow-wee!
Another sexy, dark, intense read from Author Lily White that I devoured.
Ari and Adeline’s chemistry was soo intense.
I loved how I was gripped into the story from beginning to end.
Great plot, not predictable and dark and uniquely captivating story.
This book delivers a fabulous entertaining story that will challenge your mind on what would you do if you were Adeline.
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5 popped!
5 Stars!!!!
The Danger You Know by author Lily White is FANTASTIC!! It is a dark, twisted stalker tale. It is addictive, compelling and delicious. Author Lily White writes an antihero that is a dangerous, dark, disturbing psychopath that I loved anyway and that had me questioning my sanity.
Ari and Adeline are complex, flawed characters. Their connection is palpable. The push/ pull is intense. Ari’s possessive and protective nature lead to frustration and some dark moments. Adeline struggles with her condition, her rebellious personality and her need to feel safe. I love that he loves her because of who she really is and not the facade she portrays.
The Danger You Know is not only a stalker story, it is a story of obsession. I mean, like all consuming obsession. And though that should not be an attractive quality, it is when it’s Ari. This is what I mean about author Lily White’s writing. She has the ability to create characters that should scare you to death, however they steal your heart and blow your mind, instead!
This story also explores the condition of narcolepsy and how it affects the person who has it. It was very interesting and worked beautifully with the storyline and the characters.
The Danger You Know is an intense twisted story of obsession with unexpected twists that had my jaw dropping. It is intense, dramatic, and suspenseful. I devoured it, needing to know how it ends. I loved all the characters, except the ones meant to be hated. I loved the cameos of another favorite, too. It is a fabulous read that I highly recommend you add to your TBR!!
This is Ari and Adeline’s story, and this is so much more than just a stalker romance story. This is a well written tale which is dark, twisted, thrilling, brutal, violent, raw, gritty, and dare I say, a humorous story. This is one of those stories which just needs to be devoured in one sitting, and I found myself fascinated throughout this all-consuming and realistic tale. I recommend this talented authors’ work for all.
The Danger You Know “…take a good long look at the life you’ve lived while I’ve been watching …”
Probably the first time I’ve ever began a review with this but… Oh my Freaking Hell!! Lily White, you just gain a die-hard fan here!!! By this time you’ve probably realized that dark romance is probably one of my favorite genres, so to find something that truly stands for that is almost like a rare gem, to maintain in the line of dark romance and not to transcend to something else is extremely dangerous, yet Lily White is another author that just managed this just fine.
There are ghost everywhere, and for Adeline Kane, that’s nothing new, all her life she felt watched, and she couldn’t tell if it was real or part of her narcolepsy, she’s being used to it, so feeling watched or sensing shadows around her is nothing new, they don’t take away the nightmares anyway, so she got used to them.
None knows her true self, except for one of her shadows, she’s exposed and bare to him, until one night got out of control and scared her enough to want to become someone else, to have an anchor, the only problem was that that anchor little by little started to peel away her essence, and she started to feel lost, and that was something he couldn’t stand to watch.
Ari is the boogeyman everyone fears, is the nightmare you dread. The night he killer her father was the night he became her shadow; he’s not a hero, and definitely not a good man but he found his match, the only problem is that he can’t drag her along to the dark, so he stays back and watch how her happy ever after comes…if ever happens.
This was my first book by Lily White, not my last that I can assure you; but I can say honestly that Adeline and Ari will be forever the couple that made me fall in love with Lily’s writing.
– Lenor Ble
The Flamingo Bookshelf
Holy heck!!! This is one dark stalker-licious tale.
I’ve always loved a hero that is consumed by the heroine, obsessed to the point of doing ANYTHING for her. I found him in Ari. It’s been ages since I’ve loved such a twisted hero but despite the dark vein that runs through him, Ari won me over almost immediately.
Adeline had issues as a young woman and I found it a bit difficult to connect with her in the beginning. However, as Ari watches her from the shadows and takes notes of the changes in her life, I too found myself growing concerned for the new normal she had found. It didn’t take long for me to begin to connect to her. She is a complicated heroine and the perfect choice for Ari.
This is definitely a twisted story laced with subject matter that many will take exception to – the blurb is pretty clear on that point. I found myself a bit conflicted but I knew what I was signing up for when I began. It didn’t take long for me to cheer this couple on.
This is a lengthier book but it moves with a pace and plot that will keep you turning the pages. The steam level is unimaginable as Ari dirty talks his way through the pages. You won’t easily find another hero and heroine to melt your Kindle like this couple do. While there are not an abundance of secondary characters, you will definitely want to meet Lincoln and will then join the masses screaming for his story. I’m sure this author will have a riot on her hands if she doesn’t supply us with one.
Overall, I absolutely loved this book and highly recommend it to those who enjoy a darker read with an obsessed hero.
5 TOP READ STARS!! This book has just became my TOP READ for 2020. Ari and Adeline will take you on a delicious dark ride and you will savor every word. Their story has all the feels, stalking, sexiness, darkness and fantastic characters. These two will engrave their names on your heart, so get ready and let them in. You definitely need to read this book.
Fell in love with this Stalker Romance! Connected with the characters right away. Definitely recommended for lovers of this genre!!
A Top Dark Romance read that is twisted AF and you won’t be able to let it go!!! This is a walk on the darkest side. Ari is the shadow that you think you see. He’s the feeling that you are being watched. He’s the man that will possess every part of your dark romance loving heart. You will be consumed by it.
Stalker.
Predator.
Killer.
Obsessed.
Devoted.
Adeline always felt a shadow, but she had no idea it was real. Her life has been in upheaval since her mother died and her father lost his will to live. Left mostly on her own, she was spiraling out of control.
Years of living on the edge, Adeline decides she needs to grow up. She finds the perfect guy and he gives her stability and the life she thinks she should lead. Too bad she loses herself in the process.
Adeline doesn’t realize her misery and how much she has changed until she meets a stranger and he shows her what she’s been missing. And so the stalker is no longer in the shadows, he’s the man that haunts her dreams.
Ari and Adeline share a complicated relationship. The truth will need to come out, to remind Adeline of who she is. It’s going to be shocking, yet enlightening.
I am a true lover of a dark anti-hero that will stop at nothing to protect what he loves. He’ll take what he wants, but sacrifice what he needs to love her right. Ari was exactly perfect for Adeline. This story is not sweet and flowery. It’s dark and disturbing. It’s twisted and told without remorse. It’s hauntingly beautiful.
This author is a gem I discovered this year. Now, I look forward to every release. Each of her story’s is unique and captivates me in it’s own way. I look forward to the next.
Lily White has done it again!! With each story she delivers, I fall more and more in love with her writing style and the deliciously sexy antiheroes she creates. The Danger You Know was one of the most delicious stories I’ve read by her as there was something amazing about Ari. He was on another level for me! He was not only a dangerous stalker, but his connection to Adeline could not be denied. He saw the real her and would do everything in his power to keep, protect and own her. He is one of my favorite characters that White has written!
Primarily, what I love about White’s stories is that she does not pull her punches. Ari and Adeline have a connection that is dangerous, dark, intense and borderline psychopathic, but it is something that neither can deny. With one glance at Adeline years earlier, Ari is set on a consuming and obsessive course where nothing will stand in his way of keeping Adeline.
Overall, this story was absolutely fabulous. It was raw, edgy, addicting and so consuming. I look forward to more from this author in the future! Bravo! 5 stars! ~Ratula
4.5 stars
Are you a fan of stalker romances? If you are then you need to meet Ari. He’s a GOOOOD stalker. Definitely in my top two favorite stalkers.
Ari stalks with purpose. He doesn’t just simply do it because he’s crazy. He’s a little crazy, but who doesn’t love that? He wants to protect. To love. He watches from afar because he thinks that’s what’s best and there are too many secrets. But when that control snaps.. oof.
I just love him. Between his demeanor, dry humor, possessiveness and smarts— he’s an addictive antihero.
”But I became one more thing on the night I first saw her: A stalker. A constant shadow. And the man that would protect her from the world.”
Gotta drop another because these quotes hit.
”I need to claim her. To possess her. To crawl beneath her skin and make her mine. I need to be the fire that roars to life inside her, need to be the shadow that she reaches for every time she closes her eyes.”
Adeline is unlike any other heroine I’ve read about. She’s wild, unsteady, vibrant, lost— and also suffers from a sleeping disorder. Her sleep disorder plays a big part in the story and it was super interesting especially how Ari’s presence in her life affects it.
When they finally meet on a more permanent basis, other factors are involved. Adeline is even more lost than she was before. A shell of herself and Ari makes it his goal to bring her back. From there things take a darker turn and the twists, the fire that explodes between Ari and Adeline, the retribution, the friendships and the growth was so good! I was anxious to find out how things played out and I’m left feeling satisfied. Lily is easily one of my favorite authors. She’s on a roll and definitely a go to for dark romance for me!
Lily White has gone above and beyond my expectations with The Danger you know. This is a dark romance that is sure to make your black hearts all giddy.
Ari is everything that is sinfully delicious. The dark mysterious man who’s always in the shadows watching over Adeline aka little bird.
Now let’s not forget Lincoln. He’s Ari’s right hand man, whom I’m praying gets his own book.
I’m not going to give too much away but let me just say, those sex scenes are HAF
This is by far my favorite 2020 read to date.
This isn’t your every day type of stalker story. Ari is a character you can’t help but love. He pulls you in. And wants he has ya, he won’t let ya go. He felt that way about Adeline. She tried to fight it. Adeline tried to fight him. But Ari kept coming back for more. He kept wanting and needing more of his little psychopath. They understood each other so well. It wasn’t just physically but mentally… They were so connected. There was the right amount of banter between characters, twist in plot, laughs in the story line, and steamy sexy scenes that kept me wanting more and more.
I received a copy of this book from the publisher/author to review for Stephanie’s Book Reports.
You’ll judge me. Hate me and tell me I’m wrong. Refuse to see how my darkness is what she needs. While I don’t particularly care about your feelings in the matter, and while I pursue her despite the wedding bells that rang for another, only I can see how she is drowning beneath mediocrity. How many times must I remind her? It can’t matter that I am the person who ruined her life. The man who killed her father. The constant shadow that watches her sleep. The lover who prefers dirty alleyways to freshly laundered sheets. She’s mine. Always has been. I’m the worst thing for her,yet I’m the only salvation she knows. He had his chance to make her happy.. He failed. He didn’t see how she was dying inside because he couldn’t know her. Not like I know her. I am her stalker. Her protector. And the only man that can bring her back to life.
This is the story of Ari and Adeline. For years he has watched her. This guy is beyond obsessed with her and he is not stopping until she is his. This is a story of obsession but Ari controls it so well and he and Adeline have some amazing chemistry. I am afraid to say all the things that I could about this book because I am sure I would give something for someone away and I do not want to do it. This was a great dark read that I couldn’t put down.
A 5 Star Seductively Written Stalker Romance!
“But sometimes even the ugliest of stories can be beautiful, and ours has been fucked from the beginning.”
I’m sure you’re wondering why a stalker would be seductive? If you’re like me, there’s no reason, the more twisted, the better. And of course Lily White always delivers something unexpected, yet exceedingly well thought-out, and definitely provocative!
Ari and Adeline’s story is a whirlwind of obsession, lust, and insane intensity! I was completely unhinged while reading, goosebumps along my neck. This book will have you closing your curtains and leaving them open at the same time. This story will have you hoping a stranger is lurking in your alley. Stranger danger has nothing on this book! And as crazy as it sounds, it’s darkly romantic at the same time.
“I guess that’s the thing with enticing a devil to love. We’ll go to the depths of Hell for you without any concern for whether it’s right or wrong.”
The characters are originally written, imperfections and all. The definition of flawed, perfect example of self-growth, even of that depraved path leads to growth. I honestly laughed at these lunatics. It’s disturbing, but real. A middle finger to certain norms. I couldn’t get enough. And I’m not the least bit concerned because of it. LMAO! Morals? What’s that?
“I don’t care what the fairytales and happily ever afters tell you, this is life, and it’s fucking brutal.”
Brutal and strangely beautiful wraps up this story. I ate this up like a chocolate bar, never wanting the deliciousness to end. It’s a craving that this author usually serves. An outstanding, dark romance with a smidge of captive to keep you guessing. You’ll fall in love or fall apart with this book!
The Danger You Know by Lily White is the story of Adeline and Ari.
Ari is a hired assassin who doesn’t ask or care about the ‘jobs’ he has as long as he is paid. But on one of his ‘jobs’ he sees Adeline who catches his attention. Adeline makes him feel for what he did but more importantly she makes him feel a connection between them. But he just takes on her shadow stalker keeping watch over her and when he is away on a job his partner Lincoln watches her. Adeline has issues that make her feel not normal so she tries to make her life normal by marring. But nothing can help her feel that until it seems her dreams becomes her reality. This is a dark read that isn’t of flowers and hearts but a dark romance of danger and taking Enjoyed this book and of course this author’s writing.