To the world, I no longer exist.The life I live occurs outside the third dimension—a memory, a ghost, the boogeyman, or perhaps simply a figment of the imagination.When I’m passed on the street, there is no connection.No eye contact.I’m the one whose presence leaves a cold chill of uncertainty, quickly erased by minds who don’t want to acknowledge that men like me exist.On the dark web, I’m known … exist.
On the dark web, I’m known as Kader, and for the right price, I will do what others can’t or won’t.
I’ve learned to exist within the hard shell I’ve created—until I see her.
Laurel Carlson.
Her blue eyes see beyond my impenetrable exterior.
Her sensual lips long to be kissed and her hidden curves caressed.
My mind is obsessed and my body ignited.
Though I exist outside her comfort zone, I must enter her world, take the chance, and learn what it is about this beautiful, intelligent, and marked woman that has me entranced—before her time is up.
From New York Times bestselling author Aleatha Romig comes her most dangerous anti-hero yet, set in the dark and dangerous underworld of the Sparrow Webs. You do not need to read the Web of Sin or Web of Desire trilogies to get caught in this intriguing romantic suspense saga, Tangled Web.
TWISTED is book one of the TANGLED WEB trilogy which continues in OBSESSED and concludes in BOUND.
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The first part in Aleatha Romig’s new Tangled series called Twisted is a phenomenal book. From the way Laurel trust Kader even though we as a reader haven’t been told much about him. He is such an intriguing mystery that I can’t help but want to learn more about. Laurel is a doctor who gets sucked into this underground world, but at least she has Kader to protect her if anything happens. This is only the first part and I can’t wait to read how the rest of their story goes.
I wanted more of the story and that’s what I got…plus some! Aleatha will take you on a mind-blowing journey that you won’t forget!
4 1/2 stars
Aleatha Romig is a master of suspense and surprises. This new series is filled with intrigue, secrets and hidden motives. There is so much mystery and drama that you have to keep your eyes open so you don’t miss a second of it. The protagonists are interesting individuals. Laurel and Kader are in essence opposites: she is light and he is the shadows. She is optimistic about the world whereas he is pessimistic. Since their meeting, Laurel and Kader’s paths intertwine and become entangled so much so that it might be impossible to separate them. People around Laurel are keeping secrets and possibly Kader is the only one she can trust. But she doesn’t really know him. So how can she trust her life with him? It’s possible she might not have a choice when s*** hits the fan! The ending felt like a gut punch. All I could think was, what? What just happened? And then my second thought was, I need the next instalment right now! Aleatha Romig has this way of drawing in the reader and surprising us with her twists and turns. The intrigue and suspense is what makes her stories so enjoyable to read. All you can think about is the next page and what it will entail. I eagerly await the next story to see what happens to Laurel and Kader.
Twisted certainly lives up to its name, I feel like I got into the blender machine. Such a page turner. Kader is so sexy, damaged, intriguing and I just need more. Laurel is woman that trust everyone. The feel for this story is strong. I so need the next one, Aleatha Romig knows how to write a book that gets me intrigued and I want more on every page and every book. A fantastic 5 star read!
So good that I cannot wait to read the next book in this series! This was an excellent start to the series…completely unexpectedly intriguing storyline filled with great characters that make you want to understand each of their life stories! The darkness in Kader, the intrigue that surrounds his life and the unexplainable compassion he has for Laurel is wonderful! And Laurel, what can I say about her except that I think her intriguing past is just about to surface. I received this book free in exchange for my honest review.
Mind Blown!
Aleatha does it again with her newest book, Twisted. This story isn’t like any of her others, it more– more intriguing, more tangled. more twisted and even more mind-blowing. Buckle up because it will be bumpy.
Twisted has spun a web, trapping anyone who gets tangled, now only time will tell if the web can hold the secrets locked away.
I can’t wait for Obsessed, the next book in the trilogy.
Im a huge lover of everything Aletha Romig. I love everything she writes. That’s why it is killing me to write this review. Like I didn’t want to do it but I have to and it’s hurting my soul. Twisted was definitely not near my top favorites of hers. I really hope the next gets better. I hope everyone else likes it but personally I just could not get into it. I rode the struggle bus on this one. I could not connect with the female lead. Gah. I just don’t know what to say. Insert sad face.
Ms. Romig delivers an exciting intriguing first book in what looks like is going to be one fantastic series!
Kader is a complex man.
He’s a man of few words.
When he’s hired for a job he gets in done.
He’s sure of himself and his confidence and alpha presence oozes out of his pores.
Kader is also a mystery man.
There is a lot of unknowns revolving around him.
I can’t wait until each one is revealed!
Laurel is a simple lady.
Simple as in what you see is what you get.
She’s unassuming and trusts all and extremely naive.
But her naivety takes nothing away from her brains.
That woman has one brilliant mind.
She’s a researcher,that word seems to small for her,that is working on something that will possibly help millions of people.
When Kader and Laurel’s world collide things are about to become a whole lot more thrilling!
Amongst the chaos and mayhem the sexual chemistry and tension between these two is slowly brewing and overflowing.
Until we get fireworks and a massive explosion!
I loved the start of the series so far and looking forward to the next part.
Great start of The Tangle Web series! Twisted is the first book in the Tangled web series, where we get to meet Kader and Laurel story.. a story that starts with a lot of darkness and suspense that will take you in a very twisted journey.
Laurel is a very successful woman, she is working on a project that is very important and is about to finally have the answers and results she has been looking for but not all people want the same thing, putting the research and Laurel in a very dangerous position. She doesn’t know whom to trust anymore, she feels lost, perhaps the handsome man that she can’t stop thinking about!?!
Kader a very enigmatic hero that we’re getting to know. His background still unrevealed making him even more intriguing, he is a stranger to Laurel but something tells her there is more from him than the intense chemistry between them.
Twisted is a very suspenseful dark romance with a lot of mystery and chemistry from Kader and Laurel. I love Twisted, I think so far is the most suspenseful book I’ve read by Aleatha and I really enjoy it so much!
I can’t wait to know what happens in Obsessed!!!!
Well…the woman got me again! I was sucked in and completely immersed in this Twisted world until the final page. This series is going to be a little dark and delicious and I love it. Getting to know the new characters in the book was definitely intense. Something dark and dangerous is going down and the emotions it causes are on point. I felt the fear and angst. Aleatha is so darn good at making you feel what the characters are with her writing. I’m soooo looking forward to the next book! So so so many questions that I need answers to. Most likely I’ll probably read it again just to make sure I didn’t miss anything. Romig is dropping a bomb with this one and I can’t wait to see what happens.
I can’t even tell you all the ways this story made me feel. There is no other author that can make me happy with a dark, complicated, keep me on the edge of my seat story. She plunged me right into the complex story of, Laurel Carlson, a researcher on the verge of completing her work and Kader, the man hired to stop it. There are no lighthearted moments, no funny banter, no quirky best friend for tension relief. There is just Aleatha Romig and her brilliant storytelling. And that makes me deliriously happy. And anxious for the next book. And a little bit scared.
A new thriller from the author that does them as good as anyone.
If you’ve read The Web of Sin series you’ve no doubt been waiting for this one. This is the first of three that will follow the man that is/was Kader.
Suspense, mystery, intrigue, emotional upheaval, the ground work is laid, the webs are spun. The more you read, the more questions you have, the faster you need to turn the pages. Just when you think you have it, there’s something else revealed that creates more questions than answers. I can’t wait for Obsessed!
Lmao Ok Im laughing because people who watch GOT are bitching because of Cliffhanger like ok at least you only have to wait a week now that its almost over but its like waiting for your season shows to come back on because you were left with a MOTHER of all cliffs. LMAO Clapping Hands because NOT only grip you right off the start but now all the players are swimming in your head now. My theory Im not saying because Im not trying to sway anyone but I have 1 person in mind who playing the game but why and OMG this could so help Kadar with his problem ok enough ..
Read at your OWN RISK next book comes out in July and Im so excited….
THE PLAYERS
Damien Sinclair, Laurel aka Dr. Carlson, Dr. Eric Olsen, Russell Cartwright, Stephanie Moore ,Dr Dean Oaks
“The name I’d had before Satan bid my entrance to was gone.”
“That was my job now-determining people’s destiny.”
“It would have been easy to mark you as mine.”
“Touching me is forbidden. Don’t try it again.”
“You’re right. If you’re the praying type, I suggest you pray for no fire.”
“If you were on the auction block, I’d double the highest offer. I could have taken you the night of the gathering, against the wall or over one of those tables. I could have marked you as mine.”
Twisted…could there be a more apt title? Not for this book. Aleatha Romig once again brings readers a book full of twists, turns, and intrigue, leaving their heads spinning. Who are these people? What are they doing? Why are they doing it? Who do you trust? Who is good? Who is bad? What will happen to the beautiful, smart, trusting Laurel? What actually happened to the sexy, smoldering, intense Kader to make him who he is now? …there’s no end to the questions that will be swirling in your mind when you finish this book. You’ll want to make a scorecard and layout all the players and actions/reactions you will find in the beginning of this incredible new offering from this talented author. Strap on your seatbelt and jump on to the rollercoaster ride that is Twisted, Book 1 in the Tangled Web Series. This ride will leave you breatheless and begging for more! A MUST-READ!
4.5 stars
I’m sure that Consequences will always be my favorite book by Ms Romig, but Twisted has just taken a very close second. I went into this story blind, didn’t read the blurb and had no idea what it was about, other than what I had heard around the internet world, that it was set within the same world as the Web of Sin series (not at all necessary to read that first, but I still recommend that you pick it up.) For most of the book, I had no idea what was going on (in a good way!) and kept devouring each chapter to find out what was happening and how this was going to play out. When I hit the part that made the connection in my brain with the previous series, I was so surprised and flabbergasted (also, in a good way) that I actually squealed with excitement. Again, if you haven’t read Web of Sin, you won’t miss anything other than the connection between worlds. As with most of this author’s books, this one ends with an incomplete story, and you will be anxiously awaiting the next installment, just as I am.
If you love Aleatha Romig’s books, you will love Twisted. If you have never read a book by Aleatha Romig, you will love Twisted. This book checked off everything that makes a book a 5-star read to me. I fell in love the with storyline, the characters and the writing. Twisted gave me all the feels but like a kid who sampled just one piece of candy at Halloween, I needed to dump my pumpkin upside down, shake out everything and start devouring.
What do you call a man that is hotter than the devil himself in more ways than one and can command a room with his mere presence? You call him Kader. There is so much that we have not learned about this man and every page takes you a little bit closer to discovery. I love how Aleatha Romig gives you just the slightest glimpse and then pulls back and stuffs that information in her back pocket for later. I instantly fell in love with Kader and I can’t wait to see what she does in book two, Obsessed.
Aleatha is still amazing me. This new series is proving to be no different.
Kader was hired to do a job. He doesn’t think of himself as a person, he is a machine and he does the jobs he needs to do and that’s that. But his next job involves Laurel and once he lays eyes on her he can’t figure out how to do the job he was hired for the correct way. He can’t deny the feelings he has when their eyes meet, he feels like he needs to protect her.
Laurel sees the most beautiful set of eyes across the room and cannot look away. She is a scientist and believes in tangible things only. But she can’t stop the pull she feels when she looks into this mans eyes. Then she meets him and the more they talk the more she can’t pull away.
4.5 Stars
Twisted is a spellbinding, intriguing and mystery story. The plotline really keeps my interest up that’s why it’s hard to put down. Kaden and Laurel’s characters were engrossing and I felt as if I knew them by the end of this book but I was wrong. And because of that cliffy ending, questions that kept me wondering what’s Kaden intentions in helping Laurel. Is he really helping her?
This is a clever, uniquely plotted story which I found this book thoroughly enjoyable. Well done Aleatha! I look forward to reading book 2 – Obsessed.
Twisted Book 1 in the Tangled series is unbelievably different, filled with such intrigue and suspense. The main characters are Kader and Lauren who is a Doctor committed to her research in helping people with PTSD. The whole first book is cloaked in such intrigue that one doesn’t know who to trust but there is such an intense pull between Kader and Laurel. At first;, he tells her one thing and then by the end of the book he drops a bombshell. What a cliffhanger!! No spoilers here but I cannot wait for Book 2 in this series. On pins and needles here!!! Aleatha you have done it again and my heart was pounding as this book progressed. The intensity of this book never lessens, only increases!!!
Twisted is the first book in a new series involving the Chicago Underground and this book is definitely twisted.
I was hooked on this story from the beginning. I wanted to knew what was going on, who is behind everything, why are they doing it. I have about a million questions running through my mind and couldn’t stop reading because I wanted my answers.
I am also fascinated about Kader. From the bits and pieces we got throughout Twisted I know there is so much more to this man and to his story and I am DYING to find out! Laurel, there isn’t as much as a mystery to her, but I feel like there is more of her story we don’t know.
The chemistry between Kader and Laurel is undeniable, they tried to deny it, but you can only deal with the tension for so long before someone caves.
This story is fully of mystery and it is steamy. TWISTED does an AMAZING job of setting up the story and the plot for the following books in the series and I CANNOT WAIT to see what is in store next for Kader and Laurel.