An exploration into the depths of obsession, revenge, and the heart—traversing the darkest regions of the universe and mind, where memory lives beyond death, and love is the most dangerous force of all.
“To even comprehend it, you have to abandon the comfort of known physics. You have to reach into the unknown, into the void itself, and hope some semblance of humanity survives.” — Orion Night
In astrophysics, anything dark is simply unknown. When you become obsessed with the relentless pursuit of such all-consuming forces, you become something of what you cannot explain.
Hidden. Unknown. Warped.
The darkness behind stars.
Until she entered Stonehurst University, I had no idea how close I was to the edge—always one reckless heartbeat away from stepping off the cliff. To quiet the intrusive chaos in my head, I need the danger, the rush.
Now I need her.
Nothing has ever felt more dangerous.
Especially when my fire sign is keeping her own deadly secrets on this misty, academic harbor.
Yet with one forbidden touch, my willpower to fight this force goes up in flames. It’s fucking written in the stars. From the moment Collins Holbrook entered my orbit, there was one thing I understood unequivocally:
She was mine.
And I won’t let anything—not even the dark tide rising within me—eclipse her light.
Trisha Wolfe get back here right now!!! You do NOT get to write an ending like that and just walk away! For the first time in a very long time, I'm completely shocked by the ending of a book. The lead up to everything was so precise and perfectly executed, you had no choice but to take a breath and yell from the top of your lungs:
Dr Orion Knight is a brilliant astrophysicist and he takes pride in all of his work. He's meticulous down to the very dot he leaves on his paper and if he wants something, he's going to get it by any means necessary. This man changed the trajectory of everything that I thought I knew when it comes to a dark hero. Fuck the flashlights!! Orion was smooth dark silk wrapped up in SINNNNN and he was not the only character that had you looking over your shoulder.
Dr. Collins Holbrook has seen her fair share of just about everything professionally and personally. Getting into the mind of the unknown is what makes her job worthwhile and getting a chance to assess the infamous Dr Orion Knight will not only be life-changing, but it's going to set her on an all consuming path of the one thing she desires the most.
I've been a long time fan of this author and one thing that I know about her writing is that if she wants to go there and make you question everything? She's going to do it! I felt like I was screwed psychologically and there were whispers of future foreplay to keep you hanging on and you know what? The promise of something more which was more than alluring, was NOTHING compared to the unraveling of the end game. As I'm sitting here writing this review, I cannot even comprehend wtf just happened within the last 25% of this story! The amount of research and time that was poured into this story is honestly remarkable and it truly showed just how much this author wanted her readers to not only understand the complexities of each character, but to give us a visualization of certain scenes.
I knew going into this type of story that something dangerous was going to be brewing but I had no idea what was going to be pushed to the surface. Orion and Collins played the perfect cat and mouse game with each other and please don't even get me started on the sexual tension! It was raw, haunting, thrilling with an intoxication that makes you want to cross that dangerous threshold because you know, it's going to do you in.
If you're looking for a psychological thriller that's going to give you a serious mindf*ck, this one's for you!!. Now if you'll excuse me, I have to go book a few therapy sessions right now.
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Meet Trisha Wolfe
USA Today bestselling romantic thriller author Trisha Wolfe. From an early age, Trisha Wolfe dreamed up imaginary worlds and characters and was accused of talking to herself. Today, she lives in South Carolina with her family and writes full time, using her imaginary worlds as an excuse to continue talking to herself.
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I have not been so patiently waiting for the conclusion to this duet and even though I was a bit disappointed with this one, this author does one heck of a job of sucking you into all the drama.
After the cliffhanger in Reckless Hands that damn near gave me heart palpitations, I was desperate to see what was going to happen to Adora and Joey. You don't always necessarily come back from a betrayal like that and in their world, you will never be around again to repeat it. Now coming to terms with her actions and the shocking secret, Joey has to decide just how far he’s going to go to not only find Adora, but to undo everything that she’s done. But there’s something else that he never saw coming that is going to hinder all of his plans.
I really enjoyed the first book in this duet and I loved the heroine's fierceness and the all consuming raging fire chemistry between the main characters. You felt it on every page and though there was this hate/love thing going on, it didn't feel forced or exhausting. Unfortunately for this one, I got tired of the back and forth and I just wanted off of this merry go round. The heroine became a completely different woman in this book and I got tired of her doormat attitude.
Now don't get me wrong, there were some things that I did like in the story especially when it came to the side characters but overall, I was just expecting much more from this one. If you’re in the mood for a quick mafia duet, then you might enjoy this one. What didn't work for me in the final book, just might be the thing you loved the most.
USA Today Best Selling Author T.L. Smith loves to write her characters with flaws so beautiful and dark you can't turn away. Her books have been translated into several languages. If you don't catch up with her in her home state of Queensland, Australia you can usually find her travelling the world, either sitting on a beach in Bali or exploring Alcatraz in San Francisco or walking the streets of New York.
𝗕𝗟𝗨𝗥𝗕Want to know what happens to a man who barely claws his way out of a tragedy, only to fall right into the arms of the one girl in the world he can never have?Another tragedy, that's what.
When I was six years old, my father made a choice that altered the course of my entire life.
Because of what he did, the only girl I ever loved became the only girl I couldn’t have.
In a lot of ways, I did have her…
I had her first steps, her first words, her first smile. I had her milestones, her heartbreaks, her dreams. I had her heart so woven in with mine, I didn’t know where she ended, and I began.
Only, as the years pressed on, lines became blurred—and the blurrier the line, the easier it is to cross.
They say tragedy comes in threes.
For me, that was true.
The first one changed me, the second one broke me, and the third one healed me.
But at the center of all that tragedy… there is a love story. And at the center of that love story, There is June.
I feel like I just went through a long excruciating painful journey. I’m exhausted, sad and happy that I got to witness this very complicated forbidden taboo romance. Some love stories are messy and then there are others that have the power to change your entire life and this was one of them.
After a tragedy that cemented his future, Brant knew from that very moment that his life was never going to be the same. But with tragedy, something unexpected happened and slowly the pain became bearable because of one person. As the months turned into years, that lifeline of a person became the ultimate forbidden fruit.
I truly think that everyone needs to go into this story blindly. The blurb was vague for a reason and I know that once you start this journey, you're going to be thankful that it was done that way. I will admit that I think that this story was too long with an extremely slow burn but I can see why it was told that way. We needed to see things in different stages and feel these characters emotions for those pivotal moments and embrace the hurt.
This was my first time reading anything from this author and I'm so happy that I chose this book to be my first. The raw emotions that were felt as you go through the pages was something that only a seasoned writer could evoke in a reader and I really liked that. If you've been looking to read an emotional forbidden romance, then you might want to give this one a try.
Jennifer Hartmann resides in northern Illinois with her husband and three children. When she is not writing love stories, she is capturing them through wedding photography with her own personal romance hero. She enjoys sunsets (because mornings are hard), bike riding, traveling, and that time of day when coffee gets replaced by wine. Jennifer loves tacos, and she really, really wants to pet your dog. XoxoCONNECT WITH JENNIFERWebsite | Newsletter | Bookbub | Instagram | Facebook | Facebook Reader Group | Twitter |Amazon | Goodreads|TikTok
"This is why I never contacted you. I still have no control around you. You want me to tell you I haven’t thought of you? That would be a damned lie. Wherever I’ve been, whatever I’ve done, I haven’t stopped thinking of you. You are always there.”
Nell:
Once, I was convinced that my feelings for Darius, my love for him, were pure and real. I fought against all his perceptions of wrongness.
But that was four years ago. If I still can’t find pleasure in even the thought of kissing another man, maybe my feelings for Darius have gotten twisted and warped. Maybe they’re obsessive.
Maybe they’re wrong.
❤️ New York Times bestselling author Nina Lane returns with the Birdsong Trilogy, a provocative romance between two people whose forbidden love will set their lives—and the world—on fire.
Well we were dying for the second installment and practically begging for more and we definitely got an eyeful and then some. If you left the first book thinking that you're going to get a slow passionate reunion with hearts and flowers, then you are in for one rude awakening.
It’s been four years since Nell has seen Darius and from that time, she’s grown into a stronger independent woman who is trying to navigate a career. They say time heals all wounds but for Nell and Darius, seeing each other again after all this time is like ripping it wide open. When they’re in each other's paths for a completely different reason, temptation won't be the only thing that these two will have to face.
I really don't want to give anything away with this story but I will say that I was not expecting these turn of events. We were heavily deep into a type of storyline that felt so traumatic in a sense because you know that these things happen in real life and you want nothing more than to close your eyes and pretend that they don't exist but they do.
Even though this storyline was a bit more heavier than I anticipated, I still loved the journey. Nell and Darius went through hell and they fought and sacrificed for each other when it was needed. Their love was dangerous and beautiful and I really can't wait to see what their ending is going to look like.
If you haven't started this series yet, I highly recommend that you do.
AUTHOR BIO
Though she was born and raised in California, Nina Lane now lives in Wisconsin where the winters are freezing and the cheese is exceptional. Mom to two teenagers and a neurotic dog, she lives in two worlds—one world of laundry, driving, horses, Girl Scouts, and football, and the other of epic romances between hot alpha heroes and the women who bring them to their knees. Nina only cooks when she can’t avoid it (i.e., there are no frozen pizzas left), binge-watches serial TV whenever she can get control of the remote, and checks in about the weather daily with her meteorologist husband. She’s a fan of popcorn, actual print magazines, French Roast coffee, working out, and trying new things...especially if it’s food.
Is it hot in here because.....DAYUM!!! The things that went on in this book was deliciously sinful and let me tell you, NOTHING was held back. I thought that this was going to be a quick taboo read where I would forget about these characters by the time that I was finished with the final chapter, but I was wrong. So wrong.
Gabrielle has been determined to be fully focused on closing out her freshman year of College with no distraction. With good friends, a loving tight knit family, what more could a young woman ask for? There's just one thing that's missing and it comes in the form of a very forbidden love.But what happens when the one person you thought was completely off limits has wanted you all along?
Not only did this book push the taboo limit but this author did something that is rarely done sometimes when it comes to stories like these. She made you a part of their journey and she showed you the good, the bad, and the downside of having a taboo romance like theirs.
I really loved seeing these characters in all of their elements and I know there's a special place for me, but I was genuinely rooting for their happiness all the way. We not only saw and felt the struggle of their love, but we also witnessed how powerful that same love was.
My only complaint was that I wished we would've gotten more of them doing different things. Aside from that, I truly enjoyed this one and if you're a fan of this genre, you're going to love this!!
Meet Q.B. Tyler
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A look inside the mind of a not so ex-party girl’s escape from her crazy life.
Hailing from the Nation's Capital, Q.B. Tyler, spends her days constructing her "happily ever afters" with a twist, featuring sassy heroines and the heroes that worship them. But most importantly the love story that develops despite inconvenient circumstances.
We're three bookaholic girls who LOVES to read and talk all things books.Our tag line has never been more true : Give Us a Story, and We'll Talk About It.
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