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  • The Magnus Archives: Season 5 by Johnathan Sims

    The Magnus Archives: Season 5 by Johnathan Sims

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    The Magnus Archives is a horror audiobook written by Jonathan Sims, directed by Alexander J. Newall and distributed by Rusty Quill. Sims narrates the stories in-character as the main character, Jonathan Sims, the newly-appointed head archivist of the fictional Magnus Institute; an institution based in London centred on research into the paranormal...
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    spooky  dark  romance  horror  fantasy  lgbtq  fiction  audiobook
  • On Demon Wings by Karina Halle

    On Demon Wings by Karina Halle

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 19 ratings
    When the life you wanted has crumbled beneath your fingers, there’s nothing left to do but pick up the pieces and soldier on. You’ve done this before.But what happens when you no longer feel like yourself anymore? When fires spontaneously start-up around you, when you hear growling coming from underneath your bed, and you no longer recognize your face in the mirror...
  • The Dollmaker by Mary Burton

    The Dollmaker by Mary Burton

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Dr. Tessa McGowan had never seen anything quite like it. But the mutilated bodies on her exam table tell a stunningly macabre tale: someone with a twisted mind is kidnapping women and altering their faces to resemble real, life-size dolls. As a forensic pathologist, it’s her job to aid the agent leading the case—even if that agent is her estranged husband...
  • Grave Mistake by Nikki Landis

    Grave Mistake by Nikki Landis

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Sometimes vengeance isn't enough.There are times when a man is forced to choose the wrong side of the law.When everything is stripped away and ruthless, cold revenge is all that remains.They call me Wraith for a reason.When people need to disappear, I'm the one that's called in.I move through the shadows and strike without mercy...
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    dark  romance  paranormal  contemporary  biker  suspense  crime  horror
  • And With Madness Comes the Light by Karina Halle

    And With Madness Comes the Light by Karina Halle

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    The Man. The Mystery. The Madness.Dex Foray has never been anyone’s fool – until he missed his chance for happiness with Perry Palomino. Broken and alone, Dex has no choice but to rise from the ashes Perry left behind and find his own path to redemption. But nothing in Dex’s life has ever come easily, especially when there’s a dark madness waiting in the wings...
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    dark  spooky  alpha-mc  book  contemporary  demons  drama  fiction
  • Dead Sky Morning by Karina Halle

    Dead Sky Morning by Karina Halle

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · 19 ratings
    With the Experiment in Terror show finding some success, amateur ghost hunters Perry Palomino and Dex Foray embark on their most terrifying investigation yet. A tiny, fog-shrouded island in the rough strait between British Columbia and Washington State has held a dark secret for decades: It was a former leper colony where over forty souls were left to rot, die and bury each other...
  • Into the Hollow by Karina Halle

    Into the Hollow by Karina Halle

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · 19 ratings
    Perry Palomino has fought her demons – and won – but the battle is far from over. She’s now left broken and on her own, leaving behind her life and family in Portland to focus on giving Dex Foray – and the Experiment in Terror show – a second chance. But their past mistakes continue to tease and test their relationship, as does the wild and desolate terrain of the Canadian Rockies...
  • The Quiet House by Lily Morton

    The Quiet House by Lily Morton

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Levi Black has mostly recovered from the events of a year ago. The only lingering effects are that he’s much more well known in York than he’d like to be, and he’s a lot more cautious about walking around his house naked. However, those events brought him the capricious and fascinating Blue, so he’s not complaining...
  • I Have Been All Things Unholy by Bexless

    I Have Been All Things Unholy by Bexless

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    My Chemical Romance AU“He thinks I have stigmata,” Frank said, because what the fucking hell, it couldn't get any worse. He might as well just lay it out.“Oh, well,” said Brian into his hands. “Of course...
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    dark  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  found-family  ghosts  horror
  • Morsel by Audrey Rush

    Morsel by Audrey Rush

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    My violent desires are harmless. My fantasy tends to scare most women away, but my daydreams never hurt anyone. When I find Mona, a mysterious artist with similar sensual needs, we indulge in roleplaying.It seems like I found my dream girl. But while we grow closer, Mona’s desires become more extreme, and my primal cravings become harder to control...
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    dark  cannibalism  splatterpunk  romance  horror  steamy  crime  abuse
  • Desperate Run by C.J Riggs, M.L Burns

    Desperate Run by C.J Riggs, M.L Burns

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Draven GrimI've walked as Death among the living for seven years since losing my very heart.Now, my only obsession is the hunt until she stepped foot into my territory.Max has until the weekend's end to escape me, but even then, only death willpart us. I am the hunter known as Grim, and you, little sheep, are my preythis Halloween...
  • Welcome to Heathen Row by Logan Jacobs

    Welcome to Heathen Row by Logan Jacobs

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    No one knows why it started, but the monster invasion all began right here, in Heathen Row.Ever since, men all over the world have been on the menu. And women have been at the frontlines, hunting the predators.But in a world where women are over-armed, over-paid, and under-satiated, Chris Hart isn’t staying safe inside while the monsters come out to feast...
  • As Dead As It Gets by Katie Alender

    As Dead As It Gets by Katie Alender

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    In the terrifying final installment of the Bad Girls Don't Die series, Alexis battles a more powerful ghost than she's ever faced before... and one whose fate is tied to hers in ways she couldn't possibly imagine...
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    dark  spooky  audiobook  book  bullying  contemporary  crime  death
  • Dead of Summer by A.J. Merlin

    Dead of Summer by A.J. Merlin

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Camp Friends Are Forever FriendsOr so the motto of Camp Crestview says.Having been a camp counselor for the last three summers, I can handle most situations that come my way courtesy of rowdy children. This year shouldn’t be any different, even with a new counselor who’s everyone’s type and too good to be true. But even so, Kayde Lane is nothing I can’t deal with...
  • Come Alive by Karina Halle

    Come Alive by Karina Halle

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 19 ratings
    It’s one thing to bring the woman you love back into your life. It’s another to try and keep her there. For Dex Foray, con­vinc­ing Perry Palomino to open her­self to their bur­geon­ing rela­tion­ship has been more chal­leng­ing than hunt­ing ghosts, bat­tling demons and stalk­ing Sasquatch com­bined...
  • ANGEL TRILOGY by C.J. Bishop

    ANGEL TRILOGY by C.J. Bishop

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    18-year-old Angel’s sudden arrival at the Phoenix throws Dane’s heart into a frenzy. But after losing out so recently with Caleb, he is in no hurry to feel the heartache again and resists his own rapidly growing feelings for the young man, unaware that what Angel needs most right now is someone he can trust and feel safe with...
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    dark  abuse  adult  book  contemporary  crime  fiction  horror
  • Diesel by M. Merin

    Diesel by M. Merin

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Hot on the trail of a major human trafficking ring, Diesel sinks deeper and deeper into the darkness of that world the more he unearths the digital footprints of those responsible for the kidnapping and death of members of his MC Family...
  • Knife, Comment, Share by Tylor Paige

    Knife, Comment, Share by Tylor Paige

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    I always assumed I was named Domino, because my entrance into the Risky family set off a chain of events that would lead to disaster. That’s why I hoped to never step foot back at the park again. Domino is the black sheep of the family, and one of four heirs to the Risky Rush Amusement Park fortune...
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    splatterpunk  dark  romance  horror  mlm  cruel-mc  mystery  drama
  • Grave Matter by Karina Halle

    Grave Matter by Karina Halle

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Horror Romance meets science fiction in this dark and delicious gothic psychological thriller by NYT bestseller Karina Halle, perfect for fans of Gothikana, Ninth House, and Mexican Gothic. Aspiring mycologist Sydney Denik is getting a second chance...
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    dark  spooky  romance  horror  gothic  paranormal  sci-fi  suspense
  • Opulent Obsession by Stasia Black, Alta Hensley

    Opulent Obsession by Stasia Black, Alta Hensley

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    What the HELL is she doing here? Fallon Perry is my childhood best friend, the first girl I ever kissed, and losing her when I needed her the most only added to the worst year of my entire life. But that was half a decade ago and I hadn’t seen her since then, until running into her at a random cocktail party. And now she’s here. At the Belle’s Midnight Ball...
  • Wicked Games: A Prequel Dark Horror Romance Novella by P.H. Nix, Celeste Night

    Wicked Games: A Prequel Dark Horror Romance Novella by P.H. Nix, Celeste Night

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A black envelope with silver filigree, a house long abandoned by residents, and a tragedy covered up in the bayou. What did these three things have in common?HarperWhen I received an invitation to the House of Horrors at the once beautiful Toussaint Manor, unease had filled every fiber of my being. And like the dumbass I was, I still went...
  • Claiming the Reaper by C.A. Rene, R.E. Bond

    Claiming the Reaper by C.A. Rene, R.E. Bond

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    The Reaper is out for blood,How fast can you run?You’ve taken something that isn’t yours,When will you learn?There’s nowhere you can hide,What choice do you have?She can smell your fear,Who can help you now?You can’t avoid the scythe,Why do you even try?Family is who you make it and I’ve discovered blood means nothing, Not unless I’ve slipped my blade into flesh and drawn my scythe with it...
  • The Ghost of Ellwood by Jaclyn Osborn

    The Ghost of Ellwood by Jaclyn Osborn

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    “I didn't believe in ghosts. Until I met him.”As a horror novelist, Ben makes a living telling scary stories. However, he's struggling in his career and fears he's lost his touch. Not only is there a disconnect in his writing, but in his personal life as well. After his relationship goes south, he decides to start over and moves to Ivy Grove, a small town with a lot of history...
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    dark  spooky  abuse  adult  age-gap  angst  audiobook  book
  • Iniquity by Natalie Bennett

    Iniquity by Natalie Bennett

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    I was born with a sickness that can't be cured, and I've been getting better at slowly getting worse. I’m no longer single, no longer lonely. I have Declan, Ethan, and the Andreous too. They nurtured my sickness, cultivated and molded it so I could control it. For a short time, things were close to perfect, but we’ve all been keeping secrets...
  • BONES by Yolanda Olson

    BONES by Yolanda Olson

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Content advisory: The following book contains vivid depictions of gore, graphic sexual violence, endless mind games, will induce strangely beautiful feelings of paranoia, and lots of bad things. Really bad things. It's not recommended eating before, during, or after reading this story. Prepare for a one way trip to Hell. I'm haunted. Not by ghosts, but by a face I can't quite remember...
  • Headpats After Dark: A cozy yandere romcom for men who like crazy vampire women by Virgil Knightley

    Headpats After Dark: A cozy yandere romcom for men who like crazy vampire women by Virgil Knightley

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    She's the most beautiful woman he's ever met. She's also his archnemesis.It would be an understatement to call Trevon Beaumont an accomplished monster slayer. He's traversed the European countryside upholding the legacy of his clan one completed mission at a time for the whole of his adult life. Now he's on his most perilous quest slay the cruel but beautiful Countess Dracula...
  • Rapunzel and the Billionaire Bear by Sable Sylvan

    Rapunzel and the Billionaire Bear by Sable Sylvan

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Since her sixteenth birthday, curvy Zelda “Rapunzel” Woods has been kept in a luxury penthouse in Seattle paid for by her wealthy adoptive mother…but the penthouse starts to feel like a prison tower when Zelda longs for more than a life of leisure, but for a simple life filled love. When polar bear billionaire Lance Asher enters her world, nothing will ever be the same for his princess...
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    dark  adult  billionaire  book  contemporary  fiction  horror  humor
  • Monsters and Mistletoe by Cassia Briar, Salem Cross

    Monsters and Mistletoe by Cassia Briar, Salem Cross

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Hot chocolate, snowflakes, jingling bells, and… monsters?That’s what Christmas has in store for you this year!Add a little spice to your holiday festivities by diving into this collection of monster-loving heroines who find love in the most unusual of places.Featuring new, original stories by:Harpie Alexa - USA Today Best Selling AuthorCassia BriarCara BryantRachel CallahanJ.E...
  • Shatter Me. Le novelle vol. 2 by Tahereh Mafi

    Shatter Me. Le novelle vol. 2 by Tahereh Mafi

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Le esplosive rivelazioni di Defy Me hanno lasciato i lettori sconvolti e alla disperata ricerca di risposte. Grazie alla novella Reveal Me, avranno l’opportunità di tornare nell’universo di Shatter Me e di scoprire attraverso la voce di Kenji cos’è accaduto tra lui e Nazeera prima dell’incredibile finale di Imagine Me...
  • Guardians of the Haunted Moor by Harper Fox

    Guardians of the Haunted Moor by Harper Fox

    Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Book 5 in the Tyack & Frayne Mystery seriesThe wedding is just the beginning…Gideon and Lee have spent a year in chaotic married bliss, with all the trimmings – a dog, tricky in-laws, and a baby girl they both adore. But even the best of lives can be fragile, and a shocking family loss hits their new world like a demolition ball...
  • Death's Bloom by Lily Mayne

    Death's Bloom by Lily Mayne

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    He’s the most perfect man I’ve ever met, but something is… wrong.I don’t see it at first. All I see is the gorgeous man with dark eyes and long hair and that unusual blue beard. The piercings and the tattoos, the beautiful smile. All I can focus on is the way he touches me, the sound of his voice in my ear, the perfect life he draws me into.I hide it from him at first...
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    dark  spooky  adult  age-gap  angst  billionaire  book  contemporary
  • The Isle of Sin & Shadows by Keri Lake

    The Isle of Sin & Shadows by Keri Lake

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    This island alone boasts more ghost stories than all of Louisiana combined.And I'm one of them. In the Louisiana swamplands, ghost stories are as much a part of childhood as chasing fireflies and crawfishing. They never much scared me, though, nor the possibility of evil out to do me harm. Until the night I watched shadows come to life and butcher everything I loved...
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    dark  spooky  adult  age-gap  book  contemporary  crime  cults
  • Ashen Winter by Mike Mullin

    Ashen Winter by Mike Mullin

    Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    It's been over six months since the eruption of the Yellowstone supervolcano. Alex and Darla have been staying with Alex’s relatives, trying to cope with the new reality of the primitive world so vividly portrayed in Ashfall, the first book in this series. It's also been six months of waiting for Alex's parents to return from Iowa...
  • A Suburban Summoning by Debra Dunbar

    A Suburban Summoning by Debra Dunbar

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Halloween is all fun and games until you're summoned into a closet. Forced to help two children rid their father of a murderous girlfriend to satisfy the terms of her summoning, Sam finds neither the girlfriend, or the father, are quite what they seem. This short story was originally published in 2015 under the title Full Moon Mischief in the Nightshade anthology...
    Categorized as:
    dark  adult  angels  book  contemporary  demons  fae  fiction
  • Caught in the Storm by M. Stratton

    Caught in the Storm by M. Stratton

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Book Three in The Storm Series What happens when the hunter becomes the hunted? Kat Snyder has spent years chasing after the man who attacked her and left her for dead. It is her one obsession and she won’t let anyone stand in her way. Now that they are getting closer to finding him she begins to doubt herself and her need for revenge...
  • Finding His Dragon by Elianne Adams

    Finding His Dragon by Elianne Adams

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    After months of torment at the hands of her own clan, Charlotte is sold to a rival clan. She refuses to be claimed by a man who is known for his mistreatment of women, and so she runs. The last thing she wants, or expects to find is her mate, but that's precisely what happens. If only she could stop running long enough to take what is rightfully hers...
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    dark  adult  book  contemporary  dragons  fiction  horror  paranormal
  • Digital Velocity by Reily Garrett, Rylan Killian

    Digital Velocity by Reily Garrett, Rylan Killian

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The deadliest weapons are the ones we never see. Keyboard prodigy, Lexi Donovan has risen from teenage orphan of the streets to complete independence with little help along the way. When a friend is threatened, Lexi’s anonymous message sends police into a firefight, leading to a wounded cop...
  • Dating & Dismemberment by A.L. Brody

    Dating & Dismemberment by A.L. Brody

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Emily Henry meets Grady Hendrix in a hilarious and original romantic comedy full of love, laughter, and limbs.Darla Drake, Duchess of Death, has haunted Camp Clear Creek for years. Until an existential crisis forces her to take a sabbatical from wreaking havoc on teenagers while she figures out what she wants from the rest of her (possibly infinite) life...
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    spooky  romance  fantasy  horror  paranormal  monsters  humor  fiction
  • Del Diablo by Natalie Bennett

    Del Diablo by Natalie Bennett

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Filthy. Clandestine. Unorthodox.Stygian Isle was born from the brilliant mind of an abominable man. The Alistair patriarch and sovereign of the nonconformist crafted a peaceful refuge for those unashamedly wicked.From his creation came a secret society of filthy heretics.Carnal sin and mayhem fuel their religion.Sex and death drench their doctrine...
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    dark  spooky  romance  horror  contemporary  alpha-mc  madness  age-gap
  • Carousel Seas by Sharon Lee

    Carousel Seas by Sharon Lee

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Sequel to National Bestseller Carousel Sun. A gripping contemporary fantasy thriller from master storyteller Sharon Lee, award-winning cocreator of the highly popular Liaden Universe® saga...
  • Cirque: Act 1 by Ashleigh Giannoccaro

    Cirque: Act 1 by Ashleigh Giannoccaro

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A boy looked in a window, to see a naughty showThrough the pane of pain, the master clown did blowThe circus is a holy tent, the keeper of my rhymeWhere I forged my chains, creating this pantomimePretending to be normal, I wait until after darkThen I paint the frown on, get a whore from the parkAt the bottom of that bed was a darling in a chestShe watched with big eyes, horror hooking her from...
  • Brutal by A.J. Merlin

    Brutal by A.J. Merlin

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Nothing bad happens at summer camp. That’s what my fellow camp counselors have convinced me of when the nights around the lake get a little eerie. But when the kids all go home and the counselors throw a party on our last night at Camp Clearwater, things change...
  • Freedom and Fire by Courtney Thorne

    Freedom and Fire by Courtney Thorne

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    I was a Queen, and I would bow to no male. After finally freeing herself from a life’s worth of manipulation and control, Aurelia experiences true independence for the first time in her life. With her newfound freedom, Aurelia chooses to spend her days exploring the connection between herself and the Prince of Fire, Alev...
  • Thrill of the Hunt by Dana LeeAnn

    Thrill of the Hunt by Dana LeeAnn

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Run, run, as fast as you can. I’ll hunt you down, then make you drown. Fight or flight, two animalistic instincts that kick in when you’re being chased through the woods by a masked man. Turn to face the predator, daring to take on a skilled fighter twice your size, or flee, running for your life...
  • Twisted Abel by T.L. Hodel

    Twisted Abel by T.L. Hodel

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Once upon a time, in a land far far away, there lived a young prince in search of a princess.... pfft, just kidding. This isn't that story.I may be a prince but I sure as hell didn't need no princess. My brother fell down that hole, and look at him now. Tied down with a ball and chain. No thanks. I prefered to fly solo. There was no one but me and the blood and screams of my victims...
  • Every Soul by L.K. Collins

    Every Soul by L.K. Collins

    Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    This novel is NOT part of the Life . Destiny . Fate series. More to come.... When you lose the one person who grounds your existence, your whole world changes. In life, it is said that everything happens for a reason...
  • Wicked Little Sins by A.R. Breck

    Wicked Little Sins by A.R. Breck

    Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Welcome to Castle Pointe, where the dead never sleep. What does it feel like to kiss death?Being thrust into a town so sinister, corrupted by such malevolence, was never my intent.It was foolish to play with the dead, but so was falling for my cruel, wicked stepbrother.The fact he looked like a God didn’t matter, because I’m almost positive he was my very own devil...
  • The Benson by Karina Halle

    The Benson by Karina Halle

    Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    A short, sexy and scary read.The Benson hotel in Portland, Oregon might look like your ordinary, swanky turn-of-the century hotel, but deep in the heart of this historic icon, lie a few restless souls with secrets that won't stay buried...
  • The Unforgotten Flame by Rebekah Sinclair

    The Unforgotten Flame by Rebekah Sinclair

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    "We should have seen this coming.I should have seen this coming."Calypso, a resilient Wind Siren, grapples with the aftermath of a devastating battle that thrusts her best friend, Rhea, into the clutches of their greatest enemy, Ares, the God of War...
    Categorized as:
    dark  romance  fantasy  myths  lgbtq  contemporary  fiction  horror
  • Lamb by Sybil Knight

    Lamb by Sybil Knight

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    She was my brother’s fiancée. And my absolute obsession. There were three things and only three things I knew for sure about the woman sitting across from me at the family dinner table every night for the last week. She was completely off-limits. She was my brother’s fiancée. And she was my absolute obsession.Fact of the matter was, I’d also seen her first...
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