Ever since I started having erotic fantasies most of them included some form of sexual corruption and unraveling. These are also some of my favorite pieces of writing but it is difficult to find a dark story that doesn’t involve non-consent, kidnapping and extreme conditioning/brainwashing. R.B. O’Brien definitely knows how to write a romantic story of a taboo relationship involving the corruption of innocence, domination, submission, kink and unexpected love. Her characters are usually damaged in one way or another, which is pretty typical for the dark romance subgenre, but they are also well-rounded, likable and easy to identify with.
She takes us on an unforgettable ride with an unexpected twist. The journey of William Thorne and Rose to one another and to themselves is like a long, dark road and any hint of a happy ending is beyond our line of sight... at least at the first novel where they sign their dark contract.
R.B. O'Brien brings the heat and romance in her suspenseful, emotional trilogy to new heights. Her characters go through a lot during this series and the author twists their fate and feelings like a well-trained sadist. The intense chemistry, the angst, the poetic sensuality and the burning love are back and they get even hotter.
The story has great pacing, interesting secondary characters, truly suspenseful atmosphere and some truly off the charts kinky sex. All I’m going to say is that you should prepare for some steamy episodes in which pain and pleasure turn in two parts of the same experience, so tightly woven in one another it is impossible to distinguish them. Thorne really knows how to manipulate a woman’s body and mind until she is begging and crying for more.
He is the very definition of someone whose life is ruled by the temptation of the woman he forbids himself from loving. Ironically that makes his love, lust, and need for Rose even greater. There is no denying of their obvious chemistry as these two can’t keep their hands from each other.
He was very skillful in the art of cruelty and tender torture. I must give credit to Rose for handling it all with as much grace as her position of a submissive in love allowed her. He surely met his match in her.
Each of the novels in that boxed set is even better than its predecessor. They get deeper and give us a better perspective of the characters, their past and flaws. The plot is thickening, the suspense is getting heavier with each encounter between William and Rose. His anguish and her quiet despair pull the heartstrings.
How does it all end for those two star-crossed lovers?
I'm afraid you'll have to read the book yourself to figure it out. It's worth it. Elegant writing, beautiful character development, some interesting twists in the sensual scenes, some characters' unexpected return and a big surprise by the end. Finish William and Rose's journey and find out what waits for them beyond the veil of darkness. You won't regret it. .
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