Captive in the Dark (The Dark Duet Book 1)

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The number of people that Caleb has kidnapped isn’t exactly clear. What is clear is that Olivia is far from being the first. The reason for capturing Olivia is because he sees her being an exceedingly attractive and beautiful female, though impoverished. With her tears and pleas for freedom ignored by pitiless Hades, Persephone must learn to satisfy her keeper in all ways, lest she suffer the consequences. Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 2022-01-01 14:15:57 Associated-names Duverger, Paule Boxid IA40279011 Camera USB PTP Class Camera Collection_set printdisabled External-identifier

This book is not for everyone. If sex scenes that explore themes of dubious consent (with a HEA to follow) aren’t up your alley, there are plenty of other books to read. Persephone was always going to be the annoying heroine in the story so I was hoping that Hades would of made up for it. Unfortunately she did not, her character was always straddling that line of being Great but never really crossing it. Innocent Persephone chafes beneath her mother’s hawkish gaze and mercurial temper. Demeter has rebuffed all her daughter’s suitors, but she is not yet satisfied; she strives to crush Persephone’s spirit. Despite everything I wrote above, this is first and foremost a romance. Both characters are a lot more complex than they appear at first. Persephone is just as sweet and gentle as she looks, but she’s also driven and strong, which may come as a surprise even to herself, after centuries of abuse from her mother. Hades is the very definition of tall, dark and dangerous. As the story progresses, her motivations in kidnapping Persephone become less sinister, as does her personality, including her surprising sense of duty. She’s not the monster Persephone first believes she is. Or, rather, she is, but that’s not all she is. Lianyu Tan describes perfectly the conflict of emotions and reactions Hades awakes in Persephone, for example in this excerpt: “Everything about Hades was a contradiction: her cold gaze and warm hands; her hardened heart and tender words. So perhaps it was no surprise that Persephone learned to both dread and hunger for the night, when Hades’ touch would set her body aflame”.Persefone restò turbata dalle sue parole, ma anziché darsi alla fuga e far finta di non aver mai scoperto quel posto, continuó a dialogare con lei, disubbidendo per l’ennesima volta ai dettami rigidi e impostati di Demetra. Well-written sex scenes. Excellent use of dubious consent and the “wedding night” trope, for those of us who enjoy that sort of thing.

Besides the fact that it was just porn, you only get half a book. Thinking that it might pan out in the end, you reluctantly buy the other half of the book, only to realize, it too is just ridiculous porn. I really don't mind adult themes, if there's an interesting story to go with it. Need more mob in your dark romance? Here you go. Ruthless People follows the marriage of Melody Giovanni and Liam Callahan; a marriage arranged by their fathers to end generations of bloodshed between the Irish and the Italians. They were both bred to rule, both bred to be ruthless masters of all they survey. So neither is about to let the other master them. But like it or not, with so many people eager for them to fail and let their kingdom crumble, they have no choice but to work together and keep up appearances. Raw by Belle Aurora Tess Snow’s life is amazing. She’s got one more semester left of school, a loving boyfriend, and a bright future full of happiness. Until her romantic trip to Mexico with said boyfriend turns into a nightmare when Tess is stolen. Drugged, transported, and ultimately sold, Tess’s life is obliterated in the blink of an eye. And the man in whose hands she finds herself, the man who calls himself only Q? He’s an enigmatic monster with dark secrets and an even darker soul. Tears is the first in Winters’s Monster in the Dark series, and the books just get darker as they go along people. Captive in the Dark by C.J. Roberts

What is dark romance?

Demetra appare come una madre asfissiante, una donna che vuole avere il controllo di tutto e tutti. Se da un lato è disposta a tutto per riavere la figlia con sé, dall'altro non perde occasione per punirla e umiliarla. La sua ambivalenza mi ha destabilizzata, perché non riuscivo mai a comprendere le sue vere intenzioni. To be quite frank, if Hades had just stabbed Persephone to death somewhere in the first third of the book, it would have been a happier ending than this deplorable... thing. Vivienne Charles fantasizes about being taken by force, a desire that frightens and shames her as a survivor of sexual assault. Jonah Marks has his own fantasies about force, and when he approaches Vivienne and suggests a mutually beneficial relationship that will satisfy both their fantasies, they enter into a relationship that is more than a little twisted. But when emotions and past secrets catch up with them, everything starts to unravel. I loved Asking for It because Pace’s discussion of rape fantasies, speaking through the voice of Vivienne’s therapist, was unapologetically honest. Comfort Object by Annabel Joseph

Ocr tesseract 5.0.0-rc1-12-g88b4 Ocr_detected_lang fr Ocr_detected_lang_conf 1.0000 Ocr_detected_script Latin Ocr_detected_script_conf 0.9837 Ocr_module_version 0.0.14 Ocr_parameters -l fra Old_pallet IA-NS-2000490 Openlibrary_edition The reader will find himself or herself casting doubt at his or her own inclinations, sense of morality, and emotions. What new vistas are to be found reading this book we can only hint at with our Captive in the Dark book review. Nevertheless, let’s meet Caleb and Olivia.Relatable protagonist. Persephone remains determined despite facing considerable adversity, and becomes strong without losing her softness.