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My Top Ten Dark Reads

July 6, 2013 By Maryse 92 Comments

I’ve been asked for a list like this… oh… for about a year now. Ever since I came out with my little “dark read” obsession. What a relief it was to find out I wasn’t alone in my weird thrill.

Dena:Β any chance you will put together a list of “dark” reads on your blog?

Alicia: She has dark reads…how dark do you wanna go? She’s got the BDSM dark, but if you want darker, there’s a few out there that aren’t on here.

Dena: I loved her recommendation for the captive in the dark series, Comfort Food, etc.. read more

Filed Under: Book Recommendations, My Favorites Tagged With: bad guys, bdsm, dark read, favorites, kidnapped, Stockholm syndrome

Reader Question – The book about the heroine that is suffering trauma because of what she witnessed as a child…

October 24, 2019 By Maryse Leave a Comment

Danielle needs our book help and this one deals with very dark subject matter (put a chill up my spine) so I’m putting a trigger warning right now.

The bright side? It sounds like one of personal growth and an HEA once the Hero comes into the picture, so at least there’s that.

She asks:

Hey Maryse, can you and your followers please help me find this book?

I’ve been looking for it for years. I hope it’s as good as my mind keeps telling me it was. I read this book when I was 15/16 in 2010/2011. read more

Filed Under: Reader Questions Tagged With: abuse, dark read, personal growth, reader question

Kitty Thomas – Pleasure House Series Reading Order

September 17, 2019 By Maryse Leave a Comment

Queen of super-dark reads (and I mean these can get DARK!!), and a new book in this series just went LIVE!!! πŸ˜€ P.S. This is the author of my beloved dark-favorite “Comfort Food” (although it’s not part of this series).

Anna: I read Guilty Pleasures by Kitty Thomas about a year ago. I remember it wasn’t quite as dark as I’d expected, but there were definitely some interesting twists and turns. It is one of those books that I still remember a lot about even a year later, and for someone like me who reads a million books and has a shifty memory that is probably saying something πŸ™‚ read more

Filed Under: Reading Order Guide: Tagged With: bdsm, D/s, dark read, dark romance, kidnapped, Kitty Thomas, Stockholm syndrome

Reader Recommendations – Books that took us out of our comfort zone…

July 31, 2019 By Maryse 18 Comments

This post is inspired by an old comment I found from my book-twin Amy. And wow!!! I absolutely LOVE her idea. I LOVE books that do this to me. Make me feel so uncomfortable but enrapture me to the point of being unable to put it down long enough ’cause I’m so hooked. Uncomfortable or not, I am IN!!! They always end up being unforgettable, whether I loved them, hated them, or hated that I loved them. πŸ˜‰

They may be dark reads, forbidden or risquΓ©, situations we wouldn’t normally live or accept in our own lives, maybe something scary or simply something that takes us out of our element in a large enough way… maybe even enlightening us in the process. read more

Filed Under: Book Recommendations Tagged With: dark read, forbidden, forbidden love, gasp-worthy, reader favorites, reader recommendations, risquΓ©, scandalous, steaming HOT

Vanessa Marie’s “The Suicide King” is LIVE & she’s sent over Five Facts about the book

July 30, 2019 By Maryse 2 Comments

Whoaaaa!! That gorgeous, moody cover, and title (The Suicide King)Β has me so intrigued!! Vanessa Marie is this week’s newsletter sponsor and to celebrate her latest release, she sent over a “Five Facts” to give us a look behind the book.

It sounds poignant and heart wrenching.Β Just check out this blurb, and tell me it doesn’t give you goosebumps…

Jason King thought suicide was the only answer.
He couldn’t take it anymore.
The inner demons were winning and he was ready to surrender.
As far as he was concerned no one would care.
Everyone would be better off.
No one would notice he was gone.
Little did he know how wrong he was.
His actions had consequences.
The reach went further than he could have imagined.
Only his suffering didn’t end.
Stuck in purgatory Jason is forced to walk a new path.
One that shows him how his suicide affected all those involved.
Even the ones he never thought would care.
The ones he never knew it would reach.
In this Scrooged-like tale, Jason King will visit all of those who mourn him.
He finds out a little too late how wrong he was about everything. read more

Filed Under: Behind The Books, Latest Book Releases Tagged With: dark read, mental health condition, retelling of a classic, super-angsty

Monica James – All The Pretty Things Trilogy Reading Order

July 14, 2019 By Maryse Leave a Comment

<— DARK READ ALERT & IT SOUNDS CRAZY!!! She’s kidnapped on her honeymoon, and sold to him… P.S. Book #2 JUST WENT LIVE!!!

About book #1:

I was kidnapped on my honeymoon by three masked men.

Blindfolded.
Bound.
Destination unknown.

I was told to stay silent and abide by their rules. But they didn’t realize I wasn’t a victim…not anymore.

The open sea was my backdrop for nine torturous days. During that time, glimmers of my fate were revealed by a man with the mysterious chartreuse-colored eyes. He should have scared me, but he didn’t. read more

Filed Under: Reading Order Guide: Tagged With: captive, criminals, dark read, dark romance, kidnapped, mafia, mobsters, Stockholm syndrome

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