Dark & bloody with plenty of secrets and shady characters.

Quote:📖

“Derek pushed me off balance, leaving my emotions in a tizzy. And I didn’t know whether I wanted to run the other way or wrap myself around him.“

Thoughts: 💡

Eva, the FMC, was a cop that’s been through hell and honestly wants to help people, but had a bit of a naive belief in the system. Her world and the people in it were filled with dark secrets. Enter the vengeful assassin Derek, the MMC, he was disconnected, pessimistic, morally gray, and ready to burn the world down.

The two of them had a hot and immediate attraction but the powers that be wanted to keep them apart. Derek fell the first time he saw her in a picture and his determination to make Eva his was hot. I loved the angsty banter and chemistry between them.

I enjoyed the audio for this one, it was a dual audio but the kind where the narrators traded off reading chapters not individual lines. Even though it wasn’t my favorite type of dual I still really enjoyed the narrators and thought they both did a great job.

Fun Bits:

⚜️ "Good Girl" & “Who did this to you?”

⚜️ Burn The World For Her

⚜️ Filthy Talking MMC

⚜️ Strong & Bold FMC (She’s a cop)

⚜️ Stone Cold Revenge

Important Note:✨

First book of a standalone interconnected romance.

Full Content Warning:⚠️

Assault, Attempted murder, Attempted rape, Blood, Child abuse (mentions), Child sexual abuse (brief mention of past abuse), Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Hospitalization, Hostages, Kidnapping, Murder, Physical abuse, Profanity, PTSD, Sexual abuse, Sexual harassment, Sexually explicit scenes, Stalking, Suicide (brief mention), Torture, and violence

Stats:📊

🌶️🌶️🌶️

Characters: 💙💙💙💙💙

Audio & Narrators: 🎙️🎙️🎙️🎙️🎙️

Dark Romance: Crime Noir, Assassin, OTP, Dangerous Attraction, Morally Grey, Touch Her & ☠️, Insta Lust, Slow Burn

First Person, Present Tense, Dual POV

Content Warnings

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dark hopeful mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.0

“Nothing and no one else matters to me. I'd bathe the whole goddamn world in blood for you.”

This follows Derek and Eva. Eva believes she knows everything that goes on around her. She is a fiery detective chasing a flakey lead she feels responsible for but starts to unravel the secrets and lies of those who are close to her.

I discovered this was Elle’s debut novel and I enjoyed it. The audiobook narration for this book is great as well being dual narration. I love Janine's work and discovering Bryant he was the perfect Derek.
These two characters collided and I loved their tension between one another. The spicy scenes were perfection and had me weak. It's giving Instalove which I'm not a huge fan of but didn't mind in this. The FMC Eva deals with a medical condition, was feisty, and strong but also had a vulnerable side and would get emotional as well. The MMC Derek is a serial unaliver and part of the criminal underworld and has a mouth on him. I will say for a debut novel I'm impressed and do want to mention a couple of things I wish were expanded on. First off Eva is a detective. I felt it was being mentioned but it didn't feel it was explored enough. The plot overall I could picture what was going on but with the amount of characters bought in I had to keep reminding myself who they were and what side they were on. I felt at times I would lose where we were going with the plot like a disconnect. Just felt it was a little loose. Overall for a debut novel, I'm happy and enjoyed the audiobook and read along on my Kindle.

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🔹FMC Detective
🔹Delicious Spice

Genre/Type: Dark Romance 18+
APK: Kindle / Audiobook
Pages: 472
Audiobook Length: 11hrs 9mins
Narrators: Janine Granda and Bryant Walker - Dual
Rating: 🌟🌟🌟🌟
Spice: 🌶️🌶️🌶️
Series or Stand Alone: Book One In The Severed Signet
Tropes or Themes: Mafia, Insta Love, Detective, Family Drama, Diabetes Rep, Protective MMC, Morally Grey Men, Stalking, Touch Her And Die, Mine, My Wife, Grovelling, Kidnapping, Blood, Violence, Murder, Torture, Gore, PTSD, Guns, Medical Content, Cursing, Sexual Content, Shower Scene, Praise, Breath Play, Little Degradation and Attempted R.
Mentions: SA, Nightmares, CA
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Content Warnings

beckyremillard's review

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dark tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

Content Warnings

bookishlyyemma's review

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adventurous dark tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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