A dark romance cover reveal

 Hi, book buddies :-) This week, I bring you a cover reveal. I love the combination of black and red, of danger and feminity. What do you think?

SOFT TISSUE DAMAGE

Author: Lilith Vincent

A boyfriend's Dark Dad Romance

Series: Deadly Hearts #2

Dark Romance / Age Gap

Cover Design: Soren Designs

Release Date: September 24, 2025

His obsession for me is deadly,

and I’m falling prey to his pleasure.

There’s never been any security in my life. After being dumped on indifferent relatives as a child, it hurt when I realized that no one was ever going to protect me.

But Cullan, my boyfriend’s father, makes me feel safer than any man I’ve ever known. He’s twice my age and  totally forbidden, but his protective embraces, deep voice, and inked muscles have awoken things in me that I shouldn’t want.

When darkness swallows me, it’s Cullan who pulls me into his strong arms and leads me back into the  light. He gives me protection, and a job as a nanny to his very young child. But I suspect that Cullan is drenched in his own darkness. There’s a killer on the loose in the city, and I think I know the identity of the man behind the red mask.

My instincts tell me to run from Cullan as fast as I can, but my boyfriend’s father has stolen my heart with hands that are soaked in blood.

And though it should be impossible, I think I’m having his baby.

Author’s note:

Soft Tissue Damage is a standalone

boyfriend’s father MF romance with dark

themes, a twenty-year age gap,

the hero as the other man, breeding,

a jealous and possessive alphahole,

and a sweet but strong virgin heroine.

This book features appearances of

characters from Fear Me, Love Me.

The story is dark, dirty and delicious,

so please read at your discretion.

Read an exciting excerpt

I put my hands on Elena’s waist and slowly back her against a bookcase. “You didn’t tell Leon about our kiss?”

Elena shakes her head. She's in the circle of my arms with my head bent over her.
 
“Why didn’t you tell him?”

“We made a mistake because of the intense situation.” But she looks conflicted. Because she doesn’t know what she wants, or because she doesn’t know if she’s allowed to have it?

 I bend my head lower toward her lips and whisper, “Was it a mistake?”
 
Is there a chance she doesn’t want Leon, and she wants me instead? Her mouth is parted, and her eyes are filled with longing. Does she ever look at Leon like this, or is this needy expression just for me? We’re so close that her face is just inches from mine. 

“Elena, how attached are you to my son?”

I know what I’d say if she wasn’t dating my son. Be a good girl and tip those pretty lips up for a kiss. But first I have to know how she feels.
 
“Cullan…” she breathes.

I cup her jaw and slide my thumb over her full lips. Elena closes her eyes and arches her throat as I touch her, and desire pours through me. She shouldn’t say my name like that and respond to my touch like that if she wants me to back off. 

I have to know if I have a chance with her. “Tell me. How much do you really want my son?”

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ABOUT THE MASTERMIND

Lilith Vincent is a writer who believes in living on the wild side!

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Darkly read: Cup of Lies

Hi, book buddies :-) The feeling of wellness when you finish a good trilogy, am I right? 

So here is my recommendation to fans of dark romance. It's an amazing trilogy, but proceed with caution. Dark themes ahead.

CUP OF LIES

Author: K Webster

Series: The Crown Conspiracy, book three

Release Date: May 30, 2025

Purchase Link: https://geni.us/colkwevent

From USA Today Bestselling author K Webster comes a new dark captive romance… 

Synopsis

I’m trapped in a lie.
They’ve twisted my mind so that I barely recognize who I am anymore. In this new prison, I’m the devoted wife of a brilliant, deceptive man who holds the key to my carefully constructed reality.
But something is missing and my soul aches.
As the cracks in my mind widen, fragments of a life I don’t remember claw their way to the surface. A name lingers on the edges of my thoughts and sends a shiver down my spine.
Caius.
This new life is a nightmare but not real. The truth holds steady in my heart, showing me the way. I know Caius is searching for me. We’ll soon find our way back to each other.
The people who did this to me think they’ve won and broken my mind forever.
They were wrong.
Once I find him, we’ll expose every facet of their evil empire.
Together, we will burn it all to the ground.

MY OPINION

A gritty, dark story woven with mind tricks, retaliation, hard-earned freedom and crazy evil.What an intense rollercoaster. 

My favourite book is still the second, yet this is a great finale fraught with dangers galore and surprises all around.The cliffhanger in the previous book is masterful. It left me reeling with questions and an unrelenting need to read the final book. 

So it takes off with our couple in an upside down life where they have to unravel their mind state from a tangle of warped memories and muddled realities. It's awesome the way they carve out their real feelings out of that labyrinth. 

There's a lot of darkness to be survived and overcome that made me cringe. However, these characters that I've come to care and root for are fighters and they plunge ahead to protect their sanity while keeping emotional bonds alive and loved ones safe. It's really harrowing, yet also provides meaningful, tender relationships.

I loved the plot twist that makes it possible for the mind-manipulating Goliath to face their reckoning. All the characters get a worthy ending in this good-versus-evil war where the romance is as exhilarating as the action and the horror is as powerful as the love, family and hope all victims crave as their due.

*****

Mind Maze is book three in The Crowne Conspiracy trilogy. 

 What to Expect in Cup of Lies:

Enemies-to-Lovers

Morally Gray MMC

Mind Games

Touch Her and Die Vibes

Dark Family Secrets

Obsessive Anti-Hero

Forbidden Attraction

Book 1 - Psyop Kings: Here

Book 2 - Mind Maze:  Here

ABOUT THE MASTERMIND

K Webster is a USA Today Bestselling author. Her titles have claimed many bestseller tags in numerous categories, are translated in multiple languages, and have been adapted into audiobooks. 

She lives in “Tornado Alley” with her husband, two children, and her baby dog named Blue. When she’s not writing, she’s reading, drinking copious amounts of coffee, and researching aliens.

 https://stan.store/authorkwebster

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Darkly read: Mind Maze by K Webster

Hi, book buddies :-) Did I tell you I am addicted to a new dark romance trilogy with mind-blowing twists? Ho ahead and be thrilled...

MIND MAZE

Author: K Webster

Series: The Crown Conspiracy, book two

Release Date: JMarch 31, 2025

Purchase Link:  https://geni.us/mmkwevents

From USA Today Bestselling author K Webster comes a new dark captive romance… 

They’ve shattered my mind, twisted my memories, and turned my world upside down.

But the Crowne family isn’t finished with me yet.

Haunted by Gareth’s death and trapped in their web of lies, I’m forced to keep playing their games. Caius Crowne is still cold, still ruthless—but now, he’s my only ally in a fight against the monster behind it all.

Every secret I uncover tightens the noose. Every truth pulls me deeper into a maze I can’t escape.

They want me broken, but I’m done being their pawn.

I’ll find the truth. I’ll destroy their lies.

Even if it destroys me first.

MY OPINION

Let's plunge into the maze. It's a hard mission. I was taken aback by the sinister quality of some of the events that took place in book 1, so I was sure they would only intensify in this sequel. However, the pull of the mystery is too strong to deny. Book 2 it is :-D

After the shocking ending in the previous book, things progress with alacrity. Change of scenery, dangerous sensuality, mind-shattering revelations. What's not tempting about all of this?

Romy is equally strong and vulnerable, that's why I feel she's a great main character. Captive but pushing everyone's buttons. Smart yet dealing with a larger-than-life threat.

 I love how her relationship with Caius is slowly turning into a whirlwind of allure and trepidation. His point of view is so welcome!

There's so much happening in here, though. They become so embroiled in each other's hotness (expect a hot fest) that evil things end up running them over. And they blew my mind! The secrets, the twists and the sheer manipulation keep mounting up. I was glued to the pages because I needed to know more, how deep and far things would go, and what nasty machinations would spring up. It's an overwhelmingly addictive, dark installment. So many questions to unravel. Some do get some light shed on them, but only to enhance its bloody core. 

I was literally enthralled by the last part of the story because it's like a labyrinth you can't escape till it might lead to freedom after endless loops of madness or directly to the monster in wait. What a gripping ending! Hard, too. Nasty even. I crave the final book, ok?

*****

Mind Maze is book two in The Crowne Conspiracy trilogy. 

This book is a dark, psychological romance that contains triggering content. 

Cliffhanger!

 

Book 1 - Psyop Kings: Here

Book 3 - Cup of Lies: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DLHSJH3N (5.30.25)

ABOUT THE MASTERMIND

K Webster is a USA Today Bestselling author. Her titles have claimed many bestseller tags in numerous categories, are translated in multiple languages, and have been adapted into audiobooks. 

She lives in “Tornado Alley” with her husband, two children, and her baby dog named Blue. When she’s not writing, she’s reading, drinking copious amounts of coffee, and researching aliens.

 https://stan.store/authorkwebster

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Dark romantasy: Of Sins and Sacrifice

Hello, book buddies :-) Just recently, I was reading book 1 in the House of Cryos series. Therefore, it's my sacred duty to tell you that the second book is out :-D

Title: Of Sins and Sacrifice

Series: House of Cryos #2

Author: Veronica Lancet

Genre: Dark Fantasy Romance
Tropes: Jealous & Possessive Hero & Heroine

Double Virgins/Slow Burn

Cover Design: Addictive Covers

Release Date: March 15, 2025

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WHAT IS THIS ABOUT?

Minerva ‘Minnie’ An’Yan broke the ultimate divine law—she fell in love with a human. As a runaway goddess, she spent years in hiding, knowing the gods wanted her punished for her transgressions.

But when she’s finally captured, she faces more than just execution. Azerius, the most powerful god in existence, doesn’t just want her dead—he wants the true identity of Marlowe, the man she risked everything for.

Except even Minnie doesn’t know who Marlowe really is.

She’s loved him across lifetimes, under different names, but his real identity has always remained a mystery.

Now, trapped between a vengeful god and the echoes of a love she can’t escape, Minnie must unravel the secrets of her past before they destroy her. And in the process, she must answer the most important question:

Who is Marlowe?

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MY OPINION OF BOOK 1

Is dark romance allowed to be cute? Well, I can eat that up like a decadent cupcake :-D This book is my first approach to the author. I gobbled up the hook because how can I resist? 

Hero? Serial killer. Heroine? Damsel in distress. 

Or are they? 

The truth is that he is twisted to the core, he finds a wisp of a woman in danger, suddenly becomes a dark saviour in a killing spree and there's a frenzy of mutual secrets crashing against each other like a dance of lust and soulmates. Wow.

I'm not sure if it's dark comedy, paranormal fantasy or a trick of the mind :-D

Macabre and adorable, gory and smitten, this couple surely will leave an imprint in our imagination. The final chapters are mind-blowing and the cliffhanger is to die for, almost literally!

MY OPINION OF BOOK 2

I couldn't stop myself from reading the next book in the House of Cryos series. The first book left me reeling with questions, so curiosity got the better of me. Minnie is revealed in a very different light in this second book. Things that were found out or explained before, now are fleshed out and in real action.

It was so engaging to get to know her story as she was before she met Marlowe in such dark circumstances. Funny and full of energy, she shows her mighty ambition for the good while getting into trouble and realising how difficult it is to deal with certain pesky necessities. That was hilarious. And I loved the character that comes to life to show how everything started for her. Their relationship is fun and intense, especially considering the stakes.

Minnie's attitude contrasts wildly with the historical context. That's a source of plenty of hilarious scenes and misunderstandings. On the other hand, the dark fantasy is so exciting because of the folklore and how to deal with it. I really liked that.

Even though the main focus of the first half of the book is on the crazy banter between the characters, fun and amorous, the lengths they go to will surprise you. However, the dark fantasy part is such a whirlwind of new things and valuable chunks of progress. It's mind blowing. Lots of action, magic, battles against supernatural creatures, blood and guts, intricate worldbuilding, carnal passion to raise some eyebrows. Oh, and one special place we get to see! Exciting secrets are spilled, though there are many to come. This book left me breathless!

ABOUT THE MASTERMIND

Veronica Lancet is an International Bestselling Author of dark fiction who was born and raised in Eastern Europe. An Ivy League graduate and current doctoral student, she likes to grapple with questions of ethics, morality and the human condition, which are always present in her writing as well.

She loves to write unconventional stories that push the boundaries of morality but which show that true love always prevails.

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Darkly read: Psyop Kings by K Webster

Hi, book buddies :-) I hope 2025 is behaving wonderfully to you in literary and human ways.

This year, I'm reading some more dark romance. It's intense to say the least :-D So that's why I'm talking about PSYOP KINGS, book 1 in a mindblowing trilogy by K. Webster. Hard to read? Maybe. Awesome and mindbending? Definitely.

PSYOP KINGS

Author: K Webster

Series: The Crown Conspiracy, book one

Release Date: January 31, 2025

Purchase Link: https://geni.us/pkkwevents

From USA Today Bestselling author K Webster comes a new dark captive romance… 

Someone kidnapped my classmate, and no one cares. Not the college, not the police—everyone just wants to forget her. But I won’t.

Finding Megan becomes my obsession, leading me straight into the world of the rich and ruthless Crowne family. They’re untouchable, powerful, and hiding something dark.

And I walk right into their trap.

Now I’m their prisoner, caught in a game of mind-bending control where every step they take shatters my sanity. And Caius Crowne—the coldest, most ruthless of them all—is determined to use me to get what he wants.

I hate him. I crave him. But I won’t break.

I might be their pawn for now, but I’ll outplay them all. Even if it’s the last thing I do. 

MY OPINION

If I say dark captive romance, does it capture your attention? Because it surely captured mine! 

I had to read this book as soon as I found out that it’s got a conspiracy surrounding the disappearance of a woman and the frenzied and determined search of her friend to find her. She faces the maddening enemies of indifference from the system and conspirators in the dark recesses of power and anonymity. I was hooked.

This story is entrenched in enigmas and mind games. I felt sucked in by the injustice of a woman just disappearing and nobody caring about it. I was as frustrated and eager as Romy to get to the bottom of it, to save her, to punish the culprits. But oh, this goes down the rabbit hole into a fathomless pit of mind-boggling, reality-twisting mystery. What is going on? Are the Crowne men lying like devils or Romy's mind utterly deluded? The doubt, the uncertainty of it all, was frying my nerves and gluing me to page after page. 

Romy is a strong character thrown into a world steeped in luxury and hair-rising depravity. I liked it when she was solving puzzles and defying adversaries, not so much when she was a victim to her circumstances. That's because I felt  as much a victim as she was, and every victim around her, that it made me itchy and uncomfortable. Some scenes are brutal and disgusting. It was hard to read them. However, the mysterious plot was so engaging that it really kept me going. The last chapter is both nefarious and a hook to jump onto the next book. What a crazy read!

*****

Psyop Kings is book one in The Crowne Conspiracy trilogy. 

This book is a dark, psychological romance that contains triggering content. 

This book ends on a cliffhanger.

 

Book 2 - Mind Maze: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DLHWYV69 (3.31.25) 

Book 3 - Cup of Lies: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DLHSJH3N (5.30.25)

ABOUT THE MASTERMIND

K Webster is a USA Today Bestselling author. Her titles have claimed many bestseller tags in numerous categories, are translated in multiple languages, and have been adapted into audiobooks. 

She lives in “Tornado Alley” with her husband, two children, and her baby dog named Blue. When she’s not writing, she’s reading, drinking copious amounts of coffee, and researching aliens.

 https://stan.store/authorkwebster

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After The Professor, here comes The Student

Hi, book buddies :-) I never miss an opportunity to read a novel by Skye Warren. After  The Professor, here comes The Student :-)  

Release: July, 25th

Genre/Tropes:

Student / Professor / Ex-Boyfriend's Father / Forbidden Romance / "Good girl" /

Secret Society / One Night Stand / Sex for money

Series: Tanglewood University Book 2

Dive into the seductive world of Tanglewood University!

Experience the forbidden allure of a student/professor romance

entwined with secrets, passion, and danger.

Can forbidden love survive the shadows lurking at every turn?

Become addicted to this sizzling second book of the trilogy. 

Don't miss out on the captivating journey!

 

Here are all the useful links

Amazon: https://bit.ly/49HCnnJ
Apple Books: https://apple.co/43WTYpD
Barnes & Noble: https://bit.ly/4cVU8Bz
Kobo: https://bit.ly/3T96mxI
Google Play: https://bit.ly/3U87sdI

Goodreads

HERE IS MY OPINION :-)

A professor and a student with such chemistry that is everyone's naughty fantasy.

After book 1, of which I was in awe, I was eager to read this continuation. I needed answers! To the love affair, to the secret society, to students suffering in the hands of enigmatic forces, to Shakespearian undercurrents that move us all.

William Stratford and Anne Hill dance between provocation and longing in very alluring ways in this book. Academia is as decadent as the sensuality in it. I can't deny my utter devotion to the atmospheric, thought-provoking literature classes. Really, I was completely immersed in those.

Interesting trains of thoughts about literature and psychological trauma abound. There are some uncomfortable moments as the plot plunges Anne down the rabbit hole, plenty of taboo and healing too. Despite the harshness of some events, the author manages to put beauty in everything. That's the quality seal I love about her writing. 

I enjoyed the moments of female friendship and sorority, found entertainment in the dark humanity. The intimacy between the main characters is top-notch. When the explosive final events sweep through the last chapters, it felt as thrilling as the journey there had been compelling. Now, I can only imagine what the third book will bring to the study table.  A+. 

William Stratford is more than my professor.

He’s my one-night stand. My secret. And my enemy.

I have a plan for fighting him, along with the secret society that threatens the college. Despite his knowledge and his power, despite the sensual thrall he holds over me, when the bell rings, he’s the one who’s going to learn a lesson.

At least that’s the plan.

But Professor Stratford is older and wiser.

He makes the rules, and I’m forced to follow them.

THE STUDENT is book two in the forbidden romance trilogy Tanglewood University. It’s a tale of redemption and comeuppance for a professor walking the line of right and wrong–and the student who will push him over the brink.

ABOUT THE MASTERMIND

Skye Warren  is the New York Times bestselling author of contemporary romance such  as the Chicago Underground series. Her books have been featured in  Jezebel, Buzzfeed, USA Today Happily Ever After, Glamour, and Elle Magazine. She makes her home in Texas with her loving family, two sweet dogs, and one evil cat.

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Website: http://www.skyewarren.com

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