Book Blurb:
ROWAN
My life hasn’t been the easiest. I’ve got a past. Everyone does.
I just prefer to bury my face in my books and disappear into another world.
Then someone breaks into my house and leaves behind a black feather.
After that, the feeling of being watched follows me everywhere.
Declan is the police officer on my case. Quiet. Broody. Protective. The kind of man who makes me feel safe.
But he isn’t the only one watching me.
One stalker hides in the shadows, leaving black feathers behind like warnings.
The other wears a mask and threatens anyone who gets too close.
And somewhere between fear and obsession, I stop knowing whether I should run from them…
or let them ruin me.
DECLAN
Rowan thinks I’m here to protect her.
That’s the lie I let her believe.
She looks at me like I’m safe, like I’m the man standing between her and the monsters hunting her.
But I was never the hero in this story.
I watch her sleep.
I follow her home.
I know the sounds she makes when she comes undone.
The closer the black-feathered stalker gets to her. The closer I get to losing control.
She thinks the masked man wants to scare her.
He doesn’t.
I want her to run straight into my arms.
Black-feathered stalker
I saw her first.
Long before the cop started circling her like a starving dog.
Rowan was always going to be mine. She just didn’t know it yet.
The problem is Declan thinks he can claim her before I do.
But obsession makes monsters out of men.
And I’ve never been afraid of becoming one.
Tropes:
*Indie Author *ARC 2026 * Masked Stalker *Morally Gray MMCs *He falls first
*Posessive MMCs *Touch her and 💀 *Police officer MMC *Therapist FMC *why choose
*Dark Romance *Found family *Unhinged characters *Dark family secrets *Danger
*Trigger warnings--> lots check your triggers prior to reading *Why Choose *Suspense
Thoughts:
I'm going to be honest... I'm newer to Dark Romance reads and they are not usually my go to but I have been branching out and trying new things especially when I know it's from an Indie Author. Since this isn't my usual read I wasn't sure what to expect, if you are newer to this genre (like me) please first check your trigger warnings there are a lot of darker elements in this book.
This is my first read from this author but it won't be my last. To start with we have Rowan (FMC) she is a therapist and deals with a lot of personalities in her line of work, she works hard and when she gets home she loves nothing better than getting cozy and reading a book... her favorites happen to be dark romance and even though she doesn't realize it right away she's about to be in her a dark romance all of her own since she has not just one stalker... but two.
Rowan is strong and brave... when she realizes she's being watched and her stalker breaks into her house, how did he get in without setting off the alarm?? instead of being scared she feels safe with him, maybe she's just as unhinged as he is?
Where Rowan's first stalker makes her feel safe, the second leaves mysterious gifts in the way of Black feathers... what does this even mean? It's creepy!
Even though this isn't my usual type of book the book flows well from one event to the next and had me wondering what would happen when Rowan found out who was watching her.
Declan (MMC #1) has two sides one side he is protective, strong, caring and hot (all the things) and he is a police officer (💓). Declan's other side is still all of these things he's just a little (or a lot) obsessive, morally gray and isn't afraid to take what he wants... and he wants Rowan all of her even to the point of setting up scenarios her dark romance loving heart would love like being chased in the woods.
This story had me hooked, I had to find out what would happen next and there were a lot of twists that kept me second guessing things that I thought might happen.
Our Black Feathered MMC helps to keep the tension going throughout the book.
Some of the things that happened in this book were a bit on the too dark for me side but over all this was an enjoyable read I liked seeing how the lead characters developed a beautiful relationship (which was surprising to me considering how it all started) and I'm looking forward to reading more books from this author!
I think that if you enjoy dark romance with morrally gray men, smart female leads, secrets revealed, twists and a lot of chaos you would enjoy picking up this one!
Have you read anything by this author? What would you recommend next?
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