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Buttons and Lace

Series membership: Buttons · Listed position 1
2016 Adult
About this book

USA Today Bestseller I owe him a debt. A big one. The payment can't be settled with money or favors. He only wants one thing. Me. Every action gets a reward. A button. Once I fill his jar with three hundred and sixty-five buttons, he'll let me go. He'll let me walk away. But I have to earn every single one. By submitting to the darkest, cruelest, and most beautiful man I've ever known. ** TRIGGER WARNING ** There are some dark and disturbing scenes of abuse and punishment.

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Best for readers who like: Tears of Tess, Debt Inheritance, Captive in the Dark
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Spice5/5
Darkness10/10
Obsession9/10
Psychological8/10
Violence8/10
Emotional Damage10/10
Trigger Intensity10/10
Romance Focus8/10

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Series membershipButtons
Readable on its ownno
POVDual POV • First person
PaceFast
Story LengthStandard
EndingCliffhanger / Series Continues
WorldContemporary • Mafia / Criminal
RelationshipM/F
Obsession TypeCaptivity / Control • Possession / Ownership
SubgenreExtreme dark mafia captive romance
MMC TypeCaptor / Controlling • Morally Gray / Black • Protector
FMC TypeCaptive / Abducted • Defiant / Strong • Survivor / Trauma
Writing StyleDark / Intense • Emotional / Angsty
MMC PersonalityCold, controlling, vengeful, increasingly protective
FMC PersonalityDefiant, brave, traumatized, fiercely resilient

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Overall Recommendation9.5/10
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