Cruel Obsession by C. Hallman & J.L. Beck book cover
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Cruel Obsession

Series membership: The Obsession Duet · Listed position 1
2020 Adult
About this book

We were only kids when I made the vow to protect her. First from the monsters hiding under the bed and then the ones roaming the world freely. My obsession with Dove wasn't normal, it toed the line on psychotic but my love for her overshadowed that. I'd killed, destroyed, and hurt those that had done her wrong. I'd watched her for years wanting to claim her but refusing too. I was both her guardian angel and the demon lurking in the shadows. She was mine, even though she didn't know it yet. I had planned to let her live her life, while I watched from afar. Until one night, everything changed, and I was forced to kidnap her. She doesn't remember me. She begs me to let her go. But I can't. I won't. There are things she doesn't know. Secrets I cannot tell her but one thing is clear. I'll die before I ever let her slip through my fingers. **This book is not suitable for all readers due to violence, sexual content, and mature themes.**

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Best for readers who like: obsessive hitmen, dark captivity, high heat, cliffhanger duets
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Spice5/5
Darkness9/10
Obsession10/10
Psychological9/10
Violence8/10
Emotional Damage9/10
Trigger Intensity10/10
Romance Focus9/10

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Series membershipThe Obsession Duet
Readable on its ownno
PaceFast
Story LengthStandard
EndingCliffhanger / Series Continues
WorldContemporary • Mafia / Criminal
SettingMafia / Criminal Underworld
RelationshipCaptor / Captive • M/F
Obsession TypeCaptivity / Control • Possession / Ownership • Stalking / Surveillance
SubgenreExtreme dark mafia/stalker romance
MMC TypeObsessive / Possessive
FMC TypeCaptive / Abducted
MMC OccupationCriminal / Outlaw
Writing StyleDark / Intense • Emotional / Angsty • suspenseful
MMC PersonalityCold, possessive, obsessive, dangerous
FMC PersonalityVulnerable, determined, survival-focused

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captivitycliffhangercoercive controlexplicit sexual contentkidnappingmurderstalkingviolence

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Recommended only if you intend to read both duet books and tolerate coercive themes

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