Tears of Tess (Monsters in the Dark #1)
Pepper Winters
Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars
4.02
· Steam/Spice level: 5 of 5
Explicit and plentiful [?]
· 167 ratings · 380 pages · Published: 01 Sep 2013

Then it all changed.
I was sold.”
Tess Snow has everything she ever wanted: one more semester before a career in property development, a loving boyfriend, and a future dazzling bright with possibility.
For their two year anniversary, Brax surprises Tess with a romantic trip to Mexico. Sandy beaches, delicious cocktails, and soul-connecting sex set the mood for a wonderful holiday. With a full heart, and looking forward to a passion filled week, Tess is on top of the world.
But lusty paradise is shattered.
Kidnapped. Drugged. Stolen. Tess is forced into a world full of darkness and terror.
Captive and alone with no savior, no lover, no faith, no future, Tess evolves from terrified girl to fierce fighter. But no matter her strength, it can’t save her from the horror of being sold.
Can Brax find Tess before she’s broken and ruined, or will Tess’s new owner change her life forever?
A New Adult Dark Contemporary Romance, not suitable for people sensitive to grief, slavery, and nonconsensual sex. A story about finding love in the strangest of places, a will of iron that grows from necessity, and forgiveness that may not be enough.
Tagged as:
- dark romance 33
- slavery 32
- abduction 31
- rich hero 21
- bdsm 21
- alpha male 19
- enemies to lovers 18
- tortured heroine 18
- tortured hero 17
- spanking 16
- cruel hero/bully 16
- suspense 13
- contemporary 12
- new adult 10
- sassy heroine 9
- possessive hero 7
- bondage 6
- angst 6
- ceo/tycoon hero 5
- grumpy/cold hero 5
- take-charge heroine 4
- independent heroine 3
- m-f romance 3
- dual pov 3
- forced proximity 2
- first person pov 1
- Add topics
- content warnings
- rape 30
- abuse 20
- dubious consent 9
- suicide / ideation 4
romance tags
The 'Monsters in the Dark' series
416 ratings 4.21 ·
suspense · contemporary · bdsm · m-f · dark · erotica · abduction · forced proximity · cold hero · cruel hero · super rich hero · first-person-pov · from hate to love · dual-pov · alpha male · slavery · dub-con · tortured hero · angst · new adult
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