Still Beating
Jennifer Hartmann
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
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Explicit open door [?]
· 405 ratings · 366 pages · Published: 30 Dec 2020
When Cora attends her sister’s birthday party, she expects at most a hangover or a walk of shame. She doesn’t anticipate a stolen wallet, leaving her stranded and dependent on Dean—her arch nemesis and ultimate thorn in her side.
And she really doesn’t anticipate waking up in shackles in a madman’s basement.
To make matters worse, Dean shares the space in his own set of chains.
After fifteen years of teasing, insults, and practical jokes, the ultimate joke seems to be on them. The two people who always thought they’d end up killing each other must now work together if they want to survive.
But Cora and Dean have no idea their abductor has a plan for them. A plan that will alter the course of their relationship, blur the line between hate and love, and shackle them together with far more than just chains.
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Tagged as:
- abduction 55
- dark romance 54
- enemies to lovers 47
- forbidden love 47
- angst 43
- tortured heroine 43
- tortured hero 42
- forced proximity 41
- suspense 37
- contemporary 37
- cheating 36
- hurt/comfort 31
- sweet/gentle hero 30
- secret relationship 27
- other man/woman 27
- m-f romance 26
- second chances 22
- working class hero 22
- friends to lovers 21
- independent heroine 18
- take-charge heroine 17
- slow burn 16
- possessive hero 15
- teacher/coach heroine 15
- slavery 14
- survival 14
- competent heroine 13
- sassy heroine 12
- working class heroine 12
- pregnancy 8
- caretaking 6
- sweet/gentle heroine 5
- disabilities & scars 4
- grumpy & sunshine 3
- good grovel 3
- christmas 3
- found family 3
- grumpy/ice queen 3
- sunny/happy hero 2
- love triangle 1
- Add topics
- content warnings
- rape 59
- abuse 52
- suicide / ideation 42
- miscarriage / infertility 38
- self harm 33
- third party sexual assault 33
- third party abuse 33
- dubious consent 31
- substance abuse 28
- non-consent between mcs 25
- mental illness 24
- death / grief 23
- animal death 18
- torture of mcs 15
- alcoholism 14
- graphic violence 13
- mental trauma 12
- slut shaming 10
- victim blaming 10
- animal abuse 7
- forced pregnancy 6
- body betrayal 6
- misogyny 6
- torture of side characters 6
- geography
- usa 8
- north america 7
- illinois 6
- Format
- Audiobook
- dual pov 36
- first person pov 15
- male pov 10
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