Does It Hurt?
H.D. Carlton
Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars
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Explicit and plentiful [?]
· 277 ratings · 431 pages · Published: 18 Jul 2022
I've forgotten the answer to that question long ago. Ever since I ran from that house, so desperate to escape, I left with only the clothes on my back and socks on my feet. After that day, I've only ever walked in stolen shoes.
Could I be a girl who is searching for the meaning of life in faceless men? They were all so forgettable. Until he came along. He took me under a waterfall and made me forget my name, and in return, I took his instead.
Enzo Vitale.
An enigmatic man that will only ever love the deep sea. Or rather the predators that inhabit it. Turns out, he's not so different than the monsters he feeds. He lured me onto his boat like a fish in the ocean, seeking vengeance for my crime. Had I realized his intentions, and that a massive storm would leave us shipwrecked, I would've ran.
Now, I'm a girl who's seeking refuge in a decrepit lighthouse with a man who loathes me almost as much as he craves me. He wants to hurt me, but the old caretaker of the abandoned island may have intentions far more sinister.
It's no longer a question of who I am, but rather, will I survive?
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Tagged as:
- forced proximity 24
- enemies to lovers 21
- dark romance 18
- suspense 18
- cruel hero/bully 16
- grumpy/cold hero 15
- mystery 14
- possessive hero 14
- take-charge heroine 13
- angst 13
- tortured heroine 13
- vengeance 12
- independent heroine 12
- contemporary 11
- alpha male 10
- grumpy & sunshine 9
- poor heroine 9
- dual pov 9
- bdsm 8
- sassy heroine 8
- criminal heroine 7
- tortured hero 6
- competent heroine 5
- cheerful/happy heroine 5
- praise kink 5
- survival 5
- new adult 4
- m-f romance 4
- bad boys 2
- first person pov 2
- consensual non-consent 2
- abduction 1
- spanking 1
- hurt/comfort 1
- betrayal 1
- Add topics
- content warnings
- abuse 16
- dubious consent 13
- rape 8
- past sexual abuse 8
- third party abuse 6
- non-consent between mcs 6
- abuse between mcs 5
- past abuse 5
- incest 4
- mental trauma 2
- torture of side characters 2
- graphic violence 1
- self harm 1
- geography
- australia 3
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