Torment: Part One (The Bleeding Hearts #1)
Dylan Page
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars
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· 98 ratings · 364 pages · Published: 18 Jan 2021

How did I get here?
Broken, bruised, and mentally shattered.
For most of my life, my older stepbrother, Shay, was my hero, my rock, and my best friend. The one I knew I could always rely on.
For many years, I accepted everyone and everything around me. But as I grew up, the veil was lifted, and I slowly came to understand how f*cked up it all really is. These men, who I considered uncles and close family friends, are members of the dominant MC, The Celtic Beasts. Shay is not only a proud member. He is the one they send in to do their dirty work. For some reason, this tough, muscled, terrifying guy, needs me to ground and comfort him.
But I have always had bigger plans. Bigger dreams. I don’t want to be trapped here, in this life that is dark, bloody and violent. I want to get out, escape… but Shay has other plans for me.
What do you do when your protector becomes the very root of your torment?
**Warning: This book is meant for mature readers, 18+.
Torment Part One is a dark romance and contains scenes and situations that may be upsetting for some readers. Includes several triggers and sensitive material such as: domestic abuse, profanity, gang violence, PTSD, depression, anxiety disorders, and sexual assault.
Please do not read if you are uncomfortable with any of the above. Thank you.
Tagged as:
- step siblings 12
- possessive hero 8
- dark romance 8
- love triangle 7
- biker hero 7
- m-f romance 7
- virgin heroine 6
- tortured hero 6
- contemporary 6
- age gap 6
- forbidden love 6
- alpha male 5
- friends to lovers 5
- forced proximity 5
- high school 5
- secret relationship 5
- new adult 4
- cheating 4
- bad boys 4
- suspense 3
- angst 3
- other man/woman 3
- slow burn 3
- sweet/gentle heroine 3
- cruel hero/bully 2
- cheerful/happy heroine 2
- tortured heroine 2
- spanking 2
- mystery 1
- height difference 1
- sweet/gentle hero 1
- grumpy/cold hero 1
- Add topics
- content warnings
- dubious consent 9
- abuse 6
- rape 6
- mental illness 4
- nontraditional hea 4
- death / grief 3
- abuse between mcs 3
- torture of side characters 2
- graphic violence 2
- alcoholism 2
- misogyny 1
- victim blaming 1
- mental trauma 1
- Format
- Audiobook
- first person pov 3
romance tags
The 'The Bleeding Hearts' series
228 ratings 4.04 ·
abuse · suspense · contemporary · high-school · dark · new adult · mental illness · tortured hero · friends to lovers · bikers · dual-pov · possessive hero · tortured heroine · m-f · alpha male · bad boys · age difference · rape · angst · dub-con
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