3.97 AVERAGE


story of Ranen and North

This is a dark romance, featuring Ranen and North, and is book one in the Always series.

Ranen is a camboy living in fear as a stalker escalates from disturbing messages to a home invasion, only for a mysterious stranger to save him. North, driven by a possessive need to protect Ranen, moves in with him—determined to find the stalker and make Ranen his.

This book was everything I was hoping for. There is something about these dark characters that are all possessive and protective over their objects of desire. I seriously could not put this down, I loved it and love key obsessed, I can’t wait for the next one.

Things to expect in this book are:
Book 1 in series
MM dark romance
Check CW
Serial killer x camboy
Stalker & kidnapping
Virgin MC
Hurt / Comfort
Protective
Obsessive/Possessive
Size difference
Fake boyfriends
MC loves reading
Spicy times & dirty talk
Camming together
Praise & marking kink
Toy play
Blood play
His mine vibes
Bit of drama
All in
Close family
HEA
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cybellebillie's review

3.5
dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

k9rn's review

5.0
dark emotional medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

The chemistry between North and Ranen is hot. North is so wet with Ranen yet so dangerous to everyone else. I am hoping Atlas and Wylder will star in future books. The authors did amazing in building this new world while also ensuring you fall in love with the characters.

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mia_chele's review

3.25
dark emotional hopeful fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
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ceciliasrose's review

3.5
dark tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Was this good? Well no. But was it good? Absolutely. Unfortunately if you give me a stalker/vigilante/possessive MMC, all of the red flags start looking pretty green to me. This was by no means great literature but it was a good time nonetheless.

readsforlife's review

4.0
dark hopeful medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: N/A
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

I have enjoyed the two books co-written by these authors. Clearly I like the possessive super sweet romance, with a bit of random craziness on the side. It wasn’t perfect but it was fun and hot 

kandy0409's review

2.5

I have enjoyed other books from these authors but this didn’t hit the mark for me.
While I did suspend belief like they suggested, it still wasn’t enough to cover some pretty obvious holes, the culprit was easy to pick from the start, and the way he flipped from normal to completely unhinged was too much for me.

rachells1201's review

4.5
dark emotional funny mysterious tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

outforawalk's review

4.0
dark tense slow-paced
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No

altorr's review

4.25
adventurous dark emotional mysterious fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: N/A
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No