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Does It Hurt

by H.D. Carlton

🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️explicit·spoiler
Available on Kindle Unlimited

Why Read This?

You get a satisfying, twist-filled dark romance with explosive chemistry and a guaranteed happy ending that makes the emotional turmoil worth it.

Synopsis

Who am I? 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?

At a Glance

3.89 ★ Goodreads
Spice Level🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️explicit
Endingspoiler
PairingM/F
Romance Pacinginsta-love

Top Tropes

captive romancedark romanceforced proximity

Mood

darkintensesuspensefulsteamytense

Book Details

Goodreads Rating

3.89 ★

Page Count

432 pages

Published

2022

Primary Genre

Dark Romance

Pairing

M/F

POV

First Person

Romance Pacing

Insta-love

Audiobook

Available

Yes

Format

Standard

Narrator

Troy Duran|Michelle Sparks

Narrator Count

Dual

Tropes

RomanceMagicActionAngstWorld
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Mood & Vibe

Mood

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Spice Details 🌶️

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sexual assaultchildhood traumadeathkidnappingtraumaviolenceabandonmentcaptivitydubious consentgriefstalking

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