by Rina Kent
First published 2022
Reina Ellis opens her eyes to a life she cannot remember. Everyone tells her she was popular and beautiful, but the memories refuse to come. Asher Carson stands before her, gorgeous and silent, claiming to be her future husband. He presents three non-negotiable demands: she will bow to him, she will break under his control, and she will pay for her past actions. Reina has no idea what she supposedly did wrong. The only clues point to a fire, a dead girl, and her presence at the scene. Asher knows the truth about her forgotten crimes, but he offers no explanations, only punishment. Reina must navigate this dark relationship while fragments of her lost past threaten to surface. She faces a man who holds all the power and all the answers, determined to make her suffer for sins she cannot recall committing.
Genres: mystery, psychological-thriller, dark-romance, contemporary-romance
Vibes: dark, emotional, intimate, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, unreliable-narrator
242 pages · Paperback · Blackthorn Books, LLC
Content warnings: abuse, violence