by Tamara Faith Berger, Larissa Pham, Bettina Davis
First published 2017
Poet Mira meets Lucas, a musician twice her age, at a downtown bar. Their instant connection spirals into an intense sexual relationship that blurs consent and control. As Mira becomes increasingly entangled with Lucas and his ex-lover Coral, she navigates a dangerous landscape of desire, manipulation, and self-discovery. Each encounter pushes her deeper into a world where intimacy becomes a battlefield of psychological and physical boundaries. What begins as a passionate affair transforms into a complex exploration of sexual agency, power dynamics, and personal transformation.
Genres: contemporary, adult-fiction, 21st-century, erotica
Vibes: dark, emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, psychological-drama
Setting: Downtown Bar
Period: Contemporary
192 pages · Kindle Edition · Badlands Unlimited
Content warnings: abuse, explicit-sexual-content, gaslighting