by Paige Weaver
First published 2014
Samantha Ross knows the rhythm of poverty and danger. She moves between rundown trailers and crime-filled neighborhoods, never certain where her next meal will come from or if she'll have shelter tomorrow night. Drugs and alcohol flow through her world like water. Happiness visits rarely. Cole Walker cuts through her struggles like a blade. He steals for a living and leaves wreckage behind him. Fast cars fill his garage. Women cycle through his bed. He operates as both predator and magnet, drawing Samantha into his orbit despite every rational thought screaming warnings. Their connection defies logic. He represents everything that could destroy her fragile survival. She knows he takes without giving back, that he brings chaos wherever he steps. Yet she craves him like the addicts around her crave their next fix. Cole wants her with equal intensity. She becomes his vice, his enemy, his obsession rolled into one impossible package. Fear and hatred tangle with love in ways that make no sense. Samantha stands at the edge of a choice that will either save her from this life or drag her deeper into its darkness.
Genres: addiction, crime, contemporary, dark-romance
Vibes: dark, emotional, fast-paced, intimate, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, obsession, redemption
414 pages · Paperback · Createspace Independent Pub
Content warnings: addiction, drug-use, violence