Novel Drama
Serial killer.That’s not the first thing you’d think when you meet Bria Brooks.She’s reserved. Polite. Charming, when she wants to be. But delve a little deeper. She’s cunning. Brilliant. Ruthless. Bria Brooks is not just a black sheep. She’s a wolf. And she has her heart set on a very elusive prize.Caron Berger.Trouble is, she’s not the only one.Dr. Elijah Kaplan is also on the hunt for the enigmatic leader of the Legio Agni cult. Caron Berger is a phantom, and Eli is keen on catching the ghost. What he doesn’t need is a beautiful and brutal doctoral student haunting his steps. Especially not one who seems so breakable, or who tempts him to bend every rule until it snaps, or who calls to each of his darkest desires. No. He does not need that. At all.When the pursuit of their elusive prey pulls these two hunters together, they find that their demons might not be so different after all. But just like bodies in a bog, secrets have a way of surfacing, and the ones that Bria and Eli keep are the deadliest kind.As they draw closer to capturing their prize, can Bria and Eli harness their beasts before they destroy one another? Or will they learn that it’s not what you’ll do to win that matters, it’s what you’re willing to leave behind?Trigger WarningsPlease feel free to skip this page if you don’t have triggers and prefer to go in blind!Please be advised that Black Sheep is a dark romance with morally grey characters, as well as potentially troubling scenes and themes that some readers might find triggering.Potentially triggering content:• Religious trauma (references to cults in particular), including manipulation and degradation• References to drug abuse• Parental neglect• Physical and emotional abuse/manipulation (no sexual abuse). Includes abuse suffered by a child from an authority figure (not a parent), which includes beating/whipping/burns leaving permanent scars• References to an intended marriage between a minor and a young adult which is NOT consummated and no sexual contact occurs• Physical violence, torture, and murder• Claustrophobia• Panic attacks and undiagnosed PTSD• Explicit language• Detailed sexual content. The sexual activity is consensual, though some consensual non-consensual (CNC) role play is depicted. It includes some kinks and behaviors that some readers might find triggering, including breath play, praise, BDSM, and rough sex.
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