BLURB:
The Tormentor
Calista belongs to me… she just doesn’t know it.
The first time we met, I wanted her. The next time, I was obsessed.
I watched her. I followed her. It only deepened my need to possess her.
Once she’s mine, I’m never letting her go.

The Target
Hayden Bennett is a monster, in and out of the courtroom. Unfortunately, I need his help.
What was supposed to be a simple transaction turns into something else. Something intense.
He’s always there when I need him, but I don’t know if trusting him is a good idea…

Once You’re Mine contains explicit sexual content and a morally gray hero that’s over the top jealous/possessive, a stalker who falls first and harder and is willing to do whatever it takes to have her. A complete list of trigger warnings can be found on the author’s website.

MY THOUGHTS:

Thank you NetGalley for the ARC! If you’re into dark romance and dig a slow burn, this book is definitely your jam. If you enjoyed Haunting Adeline, this one’s right up your alley too. Was this book my cup of tea? Not really. After giving it a go out of curiosity, I’m pretty sure dark romance isn’t my thing. Plus the storyline moved very slow for me. Like every romance with the FMC falling for the morally grey MMC, there’s the obligatory funny best friend. Harper is that hilarious bestie, and I totally loved her.

I gotta admit, the text exchange between Hayden and Calista at the club had me cracking up!

Calista: *orders another motherfucking drink.

Hayden: That better be a glass of motherfucking water.

Like, with “Haunting Adeline”, I wasn’t really into the whole stalker plot, but I get that some readers would totally dig it. What I absolutely love is the guy who claimed he never kisses because it’s way too intimate for him. And then he finally kissed our girl Callie. That’s when I knew things were about to get real.

Nonetheless, I feel like the dark romance book girlies on Booktok would eat this book right on up.

LMAO