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Unhinged
304 pages
A dark, obsessive romance that explores whether passion, power, and lethal protection can take the place of traditional love.
What it feels like
Reading this book feels like stepping into a dangerous, morally gray world where the lines between justice and murder blur. The narrative moves at a propulsive pace, driven by a dark, obsessive energy that grips the reader from the start. It is an intense exploration of trauma, surfacing memories, and the unconventional ways people connect when traditional emotions are off the table. The atmosphere is gritty and suspenseful, wrapping the reader in a charged dynamic between two men bound by a shared, violent history. The prose balances the harsh realities of vigilante justice with a deeply psychological romance. It will thoroughly delight readers who devour dark romances featuring unapologetic antiheroes, intense mutual attraction, and a fierce, protective devotion that defies the conventional definition of love.
- Mood
- dangerous
- suspenseful
- gritty
- charged
- Tone
- dark
- intense
- obsessive
- unapologetic
- Pace
- propulsive
- Themes
- unconventional love · dark secrets · vigilante justice · trauma and memory · obsessive attraction
- The writing
- The prose is direct and intense, balancing the gritty reality of vigilante violence with the psychological weight of surfacing trauma and dark romance.
- The arc
- The journey moves from a thirst for vengeance and shocking revelations to a dark, obsessive, and protective romance.
- Who it's for
- Readers who crave dark, morally gray romances where obsessive, protective antiheroes redefine the boundaries of love.
Content notes
- murder
- vigilante violence
- childhood trauma
- psychopathy
About the book
Adam Mulvaney lives a double life. By day, he’s the spoiled youngest son of an eccentric billionaire. By night, he’s an unrepentant killer, one of seven psychopaths raised to right the wrongs of a justice system that keeps failing.
Noah Holt has spent years dreaming of vengeance for the death of his father, but when faced with his killer, he learns a daunting truth he can’t escape. His father was a monster.
Unable to ignore his own surfacing memories, Noah embarks on a quest to find the truth about his childhood with the help of an unlikely ally: the very person who murdered his father. Since their confrontation, Adam is obsessed with Noah, and he wants to help him uncover the answers he seeks, however dark they may be.
The two share a mutual attraction, but, deep down, Noah knows Adam’s not like other boys. Adam can’t love. He wasn’t born that way. But he refuses to let Noah go, and Noah’s not sure he wants him to.
Can Adam prove to Noah that passion, power, and protection are just as good as love?
Description from Open Library.
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