I don't know how I made it through all the stupid in this book, I seriously don't. I’m sure of it.'Īnd: 'Not sure why I’m taking orders from a man who likes to watch me from under a hood, but I am.' Refer to image above^. So why don’t you feel like you’re in danger?īecause I’m not.

'Once we reach my unit and he opens the door, it doesn’t hit me until we’re inside that he knows where I live. What did it for me - and what made me want to review this book despite everything I've said - was Lexi's stupid, stupid fucking behaviour. I got it - he's a villain and we're not supposed to like him.

I wasn't even put off when he compared her to a dog or when he carried out his psycho-stalkery crap.

I wasn't put off by Twitch's (yeah, that's his name) need to 'break' Lexi. Here's the funny thing: I wasn't put off by all the dark sexy stuff and questionable behaviour. I knew what I was letting myself in for and I knew it wasn't my thing. And I wasn't going to review them because I knew I would probably hate them and no one wants to read review after review of negativity. I'm actually reading a bunch of 'dark' romance/erotica books as part of a project with my college book society - we're critically examining the recent influx of these in the indie publishing world, particularly the way women are portrayed in them. I swear I wasn't going to review this book. It almost seems like he knows where I’m going to be before I know.' He watches me from under the hood of his jacket, reclining on a café chair. 'Just as I’m about to give up, I see him. I think I saw this story on an episode of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. With a creative imagination she never knew she harbored.īelle Aurora is a USA Today best-selling author. Friend-Zoned began to form and in February this year Belle typed the words Chapter One. It had never interested her until recently. Belle has been known to become a screeching banshee while anxiously awaiting their newest titles.īelle never thought she would write. So many authors had opened a brand new world where she could lose herself yet feel safe and at home in their stories. Only some years ago had she discovered a new love. Having been brought up in a loud and boisterous family of Croatian descent, she developed a natural love for dramatics and laughter. She stumbled across Sandra Brown’s Breath of Scandal and fell in love with romance. Boredom one summer had her scouring the bookshelves at home. Belle Aurora is thirty-something year old and was born in the land down under.Īt an early age she fell in love with reading.

Raw by Belle Aurora