Title – Thorne: Rose’s Dark Contract (Book 1)
Author – R.B. O’Brien
Genre: Erotic Romance
Show me the steep and thorny way to heaven…the primrose path—Shakespeare William Thorne is a powerful man with dark needs and a troubled past who doesn’t have the time nor the desire for romantic relationships or notions. Through meticulous planning and iron-clad contracts, Thorne has managed to maintain a modicum of balance, control, and happiness by employing personal assistants to aid him in all aspects of his professional and personal life. Sex with no strings attached. Obedience without questions. An arrangement of mutual benefit. No mess. No love. No expectations. Nothing beyond a signed contract. But when Thorne meets recent music grad, Victoria Rose, the shy and beautiful down-on-her-luck waitress, obsession replaces his carefully constructed thinking. He becomes so fixated on having her, without a full understanding of who she is, that he rushes her contract, making mistake after mistake before the ink even dries. His once neat and controlled existence becomes blurred and smudged. Can the mistakes he makes be erased from Rose’s dark contract? Or will the damage leave an indelible mark that nobody could have seen coming?
Um, may we just have a moment of silence for my ovaries? HOLY.. SHIT.
I LOVED this!
Rose's Dark Contract is the first in the series THORNE and follows the inner thoughts and feelings of the main character, William Thorne.
Thorne is a man who gets what he wants, when he wants and whenever he wants.This is yet another 'rich guy purchases the services of a young woman
William Thorne is a very rich, powerful and dominating male that is as tough as stones. Victoria Rose is a sweet virginal character that is a natural when it comes to giving William what he wants.
He has a dark past and has built his life without personal attachment. He is a troubled character who has been through an event traumatic at and he believes he is a monster as a result of it
Thorne is erotic, with elements that some romance readers might find dark.
Sex has become dangerous and more intense
This book is a delicious page turner that have me biting my nails
The writing style is simply decadent, and the plot just gets better, more complicated, and mind blowing after each chapter. This story is completely addictive.
Once you read an R. B O´Brien novel you’ll want more, need more, crave more. Her words will follow you into your dreams, steal your every thought, and consume of all your senses.
R.B. O’Brien has always been drawn to the more taboo side of storytelling, even as a young adult, from hiding books from strict Catholic parents as a teen to getting lost in the erotic sections of bookstores for hours. As a writer, O’Brien explores the darker, erotic nature of relationships, those riddled with the reality of insecurities and human folly, exposing the vulnerability, emotional turmoil, and occasional pain that can come from losing oneself in the heat of passion.
O’Brien holds a degree in English literature and happily resides in the Northeast of the United States. Her first series, the highly acclaimed Natalie’s Edge trilogy, is now available in ebook format, the third of which, Redemption, was nominated for the Golden Flogger Award for best BDSM romance. THORNE, O’Brien’s second dark romance suspense series is complete and available NOW, a tale where things are not what they seem. O’Brien has just released her award-winning series, formerly the Capture of Rosemary, The IMOGEN series. “To write is to descend, excavate, to go underground.”—Anais Nin. O’Brien is a member on The Nu Romantics, a collaborative group who strives to redefine romance
