I know I have a black soul. Bloodshed and danger are what I live for.
Titan, an all-new, must-read dark and twisted romance from bestselling author Shantel Tessier is available now!
Titan by Shantel TessierMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
GENRE: Dark Contemporary Romance
THEME: Past Loves
Titan (Dark Kings, #1)
BLURB:
TITAN
I know I have a black soul. Bloodshed and danger are what I live for.
A King is supposed to rule his Kingdom using any means necessary to demand respect.
I’m not a weak man… A King kneels to no one.
I’ve only ever cared about one other person in my life, but the thing is, she never belonged to me. And before I could tell her how I felt, she left.
Now she’s returned, needing someone to save her.
Emilee York was always meant to be mine, and I’ll see to it that happens. I always get what I want, even if that means I have to take it.
And she’s no different. She’ll be my queen, one way or the other.
EMILEE
When I left Sin City behind me, I had no plans to return. I avoided everyone, even my friends, to stay in my bubble. I’ve always been the kind to pull away and run when things get difficult.
But one phone call changed everything, and I was racing back. If only I had known what was waiting for me.
Titan reappeared like a ghost haunting me.
One look and I knew he recognized me. I never forgot him or what we shared. Those feelings that no one else knew existed between us.
I ignored them back then, but now they are more intense than ever.
“Get on your knees…” He demanded I kneel for him.
I tried to act like he didn’t affect me, but he knew. He remembered the way I reacted when he would touch me. And just like he was taught to do—he used my weaknesses against me.
He staked his claim, and I became his queen to use how he saw fit.
What makes it worse is that I crave him, and when I kneeled, it was willingly.
But was it for nothing?
I know I have a black soul. Bloodshed and danger are what I live for.
A King is supposed to rule his Kingdom using any means necessary to demand respect.
I’m not a weak man… A King kneels to no one.
I’ve only ever cared about one other person in my life, but the thing is, she never belonged to me. And before I could tell her how I felt, she left.
Now she’s returned, needing someone to save her.
Emilee York was always meant to be mine, and I’ll see to it that happens. I always get what I want, even if that means I have to take it.
And she’s no different. She’ll be my queen, one way or the other.
EMILEE
When I left Sin City behind me, I had no plans to return. I avoided everyone, even my friends, to stay in my bubble. I’ve always been the kind to pull away and run when things get difficult.
But one phone call changed everything, and I was racing back. If only I had known what was waiting for me.
Titan reappeared like a ghost haunting me.
One look and I knew he recognized me. I never forgot him or what we shared. Those feelings that no one else knew existed between us.
I ignored them back then, but now they are more intense than ever.
“Get on your knees…” He demanded I kneel for him.
I tried to act like he didn’t affect me, but he knew. He remembered the way I reacted when he would touch me. And just like he was taught to do—he used my weaknesses against me.
He staked his claim, and I became his queen to use how he saw fit.
What makes it worse is that I crave him, and when I kneeled, it was willingly.
But was it for nothing?
REVIEW:
This was my first book by Shantel Tessier, I'm not one to read darker romances very often but the summary caught my interest and I'm always looking for new authors. I'm happy to say with the intense story line, the dark hero, the female lead that I rooted for to find some sort of happiness, and secondary characters that I'm looking forward to getting their story, I will definitely be coming back to this series.Titan Emilee who is leaving her job and home to go be with her mother who is ill and doesn't have much time left. But what she comes home to is the death of her father and is now practically owned by his business partner that holds her mothers health and any finances over her head. She has no choice but to comply, but fate brings her face to face with her ex and the one man who has wanted her fo a long time Titan. Together they work through their pain, their hatred and try to find our what is really going on with the death of her father and missing money that is owed to Titan and his partners the Kings.
There are some very dark topics and triggers that may make some readers uncomfortable, since this was my first by this author, I was a little surprised and felt so much pain for the characters more than anything. I wanted them to find happiness and get out of the dark life that they were stuck in. The romance is heavy, hot and I enjoyed watching it grow. There is menage moments, but it was out of friendship and love. It was interested to see how both Titan and Emilee grew and how they built the respect and love to each other.
In the end I had know idea how the leads were going to solve the biggest mystery of the book, so many villains were brought to light and I never knew what to expect. I love suspense and mystery and this story had a ton. I also adored all the secondary characters, there were some characters from a past book, that I know got to get their story, I really look forward to knowing more of Tessier's characters, the world building is fantastic.
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Excerpt
EMILEE
Titan steps up to me.
“Don’t …”
“Look who found her voice,” he muses.
“Shut up, Titan.” I snap, pulling my cell out of my pocket and dial Jasmine’s number. It rings once, twice. Three times. I pull it from my ear, and he snatches it from my hand. “Hey …”
His smile just widens. “So you do remember me.”
Like I could forget. “Give me my phone back.” I order reaching out for it.
He places it in the front pocket of his jeans. “Drop to your knees.”
“Excuse me?” I blink.
His dark blue eyes look me up and down, and the corners of his lips turn up like he knows a secret. And he does. Several of them about me. “Drop to your knees and I’ll give it back to you.”
My blood boils at his words. “Fuck you!”
He steps into me, pressing my back into my door, and I gasp in surprise. I thought he was big, but his hard chest presses into mine, and I have to tilt my head back to look him in the eyes. Even with my heels on, this man towers over me. I always liked that about him. He’s the tallest of all the Kings.
The scent of his cologne hits my nose, and I hate how much I like it. It brings back old memories that I want to drown in, but I make myself stay here in the present. The light pole I parked under casts a shadow over his chiseled face, making it glow like a ghost from my past.
“We came close that one time.” His eyes go to my chest, and I know he can feel my heart pound against his. He reaches up and runs his knuckles over my neck. His skull ring burns the skin, making me shiver. “So fucking close. It was the only time I could actually tolerate you.”
“Titan.” I swallow, trying to calm my nerves.
“Yeah, Em?” he asks as his eyes roam my face.
A fucking whimper comes out when he calls me by my old nickname. Then my breath quickens when he places his hands on my face, caging me in.
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