Does It Hurt?
H.D. Carlton
Rated: 3.93 of 5 stars
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Explicit and plentiful [?]
· 193 ratings · 431 pages · Published: 21 Jul 2022
I've forgotten the answer to that question long ago. Ever since I ran from that house, so desperate to escape, I left with only the clothes on my back and socks on my feet. After that day, I've only ever walked in stolen shoes.
Could I be a girl who is searching for the meaning of life in faceless men? They were all so forgettable. Until he came along. He took me under a waterfall and made me forget my name, and in return, I took his instead.
Enzo Vitale.
An enigmatic man that will only ever love the deep sea. Or rather the predators that inhabit it. Turns out, he's not so different than the monsters he feeds. He lured me onto his boat like a fish in the ocean, seeking vengeance for my crime. Had I realized his intentions, and that a massive storm would leave us shipwrecked, I would've ran.
Now, I'm a girl who's seeking refuge in a decrepit lighthouse with a man who loathes me almost as much as he craves me. He wants to hurt me, but the old caretaker of the abandoned island may have intentions far more sinister.
It's no longer a question of who I am, but rather, will I survive?
Tagged as:
- forced proximity 18
- enemies to lovers 16
- dark romance 15
- suspense 14
- mystery 13
- take-charge heroine 13
- cruel hero/bully 13
- angst 12
- vengeance 12
- tortured heroine 12
- possessive hero 11
- grumpy/cold hero 11
- contemporary 10
- independent heroine 10
- grumpy & sunshine 9
- poor heroine 9
- alpha male 8
- bdsm 8
- sassy heroine 7
- dual pov 6
- new adult 5
- cheerful/happy heroine 5
- tortured hero 5
- praise kink 5
- competent heroine 4
- criminal heroine 4
- bad boys 2
- abduction 1
- spanking 1
- m-f romance 1
- hurt/comfort 1
- good grovel 1
- second chances 1
- survival 1
- betrayal 1
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- content warnings
- abuse 15
- dubious consent 12
- rape 7
- third party abuse 5
- non-consent between mcs 5
- past sexual abuse 5
- abuse between mcs 4
- past abuse 4
- incest 1
- graphic violence 1
- mental trauma 1
- self harm 1
- torture of side characters 1