Dark Confessions Series by Kris Butler

What if the reflection staring back at you had become a stranger?Inside, I was dying—empty, dark, alone.Keeping it all together was exhausting and the ‘perfect’ mask I wore was beginning to slip. Pretending to have it all together wasn’t working anymore as the lies I had to tell weighed heavier each day. I’d done everything right my whole life and I still ended up divorced, childless, and alone. All I had left was my job... moreWhat if the reflection staring back at you had become a stranger?Inside, I was dying—empty, dark, alone.Keeping it all together was exhausting and the ‘perfect’ mask I wore was beginning to slip. Pretending to have it all together wasn’t working anymore as the lies I had to tell weighed heavier each day. I’d done everything right my whole life and I still ended up divorced, childless, and alone. All I had left was my job.Maybe it was time to be a little bad? Seductive choices pulled me over into darkness and I no longer had to pretend. The escape was addictive as recklessness marred my skin and desperate decisions led me into the arms of unknown danger. The hardest part was knowing whether they would save me, or destroy me. Because their destruction was beginning to taste like salvation and I didn’t know if I could walk away.After all, the sweetest lie was the one you told yourself, especially when the truth was the most dangerous confession of all.*Author's note: This is a why choose novel, meaning the main female character doesn't have to choose between love interests. This is a dark contemporary mafia romance, medium burn with a slow build harem. The characters are adults with most being 30 and above. This story deals with depression and other themes that may be triggering. Please read the forward at the beginning of the book for more details. This is an adult romance and intended for readers 18+ due to language and content. This series will contain MM though not in book 1. less

Lying to yourself was the most dangerous game of all.I’d once thought the only thing that mattered was the truth. But perhaps I’d been naive. Learning to navigate life with my eyes open, I’d found things weren’t as they seemed. The good guy didn’t always get the girl, the right thing wasn’t always easy to spot, and the bad guy wasn’t always the villain. Life was more about perception than truth. Maybe… that was the biggest lie of all... moreLying to yourself was the most dangerous game of all.I’d once thought the only thing that mattered was the truth. But perhaps I’d been naive. Learning to navigate life with my eyes open, I’d found things weren’t as they seemed. The good guy didn’t always get the girl, the right thing wasn’t always easy to spot, and the bad guy wasn’t always the villain. Life was more about perception than truth. Maybe… that was the biggest lie of all. My mother and ex-husband hid behind their mansions and club memberships, making everyone believe they were better and had it all together. Deep down they were twisted and cruel, covering it up with pretty lies. The mask I’d worn for so long no longer protected me, the facade cracking as I began to emerge into my own person. Heartache, deceit, and treachery kept knocking at my door, but they had no place here. I could see through their betrayals and I was no longer alone to carry the pain. I used to think my biggest confession was having it all and losing it so epically, laying splattered on the floor in a million pieces. Yet, piece by piece, I was being put back together. Which led me to wonder if I’d ever been whole to begin with? When your whole life was a lie, did you ever know the truth? This is a dark contemporary mafia romance with LGBTQ+ themes and a why-choose romance. This is book 2 in a 4 book series. This book is intended for 18+ audiences due to adult content. Please check the foreward for content warnings. less

The difference between a vow and a promise? Promises were broken.Between the truth and lies, I’d found the dark confession I’d been too afraid to acknowledge. I was tired of hiding behind fear, the lies holding me back too much. It was time to drop the mask completely and embrace the reality that had been staring me in the face.Except now, I was the one with the secret.Faced with an unimaginable dilemma, I had to face what was at stake—the family I was creating versus the woman I’d always been... moreThe difference between a vow and a promise? Promises were broken.Between the truth and lies, I’d found the dark confession I’d been too afraid to acknowledge. I was tired of hiding behind fear, the lies holding me back too much. It was time to drop the mask completely and embrace the reality that had been staring me in the face.Except now, I was the one with the secret.Faced with an unimaginable dilemma, I had to face what was at stake—the family I was creating versus the woman I’d always been.Maybe it was time to step out of my own shadow and into the woman I was meant to be?Vowing to myself to fight for what I wanted, I wouldn’t let anything stand in my way this time—even myself.But what if I wasn’t enough? Could I overcome the pressures or would I lose everything?This is the 3rd book in the series and books 1 and 2 must be read first. This is a why choose novel, meaning the main female character doesn't have to choose between love interests. This is a dark contemporary mafia romance, medium burn with a slow build harem. The characters are adults with most being 30 and above. This story deals with depression and other themes that may be triggering. Please read the forward at the beginning of the book for more details. This is an adult romance and intended for readers 18+ due to language and content. This series does contain an MM relationship. less

He was wrapped in danger and I recklessly believed I could tame him.My mother once told me the smartest thing a woman could do was hide her intelligence. I never understood why a woman would want to do that.I’d chosen to live my life to the fullest, not wanting to hiding any part of me. And I’d mostly succeeded at that… until him.Turned out I wasn’t as bright as my mother believed me to be. If anything, I was brilliantly reckless, which was a dangerous combination.Book 3... moreHe was wrapped in danger and I recklessly believed I could tame him.My mother once told me the smartest thing a woman could do was hide her intelligence. I never understood why a woman would want to do that.I’d chosen to live my life to the fullest, not wanting to hiding any part of me. And I’d mostly succeeded at that… until him.Turned out I wasn’t as bright as my mother believed me to be. If anything, I was brilliantly reckless, which was a dangerous combination.Book 3.25 in the Dark Confessions series.Reckless is best read after Dangerous Vows in the Dark Confessions series for the details to make linear sense. This book contains a FF and FMF relationship. While not required to read before book 4 in the series, it will provide information that will be excluded in the final book. Triggers include dubcon/violence/kidnapping/trauma. This book is intended for 18+ due to language and content. less

This is book 3.5 in the Dark Confessions series. It should be read after Dangerous Vows, before Dangerous Love for the best reading experience.Blurb to come soon.

In the end, there was nothing more dangerous than love.“Atticus was all in, and well, I guess I was all in with the mafia.” If you’d asked me six months ago if this was what my life would look like, I would’ve politely told you that you were insane. But now, the mafia, or the men in it, had become my world, and I was learning to embrace the darkness I’d long ignored. When an enemy rose from the grave and took people from my life, I realized I could no longer play it safe... moreIn the end, there was nothing more dangerous than love.“Atticus was all in, and well, I guess I was all in with the mafia.” If you’d asked me six months ago if this was what my life would look like, I would’ve politely told you that you were insane. But now, the mafia, or the men in it, had become my world, and I was learning to embrace the darkness I’d long ignored. When an enemy rose from the grave and took people from my life, I realized I could no longer play it safe. Always being underestimated meant I was ready to show Dayton Mascro just what a therapist could do. He was about to learn why there was nothing more dangerous than love. This was the fight of my life. I just had to believe in myself long enough to win. Book 4 will be the final book in the series. This book will release this summer. Read the novellas, Reckless and Relentless while waiting for the release.This is the 4th book in the series and books 1-3.5 must be read first. This is a why choose novel, meaning the main female character doesn't have to choose between love interests. This is a dark contemporary mafia romance, medium burn with a slow build harem. The characters are adults with most being 30 and above. This story deals with depression and other themes that may be triggering. Please read the forward at the beginning of the book for more details. This is an adult romance and intended for readers 18+ due to language and content. This series does contain an MM relationship. less