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Whips and Chains

Elle Thorpe ()

SubgenreDark Romance
Age groupAdult 18+
Content ratingHard R
Pages (Standard (250-400))
SeriesSaint View Murder Squad #
Setting
CSM age18+

Content levels

ViolenceStrong
Sexual contentExplicit
LanguageStrong

Synopsis

Three…Two…One… The game has just begun. Shadows crawl across the walls of an abandoned warehouse. A knife waits on the table. A clock bleeds away the seconds. Someone isn’t leaving alive. My only chance of survival lies with the three men searching for me in the dark. I let my guard down with X, the funny psychopath who has been following me for weeks, claiming I’m his future wife… Until he put his fingers around my throat and the laughter died away. Now he’s convinced he’s going to kill me and I’m not entirely sure he’s wrong. Whip is the sin I paid for. He was supposed to be a transaction—one night only. Instead, he took my firsts and left me craving seconds neither of us should want. And Levi… the ex-prisoner who wrote me letters that stole my heart. But love doesn’t protect us from a killer who knows all our secrets. As sins are exposed and lies unravel, one thing becomes apparent. The game isn’t over. And the rules are written in blood. Whips and Chains is the second book in the Saint View Murder Squad trilogy and cannot be read as a standalone. Start the series with book 1, X’s and O’s. This book contains dark themes that may trigger some readers.

Tags

Romantic SuspensePsychological ThrillerMurder MysteryCrime Romance

Whips and Chains: content & age rating

Intended for adult readers (18+).

Extremely dark romance with graphic violence, murder, captivity, strangulation, dubious consent, and explicit sexual content. Contains stalking, psychological manipulation, and life-threatening danger throughout.

What to know going in

This book has strong violence, explicit sexual content, and strong language. Content notes include torture, murder, kidnapping, captivity, and dubious consent (see the full list above).

Who'll love this

Adult readers who enjoy dark, suspenseful romance with morally gray antiheroes will be drawn to the high-stakes danger and forbidden attractions.