Title: Midnight Hunter
Author: Brianna Hale
Genre: Dark Historical Romance
Release Date: February 7, 2018
Blurb
He’s hunting me, and there’s nowhere to run.
East Berlin, 1963.
I thought I understood the consequences of trying to flee to the West. Death.
Imprisonment without trial. Instead I’m being hunted by the most dangerous man
in the city, secret police officer Reinhardt Volker.
Now I’m his prize,
no longer a traitorous factory girl but his elegant and pampered secretary. He
wants to possess me, body, soul – and heart. I’ll do anything to get away from
him, but first that means getting closer.
I want to feel only
hatred for my captor but beneath his uniform I discover a man with a past as
scarred as Berlin’s.
And if I don’t
escape him soon it will be too late.
Purchase Links
Free in Kindle Unlimited
Excerpt
‘No. I will
not let you go.’ His mouth is close to my ear and he doesn’t need to speak
above a harsh, sinister whisper. ‘You don’t need reminders of your old life as
you are never going back. Do you understand? This is your life now. You’re
mine.’
Hearing him
lay it out so coldly and brutally takes my breath away. I wish his housekeeper
and secretary could see him now. They haven’t felt him ruthlessly hunt them
down, catch them, possess them. Take sadistic pleasure in trapping them, body
and soul. ‘You can’t make me forget who I am. I’ll always remember, and I’ll
always hate you for what you’ve done.’
‘Oh?’
There’s so much scorn and amusement in that one brief question. His breath is
warm against my ear and I feel him looking down at me, enjoying that he has me
his mercy. He plants a slow, tender kiss on the side of my neck and I feel my
pulse thundering beneath his lips. It’s a kiss that belies the cold cruelty of
his words and the steel of his embrace. It’s the kiss of a lover, soft and sensuous,
and something clenches low in my belly in response.
I expected
cruelty, and armed myself against brutality, but I wasn’t prepared for this. I
wasn’t prepared for him to be gentle and I don’t know how to fight it. He
shifts his arms, one hand moving to caress my throat and I draw in a soft
breath of surprise and need. He feels it, and his lips move up to my jaw,
trailing burning kisses.
No,
please, I don’t want this. He can’t strip me of my will to resist him along with everything else. I
will garb myself in hatred for him. I will steep my body in antipathy and rage.
Even so, it takes every ounce of strength I have to speak. ‘I’ll never be
yours.’
But it
comes out as a breathy whisper, not the defiant shout I wanted it to be.
His lips
curve into a smile against my throat. ‘Oh, Liebling. Yes, you will.
I have not even begun to try and you are already giving in.’
Author Bio
There's nothing Brianna Hale likes more than a large, stern
alpha male with a super-protective and caring streak, and when she's not
writing about them she can usually be found with a book, a cocktail, planning
her next trip to a beautiful location or attending the theatre. She believes
that pink and empowerment aren’t mutually exclusive, and everyday adventures
are possible. Brianna lives in London.
Author Links
Giveaway
********MY REVIEW *******
I’ve read Brianna Hale’s other work and I was blown away. I have read her other work which had elements of gothic and DD/lg and I loved those reads. When I read the blurb for Midnight Hunter , I was very much intrigued. It is period piece, set in 1963. It is different from Ms. Hale’s other romances which were modern day romances. This one is set back in the 1960s and it is in East Berlin. It does have the DD/lg but it is a lot darker and it is a historical romance to boot. Midnight Hunter takes place in East Berlin after the wall goes up dividing this German city. Evony is trying to escape from East Berlin but she has caught the eye of the feared hunter, this solider called The Midnight Hunter better known as Volker who flushes out traitors. Volker gets what he wants and if you dare fight him, you will regret it. He wants Evony for himself so instead of sending her to prison he takes her home to his own prison. I do not want to give much more of the plot away except to say Volker manipulates and dominates Evony into needing him with her body and soul. It is quite erotic and hot as well as a bit terrifying- in a good way. I could feel how torn Evony was between trying to free herself from this monster to feeling the need to please this man. On top of this, the story also revolves around the political situation in Berlin during this time with the Wall having gone up and all kinds of restrictions and laws. It was quite a scary time during this period. There is a two fold story going on- Volker and Evony’s love story and the hunt for traitors and the twists and turns on how that story ends up. I loved how Ms. Hale wrote this beautiful and haunting love story. I found this to be a story about possessiveness, forbidden love, angst, justice, espionage, impossible dreams, great hopes, true love, strength, and love. I loved this story and cant wait to read more stories like this from Ms. Hale. She is an auto buy and this story is a must read!!!
My Rating: 4.7 stars *****
“I received an advanced copy of this book from the author at no cost to me."
No comments:
Post a Comment