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book gets a little painfully dark at times, I totally get why Anton and Grace's relationship had to play out the way it did, but there were times when I wasn't sure if Anton deserved Grace or her loyalty.
I was very glad Grace took a long, hard look at their relationship at one point and parsed through Anton's actions and what she was willing to put up with from him emotionally.
And physically, for that matter,

So. Anton and Grace. He's a hard, driven halfbreed who is determined to prove he's just as good as a fullblood, Except, he knows he never will be because of the prejudices of his people, So he uses his ruthless intellect and sets things up to put himself in a position of power,

Having Grace in his grasp allows him to right a wrong to his honor, but as he grows to care for her it gets harder for him to maintain his distance.
Which means he acts even more harshly toward her at times,

Dark, sexy, and utterly engaging, It took a ruthless alien species, sprinkled in some human softness and gave us a complicated romance,

Kelly sitelinkReading the Paranormal
I dont like it because I feel like the hero is not man enough, Act like a boy
Lindsey
I enjoyed every word of this book and if It wasnt for the way Anton made me want to scream at his issues it would have been a five.
Anton and Grace gave me the lives of two people, two different situations and one mans determination to get what he wants and give this story life, I love their growth and how they overcame their issues, This was a wonderful story of love, passion, hate, submission, and finding the one for you, Regine Able did a great, well,awesome job at writing this story, There was so much to like about this story and Im glad I got to enjoy it, The writing, the characters main and secondary, and the plot was a great, I read this story in hour, nonstop because I just couldnt put it down,
This story is so worth reading, I got lost in this book, One I love sci fi, love romance, and love a good BDSM themed book, These characters will grab you and hold you until the end on their crazy rollercoaster of love and lust, This is a great story of finding happiness within yourself self and with that one special person, Grace and Anton will make you hot, mad, and leave you with the urge to throw your kindle once or twice before you're done, I cant wait to see what she comes up with next,
Read theandstar reviews and decided to pass, Not into torture porn. The trigger warning says dubious consent, But she's raped, twice. . there's nothing dubious about it, She's tortured and raped, you might think I am over reacting, but no, . Head my warning. It's got detailed, descriptive scenes of rape,.stars. its an "ok" read, no depth of the story or characters, Grace is week and lets people walk all over her, Anton has potential. It skims the surface so you don't have to put alot of thought into the story, no suspense or mystery, its just there, . POV: boohoo I'm a rich powerful macho man

Setting: a horny space station

Plot: insecure alpha mob boss is redeemed by the love of a doormat This is an alternate cover edition for sitelinkBHDFZP

Dark Romance

Grace is in trouble.
Her agent and exboyfriend, Marcus, has fled, leaving her stranded on the Venus Hive pleasure barge, His creditors want compensation and with Marcus nowhere to be found, theyve decided Grace will do nicely, Desperate for help, she turns to Anton Myers, the wealthy and ruthless owner of the Hive Network, He agrees to help her, The terms: anything he wants for six months,

Anton has waited a long time for this moment, Grace may not remember him, but he hasnt forgotten her, Signing herself over to his every command will not keep her safe, A Braxian never forgets a slight to his honor, And Grace will pay with interest,

Anton's Grace is a twisted tale of unlikely second chances that will leave you squirming in your seat, Can you stomach the darkness

WARNING: This book contains scenes that may be disturbing to some readers including dubious permission and graphic violence, His saving gracegold

I love Regine Abel, Her writing is so vivid that I can literally see the scenes playing out, With Anton's Grace, it was the same, But Grace and Anton plays a major part in yanking my emotions every which way,

Grace never had anything, she wasn't likeable at first, I wasn't even sure I would like her, at all, But boy did I love her, She didn't just grow on me, she was exactly of what I presumed her to be, And Anton, boy was the dude just yummy or what, And then there was his plot to avenge his clan's honor, And did that put the monkey in the wrench of me fangirling for him,

Grace isn't what everyone thinks she is, and Anton slowly finds that out the hard way, But being a half breed and with all the politics involved what he to do but be a complete and utter prick, Sigh. I wanted to punch him, in my mind I did, And Grace, she broke my heart, Her backstory was utterly soul destroying and then Anton does what he does and I broke,

This story brings to light how we treat people who are different, How so called innocent pranks can leave lasting wounds scraping at your soul, How your broken childhood can shape you to be something you are not! Would I recommend this story for everyone YES! I would, I love every nuance of Anton and his Grace,

But will these two broken souls be able to unite to heal their old wounds Or will the powers that shape our world, break them forever Find out byclicking this bad boy.
Grace had the childhood from hell, Her only savior was the friendship of Marcus her friend turned lover and then friend again,

Grace made a mistake as a teen that kept her in the eye of Anton,   He has waited for the exact moment to exact his revenge and he has found it,   I fell in love with Anton from the beginning, As mad as he is with Grace he still tries to help her excel, The combo of dark erotic and scifi was definitely a win with me, The story was original and creative, I was able to see the hives in my head, The plot twisted and turned and I could not stop reading,

This was a great read and I am extremely excited to have found Regine's writing which is oh so fluid and colorful, I look forward to more from her,  from s by Reds! I'm going to come right out and say that I don't understand the appeal of many of these "dark" stories, I've liked some, but not those that follow this formula, And it's not because Anton humiliates Grace though that's part of it it's not because he tortures her though that's part of it it's not because she's his slave that's actually not part of it it's not even because of the rapes though that's part of it and "dubious permission and graphic violence" doesn't begin to cover what happens here.
Rather, my fundamental objection is that this book is yet another "edgy" sex amp violence tale underpinned by a deeply conservative, heteronormative ideology in which a "bad" boy is redeemed by the unwavering love and forgiveness of the "good" girl.
Stop me if you've NEVER heard this trope before, I realize that I've given a spoiler, but, seriously, did you expect that this wouldn't happen

Now, certainly this trope works: countless countless books depict it and I assume authors wouldn't write it and readers wouldn't, well, read it if they didn't like it.
But, my question is: why Leaving aside the rape and tortureporn aspect of it yes, it's fantasy yes, no one is advocating for rape and torture in the real world yes, the book itself condemns Anton's treatment of Grace, just what is interesting here What is interesting about a woman who instantly and without his having to provide any restitution forgives a man who has treated her so abominably indeed, he almost kills her and is shocked, shocked at her condition What is compelling about a plot that has so little complexity, a couple that has so little conflict, or a story arc that has so little tension because after he rapes her, places her in a small cage that dangerously cuts off her circulation, and threatens to give her to men who want to rape and cut her to death, all he has to do is say "Sorry, we good" and she immediately and with no hesitation, says "Whatevs, dude, it's cool" not once, but twice! Because I like my heroines to have more grit and my narratives to not essentially end even though the book is only at the halfway mark yes, more happens, but only so the author can include another scene of rape/torture porn, I found this storyline and the characters boring and predictable beyond belief.


Finally, here's who we're supposed invest in: multimillionaire and multiethnic or multispecies Anton,

who can't move on and decides to take revenge on a young woman who insulted him six years ago when she was sixteen.
Sixteen! Let me say that again: Sixteen! Yes, Anton, because we should all hold those who said stupid things when they were teenagers responsible forevermore,

I note that many of the reviews don't like Grace, calling her a doormat and she is but Anton is, as he says, little more than "a snotnosed schoolboy.
" Since I like to read about men not little boys this book wasn't for me, And I want to repeat: it's not just because of the "darkness" that ridiculously vague and overused word, the rapes, the torture, the beatings, the humiliation, or the enslavement rather, it's because I like to read about rising action, unexpected plot points, complex characters, and HEAs that aren't easily earned none of which are present in this book.
I realize that generic readers expect certain tropes and that that familiarity is part of genre's appeal, but in far too many of these books, I just feel that I'm reading the exact same story over and over again only the names and planets locations have been changed.


Side Note: The Braxians' thing for bashing in the heads of their "halfbreed" newborns seems like more than a minor "cultural difference, " Just sayin'. .