BOOKWORM REVIEW: Twisted Lies by Ana Huang
RATING: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
STEAM: 🔥🔥🔥🔥
Just like how Christian Harper has ruined Stella Alonso for any other man, this Twisted series has ruined me for any other "I hate everyone but you" reads.
Well, that is until Ana Huang releases her new series.
Stella is riding the struggle bus. Her social media efforts have been stagnant -- which is a red flag for any influencer. The nursing home that is taking care of the one person she cares for the most just raised their prices. She feels like she is one misstep away from losing her job at D.C. Style. And now a dark secret from her past is coming back to breathe down her neck.
Her only salvation: The mysterious cold-hearted man living in the penthouse of her apartment building. Christian Harper is an enigma. He looks at Stella with those unreadable eyes, and his moods are as mercurial as they come.
When he agrees to be Stella's fake boyfriend -- the one ticket off her struggle bus -- Stella now wonders if this was her best or worst idea. Clearly, they can keep their emotions at bay, right?
Ana Huang brings a brand new twist to her signature characters: an FMC who could bring the most impenetrable man to his knees and an MMC who would burn the world down for the one he loves. Stella is the ultimate sunshine character: she sees the best in others and loves so fiercely and unconditionally -- sometimes to the detriment of her own self-esteem. It is her brightness that brings Christian out from the dark. Despite his two enigmatic sides, both of them are clouded in an emotional void by design, but Stella's charisma and authenticity slowly break through his walls. And boy, was that fun to witness.
This was the ultimate slow burn, but the path to THAT moment was oh-so-worth-it. Our boy Christian teases out the passion from sweet Stella and uncovers that she actually wants more of the kind of spice that he likes to offer. And deliver he does in spades.
There are delicious layers of suspense that will keep you guessing, and the outcome is well worth the read alone. (But I am glad for the romance and spice, too.)
This book closes out a fantastic series. Beloved characters from previous books do make up the wonderful ensemble cast in this read, and as someone who has been along with the entire ride, it was so satisfying and fun to see how their stories continue. If you are new to the Twisted universe, welcome, and don't fret. Ana Huang provides enough context for newbies to follow along nicely.
Will I miss these wonderful fictional friends? Absolutely, but something tells me that we won't see the last of them in Ana's new series.
** I am voluntarily reviewing an advance copy of this book. Thank you to Ana Huang and Valentine PR and Literary Management for providing an ARC. **
ABOUT THE BOOK
Charming, deadly, and smart enough to hide it, Christian Harper is a monster dressed in the perfectly tailored suits of a gentleman.
He has little use for morals and even less use for love, but he can't deny the strange pull he feels toward the woman living just one floor beneath his.
She's the object of his darkest desires, the only puzzle he can't solve. And when the opportunity to get closer to her arises, he breaks his own rules to offer her a deal she can't refuse.
Every monster has their weakness. She's his.
His obsession.
His addiction.
His only exception.
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Sweet, shy, and introverted despite her social media fame, Stella Alonso is a romantic who keeps her heart in a cage.
Between her two jobs, she has little time or desire for a relationship.
But when a threat from her past drives her into the arms--and house--of the most dangerous man she's ever met, she's tempted to let herself feel something for the first time in a long time.
Because despite Christian's cold nature, he makes her feel everything when she's with him.
Passionate.
Protected.
Truly wanted.
Theirs is a love twisted with secrets and tainted by lies...and when the truths are finally revealed, they could shatter everything.
Pre-Order Your Copy Today
He has little use for morals and even less use for love, but he can't deny the strange pull he feels toward the woman living just one floor beneath his.
She's the object of his darkest desires, the only puzzle he can't solve. And when the opportunity to get closer to her arises, he breaks his own rules to offer her a deal she can't refuse.
Every monster has their weakness. She's his.
His obsession.
His addiction.
His only exception.
**
Sweet, shy, and introverted despite her social media fame, Stella Alonso is a romantic who keeps her heart in a cage.
Between her two jobs, she has little time or desire for a relationship.
But when a threat from her past drives her into the arms--and house--of the most dangerous man she's ever met, she's tempted to let herself feel something for the first time in a long time.
Because despite Christian's cold nature, he makes her feel everything when she's with him.
Passionate.
Protected.
Truly wanted.
Theirs is a love twisted with secrets and tainted by lies...and when the truths are finally revealed, they could shatter everything.
Pre-Order Your Copy Today
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MEET ANA HUANG
Ana Huang is an author of primarily steamy New Adult and contemporary romance. Her stories range from lighthearted to dark, but they all have HEAs with plenty of banter and swoon sprinkled in.
Besides reading and writing, Ana loves traveling, is obsessed with hot chocolate, and has multiple relationships with fictional boyfriends.
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