Darkness Lies Waiting

Darkness Lies Waiting by Mercer Scott

Published by Amazon.com Services LLC

Published on June 1, 2020

Genre(s): Romantic Suspense

Page Count: 526

Source: Enticing Journey Book Promotions

Format: eBook

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Description: What do you do when the man who betrayed you is already dead? If you’re ruthless gang leader Jacob Cole, you find a distraction from your fury… like the beautiful, single mother without a past who just moved to town.

JACOB

Fueled by rage, Jacob only has himself to blame for the death of his lieutenant. He trusted the wrong man. With nowhere to focus his rage, Jacob grows restless – and when Jacob Cole is restless cities burn. As soon as Jacob sees Laurel Wells, he knows that she’s the perfect distraction from his need for revenge. But Laurel becomes more than just a distraction, and Jacob is never going to let her go…

Can one monster be your salvation from another?

LAUREL

Single mother, Laurel Wells, ran away from her abusive husband to the last place anyone would look for her – the idyllic Raven Island. 

Laurel’s quiet life becomes complicated when the Pacific Northwest’s most notorious gangster decides that he wants her for himself. Jacob Cole is exactly the kind of trouble Laurel needs to avoid, but she can’t deny her attraction to the beautiful, tattooed gangster. 

It’s only a matter of time until Laurel’s past catches up with her, and she has to leave Raven Island. But this time will she be running from Jacob Cole, too?

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Darkness Lies Waiting is the second novel in the Raven Island Series of interconnected, standalone contemporary romance novels. Characters introduced in earlier novels will appear in subsequent novels as they all cross paths living in the same world – the beautiful and idyllic Raven Island. Conflicts established in earlier novels may form part of the story in later novels, but each novel can be read on its own or out of order. The author recommends reading the Raven Island Series in order for maximum reading pleasure.  

Contains explicit language, violence, and explicit sexual content. Suitable for ages 18+ only.

Trauma warning: domestic violence and sexual assault.

Hello Readers.

I read the description of this book and requested to read it. It looked like something that I could really sink my reading teeth into. I had to read it. As stated above, it is a standalone but does pull from the previous book so reading the other book prior to this one would greatly benefit the reader. 

I was very thankful for the trigger warning. Even when warned, I found some scenes to be quite upsetting and I was overcome with emotion and had to step away from the book for a little bit. Do not let this make you think that I did not enjoy the book because I quite enjoyed it. I just had to step away for a bit and breathe. This did not detract from the book. 

The novel was well written with strong characterizations. Some of the characters I hated initially but they grew on me. Interactions were believable. Definite chemistry. 

I am rating this book Four Red Books because it was a really good book. I wish that I had read the previous work prior to it so I could have gotten the full experience. Worth looking into. Recommend. 

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