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š“‘š”‚: Natalie Bennett

š“–š“®š“·š“»š“®: Dark & Twisted, Dark Romance, Psychological Thriller

š“”š“®š“µš“®š“Ŗš“¼š“® š““š“Ŗš“½š“®: January. 30, 2020

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Alaric Schuyler.
Enigmatic, cocky, and my new brother-in-law.

He had cerulean blue eyes and a smile so beautifully devious it could entice the devil to do his bidding.

We were never supposed to happen.
One night changed everything, tying him and me together in a sordid twist of fate, trapping me in his dark, chaotic world.

The lucid dreams and sick fantasies followed.

He became the star of my nightmares, always lurking in the shadows, awakening dormant demons one esoteric melody at a time.

I became his muse, a part of everything he did.

He would be the death of me.
And in the end, I wanted nothing more.

š•Žš”øā„ā„•š•€ā„•š”¾: Opaque Melodies contains graphic language, frequent graphic sex, explicit scenes of horror, and very dark themes.

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āš¼š‘›š‘ š‘Žš‘›š‘–š‘”š‘¦ š‘Žš‘›š‘‘ š‘Žš‘Ÿš‘” š‘”š‘œ ā„Žš‘Žš‘›š‘‘ š‘–š‘› ā„Žš‘Žš‘›š‘‘.āž

ā­ļøā­ļøā­ļøā­ļø šŸ’/šŸ“ š“žš“暝“®š“»š“Ŗš“µš“µ š“”š“Ŗš“½š“²š“·š“°: Opaque Melodies is book one in the Coveting Delirium duet by Natalie Bennett! I am a huge Bennett fan, I don’t even bother with blurbs much less titles these days, just sign me up! Told in dual POV, if you are looking for a light, feel-good read then you are LOST and you need to back away slowly and then turn and run! But if you’re looking for dark, depraved, and totally twisted… then you have come to the right place!

āš‘‡ā„Žš‘’ š‘š‘–š‘’š‘š‘’ š‘¤š‘Žš‘  š‘“š‘Žš‘šš‘–š‘™š‘–š‘Žš‘Ÿ. š¼š‘” š‘›š‘’š‘’š‘‘š‘™š‘’š‘‘ š‘”ā„Žš‘’ š‘‘š‘’š‘šš‘œš‘›š‘  ā„Žš‘’ š‘¤š‘Žš‘  š‘ š‘œ š‘‘š‘’š‘”š‘’š‘Ÿš‘šš‘–š‘›š‘’š‘‘ š‘”š‘œ š‘¤š‘Žš‘˜š‘’. š¼š‘” š‘“š‘–š‘™š‘™š‘’š‘‘ š‘”ā„Žš‘’ ā„Žš‘œš‘™š‘’ š‘–š‘› š‘šš‘¦ ā„Žš‘’š‘Žš‘‘ š‘Žš‘›š‘‘ š‘”ā„Žš‘’ š‘’š‘šš‘š‘”š‘–š‘›š‘’š‘ š‘  š‘¤š‘–š‘”ā„Žš‘–š‘› š‘”ā„Žš‘’ ā„Žš‘œš‘¢š‘ š‘’. š“ š‘šš‘’š‘™š‘œš‘‘š‘¦ š‘”ā„Žš‘Žš‘” ā„Žš‘Žš‘¢š‘›š‘”š‘’š‘‘ š‘šš‘¦ š‘‘š‘Ÿš‘’š‘Žš‘šš‘ . šµš‘’š‘Žš‘¢š‘”š‘–š‘“š‘¢š‘™, š‘¦š‘’š‘” š‘ š‘–š‘›š‘–š‘ š‘”š‘’š‘Ÿ. šæš‘–š‘˜š‘’ š‘”ā„Žš‘’ š‘šš‘Žš‘› š‘¤ā„Žš‘œ š‘Žš‘ š‘˜š‘’š‘‘ š‘šš‘’ š‘”š‘œ š‘š‘™š‘Žš‘¦ š‘–š‘”. š‘‡š‘Ÿš‘Žš‘”š‘–š‘ š‘™š‘–š‘˜š‘’ š‘”ā„Žš‘’ š‘¤š‘œš‘šš‘Žš‘› š¼ š‘š‘Ÿš‘’š‘”š‘’š‘›š‘‘š‘’š‘‘ š¼ š‘¤š‘Žš‘ š‘›’š‘”.āž

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One phone call alters Catalina’s life in a way she could have never imagined…

After Alaric Schuyler calls to inform Catalina that his wife, Catalina’s estranged sister who she barely knew, is dead he offers to fly Cataline out to his home so that she can go through her sister’s belongings before he donates everything.

Catalina has no intention of accepting his offer but after some meddling from her overbearing mother and the guilt of not getting to know her sister before she passed, Catalina winds up getting on that plane.

āš‘‡ā„Žš‘’š‘Ÿš‘’ š‘¤š‘Žš‘  š‘ š‘œš‘šš‘’š‘”ā„Žš‘–š‘›š‘” š‘–š‘›š‘ š‘–š‘‘š‘’ ā„Žš‘’š‘Ÿ š‘”ā„Žš‘Žš‘” š‘š‘Žš‘™š‘™š‘’š‘‘ š‘”š‘œ š‘ š‘œš‘šš‘’š‘”ā„Žš‘–š‘›š‘” š‘–š‘› š‘šš‘’. š¼š‘” š‘¤š‘Žš‘  š‘š‘’š‘Žš‘¢š‘”š‘–š‘“š‘¢š‘™š‘™š‘¦ š‘ š‘–š‘›š‘–š‘ š‘”š‘’š‘Ÿ š‘Žš‘›š‘‘ š‘š‘Ÿš‘Žš‘£š‘’š‘‘ š‘”ā„Žš‘’ š‘š‘Žš‘–š‘› š¼ š‘›š‘’š‘’š‘‘š‘’š‘‘ š‘”š‘œ š‘”š‘–š‘£š‘’.āž

But when Cataline starts seeing mysterious things in Alaric’s household and Alaric starts acting weird she wonders if she’s losing her mind… again.

EXPECT THE UNEXPECTED, NOTHING IS AS IT SEEMS!

āš‘€š‘¦ š‘Ÿš‘’š‘Žš‘™š‘–š‘”š‘¦ š‘šš‘’š‘™š‘‘š‘’š‘‘ š‘¤š‘–š‘”ā„Ž š‘šš‘¦ š‘›š‘–š‘”ā„Žš‘”š‘šš‘Žš‘Ÿš‘’š‘ . š‘‡ā„Žš‘’ š‘›š‘–š‘”ā„Žš‘”š‘šš‘Žš‘Ÿš‘’š‘  š‘š‘™š‘’š‘‘ š‘–š‘›š‘”š‘œ š‘šš‘¦ š‘Ÿš‘’š‘Žš‘™š‘–š‘”š‘¦. š¼ š‘š‘œš‘¢š‘™š‘‘ š‘›š‘œ š‘™š‘œš‘›š‘”š‘’š‘Ÿ š‘”š‘’š‘™š‘™ š‘”ā„Žš‘’ š‘‘š‘–š‘“š‘“š‘’š‘Ÿš‘’š‘›š‘š‘’. š¼ š‘¤š‘Žš‘ š‘›ā€™š‘” š‘ š‘¢š‘Ÿš‘’ š‘–š‘” š‘šš‘Žš‘”š‘”š‘’š‘Ÿš‘’š‘‘. š¼ā€™š‘£š‘’ š‘š‘’š‘š‘œš‘šš‘’ š‘Žš‘‘š‘‘š‘–š‘š‘”š‘’š‘‘ š‘”š‘œ ā„Žš‘–š‘  š‘’š‘„š‘š‘™š‘¢š‘ š‘–š‘£š‘’ š‘‘š‘œš‘ š‘’ š‘œš‘“ š‘šš‘Žš‘‘š‘›š‘’š‘ š‘ . š¶š‘Žš‘¢š‘”ā„Žš‘” š‘–š‘› ā„Žš‘–š‘  š‘¤š‘’š‘ š‘œš‘“ š‘–š‘›š‘ š‘Žš‘›š‘–š‘”š‘¦.āž

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Opaque Melodies is pure mystery! You have no clue what is REALLY going on. You will think you are going just as crazy as the characters… did that actually happen? No… couldn’t have… could it? You won’t know up from down or left from right but you’ll enjoy every minute of this crazy mind fuck!

āš¼ š‘˜š‘›š‘’š‘¤ š¼ š‘ ā„Žš‘œš‘¢š‘™š‘‘ ā„Žš‘Žš‘£š‘’ š‘™š‘–š‘ š‘”š‘’š‘›š‘’š‘‘ š‘”š‘œ š‘”ā„Žš‘’ š‘¤š‘Žš‘Ÿš‘›š‘–š‘›š‘” š¼ š‘¤š‘Žš‘  š‘”š‘–š‘£š‘’š‘›. š¼ š‘ ā„Žš‘œš‘¢š‘™š‘‘ ā„Žš‘Žš‘£š‘’ ā„Žš‘’š‘’š‘‘š‘’š‘‘ š‘”ā„Žš‘’ š‘š‘™š‘Žš‘š‘˜ š‘™š‘Žš‘š‘’š‘™ š‘”ā„Žš‘Žš‘” š‘¤š‘Ÿš‘Žš‘š‘š‘’š‘‘ š‘’š‘£š‘’š‘Ÿš‘¦ š‘–š‘›š‘ā„Ž š‘œš‘“ ā„Žš‘–š‘  š‘š‘œš‘‘š‘¦, š‘š‘Ÿš‘œš‘š‘’š‘’š‘‘š‘’š‘‘ š‘¤š‘–š‘”ā„Ž š‘š‘Žš‘¢š‘”š‘–š‘œš‘›. š»š‘’ š‘¤š‘Žš‘  š‘Ž ā„Žš‘Žš‘§š‘Žš‘Ÿš‘‘ š‘”š‘œ š‘šš‘¦ ā„Žš‘’š‘Žš‘™š‘”ā„Ž, š‘š‘¢š‘” š‘–š‘” š‘¤š‘Žš‘  š‘”š‘œš‘œ š‘™š‘Žš‘”š‘’ š‘”š‘œ š‘”š‘œ š‘š‘Žš‘š‘˜ š‘Žš‘›š‘‘ š‘¢š‘›š‘‘š‘œ š‘¤ā„Žš‘Žš‘” ā„Žš‘’ā€™š‘‘ š‘‘š‘œš‘›š‘’ š‘”š‘œ š‘šš‘’.āž

There are a lot of sneaky hidden agendas going on but I don’t have a clue as to where this story is going next. Like I said, I barely even know what’s going on. But even if I did, it probably wouldn’t be right anyway. There is no “figuring it out” in a Bennett novel until she’s ready to disclose all the secrets and twists. But trust me, Opaque Melodies will keep you flipping those pages!

If you like your romances dark, dirty, and filled with mystery, then trust me you are going to want to check out Opaque Melodies!

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āš¼ā€™š‘š š‘Ž š‘šš‘Žš‘› š‘¤š‘–š‘”ā„Ž š‘’š‘„š‘”š‘Ÿš‘’š‘šš‘’š‘™š‘¦ š‘”š‘œš‘œš‘‘ š‘™š‘œš‘œš‘˜š‘ , š‘Ž š‘š‘–š‘” š‘š‘Žš‘›š‘˜ š‘Žš‘š‘š‘œš‘¢š‘›š‘”, š‘Žš‘›š‘‘ š‘Žš‘› š‘’š‘£š‘’š‘› š‘š‘–š‘”š‘”š‘’š‘Ÿ š‘‘š‘–š‘š‘˜.āž

šŸ’™ (š“—) š“—š“®š“»š“ø: Alaric Schuyler is a gorgeous, mysterious, wealthy young surgeon. He’s charming, charismatic, and unnervingly enigmatic… but it’s all just a facade. He uses twisted tactics to trigger Catalina into spiraling into darkness. There is still a LOT that we aren’t understanding just yet but I have high hopes of the depravedness that is to come.

āš¼ š‘š‘œš‘£š‘’š‘”š‘’š‘‘ ā„Žš‘’š‘Ÿ š‘šš‘Žš‘‘š‘›š‘’š‘ š‘ . š¼ š‘¤š‘–š‘ ā„Žš‘’š‘‘ š‘”š‘œ š‘š‘’ š‘”ā„Žš‘’ š‘šš‘Žš‘ š‘”š‘’š‘Ÿ š‘œš‘“ ā„Žš‘’š‘Ÿ š‘ š‘¢š‘“š‘“š‘’š‘Ÿš‘–š‘›š‘” š‘ š‘œ š¼ š‘š‘œš‘¢š‘™š‘‘ š‘š‘Ÿš‘’š‘Žš‘˜ ā„Žš‘’š‘Ÿ š‘Žš‘š‘Žš‘Ÿš‘” š‘Žš‘›š‘‘ š‘šš‘Žš‘˜š‘’ ā„Žš‘’š‘Ÿ š‘Žš‘š‘˜š‘›š‘œš‘¤š‘™š‘’š‘‘š‘”š‘’ ā„Žš‘œš‘¤ š‘“š‘¢š‘š‘˜š‘–š‘›š‘” š‘š‘’š‘Ÿš‘“š‘’š‘š‘” š‘ ā„Žš‘’ š‘¤š‘Žš‘ .āž

ā¤ļø (š“±) š“—š“®š“»š“øš“²š“·š“®: Catalina… there’s something not quite right about her, she’s not nearly as “sane” as we believe. She lives in her own little anti-social world and she prefers life that way. So when she finds herself in her brother in law’s home and spiraling out… it’s a sight to behold. You want to feel bad for her, but then again you can’t wait to watch all that crazy come out to play. I know there are secrets still to unravel regarding Cat’s parents and her own demons, I am REALLY looking forward to finding out more in Melodic Madness.

āš‘€š‘¦ š‘šš‘–š‘›š‘‘ ā„Žš‘Žš‘‘ š‘”š‘¤š‘œ š‘£š‘Žš‘Ÿš‘–š‘Žš‘”š‘–š‘œš‘›š‘ . š‘†š‘œš‘šš‘’ š‘‘š‘Žš‘¦š‘  š‘–š‘” š‘š‘¢š‘Ÿš‘›š‘’š‘‘ š‘š‘Ÿš‘–š‘”ā„Žš‘” š‘Žš‘›š‘‘ š¼ š‘¤š‘Žš‘  š‘Ž š‘š‘Žš‘™š‘™ š‘œš‘“ š‘š‘œš‘ š‘–š‘”š‘–š‘£š‘–š‘”š‘¦. š‘‚š‘”ā„Žš‘’š‘Ÿ š‘‘š‘Žš‘¦š‘  š‘”ā„Žš‘’ š‘™š‘–š‘”ā„Žš‘” š‘¤š‘Žš‘  š‘š‘œš‘šš‘š‘™š‘’š‘”š‘’š‘™š‘¦ š‘’š‘„š‘”š‘–š‘›š‘”š‘¢š‘–š‘ ā„Žš‘’š‘‘, š‘™š‘’š‘Žš‘£š‘–š‘›š‘” š‘šš‘’ š‘¤š‘–š‘”ā„Ž š‘›š‘œš‘”ā„Žš‘–š‘›š‘” š‘š‘¢š‘” š‘Ž ā„Žš‘’š‘Žš‘£š‘¦ š‘‘š‘Žš‘Ÿš‘˜š‘›š‘’š‘ š‘  š‘Žš‘›š‘‘ š‘”ā„Žš‘œš‘¢š‘”ā„Žš‘”š‘  š‘š‘’š‘”š‘”š‘’š‘Ÿ š‘™š‘’š‘“š‘” š‘¢š‘›š‘ š‘š‘œš‘˜š‘’š‘› š‘–š‘“ š¼ š‘‘š‘–š‘‘š‘›ā€™š‘” š‘¤š‘Žš‘›š‘” š‘”š‘œ š‘¤š‘–š‘›š‘‘ š‘¢š‘ š‘–š‘› š‘Ž š‘ š‘”š‘Ÿš‘Žš‘–š‘”š‘—š‘Žš‘š‘˜š‘’š‘”.āž

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šŸ”„šŸ”„ šŸ/šŸ“Ā š“¢š“½š“®š“Ŗš“¶ š“•š“Ŗš“¬š“½š“øš“»:Ā I’m not really sure how to rate the steam in this one. Since most of it, we aren’t sure if it even happened or not. There are a couple of scenes that are STEAMY but the REAL steam is the sexual tension. I’m not sure which is more twisted,Ā Catalina or Alaric. But I have a feeling once the two REALLY come together, things are going to be bloody (hehešŸ˜‰) delicious!

āš‘Šā„Žš‘Žš‘” š‘¤š‘œš‘¢š‘™š‘‘ ā„Žš‘Žš‘š‘š‘’š‘› š‘–š‘“ š‘šš‘Žš‘‘š‘›š‘’š‘ š‘  š‘Žš‘›š‘‘ š‘–š‘›š‘ š‘Žš‘›š‘–š‘”š‘¦ š‘š‘’š‘š‘Žš‘šš‘’ š‘œš‘›š‘’?ā€ ā€œš‘ˆš‘ .ā€ ā€œšøš‘„š‘Žš‘š‘”š‘™š‘¦.āž

šŸŒŖšŸŒŖšŸŒŖšŸŒŖšŸŒŖ šŸ“/šŸ“ š“’š“µš“²š“Æš“Æš“±š“Ŗš“·š“°š“®š“» š“¦š“Ŗš“»š“·š“²š“·š“°: Just when we start getting down to the nitty-gritty and we think we are about to FINALLY get some answers… BAM! Majorrrr cliffhanger! We won’t be getting any answers until the conclusion of the duet, Melodic Madness, releases.

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āš“š‘™š‘Žš‘Ÿš‘–š‘ š‘¤š‘Žš‘  š‘š‘œš‘š‘˜š‘¦, š‘’š‘›š‘–š‘”š‘šš‘Žš‘”š‘–š‘, š‘Žš‘›š‘‘ ā„Žš‘’ā€™š‘‘ š‘œš‘š‘’š‘›š‘™š‘¦ š‘Žš‘‘š‘šš‘–š‘”š‘”š‘’š‘‘ š‘”š‘œ š‘š‘’š‘–š‘›š‘” š‘–š‘›š‘ š‘Žš‘›š‘’. š“š‘™š‘™ š‘”ā„Žš‘’š‘ š‘’ š‘”ā„Žš‘–š‘›š‘”š‘  š‘ ā„Žš‘œš‘¢š‘™š‘‘ ā„Žš‘Žš‘£š‘’ š‘š‘’š‘’š‘› š‘Ÿš‘’š‘‘ š‘“š‘™š‘Žš‘”š‘ , š‘š‘¢š‘” š‘šš‘¦ š‘“š‘–š‘„š‘Žš‘”š‘–š‘œš‘› š‘¤š‘Žš‘  š‘ š‘”š‘¢š‘š‘š‘œš‘Ÿš‘› š‘Žš‘›š‘‘ ā„Žš‘Žš‘‘ š‘Žš‘™š‘Ÿš‘’š‘Žš‘‘š‘¦ š‘‘š‘¢š‘” š‘–š‘”š‘ š‘’š‘™š‘“ š‘–š‘›š‘”š‘œ š‘šš‘¦ š‘š‘Ÿš‘Žš‘–š‘›. š¼ š‘¤š‘Žš‘›š‘”š‘’š‘‘ ā„Žš‘–š‘š.āž

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Natalie Bennett is the creator of erotic stories that always come with a warning label. She writes about depraved alpha a**holes and the women that love to hate them. Her books donā€™t follow any specific tropes, have no set word counts, and tend to deviate from author natalie bennett logotraditional HEAā€™s.

When she isnā€™t in front of her computer sheā€™s spending time with her husband and their three little boys.

Natalie is an avid fan of caramel frappes, horror movies, Shameless, and of course, reading.

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āThe piece was familiar. It needled the demons he was so determined to wake. It filled the hole in my head and the emptiness within the house. A melody that haunted my dreams. Beautiful, yet sinister. Like the man who asked me to play it. Tragic like the woman I pretended I wasn’t.āž

āMy mind had two variations. Some days it burned bright and I was a ball of positivity. Other days the light was completely extinguished, leaving me with nothing but a heavy darkness and thoughts better left unspoken if I didnā€™t want to wind up in a straitjacket.āž

āInsanity and art go hand in hand.āž

āIf you seek out his secrets, be prepared for the consequences.āž

āIā€™m a man with extremely good looks, a big bank account, and an even bigger dick.āž

āThere was something inside her that called to something in me. It was beautifully sinister and craved the pain I needed to give.āž

āI coveted her madness. I wished to be the master of her suffering so I could break her apart and make her acknowledge how fucking perfect she was.āž

āWhat would happen if madness and insanity became one?ā€ ā€œUs.ā€ ā€œExactly.āž

āAlaric was cocky, enigmatic, and heā€™d openly admitted to being insane. All these things should have been red flags, but my fixation was stubborn and had already dug itself into my brain. I wanted him.āž

āThe wolves. The sheep. And the hunters who make good use of both.āž

āSometimes youā€™ve got to pretend to be the victim to become the victor.āž

āI knew I should have listened to the warning I was given. I should have heeded the black label that wrapped every inch of his body, proceeded with caution. He was a hazard to my health, but it was too late to go back and undo what heā€™d done to me.āž

āMy reality melded with my nightmares. The nightmares bled into my reality. I could no longer tell the difference. I wasnā€™t sure it mattered. Iā€™ve become addicted to his exclusive dose of madness. Caught in his web of insanity.āž

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