Title: THE EMANCIPATION OF LOVE (Monster, #2)
Author: Mary E. Palmerin
Genre: Dark Erotic Romance
Release Date: June 26, 2015
Blurb
I am a monster. A sexual deviant. A gorger for pain. I am Worthless William Welch. But I am hers…
Ten years since Welch has seen Gwendolyn he finds himself in Portland, the same city they were supposed to live together; just two bloody lovers against the ghastly ways of the world. But that isn’t how their story would pan out and Welch troubles himself everyday with memoirs of the only one that will have his heart.
His sweet, sweet girl. Fiery Gwendolyn is gone and he is alone with nothing to occupy him except memories.
As he tries to grasp onto the recollections while simultaneously forgetting the pain he was bathed in for so long, he searches for a woman that will give him the agony he so desperately craves. You know what they say… be careful what you wish for.
As Welch pushes an unlikely woman to the brink, he is surprised at her eagerness as she gives him what he longs for. Punishment, pain, and pleasure. He becomes enveloped by the demons of his past, the torment of his current, and the ghost in his mind that he refuses to part from.
Reverted back to the dysfunctional little boy who obeys, Welch finds himself in a disastrous cycle while the edge of goodness is within reach. Will it be too late for him to find love before he breaks himself down to a point of no return?
**Graphic content warning including sexual degradation, emotional abuse, adult situations, and unconventional sexual practices that are intended for mature audiences only. Not suitable for readers under the age of eighteen. Reader discretion is highly advised.***
Excerpt
Just as I contemplated taking a knife to my wrists, there are those that are doing that now. They throw themselves into the pits of darkness because wallowing in a sea of hatred has become too goddamn much for them. Victoria was one of them.
Suddenly, that lump in my throat is tightening and it is getting harder and harder to breathe. The sunrise of joy that I also craved to see as I put the disgust and danger behind me is almost as frightening as the final farewell to the constant pain. The glutton who wants discomfort will never alter what he needs. That is me. It is embedded in my body, every cell of my being. The masochism that I love to loathe clings onto me forever. I am a dangerous man and my life is destined for bad things. I feel it in my stomach as it clenches.
My mind travels through time again as I stare Victoria in the face. All I want is one last smile while the face of her ghost haunts me, making my heart shatter into a trillion shards that will never be put back together, no matter how well Gwendolyn tries. I can certainly attempt to make her think that I am a changed man. She does make me feel more normal than I will ever be, but I must face that I am a player in the game that I hated so much. The last days of Victoria Matthews were filled with rape, torture, brutal violence, and sadness as I sit before a fucking picture box doting over the memories that I kept track of. Inside I hold the last known picture of her and I want to show it off. For what?
Being the boy who could never say no to the ultimate puppet master himself.
Gwendolyn vs. the Band of Barren Hearts (Monster, #1)
Monsters.
They don’t hide in your nightmares. They steal you away from the good life and prevent you from living your dreams.
That’s where 17-year-old Gwendolyn Fitzpatrick found herself; surrounded by wicked fiends after everything she thought she had was gone in the blink of an eye. She was shuffled away with one bag of memories miles away to a pair of foster parents that hardly had her best interests at hand. Forced to obey and listen to her caregiver’s commands, Gwendolyn buries her old self and focuses on the pain to become one of them.
A monster herself to seek vengeance.
While yearning for her teeming point to come, Gwendolyn starts to connect with another 17-year-old foster boy living with her who calls himself Welch. Just when Gwendolyn starts to feel faith splice its way through the venom of pain, the connection she has with Welch is put in jeopardy as the harshness gets worse with each passing day.
Will the two tattered spirits make it out alive?
About the Author
She enjoys spending time with her family and friends, traveling, anything outdoors, relaxing by the pool with a good piece of literature, red wine, coffee, tattoos, and HEA!
Giveaway!
**Graphic content warning including sexual degradation, emotional abuse, adult situations, and unconventional sexual practices that are intended for mature audiences only. Not suitable for readers under the age of eighteen. Reader discretion is highly advised.***
Before I start, please note that this series needs to be read in order. The first book is the foundation for book 2, and you would not understand the depravity of The Emancipation of Love. Two beautifully broken souls, fighting for their Monster.
This is the second book in the Monster Series, which is set ten years later, in Portland. We're given a grave amount of detail into the depths of a deranged mind. A mind and body, emotionally and physically conditioned by circumstance. Abused and molested from the age of six, by his foster father and subsequent foster parents, Welch is conditioned to submit. A scared little boy looking for love, turned into a hardened, broken, ravenous man. With an insatiable sexual appetite. A monster created by the perils of the worlds, that thought him worthless.
In book 1 after escaping, Gwen and Welch made plans to live in Portland, but when everything fell through, they were separated for years. Each re-living their own personal nightmares, while trying to heal. But after living through such physical and emotional turmoil, can one ever escape those nightmares?! Sometimes, healing comes in different forms. And sometimes, you never heal, just survive and learn to turn your nightmares into pleasant reminders of a painful past.
I am a monster. I am her monster and my cold heart will never belong to anyone else.
Living in Portland and working as a tattoo artist, Welch is trying hard to quench his darker desires by living out his sexual fantasies with a willing woman. A woman that only excites him, because she allows Welch to perform all his depraved desires on her body. But she is only an empty vessel Welch uses in place of his Gwendolyn. Gwen is the only woman he loves, and can truly be happy with. She understands the darkness within. Until he reunites with Gwen his willing victim will have to do.
Scared to let himself be happy, Welch withholds his own release, only basking in the pain and perils of each sexual act. While, his emotions of self-loathing simmer and slowly bubble to the surface.
What I loved about this book, was the way the author depicted Welch's dark soul and his depraved thought process. The acts were even more brutal and disturbing. I felt as if I was spiraling into the depths of darkness alongside William Welch.
Reuniting after years of lonely existences, both Gwen and William, find a small piece of solace, until their worlds are shattered once again, by the monstrous world and the evil and deceitful persons living within.
"I love you just as you are, Welch. Please know that the only thing I would want to change about you is your pain. I would take it all away if I could and feel it myself."
"I would do the same for you too. That is what people do when they love each other, sweet girl."
"I would do the same for you too. That is what people do when they love each other, sweet girl."
*ARC provided by Love Between the Sheets Promotions on behalf of the author for an honest review* Thanks!
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