Overview
He says I'm his light. But loving him feels like drowning in shadows.At UC Wisteria, I'm supposed to be chasing my future: books, scholarship, and a life I've fought tooth and nail to earn. But instead, I'm being chased by Branwen Atthill, the campus hockey star with sharp edges, hidden scars, and ice-blue eyes that track my every move like I belong to him. When his obsession transforms into something that looks like love, I fall headfirst into the dark fairytale I always craved-until I start losing myself in its twisted pages.Branwen is dangerous. Possessive. Beautiful in ways that make me forget to breathe. When the violence starts, I convince myself I can fix him. That if I love him hard enough, my light will chase away his darkness. But as secrets unravel and the campus grows more dangerous, I'm forced to confront the question I've been too terrified to ask: if I survive loving him, will I still recognize the girl I was before he consumed me?HE'S EVERYTHING I WAS WARNED ABOUT, AND THE ONLY BOY I'VE EVER WANTED TO BURN FOR.Bonus Material: Shattered Ice: A Hellebore Fields Prequel Trigger Warning & Tropes: Contemporary, Dark Romance, Erotic Thriller, Dark Academia, Hockey Romance, Stalker, Grumpy/Sunshine, Dubious Consent, Possessive, Tortured Past, Rags-to-Riches, Murder
Full Product Details
Author: Rivkah Plume ,
One Button Publishing
Publisher: Aber Stoat Publishing, LLC
Imprint: Aber Stoat Publishing, LLC
Volume: 1
Dimensions:
Width: 15.20cm
, Height: 1.90cm
, Length: 22.90cm
Weight: 0.522kg
ISBN: 9798991228299
Pages: 262
Publication Date: 19 February 2026
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Not yet available
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Reviews
""...toes the line between love and dangerous obsession ... Devotees of dark romances will not be surprised to discover that the twists are plentiful and the characters are gray...""--Booklife ""Romance fans looking for dark literary escapism will find this twisted erotic thriller unputdownable.""--BlueInk Review (starred review)
""Pushing against boundaries and at times sanity, the two central characters in this twisted tale are polar opposites who are drawn to each other-potentially to their own destruction.""-Booklife
""Romance fans looking for dark literary escapism will find this twisted erotic thriller unputdownable.""-BlueInk Review (starred review) ""a propulsive romance novel about the paper-thin line between obsession and devotion.""-Foreword Clarion Reviews ""toes the line between love and dangerous obsession.""-Booklife
Author Information
Rivkah Plume is a die-hard dark romance reader (and now author) residing in iconic San Diego County with her husband, tween daughter, and their two beloved dogs. When she's not otherwise occupied by her collection of steamy romance novels, you can find her drinking coffee, attempting yoga with her flexible husband, or out to lunch with friends. Pursuing an English degree in her mid-40s, Rivkah proves passion has no expiration date. https: //aberstoatpublishing.com/rivkah-plume @authorrivkahplume
