Title: Tainted Black (A Forbidden Romance)
Author: Shanora Williams
Genre: Contemp/Dark Romance
Release Date: September 11, 2015
Dear Mr. Black,
I know you were hurting. I heard your cries. I wished over and over again that I could make it better, but as you stated I was too inexperienced; too good for someone as bad as you.
Perhaps you were right, but it didn’t matter because what I did know was that I loved the way you felt—loved the way you smelled. I loved how hard you got for me, and when you called me your Little Knight.
I can still remember that day in the park, when you held me close and kissed me deep. How you effortlessly made me cry your name on top of sweet smelling grass, making me feel like the only girl in the world. I loved how you looked at me, how you spoke to me.
I 'd been madly in love with you ever since I was twelve years old, but I shouldn’t have been.
Isabelle would have hated it—my best friend. I couldn’t afford to lose her. Besides, you two had already lost enough. Losing Mrs. Black was the epitome.
Perhaps you were right, but it didn’t matter because what I did know was that I loved the way you felt—loved the way you smelled. I loved how hard you got for me, and when you called me your Little Knight.
I can still remember that day in the park, when you held me close and kissed me deep. How you effortlessly made me cry your name on top of sweet smelling grass, making me feel like the only girl in the world. I loved how you looked at me, how you spoke to me.
I 'd been madly in love with you ever since I was twelve years old, but I shouldn’t have been.
Isabelle would have hated it—my best friend. I couldn’t afford to lose her. Besides, you two had already lost enough. Losing Mrs. Black was the epitome.
It’s Chloe Knight.
I wanted to be there for you no matter what, but Isabelle needed me too.
And she would have hated me if she ever found out I was sleeping with her father.
** Tainted Black is a forbidden love-story about a girl who helplessly falls for her best friend’s father. After a tragic accident ends the life of Theo Black’s wife, he turns to the one person he has always found interesting. Chloe Knight, the girl from across the street, his daughter’s best friend, and a person that is considered completely off limits for him. **
New York Times & USA Today Bestselling author Shanora Williams considers herself a wondrous, down-to-earth author who's all about romance, paranormal, and the historical fiction. Coffee and Oreos are her addiction. Reading is a necessity. Whenever she isn't writing or reading, she's most likely spending her time with family and loved ones, or watching hit TV series on Netflix.
I wanted to be there for you no matter what, but Isabelle needed me too.
And she would have hated me if she ever found out I was sleeping with her father.
** Tainted Black is a forbidden love-story about a girl who helplessly falls for her best friend’s father. After a tragic accident ends the life of Theo Black’s wife, he turns to the one person he has always found interesting. Chloe Knight, the girl from across the street, his daughter’s best friend, and a person that is considered completely off limits for him. **
I looked down at the person’s name that flashed on my
screen. Mr. Black. Surprised, my heart caught speed, and I answered, my voice
soft. “Mr. Black?”
“Hey Chloe.”
“Everything okay?”
“I don’t know,” he said,
voice low. “You tell me.”
“What do you mean?”
“You just gonna stay in
your room and watch me, or are you gonna come over and actually talk to me?”
I huffed a laugh, looking
up, heat bombarding my cheeks. Being embarrassed would have been an
understatement. “I’m—I don’t know what you mean.”
“Turn on your lamp,” he
demanded.
“Why?”
“I want to see you.”
I looked towards my lamp,
hesitating. He was quiet, waiting for me to follow through. I blew a breath,
going for my lamp. Then I met at the window again, and he was still there. His
expression had changed though. He was smiling now. It was gentle. Sweet.
“Damn. Is there ever a time
you don’t look good?”
“Please,” I laughed,
tugging on the hem of my tank. It was then that I realized I had no bra on. I
covered my chest with my arm.
“Don’t do that.”
“Do what?”
“Cover up. Just stand
there… let me look at you.”
Slowly dropping my hand, I
stared ahead, allowing Mr. Black to get an eye-full. I was in my most natural
state—hair up in a bun, shorts low, revealing too much leg, and sporting a
white camisole that exposed firm, brown nipples.
“What are we doing?” I
asked, voice barely heard.
He was quiet for a moment, his face serious now.
“Picking up where we left off.”
I've not read a lot of forbidden love stories, but from the few I have read, this one pretty much tops the list as my favorite. This story takes you through a number of years, starting when Chloe meets the new neighbors who moved in across the street from her and eventually she becomes best friends with Izzy Black, the daughter of the new neighbors. Over the years, Chloe has harbored a crush on Izzy's father Theo, but realizes that nothing could ever happen between them.
Until a tragedy occurs that will forever change the lives of Chloe, Izzy and Theo.
This book will leave you with all kinds of feels. Both Chloe and Theo realize how much is at risk, yet they can't deny the attraction they feel for each other, and they eventually give into the temptation. Ms. Williams has written this book in such a way that you get so wrapped up in the story it's almost as if you can feel the emotions behind it. You feel the heartbreak, the sadness and sorrow, the anguish and anger of each character.
Along with the emotional aspect of the story, Ms. Williams throws in a few twists that takes the story in a direction you aren't expecting, and those twists will have you reading until you finish the book. And damn, what an ending!
ARC provided in exchange for honest review.
New York Times & USA Today Bestselling author Shanora Williams considers herself a wondrous, down-to-earth author who's all about romance, paranormal, and the historical fiction. Coffee and Oreos are her addiction. Reading is a necessity. Whenever she isn't writing or reading, she's most likely spending her time with family and loved ones, or watching hit TV series on Netflix.
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