In the game of obsession and desire, losing control is just the beginning.
Theron lives life by his own rules—carefully crafted to keep his demons locked away and his heart untouchable. Boundaries have never interested him. Breaking them is what he loves best. Until her. She’s a glimmer in his darkness, a temptation he can’t ignore. She doesn’t follow his rules, and suddenly, Theron is breaking the one he swore he never would. Losing control. In a world as twisted as his, love is a dangerous game. One fueled by lies, manipulation, and raw obsession, their connection is as intoxicating as it is destructive. When hearts and secrets collide, there can only be one winner. Together, they’ll ignite the night—or let everything they touch burn to ash.
TROPES:
Dark Romance Alpha Male Psychological Lots of Spice Vigilante Justice Unrequited Love Emotional Scars
Hayley Faiman was born and raised in the Central Valley of California. She and her husband met when they were still in High School. They were married a few years later. They lived in Oregon while her husband was in the US Coast Guard. After living in Hill Country, Texas, for eight years and three years in East Texas, they now call North Carolina home and spend their time with their two teenage sons at all their events, screaming from the stands as they swim their hearts out!
The mmc is supposed to be obsessed with the FMC but broke up with her 10 years ago and has been fucking multiple women over the years. Mind you he has cameras at the FMCs place to keep his eye on her… The FMC is unhinged and obsessed (love it) but she’s also watching him fuck this other women and staying celibate?? As well as stalking him and the women over the years.
The MMC says things like “dip my dick in” when talking about the FMC which put me off immensely. He also was considering fucking the ow while thinking of the FMC and instead of thinking something like “I don’t want to cheat on the FMC” or “ I don’t want to touch anyone but the FMC” he says “it’s a dick move to desire only Lucille(FMC) while I’m balls deep inside Emile (OW), I’m aware of that, but at the same time, there’s nothing I can do about that right now” Are you fucking kidding me? Instead of thinking of the FMC’s feelings he is considering the OW’s?????
A nice start to the new series. I love a nice stalking story, and the cherry on top with this story is that they are both stalking each other without the other really knowing. This is NOT a unicorns and rainbow type of story, this is dark, dangerous, violent, and full of some super hot naughty bits. I could NOT get enough and can't wait to see what happens next for this group, I give this 5 stars.
🖤Dark Romance 🖤Alpha Male 🖤Psychological 🖤Lots of Spice 🖤Vigilante Justice 🖤Unrequited Love 🖤Emotional Scars
Wow! I’m totally blown away by Hunted Obsession by Hayley Faiman. I’ve read her hockey and mc romances and loved them, but this book just blew everything else out of the water.
Theron has been through so much in his life. Hunted Obsession is about him getting his life back…in couple different ways. Lucille is the once that got away….but was she ever really gone? I know I’m being vague…but I don’t want to give anything away. Just know that the surprises don’t stop until the very end of the book. I absolutely loved these two together and I’m dying for the rest of this series.
Thank you to Hayley Faiman and Wordsmith Publicity for the ARC of this book.
This is a dark read with an intense story. A story about secrets, lies and everything in between. Lucille and Theron have a strong pull towards each other but they have so much more than just chemistry. This is a well layered story with twist and turns with secrets and truths. Theron has his found family and they are looking for revenge and answers. With that they uncover a few things no one was expecting. Lucille has a few things up her sleeve as well. This was an intense page turner and I look forward to seeing what this author brings us next.
Loved Theron and Lucille. Theron thrives on control and Lucille makes him loose control, 10 years ago he let her go and tried to move forward, but little did either know, they were both watching the other. This book has some mystery and lots of spice. Once Lucille makes herself known again in Therons life, this book really takes off!!!
Let me start by saying that I LOVED every book of Hayley Faiman that I’ve read so far. This is no exception, but in this one I had a bit of a trouble relate with the main characters, especially the FMC. I generally like deprived, troubled, even cruel MCs, but in this one I had a bit of trouble justifying things and behaviours, especially regarding Lucille.
But first thing first. Lets start with the fact that the writing style is amazing and the plot flowing and intriguing. No questions there. Now, Theron. He has issues. And I mean big issues. Commitment issues stemming from his horrifying past that led him to believe that love is not for him. He believes he is incapable of it, since he has a hard time being honest about his past and the things that led to the man he is today. He loved Lucille ten years ago, he just couldn’t admit it. He is still obsessed with her and secretly stalks her, he can’t get over her, but at first we see that he denies himself the truth, not believing he is capable of love. His only family is the other five guys that suffered the same horrible things he did as a kid. They share an unbreakable bond that I loved getting glimpses of. I am totally intrigued by each and every one of them, and I can’t wait to dive into their own stories! They all are out for revenge against the ones who hurt them. So, in a sense, I understood Theron’s issues and I definitely can justify the majority of his behaviour – not all, but most of it. Lucille, though, is another story. I had trouble not only liking her, but mainly to understand her. She is the one with the major issues in my eyes. She is the main stalker! She is stalking Theron for the past 10 years, trying to sabotage his every romantic relationship because he is hers. No doubt in her mind! We are never informed that she had a traumatic past, but her behaviour is plainly psychotic. So, I couldn’t justify or relate with her and her actions at all. Some things are so over the top that I had to blink a few times to make sure that I was reading right. Especially one last revelation (that Theron just accepts in the end) had my eyes bugging out of their sockets! What??? The fact that Theron doesn’t find her behaviour as disturbing but mostly flattering is beyond me. So, yeah...Great writing, amazing world building (I can’t wait for the next book in the series), really HAWT scenes that will have you fan yourselves and make your kindle combust, but not my favourite Hayley Faiman main characters to date...3.5 stars.
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Hayley Faiman definitely knows how to write a fantastic stalker romance. This book is why I fell in love with her writing, it is filled with intrigue, suspense and stalking at its best! I loved how she flipped the script in this book. Both Theron and Lucille were obsessed with each other and had stalker tendencies but to me Lucille stole the show in this book. Lucille knew what she wanted and did not hesitate at all in going after it. She was fierce, smart, a bit unhinged and unapologetically herself. She loved Theron for who he was in spite of the walls he had built around his heart and what he had gone through. Theron was just as obsessed with Lucille but his past kept him back from opening up to her and truly giving love a chance. He never stopped obsessing over Luce, though and it was sizzlingly hawtt when he finally gave into his feelings. I was happy that circumstances were able to bring them back to each other and give them a chance at a happily ever after. I enjoyed the found family vibes with Theron and his 5 other friends and hope to see more of this as the series continues. This book laid the foundation for the other books and gave us crumbs regarding what's to come. This book was fast paced and the unfolding plot captured my attention from beginning till the end. This was definitely a great start to this new series and I am very excited for the other books.
This is the first book in a new series so it was a good intro to these characters. This is a beautiful mix of smut, obsession and suspense mixed with a brotherhood of friends who have been through a lot of abuse and want to hunt down the man responsible. This book put me through so many emotions it's definitely a rollercoaster of a ride.
Theron has been through it with his best friends who have all been through abuse and he has his demons of course and wants to find the man responsible for putting them through that. He then meets Lucille both of them have a strong pull towards each other but after what happened to him he feels like he can't love her and he walks away from her.........years later they come together again but only they haven't really been away from each other as they've both been obsessed and been keeping an eye on each other. Can Theron keep Lucille safe?
Their chemistry and pull is strong they really can't keep away from each other. This is a dark romance full of vigilante revenge, it's a second chance romance too please do check your triggers as this is DARK!!! There are twists and turns a plenty. I can't wait for book two to carry on with these amazing characters.
This is a dark romance second chance romance with some vigilante justice thrown in. Theron and Lucille lost each other 10 years ago. He let her go, but did he? Unbeknownst to each other, she has been stalking him and he her. I loved this twist on the story. She is just as obsessed with his life and keeping tabs on him and preventing any woman from moving in on what is hers. They never let each other go. The chemistry and pull between these two was undeniable, and I loved the way Haley wrote them with all their flaws, but together they are FIRE.
Theron and his found family own a security company and are after evil incarnate from their childhood. The suspense is real from page one! Lucille unveils a few of her own secrets to Theron much to his own shock, disbelief, and delight. This book is full of twists and turns that will keep you guessing and on the edge of your seat the whole time. Dark and suspenseful, that was a real page turner and I can’t wait for the story to continue.
Tropes: Dark Romance Alpha Male Psychological Lots of Spice Vigilante Justice Unrequited Love Emotional Scars
I don't really know what I just read - it was so discombobulated and I was lost from the beginning. The FL was a total psychopath, really! The ML wasn't much better, but I didn't like either one of them. I really don't know why they had this overwhelming, obsessive love for one another, but maybe it was because they were both psychos!
I kept reading, hoping for some clarity, but alas, there was none! I don't think HF is the best writer ever, but I usually enjoy her books, especially the hot smexy scenes she writes so well. There were plenty of those in this book, but I found myself skipping even those pages because I just couldn't wrap my head around anything romantic with these two. Add to this mess, that for neary half the book we have to read about the ML with another psycho (this one more evil) in detail... yuck; apparently he really doesn't like her, but he likes her pussy & he has to be with her to keep his cover (WTF EVER cause the reader doesn't know WTF is going on with that either)! aaaaargh
Seriously, nothing was explained, some of it you can figure out or guess at, but I'm thinking Ms. Faiman was trippin or somethin when she wrote this.
Theron and Lucille are the couple of this story, they dated 1o years ago, and from Lucille's pov you think that Theron is the one who got away because he left her and she is obsessed with him.
For more than half the book I was thinking about how Theron didn't deserved her obsession with him and his girlfriends, because it was like he had moved on and didn't know that it was her who made all his relationships to end.
Theron is a complex man with some heavy baggage from his past (he and his friends and partners in business) and is looking for revenge so he can't be with someone really important to him and that's why he has kept his distance with Lucille, but when she doesn't let him keep that distance he reveals just how obsessed he is with her too.
I loved how unhinged Lucille is and her stalkering, and the relationship she finally has with some of his friends.
I think I'll enjoy the next book in the series but I'll have to wait for my favorite story.
Omg, I'm used to all types of books written by this author and I always want more. She can give us a dark book, an MC book or a fantasy book, and I can guarantee that you'll be hooked... Hayley Faiman is amazing and her books will show just that. Hunted Obsession is her latest release and explores the lives of Theron and Lucille. These two are no strangers to each other. Theron let her get away 10 years ago and now he wants her back. He's used to control, but Lucille will knock all of that to land. She's feisty and twisted, just like him, she knows what she wants and will stop at nothing to get it. In this case, Him. Dayu, I could talk more about this book, but I refuse to spoil it. One thing I can say is that this book will take you to madness... They can be infuriating, but the chemistry they share is of charts. Get ready for a bumpy ride, full of madness, desire and so much more. Amazing book Hayley. Amazing
From the first few pages alone I knew that this would be a little different from Faiman’s other books, and I thought, ‘Yes, I’m down for it.’
A little bit dark and a little bit heavy (but not too heavy), Hunted Obsession was a deliciously intriguing, suspense-filled read with lots of spiciness throughout. Both main protagonists are equally obsessed with one another, they’ve been apart for ten years but are still, in their ways, very much aware of where the other is. Tumultuous circumstances see the pair reunited again, and this time around, neither one of them will be letting go. Prepare for lots of mystery and spice as these two make themselves known in one another's lives again, and join them as they seek revenge on those who’ve wronged them.
A fantastic start to a new series, I look forward to seeing what’s coming next
Wow! I have thoroughly enjoyed all of Hayley’s books and I’m a huge MC romance fan. I knew this new story was going to be different and different it was!!! I’m a sucker for dark romance though so it was definitely my jam.
What I loved about this one was you knew the vibe going into it but the suspense kept me on my toes the whole time. I was invested in the characters and was intrigued enough to binge this book in two late night reading sections.
Along with the suspense and plot that kept me invested there was plenty of the alpha male vibes that I love so much from this author. The spice was spicing through out the book which is always a great time. I can’t wait for the future books in this series. I highly recommend this one!
Dark Romance Alpha Male Psychological Lots of Spice Vigilante Justice Unrequited Love Emotional Scars
WOW!! This book was amazing! She's a new to me author & this is Theron & Lucille's story & it was freaking awesome!! They've known each other for a long time & some things happened that kept them apart for a while. She's totally obsessed with him & he has been watching her for a while. (I loved that take on this story) She will do anything & has done things to keep him in her sights. They both have huge secrets & a lot of things come to light. This book has everything I love, mystery, action, drama. However, she gets mixed into things that she had no idea about in her obsession with him. And he ends up walking a fine line. The storyline was freaking awesome & the spice was fantastic! I cannot wait to read more from her & I'm looking forward to other books in this series. Highly recommend this book & author!
This is a dark, stalker, second chance romance with some revenge and vigilante justice. There is an overarching storyline that I think will span all 6 books.
I was hooked on the story line from the beginning. It was painful to read some of the stuff at the beginning because you are just already rooting for Lucille.
They are both so obsessed with each other but they haven't spoken in 10 years. Everyone stalking everyone, secret cameras, sabotaging relationships.
Lucille is strong, smart, unhinged, take no s*, kind of unhinged and I loved it. She accepts and embraces Theron's darkness. Theron is so tortured and wanted the best for her and didn't think he could be it.
I thoroughly enjoyed this read and I can't wait for the rest of the series to see the other 5 friends' stories.
Theron left Lucille ten years earlier, feeling it was for her own good, but he never stopped looking out for her. Lucille never stopped loving him, or stalking him, breaking up any relationships he had with women. But this latest of his flings seems especially suspect to Lucille, and especially difficult to pry away from him. What lengths will she go to in order to reconnect with the love of her life?
I loved this story, couldn't put it down. There are secrets that the couple have that keep them apart, but a love that can't be denied. The story has action, danger, mystery, and suspense. Theron has great camaraderie with his partners who suffered as he had. Lucille is strong, independent and resourceful, never giving up on reconnecting with Theron. There is plenty of steam, and a HEA.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
A new series from Hayley Faiman …. And oh boy it does not disappoint!!
Dark,mysterious,passionate,skeletons in the closet and secrets,secrets and more secrets. Theron and Lucille have known each other for at least 10 years. They were an item years ago but things got to be too heavy for Theron, he had the skeletons, and he fled. He left her high and dry. She never got over.
Stalking Theron’s current girlfriends ,Lucille would make their lives a living tell till they broke up with Theron. If Lucille can’t have him … none can!!
In walks the newest girlfriend,she’s just hit the hairs on the back of my neck standing straight up. Come to find out she’s….. ( no spoilers) lol
It is one of the best books that I’ve read from Ms. Faiman… but I always say that.
I cannot wait to read about the other brothers! Please write a book about each of them!
I have to admit this is not one of my favorite books by this author. I really liked the beginning, but then there was a long part in the middle where Lucille, the FMC, just annoyed me by making really dumb decisions and having no sense. I thought it took way too long to tell us anything about her other than she’s in love with Theron. And how many times do they need to roll their lips? The story gets better again towards the end. Some things are not wrapped up, leading into the next book. I love the relationships between the guys. They truly know and love each other after their trauma. Lucille is seriously all in with Theron. I would have loved more details on her past activities with the women in Theron’s past.
Theron life is one of rules that helps him lock down on his own demons making him untouchable. He has kept strong and alive with these rules. Until he meets Lucille Both of them find a strong pull and the chemistry is amazing. Theron's family is out for revenge and some unexpected truths are brought to light. This is a dark romance dark romance, full of vigilante justice. One alpha male and trust me no shrinking violet of female lead. Lucille has many hidden strengths. A story full of layers, with twist and turns with secrets and truths.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
Theron and Lucille broke up a decade ago but both of them continue to keep tabs on each other. Theron is now “dating” Emmie who is all kinds of shady and he soon discovers that she is intertwined with someone from his past.
As Lucille does her own investigation, Theron and his “brothers” dig through the dirt as well. This book is pretty unique as Lucille is not the typical damsel in distress. She is motivated and absolutely good at doing what she does!
I didn’t expect the twist at the end and it was brilliant. You will love this book if you enjoy spicy dark romances featuring an alpha male and a strong heroine.
I love Lucille!!!! She was everything I was hoping for and more. She was so obsessed with Theron, just as much as he was obsessed with her. They were a perfect couple in the end. Theron’s past played such a huge part in this book and my heart broke for him. We met a lot of characters who will likely be getting their own story’s to deal with the overall plot (this is a HEA for these characters just an overall story arc that I think will take place in all the books in this series). I can’t wait for more story’s in this series. I know that by the end, it’s going to epic!! I hope all the characters and their found loves are as amazing as Theron and Lucille!
The newest series from Hayley Faiman is dark and dangerous!
Get ready to meet a group of men who own a security company and help protect people who need it, but never forget the people who don’t deserve, especially ones from the past that hurt all of them. The first book in this new series will have readers delving into some intense topics, learning secrets about the characters and finding out who the women that will be able to handle being by their sides. This story definitely has disturbing moments but each and every one is crucial to who and what these characters are about. I look forward to the rest of the books in the series!
I started and couldn’t stop. This is usually the case with Hayley’s books.
I really couldn’t decide if I liked the mystery at first between Theron and Lucille-but man, as I kept going-I was rooting for Lucille. And this relationship kept me guessing-and I loved that.
Theron is a flawed man, but with reason. His character was revealed throughout the story and you realized his flaws became his strength.
I loved the relationship with his “brothers” and want more-and there will be.
I can’t say more as that would be spoiling it-but I really liked the journey.
Wow, what a wild ride! I have read other novels by this author and loved them. This novel did not disappoint. I was so excited to jump into this novel. Wow, once I started reading I could not put this novel down. This novel grabbed ahold of my attention and held on tight until the very last page. This novel kept me on the edge of my seat reading with all of the twists and turns. I loved Lucille and Theron. Their chemistry was so good! I loved watching them lower their walls and fall in love. So so good! I can hardly wait to see what this author has coming next.
This book was just WOW! I read this book in one sitting, it was so engaging I could not put it down. This is a dark romance and these two are very interesting characters. These two have been apart for 10 years and are still obsessed with each other. Going through all the turmoil with them and having them find each other again was very exhilarating. This book was dark, heavy (but not too heavy), exciting and intriguing! I absolutely loved it. This book is different than many the author has written, but she did a fantastic job with this! This is an absolute five star read.
the book begins with the protagonists knowing each other in the past and having a relationship, which they broke up when Lucille told him ILY. I would have liked to see this part of their story because the book seems to start in the middle of the events. the H owns a security firm but doesn't know what the h is doing and that she is a stalker. there are some twists and turns and they get to their HEA, but I feel the story is missing something to be a good one. maybe it is the fact that he has a girlfriend when the h is stalking him and watching him have s*x with said girlfriend...
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Intense and Dangerous...Suspenseful to say the least! This book will keep you on the edge. It is a story full of intrigue that I couldn't put down. Theron, Emmie, and Lucille. Lucille is the good one and Emmie is the one you need to keep your eye on. Emmie wants Theron and she's manipulative enough to get him. I couldn't read it fast enough to determine what would happen next. If you like the dark and dangerous you will love this book. Hayley has written an unexpected suspenseful thriller!
This was a unique second chance story that was filled with chemistry, secrets, unexpected twists. The suspense along with the stalker vibes had me flipping pages. When secrets are revealed and tables are turned, I got a new vision of Lucille that I really found intriguing. I loved the camaraderie between Theron and his "brothers" and was definitely left looking forward to more Alpha Nights.
FANTASTIC!! I love a good dark romance. This one was addicting I could not put it down. Stalking was a HUGE theme. She was stalking him, he was stalking her, she was stalking his current. I loved it!! Not only is it dark, it's a second chance. I couldn't ask for more. Of course we have our typical as$hole hero who is has been hurt but we fall for him. That is Hayley Faiman's specialty after all. I am so happy it's a series because I really like this group of guys.