The Lover: A Dark Historical Gothic Romance (Carnal Angels Book 1) Kindle Edition

Psychological Dark Historical RomanceInstant USA Today BestsellerInternationally Published“Schone simultaneously depicts Anne's detailed, explicit, and deeply erotic introduction to sex while dropping more and more terrifying hints about the horrors of Michael's mysterious early life...Only by embracing her passion can Anne learn to differentiate the screams of horror from the screams of passion.” —Female Sexuality, the Gothic, and Romantic Suspense, Romance Novels for FeministsAnne Aimes, a lonely 36-year old spinster, pays the ultimate price when she hires Michael, a legendary lover, to “show her angels.” Only to discover that Michael is stalked by a psychotic killer, and she is the bait...Inducted into prostitution when he was thirteen years old, beautiful, dark-haired Michael is named for the ecstasy he brings women. But he cannot escape his sadistic past. A man who was paid to please women, he is now scarred by fire and must pay for pleasure. Until a wealthy, reclusive woman solicits his touch. The perfect tool to draw out the man who has killed everyone he has ever loved.Too late, Michael realizes the woman who lures his nemesis is also the one woman he cannot live without...Trigger Warnings: Michael and Gabriel were lured into prostitution when they were 13 year old boys. Their world is founded on death, sex and violence, including rape, abuse and unusual torture. Read more