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- Content warnings: Child trafficking, Rape, Sexual assault, Dubious consent, Blood, Gore, Murder, Torture, Kidnapping, Stalking, Manipulation, Sexual content
Haunting Adeline
by H.D. Carlton
Book 1 in Cat and Mouse
You'll experience the intense, taboo thrill of a morally gray obsession that pushes boundaries.
goodreads 3.94/5 899,078 ratings
storykind_community 3.52/5 32 ratings
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Length629 pages
Series statusCompleted series · 3 books
Spice5/5 · Dark / taboo style
PacingFast
Story profile
What the story promises
The strongest reviewed signals about romance, fantasy, and the reading experience.
Romance promise
- Obsessive love interest
- Male/female pairing (M/F)
- Insta-love
- High
- Dark / taboo style
- The angst delivered
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- Stalker
- Power imbalance
- Rough / primal
- Obsessed
- Morally gray
- Love/hate tension
- Possessive / claiming
- Addictive read
- Possessive alpha
- Push and pull
- Power dynamic
- Feral brain activated
- Dark/tortured soul
- Possessive love interest
- Jealous/possessive during intimacy
- Feral devotion
- Rough but consensual
- Mine declarations
- Possessive/protective
- Growling / possessive sounds
- Choking/breath play
- Rough/aggressive intimacy
- Bondage/restraint
- Degradation (light)
- Possessive
- Dominance
- Power exchange
- Primal play (hunting/chasing)
- Marking
Fantasy promise
- Dark romance
- Stalker romance
- Manor house / estate
- Contemporary
- Ghosts
- Big city / metropolis
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- Gothic
- Captive romance
- Forbidden love
Reading experience
- Dual POV
- Fast
- Dark
- Heavy
- Artist/creative
- Intense
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- Dramatic
- Survivor
- Suspenseful
- Eerie
- Raw
- Tense
- Edgy
- Dangerous
- Haunting
- Sensual
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Book details
- Length
- 629 pages
- Language
- English
- Format
- Book