Think twice if…
- Content warnings: Dubious consent, Violence, Kidnapping, Captivity, Stalking, Death, Death of a parent, Domestic violence, Blackmail, Addiction, Alcohol use, Manipulation, Graphic violence, Sexual content
The Master
by Kresley Cole
Book 2 in The Game Maker
Russian mafia boss, sex worker heroine he gets obsessed with, and Kresley Cole writing some of the filthiest possessive-alpha dialogue in contemporary romance.
goodreads 4.27/5 22,791 ratings
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Length368 pages
Series statusOngoing series
Spice5/5 · Frequent explicit scenes
PacingFast
Story profile
What the story promises
The strongest reviewed signals about romance, fantasy, and the reading experience.
Romance promise
- Possessive love interest
- Male/female pairing (M/F)
- Instant attraction
- High
- Frequent explicit scenes
- Addictive read
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- Possessive alpha
- Obsessive love interest
- Dirty talk heavy
- Tension finally satisfied
- Billionaire / CEO
- Morally gray love interest (LI)
- Rough / primal
- Obsessed
- Morally gray
- Power imbalance
- Possessive / claiming
- Feral brain activated
- Stalker
- Captor/captive
- Kink-heavy / BDSM focus
- Anti-hero
- Predator x prey
- Dominant / submissive
- Filthy / dirty
- Jealous/possessive during intimacy
- Mine declarations
- Marking hickeys
- Rough but consensual
- Control in bedroom only
- Begging kink
- BDSM elements
- Power exchange
- Dominance
- Rough/aggressive intimacy
- Dubious consent elements
- Possessive
- Claiming
- Marking
- Punishment dynamics
Fantasy promise
- Dark romance
- Mafia romance
- Big city / metropolis
- Contemporary
- Humans only
- Luxury hotel
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- Billionaire romance
- Stalker romance
- Captive romance
- Contract/transactional romance
Reading experience
- Dual POV
- Fast
- Dark
- Intense
- Moderate
- Medium
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- Survivor
- BIPOC love interest (LI)
- Fast-paced
- Snarky/sarcastic
- Latinx MC
- Steamy
- Edgy
- Runaway / on the run
- Dangerous
- Dramatic
- Deceptively deadly
- Seductive
- Thrilling
- Forbidden desire
- Bargain with consequences
- Page turner
- Addictive pacing
- Morally complex
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Book details
- Length
- 368 pages
- Language
- English
- Format
- Book