Ann Denton

Angelo

Rose makes me blind with lust, but also with fury.
She’s going to give me what I want, even if I have to blackmail her to get it.
She can hate me ‘til her dying day, but I will not let this secret of hers stand.
I’m going to find out who hurt her … and show them they can’t touch what’s mine.

Rose

He’s crossed a line that we can’t come back from.
Threatening to ruin my family is unforgivable.
I don’t care about the crush I used to have on him, or the fact that he’s my brother’s best friend.
Angelo Walker is the devil incarnate.
And I refuse to bow to a demon … no matter how he tempts me.

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Stalked and Plucked #2

Bedding Rose

Ann Denton delivered some serious heat with this one—and all the feels too!

, the author gave me exactly what I felt was missing from 

. Unlike the first book, this one didn’t feel like a short story, but a full, fleshed out novel complete with character back-stories and an incredible cast of secondary characters, among which is Rose’s brother, Enrique, who stole my heart with his sunny, comic relief personality. I also really enjoyed getting to see more of Rose’s friends, which perfectly hint to what will be the story in the next installment.

The romance, however, was my favorite part of this story (surprise, surprise!) In true Ann Denton fashion, I once again found myself enjoying things that aren’t exactly part of my comfort zone. Angelo is a perfect dark romance hero, with moments of overbearing obsession for the protagonist that—while they’re not usually my favorites—somehow worked. This is because his darker qualities were perfectly balanced with his better qualities: his support of Rose’s decisions, his desire to make her ambitions a reality, his gentleness with her, and availability to put his own needs aside to give her exactly what she needs. Just like Rose, I ended up falling head over heels for him and loving his rights and his wrongs. I also really loved Rose’s character. It was hard to read about her past abuse, but I’m happy with the way the author handled that aspect and very pleased with the resolution and closure Rose found by the end of the book.

The romance was extremely steamy and I loved the love scenes between Rose and Angelo, but my favorite moments were the sweet ones in between that showed just how much Angelo loves and cherishes Rose. I particularly loved their ending! The story wraps up nicely with a perfect happy ending! Now I’m very curious to read Lily’s story. I have a feeling that one will be pushing at my comfort zone more than the other books in the series, but I’m excited to see what the author has planned.

Thank you to the author for sending me an eARC. Opinions are my own!

Maria Elena Vitale Zelaia

Ann Denton delivered some serious heat with this one—and all the feels too!

With Bedding Rose, the author gave me exactly what I felt was missing from Chaining Daisy. Unlike the first book, this one didn’t feel like a short story, but a full, fleshed out novel complete with character back-stories and an incredible cast of secondary characters, among which is Rose’s brother, Enrique, who stole my heart with his sunny, comic relief personality. I also really enjoyed getting to see more of Rose’s friends, which perfectly hint to what will be the story in the next installment.

The romance, however, was my favorite part of this story (surprise, surprise!) In true Ann Denton fashion, I once again found myself enjoying things that aren’t exactly part of my comfort zone. Angelo is a perfect dark romance hero, with moments of overbearing obsession for the protagonist that—while they’re not usually my favorites—somehow worked. This is because his darker qualities were perfectly balanced with his better qualities: his support of Rose’s decisions, his desire to make her ambitions a reality, his gentleness with her, and availability to put his own needs aside to give her exactly what she needs. Just like Rose, I ended up falling head over heels for him and loving his rights and his wrongs. I also really loved Rose’s character. It was hard to read about her past abuse, but I’m happy with the way the author handled that aspect and very pleased with the resolution and closure Rose found by the end of the book.

The romance was extremely steamy and I loved the love scenes between Rose and Angelo, but my favorite moments were the sweet ones in between that showed just how much Angelo loves and cherishes Rose. I particularly loved their ending! The story wraps up nicely with a perfect happy ending! Now I’m very curious to read Lily’s story. I have a feeling that one will be pushing at my comfort zone more than the other books in the series, but I’m excited to see what the author has planned.

Thank you to the author for sending me an eARC. Opinions are my own!

 series is becoming my guilty-not-so-guilty pleasure read. These taboo romance standalones can be read individually or as a series, but please check the trigger warnings before starting. In BEDDING ROSE the main triggers are: cutting, rape (off page, happens in the past) and murder. If that’s something you can handle, and you love a good brother’s best friend trope with an obsessively protective man and tons of angst and banter, then I highly recommend this read!

 back when I read it, but while I loved the dynamic of that relationship, I wanted a bit more “story” to go with it and more background on the characters. 

 had that! While the scorching hot romance was still very much the focus, this one felt more like a novel than a short story. The author took her time fleshing out Angelo and Rose’s characters, and it made the romance much more rewarding when it happened. I fell hard for these two! Rose was a devastatingly heartbreaking and strong character, not only for how she deals with the trauma of her past abuse, but also for the confidence she finds along the way to deal with the other expectations keeping her caged. Angelo, on the other hand, was exactly the sort of bad boy I love falling for. The tattoos and protective alphahole attitude were already a guarantee for me, but pair that with how attentive and careful he was with Rose and you’ve got yourself a winner. He may be unconventional, but he’s more than deserved his throne as my favorite of Ann Denton’s men.

Angelo and Rose’s story wraps up perfectly, but the author leaves us hanging with a tease of what’s coming in the next installment, where another of the Wildflowers girl squad will be the protagonist. I admit, if that story is going where I think it is, this one will truly be a taboo romance. The author has a great challenge in her hands, but I’ve read enough Ann Denton books by now to trust that she’ll work some magic! However, this is also me throwing in a request into the void to get a book about Enrique, Rose’s brother, who wins the award for best brother, best sassy boy and best secondary character with main character energy.

Chiara Vitale Zelaia

The Stalked and Plucked series is becoming my guilty-not-so-guilty pleasure read. These taboo romance standalones can be read individually or as a series, but please check the trigger warnings before starting. In BEDDING ROSE the main triggers are: cutting, rape (off page, happens in the past) and murder. If that’s something you can handle, and you love a good brother’s best friend trope with an obsessively protective man and tons of angst and banter, then I highly recommend this read!

I had already enjoyed Chaining Daisy back when I read it, but while I loved the dynamic of that relationship, I wanted a bit more “story” to go with it and more background on the characters. Bedding Rose had that! While the scorching hot romance was still very much the focus, this one felt more like a novel than a short story. The author took her time fleshing out Angelo and Rose’s characters, and it made the romance much more rewarding when it happened. I fell hard for these two! Rose was a devastatingly heartbreaking and strong character, not only for how she deals with the trauma of her past abuse, but also for the confidence she finds along the way to deal with the other expectations keeping her caged. Angelo, on the other hand, was exactly the sort of bad boy I love falling for. The tattoos and protective alphahole attitude were already a guarantee for me, but pair that with how attentive and careful he was with Rose and you’ve got yourself a winner. He may be unconventional, but he’s more than deserved his throne as my favorite of Ann Denton’s men.

Angelo and Rose’s story wraps up perfectly, but the author leaves us hanging with a tease of what’s coming in the next installment, where another of the Wildflowers girl squad will be the protagonist. I admit, if that story is going where I think it is, this one will truly be a taboo romance. The author has a great challenge in her hands, but I’ve read enough Ann Denton books by now to trust that she’ll work some magic! However, this is also me throwing in a request into the void to get a book about Enrique, Rose’s brother, who wins the award for best brother, best sassy boy and best secondary character with main character energy.

Bedding Rose Stalked and Plucked #2

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