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Haunting Adeline

by H. D. Carlton

Haunting Adeline is one of the most-discussed (and most content-flagged) dark romances on BookTok: explicit stalker/dark-romance material that's intentionally uncomfortable by design, not a typical enemies-to-lovers arc. Go in knowing the genre, not expecting a cozy romance.

Cover of Haunting Adeline by H. D. Carlton.

why track this in moth

Dark romance readers tend to track content warnings as much as plot; Moth's private notes are a good place to keep your own ahead of the sequel.

Book facts

Genre
Literature & Fiction, Genre Fiction, Horror, Mystery, Thriller & Suspense, Mystery, Women Sleuths
Publisher
H. D. Carlton
Published
January 1, 2021
Pages
583
Reading time
11 hr 35 min · ~28 nights at 25 min/day in Moth
ISBN
9798454848842
Language
en

Publisher's summary

"The Manipulator. I can manipulate the emotions of anyone who lets me. I will make you hurt, make you cry, make you laugh and sigh. But my words don't affect him. Especially not when I plead for him to leave. He's always there, watching and waiting. And I can never look away. Not when I want him to come closer. The Shadow. I didn't mean to fall in love. But now that I have, I can't stay away. I'm mesmerized by her smile, by her eyes, and the way she moves. The way she undresses... I'll keep watching and waiting. Until I can make her mine. And once she is, I'll never let her go. Not even when she begs me to." --

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