The Darkest Note: Redwood Kings, Book 1

Why we recommend it

Brooding, atmospheric and laced with menace, this kicks off a series steeped in dangerous men and darker secrets. The mood is all shadow and obsession, where attraction feels like a trap closing slowly. For readers who crave morally grey heroes, simmering hostility that curdles into want, and a heroine pulled into a world she can't escape, this opener promises tension that hums beneath every page.