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Branded Possession (The Machinery of Desire)

Cari Silverwood

Book 3 in the The Machinery of Desire series · Reading order →

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Why we recommend it

A simmering descent into ownership and obsession, this one is built for readers who crave a possessive hero who claims what he wants and a heroine pulled into his orbit. Expect charged tension, power imbalance and the kind of slow-tightening control that defines the genre. Heavy on dominance and desire, it leans into morally grey territory where wanting and surrender blur. Intense, atmospheric and unapologetically dark.

At a glance

Branded Possession is a sci-fi romance by Cari Silverwood. Spice 4/5, darkness 4/5 — mid-range for sci-fi romance. Among 403 rated sci-fi romance books, 47% are less dark and 30% less spicy. Tagged tropes include captive / captor, forced proximity and alpha hero. It is lighter than Cari Silverwood’s other books on Readark (average darkness 4.5/5). It runs to 316 pages. 2 content warnings are listed below, hidden until you tap.

Book details

Pages
316
Published
March 2018

Branded Possession spice level

Branded Possession is rated 4/5 for spice on Readark’s scale: explicit and frequent, meaning multiple detailed scenes, with heat central to the story. Its darkness rating is 4/5: heavy, meaning sustained cruelty, trauma or non-consent central to the relationship. How we rate

Branded Possession content warnings

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  • Dubious Consent
  • Emotional Abuse / Gaslighting

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