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Hunted: A Dark Romance
Trapped in the wilderness of Norway, he became both my protector and predator.When I set off to the remote wilderness of Norway for my atmospheric research, I envisioned rain drenched landscapes and fierce weather patterns, not the brooding and dangerously attractive hunter, Aksel.
Initially, I admired his rugged intensity, but I soon uncovered the darkness lurking beneath his captivating blue-gray eyes. Trapped in his isolated cabin in a foreign land, I'm forced to navigate not only the unforgiving elements but also Aksel's possessive and primal desires.
As days blur into nights marked by raw passion and startling revelations, I find myself caught in a tumultuous struggle between fear and an undeniable yearning for the man who has claimed me.
With my professional dreams clashing against Aksel’s animalistic need to protect and possess, I must decide whether to embrace the wild freedom he offers or to find a way back to the life I once knew.
In a place where love and danger intertwine, can I survive Aksel’s savage past and emerge unscathed, or will I become his willing prey?
Hunted is a 47k word dark romance with heavy subjects that some readers may find triggering. A full list of the warnings will be found in the book. This story has no cliffhanger, no cheating and ends with a HEA.
Initially, I admired his rugged intensity, but I soon uncovered the darkness lurking beneath his captivating blue-gray eyes. Trapped in his isolated cabin in a foreign land, I'm forced to navigate not only the unforgiving elements but also Aksel's possessive and primal desires.
As days blur into nights marked by raw passion and startling revelations, I find myself caught in a tumultuous struggle between fear and an undeniable yearning for the man who has claimed me.
With my professional dreams clashing against Aksel’s animalistic need to protect and possess, I must decide whether to embrace the wild freedom he offers or to find a way back to the life I once knew.
In a place where love and danger intertwine, can I survive Aksel’s savage past and emerge unscathed, or will I become his willing prey?
Hunted is a 47k word dark romance with heavy subjects that some readers may find triggering. A full list of the warnings will be found in the book. This story has no cliffhanger, no cheating and ends with a HEA.
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236 pages, Kindle Edition
Published August 18, 2024
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September 10, 2024
Boring, Weird, Cliche, InstaLove
This book is beyond weird. I kept waiting for a twist, for this man to jump out and actually be a werewolf of sorts. But no, he’s just a weird man that thinks and acts like a wolf and his whole family did too. There’s family trauma and it’s just bizarre. I also found this book really boring. The climax was not a climax. lol. And the odd going from murder to instalove also messed with me. Overall, not great. I personally wouldn’t recommend.
This book is beyond weird. I kept waiting for a twist, for this man to jump out and actually be a werewolf of sorts. But no, he’s just a weird man that thinks and acts like a wolf and his whole family did too. There’s family trauma and it’s just bizarre. I also found this book really boring. The climax was not a climax. lol. And the odd going from murder to instalove also messed with me. Overall, not great. I personally wouldn’t recommend.
August 24, 2024
Selena Winters is always a hit
Thoughts: Aksel is alpha / pred@tor vibes all the way 🙌🏼. Zara is meek and timid but totally into it! Primal is my jam!
Overall Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Plot / Storyline 👩🏻💻: 📑📑📑
Heat / Burn (slow / fast): 🐢🐇🐇🐇🐇
Darkness: 🖤🖤🖤
Red Flags: 🚩🚩🚩🚩
Kinks: 🫦🫦🫦
Spice: 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️
Range of Emotions: 😏🫣🥵😬🥵
Ending: 👩🏻❤️👨🏻 {HEA}
POV: 👫🏻 {Dual}
***spoilers - whole story***
Zara is a weather scientist trying to do research in Norway.
Aksel is a survivalist that takes people on and shows the wildlife. He is also a hun+er.
Zara’s company contacted Aksel to house her and guide her while she is in Norway. He wants to hun+ her, until her sees her and he goes all “MINE” on her.
They give into their desires.
Tor, Aksel’s brother / cousin thre@tens Zara’s safety and Aksel takes care of it.
Aksel tells Zara their dad taught them there is only 1 alpha and it’s survival of the fittest. His dad procre@ted with his Aunt and had Tor.
Aksel wins and tor is no more. Zara decides to stay in Norway.
Thoughts: Aksel is alpha / pred@tor vibes all the way 🙌🏼. Zara is meek and timid but totally into it! Primal is my jam!
Overall Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Plot / Storyline 👩🏻💻: 📑📑📑
Heat / Burn (slow / fast): 🐢🐇🐇🐇🐇
Darkness: 🖤🖤🖤
Red Flags: 🚩🚩🚩🚩
Kinks: 🫦🫦🫦
Spice: 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️
Range of Emotions: 😏🫣🥵😬🥵
Ending: 👩🏻❤️👨🏻 {HEA}
POV: 👫🏻 {Dual}
***spoilers - whole story***
Zara is a weather scientist trying to do research in Norway.
Aksel is a survivalist that takes people on and shows the wildlife. He is also a hun+er.
Zara’s company contacted Aksel to house her and guide her while she is in Norway. He wants to hun+ her, until her sees her and he goes all “MINE” on her.
They give into their desires.
Tor, Aksel’s brother / cousin thre@tens Zara’s safety and Aksel takes care of it.
Aksel tells Zara their dad taught them there is only 1 alpha and it’s survival of the fittest. His dad procre@ted with his Aunt and had Tor.
Aksel wins and tor is no more. Zara decides to stay in Norway.
September 27, 2024
Darkishly Delicious
This was so spicy and dark that I couldn't put it down. Anything Selena writes is absolutely dark, delicious, and amazing.
Zara and Aksel were on fire. Their chemistry was so spicy, and I loved how they grew with each other. Definitely recommend this book if you want something dark and spicy.
This was such a good book, but what do you expect? Selena is amazing. It was hot hot hot🔥 🔥
This was so spicy and dark that I couldn't put it down. Anything Selena writes is absolutely dark, delicious, and amazing.
Zara and Aksel were on fire. Their chemistry was so spicy, and I loved how they grew with each other. Definitely recommend this book if you want something dark and spicy.
This was such a good book, but what do you expect? Selena is amazing. It was hot hot hot🔥 🔥
September 17, 2024
This could have been a novella because it’s pretty repetitive and could have been edited down. The tension is spicy but the sex is pretty much the same position throughout most of the book.
September 4, 2024
I cringed every five minutes.
August 28, 2024
This man, this powerful, dangerous hunter, has claimed me as his mate. He’s my protector, my lover, my everything. And I’m his, forever marked by his passion, strength, and unwavering determination to possess me.
Faced with the project of a lifetime, researcher Zara Driscoll is sent from the small town lifestyle of Minnesota to the expensive wilderness of Norway. Tasked with studying the weather patterns there, she's first introduced to Tor, a native on the plane before landing and coming face to face with Askel. A handsome and rugged man with a brooding attitude, she feels sparks from their first eye contact and together in an isolate cabin the tension between the two would only grow. Drawn to one another, her studies would take a backseat as the two quickly fell into a lustful itinerary together. Unable to keep hands and mouths apart, he truly believed he found his one true mate. Unbeknownst to Zara, his initial plot involved gunting her like prey before slaughtering her in the woods, her body never to be found. Faced with the truth, she's terrified of him but her attraction to him would prove stronger than any fear as the two would grow closer over the coming days. When Tor decided to challenge Askel for Zara, the two would end in a bloody draw that'll leave Tor dead and an entire horrible childhood spilled open.
I am the hunter, and she is my prey. Whether I choose to cherish or destroy her remains to be seen.
Askel Nilsen lived a life many would never come to understand, as he watched his father become an Alpha male who ruled with violence and submission. Raising his only son and half son in knowledge will reign, he never expected Askel to be the one to successfully kill him. From an early age of watching his father breed both his mother, aunts and even his father's own sister, he knew deep down he could never really belong in that family dynamic. Following his father's death, he quickly fled and never looked back, instead settling into a cabin he constructed deep in the Norwegian woods. Harboring dark and blood thirty fantasies and desires, he's hunted and killed so many people leading up to Zara where for the first time he didn't want to kill. Deeply infatuated with one another, he's determined to keep her from returning to the states and within only a few weeks she left everything behind and chose to stay. As the days morphed into a year, the two are exploring their fantasies together, each one a perfect compliment to the other person.
Is bringing her here to my isolated lair a terrible, unforgivable mistake that will end in tragedy?
Faced with the project of a lifetime, researcher Zara Driscoll is sent from the small town lifestyle of Minnesota to the expensive wilderness of Norway. Tasked with studying the weather patterns there, she's first introduced to Tor, a native on the plane before landing and coming face to face with Askel. A handsome and rugged man with a brooding attitude, she feels sparks from their first eye contact and together in an isolate cabin the tension between the two would only grow. Drawn to one another, her studies would take a backseat as the two quickly fell into a lustful itinerary together. Unable to keep hands and mouths apart, he truly believed he found his one true mate. Unbeknownst to Zara, his initial plot involved gunting her like prey before slaughtering her in the woods, her body never to be found. Faced with the truth, she's terrified of him but her attraction to him would prove stronger than any fear as the two would grow closer over the coming days. When Tor decided to challenge Askel for Zara, the two would end in a bloody draw that'll leave Tor dead and an entire horrible childhood spilled open.
I am the hunter, and she is my prey. Whether I choose to cherish or destroy her remains to be seen.
Askel Nilsen lived a life many would never come to understand, as he watched his father become an Alpha male who ruled with violence and submission. Raising his only son and half son in knowledge will reign, he never expected Askel to be the one to successfully kill him. From an early age of watching his father breed both his mother, aunts and even his father's own sister, he knew deep down he could never really belong in that family dynamic. Following his father's death, he quickly fled and never looked back, instead settling into a cabin he constructed deep in the Norwegian woods. Harboring dark and blood thirty fantasies and desires, he's hunted and killed so many people leading up to Zara where for the first time he didn't want to kill. Deeply infatuated with one another, he's determined to keep her from returning to the states and within only a few weeks she left everything behind and chose to stay. As the days morphed into a year, the two are exploring their fantasies together, each one a perfect compliment to the other person.
Is bringing her here to my isolated lair a terrible, unforgivable mistake that will end in tragedy?
September 16, 2024
Not my cup of tea. It was a lot of trying to romanticize some pretty fucked up shit that a psychopath has done with a dash of Stockholm Syndrome. Not that Zara is technically a captive, but it definitely gives off Stockholm vibes. I suppose it fits the bill of smut though. There's knife play, primal play, breeding, submissive/dominant roles, and anal sex. I think that Zara is so wrapped up in her lust, she's blinded to how truly fucked up her situation is. It was just doing too much and even though the spicy scenes were legit, it wasn't enough in this case.
To summarize in the broadest sense - a woman (Zara) comes to Norway to study the weather and is instantly objectified by the man who's been hired to be her guide of sorts while she does her research. He literally starts talking about wanting to defile her and his cock by page 19. But thank God that he's sexually attracted to her I guess. Because he lured her to the wilderness of Norway to hunt her like an animal and kill her and now has different plans that involve fucking her. So its an instalust situation for him, which I guess is good and bad for her. She's still his prey in a sense so that's not great, but he also won't be straight up murdering her and that's the silver lining?
There's a lot of waffling back and forth about whether he's actually going to "claim" her and mixed signals on his part. But Zara is definitely down to fuck him, even AFTER he tells her that he was going to initially hunt her ass down and murder her in the woods. And she's all for his primal shit, what with his need to mate her and all that. Gives off the ick to me, but to each their own. Ya know, EXCEPT WHEN YOU'RE EXPLAINING AWAY ALL THE MURDER HE'S COMMITTED to get some decent dick.
Asksel (MMC) eventually claims Zara as "his" (whatever the fuck that means) and demands she leave her life in America to come and be a freelance weather researcher and live with him in the wilderness. Where he can keep fucking her in the woods and cutting her with knives and calling it liberating her. But Zara is so infatuated with him and his mega dick that she does in fact give up her current life and quits her job and gets a contract from Norway to study the weather there. So it's a win-win for everyone. Zara is doing what she loves, and Aksel continues to do Zara.
Like I said, wasn't an overly large fan of this one, but I did finish the entire thing, so I didn't hate it enough to stop reading it.
To summarize in the broadest sense - a woman (Zara) comes to Norway to study the weather and is instantly objectified by the man who's been hired to be her guide of sorts while she does her research. He literally starts talking about wanting to defile her and his cock by page 19. But thank God that he's sexually attracted to her I guess. Because he lured her to the wilderness of Norway to hunt her like an animal and kill her and now has different plans that involve fucking her. So its an instalust situation for him, which I guess is good and bad for her. She's still his prey in a sense so that's not great, but he also won't be straight up murdering her and that's the silver lining?
There's a lot of waffling back and forth about whether he's actually going to "claim" her and mixed signals on his part. But Zara is definitely down to fuck him, even AFTER he tells her that he was going to initially hunt her ass down and murder her in the woods. And she's all for his primal shit, what with his need to mate her and all that. Gives off the ick to me, but to each their own. Ya know, EXCEPT WHEN YOU'RE EXPLAINING AWAY ALL THE MURDER HE'S COMMITTED to get some decent dick.
Asksel (MMC) eventually claims Zara as "his" (whatever the fuck that means) and demands she leave her life in America to come and be a freelance weather researcher and live with him in the wilderness. Where he can keep fucking her in the woods and cutting her with knives and calling it liberating her. But Zara is so infatuated with him and his mega dick that she does in fact give up her current life and quits her job and gets a contract from Norway to study the weather there. So it's a win-win for everyone. Zara is doing what she loves, and Aksel continues to do Zara.
Like I said, wasn't an overly large fan of this one, but I did finish the entire thing, so I didn't hate it enough to stop reading it.
September 15, 2024
Yoooo. Ok so this book is currently as of 9/14/24 sitting at the top of the Erotic Horror charts in Amazon and… I’m sorry but I’m not impressed.
This was a bizarre tale of a fmc falling in love and a psychopath. The literal “I can change him” in book format.
The mmc is hosting the fmc so that she can get some scientific research and testing done in the middle of FuckOff, Norway. His plan up front is to make her run in the woods so he can hunt and kill her. Meat is on the menu, boys! Even before she arrives!
He acts like Tom Hardy in Fury Road (unhinged) from the very beginning.
He’s not interesting, his personality is just being a creeper with a big dick. Then, he gets in her pants, is rough (big surprise), and starts with the knife play. Later on he actually cuts her during foreplay.
Ok. I read monster smut like it’s my job. Some of it involves claws that sometimes scratch, and that’s one thing. But knives?!
There’s monster smut, and then there’s Jack the Ripper porn. And that’s where I nope out. Nope. Not my jam.
And I’m trying not to yuk anyone’s yum here. But given the rest of the plot, it really is just so out there, it’s not even in the ballpark of reasonable tomfoolery.
And that’s not even mentioning the inbred brother-cousin!
Y’all, how did this book get to #1? Is it that too many of us are out there watching Cold Case Files and going, ohhh yeahhhh terrify me, daddy! Run after me in the woods with a knife and mask!
Hmmm. Well ok. I can sort of see the appeal of the hunter and prey dynamic. But this just made me cringe and to be honest, having a psychopathic boyfriend is hard work to maintain. He wanted to kill her before he even met her. But through the power of The Pink Hole, love prevailed!
I don’t recommend this book. I may try to read another book by this author, but it will be after careful research first.
This was a bizarre tale of a fmc falling in love and a psychopath. The literal “I can change him” in book format.
The mmc is hosting the fmc so that she can get some scientific research and testing done in the middle of FuckOff, Norway. His plan up front is to make her run in the woods so he can hunt and kill her. Meat is on the menu, boys! Even before she arrives!
He acts like Tom Hardy in Fury Road (unhinged) from the very beginning.
He’s not interesting, his personality is just being a creeper with a big dick. Then, he gets in her pants, is rough (big surprise), and starts with the knife play. Later on he actually cuts her during foreplay.
Ok. I read monster smut like it’s my job. Some of it involves claws that sometimes scratch, and that’s one thing. But knives?!
There’s monster smut, and then there’s Jack the Ripper porn. And that’s where I nope out. Nope. Not my jam.
And I’m trying not to yuk anyone’s yum here. But given the rest of the plot, it really is just so out there, it’s not even in the ballpark of reasonable tomfoolery.
And that’s not even mentioning the inbred brother-cousin!
Y’all, how did this book get to #1? Is it that too many of us are out there watching Cold Case Files and going, ohhh yeahhhh terrify me, daddy! Run after me in the woods with a knife and mask!
Hmmm. Well ok. I can sort of see the appeal of the hunter and prey dynamic. But this just made me cringe and to be honest, having a psychopathic boyfriend is hard work to maintain. He wanted to kill her before he even met her. But through the power of The Pink Hole, love prevailed!
I don’t recommend this book. I may try to read another book by this author, but it will be after careful research first.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
September 29, 2024
Aksel and Zara
Please check the trigger warnings.
What to Expect:
••» Serial Killer MMC
••» Virgin FMC
••» Knife play
••» Primal Play
••» Blood Play
••» Praise & Degradation
••» Mention of past abuse
••» C*ckwarming
••» Masks
••» Breeding Kink (No pregnancy)
“Fly, little bird, or be devoured…”
Can we talk about the cover? Selena Winters knows how to draw you in with those “wow” male covers. Seriously, it’s a whole vibe, and I’m not mad about it.
If excessive lip biting, licking, and hair tucking are your jam, you’re in for a treat. If not, prepare yourself—it gets old fast. But if you're after a quick mountain man/primal trope erotic romance, this book definitely delivers, with just enough backstory to justify the MMC's mindset.
What really got me was the constant sense of tension and dread that built up from the very beginning. You just know something’s coming, and when that climax hits, it doesn’t disappoint.
Aksel is the perfect storm of possessive, unhinged, and obsessive—a walking trigger warning, but I loved every second. I expected him to be darker, but his protective, chivalrous side? Totally worked for me. His growth with Zara felt natural, grounding him and revealing his softer side. By the end, he’s the perfect mix of alpha protector and supportive partner.
Watching Zara and Aksel’s dynamic evolve was so satisfying. She draws out his light, while he helps her embrace her shadows. Aksel’s intensity is exactly what Zara needs, and his vulnerability, reserved only for her, makes him the ultimate possessive alpha who fiercely protects while cheering her on.
Please check the trigger warnings.
What to Expect:
••» Serial Killer MMC
••» Virgin FMC
••» Knife play
••» Primal Play
••» Blood Play
••» Praise & Degradation
••» Mention of past abuse
••» C*ckwarming
••» Masks
••» Breeding Kink (No pregnancy)
“Fly, little bird, or be devoured…”
Can we talk about the cover? Selena Winters knows how to draw you in with those “wow” male covers. Seriously, it’s a whole vibe, and I’m not mad about it.
If excessive lip biting, licking, and hair tucking are your jam, you’re in for a treat. If not, prepare yourself—it gets old fast. But if you're after a quick mountain man/primal trope erotic romance, this book definitely delivers, with just enough backstory to justify the MMC's mindset.
What really got me was the constant sense of tension and dread that built up from the very beginning. You just know something’s coming, and when that climax hits, it doesn’t disappoint.
Aksel is the perfect storm of possessive, unhinged, and obsessive—a walking trigger warning, but I loved every second. I expected him to be darker, but his protective, chivalrous side? Totally worked for me. His growth with Zara felt natural, grounding him and revealing his softer side. By the end, he’s the perfect mix of alpha protector and supportive partner.
Watching Zara and Aksel’s dynamic evolve was so satisfying. She draws out his light, while he helps her embrace her shadows. Aksel’s intensity is exactly what Zara needs, and his vulnerability, reserved only for her, makes him the ultimate possessive alpha who fiercely protects while cheering her on.
September 10, 2024
I'm a huge sucker for serial killer romances. It's a genre I never thought I'd enjoy, but I do. Selena Winters is a new-to-me author, so when I read the blurb, I was really excited.
This was a great premise and had an fairly decent start. Weather/climate scientist Zara hops on a plane to Norway to do some research and has booked in to stay with Aksel, a delicious, devilish Norwegian with a penchant for hunting the ultimate prey... which is why it was so disappointing to give this 1 star.
Within a few chapters, the story structure falls apart. Zara just accepts that Aksel was going to hunt and kill her. He moves straight to from "I wanna unalive her" to "I wanna tap that". Besides being very jarring, I felt zero connection between these two. The climax happened about 75% of the way through the book, which left me curious if something ELSE was going to happen. I was hoping Tor wasn't really dead and was going to crawl out of his grave to try again. But no, the last quarter of the book was her researching, deciding to stay in Norway, Aksel meeting her parents in Minnesota, and Zara living her best life in the Norwegian wilderness with Aksel where all her dreams came true.
I persevered though. I finished it, but was very disappointed that the story was written out of order. I think if the scenes/chapters were rearranged and edited, this book would've been so much stronger.
This was a great premise and had an fairly decent start. Weather/climate scientist Zara hops on a plane to Norway to do some research and has booked in to stay with Aksel, a delicious, devilish Norwegian with a penchant for hunting the ultimate prey... which is why it was so disappointing to give this 1 star.
Within a few chapters, the story structure falls apart. Zara just accepts that Aksel was going to hunt and kill her. He moves straight to from "I wanna unalive her" to "I wanna tap that". Besides being very jarring, I felt zero connection between these two. The climax happened about 75% of the way through the book, which left me curious if something ELSE was going to happen. I was hoping Tor wasn't really dead and was going to crawl out of his grave to try again. But no, the last quarter of the book was her researching, deciding to stay in Norway, Aksel meeting her parents in Minnesota, and Zara living her best life in the Norwegian wilderness with Aksel where all her dreams came true.
I persevered though. I finished it, but was very disappointed that the story was written out of order. I think if the scenes/chapters were rearranged and edited, this book would've been so much stronger.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
August 20, 2024
Beautifully written And so suspenseful
The spices amazing the tension is awesome they're so much that keeps you on the edge of your seat through this entire book you can't put it down it's a quick read there's There's a bit of a twist That you don't see really coming towards the end but it uncovers his life and his past Also I love the fact that there is like a size difference Between between them and that is Zara Virgin I loved that aspect of Virgin I loved that aspect of it all her innocence was so much to be desired and given and I loved I loved that aspect of it all her innocence was so much to be desired and given and I loved how Azkiel. Never gives up and he also has an awakening he doesn't always have to be bad and I feel like she brought that out in him that made him want to be better There was a vulnerability and a rawness to both of the characters and it makes you feel even more for them overall it's amazing I loved it couldn't put it down but then again all of Selena stuff is like you can't put it down it's addictive like it's so good A must read
The spices amazing the tension is awesome they're so much that keeps you on the edge of your seat through this entire book you can't put it down it's a quick read there's There's a bit of a twist That you don't see really coming towards the end but it uncovers his life and his past Also I love the fact that there is like a size difference Between between them and that is Zara Virgin I loved that aspect of Virgin I loved that aspect of it all her innocence was so much to be desired and given and I loved I loved that aspect of it all her innocence was so much to be desired and given and I loved how Azkiel. Never gives up and he also has an awakening he doesn't always have to be bad and I feel like she brought that out in him that made him want to be better There was a vulnerability and a rawness to both of the characters and it makes you feel even more for them overall it's amazing I loved it couldn't put it down but then again all of Selena stuff is like you can't put it down it's addictive like it's so good A must read
August 25, 2024
I really enjoyed this book however, I felt that it wasn't as dark as the other books I have read by the author. I have loved all of Selena's' books and I did really enjoy this book, I think I was just expecting it to be more twisted and depraved. This book is about a Woman called Zara, a scientist that researches weather patterns, she is sent to Norway by her boss to report on the extreme weather conditions. It has been arranged that she will be housed with a local man, who knows the terrain and be her guide around the mountains and wilderness. Aksel the Norwegian mountain man, lives deep out in the woods, with no neighbours for miles, he is intense and gruff and has his sights set on Zara. But when secrets are exposed and past traumas are revealed, will she be safe with the mysterious and gruff stranger? Great book with an exceptional storyline that I would highly recommend reading.
I received a free copy of this book and am voluntarily leaving a review.
I received a free copy of this book and am voluntarily leaving a review.
August 31, 2024
Atmospheric scientist Zara (h) travels to the rugged wilderness of Norway, expecting a research trip that will challenge her professionally. But when she meets Aksel (H), her imposing and mysterious guide, she finds herself in a world where the rules of civilization no longer apply. Aksel has been shaped by violence and darkness, with a primal instinct to hunt, and Zara is to be his prey. What begins as a dangerous game quickly evolves into something far more intense as Aksel’s plans shift from hunting to claiming. Drawn by an intense attraction to a man she also fears, Zara has to navigate the line between danger and desire. But when Aksel’s past catches up with them he'll do whatever he must to protect his woman, leaving Zara having to choose between her old life or a new, intense one with Aksel. Ultra-hot and steamy dark romance, exploring primal instincts, intense passion, obsession, survival, and love.
September 1, 2024
She is a scientist out in the wilderness to test climate change. He is her host, providing her transportation, guiding and accommodations in the wilderness. This starts out as a grumpy mountain man type of story but then it goes to totally different places. He has a very dark upbringing that has affected his life, and given him a challenging code of ethics. It pushes the boundaries of morally gray. It is more like morally dark gray. Though they get their HEA and she accepts certain aspects of his life, there are things that are challenging to get past. I honestly wasn't sure how to rate it. Parts of the story and resolution were disturbing... and some parts were never really resolved. However the story was really well written and the character development was good for the mains.
I received a free copy of this book and am voluntarily leaving a review.
I received a free copy of this book and am voluntarily leaving a review.
September 2, 2024
Aksel is the definition of an alpha male. His intention was to lure poor unexpected Zara into his trap, hunt her and kill her, but laying eyes on her and getting to know her, woke up something in him that he never thought he could feel. He came from what I describe as the most f-up childhood one could even imagine, and our favorite author not only did but wrote another thrilling book.
Aksel develops feelings and a protective attitude towards Zara, and when danger comes across their path, Askel alpha mindset takes over. Zara is a nerdy virgin who is conducting atmospheric research and finds herself willing to submit to Aksel sexual desires and the target of not Aksel obsession but another's desire to out alpha Aksel. Selena, you truly know how to write the villain in a way that your readers just want him to win.
I gave Hunted ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️+++ and 🌶🌶🌶🌶🌶+++ Selena knows her spice 🥵.
Aksel develops feelings and a protective attitude towards Zara, and when danger comes across their path, Askel alpha mindset takes over. Zara is a nerdy virgin who is conducting atmospheric research and finds herself willing to submit to Aksel sexual desires and the target of not Aksel obsession but another's desire to out alpha Aksel. Selena, you truly know how to write the villain in a way that your readers just want him to win.
I gave Hunted ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️+++ and 🌶🌶🌶🌶🌶+++ Selena knows her spice 🥵.
September 9, 2024
Aksel and Zara. She researches weather patterns. Hes her guide and also a serial killer that has thought of nothing else for weeks but how to kill her that is until he sees her. Yes even serial killers can do love at first sight. It may be a little twisted love but its love none the less. As you can imagine its a cat and mouse struggle. She knows hes dangerous and he has feelings that anger him because he doesn't understand them. If you have read any of Selena Winters other books then you know what you're in for and it doesn't disappoint.
Well written. Great world and character building. Suspense and intrigue. Entertaing from page 1 to last page.
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Well written. Great world and character building. Suspense and intrigue. Entertaing from page 1 to last page.
I received a free copy of this book and am voluntarily leaving a review.
September 14, 2024
OMFG!!!🥵🥵🥵🥵🥵
SO INTENSE!!!! There is no other way to describe Anksel.... love love love this MMC....love how this author describes and gives us a glimpse into the MMC...It's perfection 🤌🤌🤌🤌.. I am so keeping this book!!! Getting my hard copy on Monday!!!
"I understand there's no going back. I've surrendered myself to this man, body and soul. Whatever happens next, whatever darkness lies in store, I know I'm his forever."
"What I feel for you is like a raging fire," he finally says, his words laced with an intensity that sends shivers down my spine. “A fire that burns away the shadows of my past, consuming everything in its path until only the purest of embers remain."
SO INTENSE!!!! There is no other way to describe Anksel.... love love love this MMC....love how this author describes and gives us a glimpse into the MMC...It's perfection 🤌🤌🤌🤌.. I am so keeping this book!!! Getting my hard copy on Monday!!!
"I understand there's no going back. I've surrendered myself to this man, body and soul. Whatever happens next, whatever darkness lies in store, I know I'm his forever."
"What I feel for you is like a raging fire," he finally says, his words laced with an intensity that sends shivers down my spine. “A fire that burns away the shadows of my past, consuming everything in its path until only the purest of embers remain."
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September 2, 2024
Aksel has a somewhat tragic back story that causes him to be slightly unhinged. He's cold- blooded; luring unsuspecting tourist to the wilds of the Norwegian countryside to hunt and sate his blood lust. Enter Zara, the innocent atmospheric researchers who hired him to be her guide. Plans change. However, in this desolate forest, there is something far more sinister than Aksel. Can he protect what's his?
Well, it's spicy. I expected Hunted to be a little darker...well, maybe I expected Aksel to be a little darker. Instead he's quite the chivalrous protector. I liked it a lot. Aksel needed Zara to ground him and make him more human. The end is sweet.
Well, it's spicy. I expected Hunted to be a little darker...well, maybe I expected Aksel to be a little darker. Instead he's quite the chivalrous protector. I liked it a lot. Aksel needed Zara to ground him and make him more human. The end is sweet.
August 25, 2024
Generally a good read. I initially really liked the darkness and twisted nature of the mmc. There was also a good building of angst between the couple. About 60% in though his character seemed to drastically and suddenly flip and he was a lot softer in nature. It just came across as jarring. Also the circumstances as to why he lured the fmc in the first place really didn’t seem logical. Overall a good read but some aspects just irked me I guess.
August 27, 2024
Zara is a ray of sunshine who goes to Norway to do research and Aksel is predator who offers her a place to stay at his cabin. Aksel is determined that Zara will not ever leave but finds that happening just not in the way which he had planned. The story is filled with lots of possessive steam and the scenes are spicy. The growth, complexities and twists were well done, and I appreciated how this story evolved. TBR if you need something quick, dark, and holds nothing back kind of book.
August 27, 2024
Doing atmospheric research in Norways wilderness was meant to be a peaceful time for weather scientist Zara only she finds herself under the watchful eye of hunter Askel, whose possesive nature is about to reach its peak when it comes too Zara. But will she find herself submitting to his darkness or drowned out by his touch, well written steamy dark themes hunter/prey, obsession and more!.
I received a free copy of this book and am voluntarily leaving a review.
I received a free copy of this book and am voluntarily leaving a review.
September 10, 2024
Zara goes to Norway for atmospheric research and is offered a place to stay by Aksel, who is a predator. He plans on her never leaving, things might not turn out how he plans. Aksel is not a good person, he planned on hunting Zara, and eventually ending her. He comes to want to protect her, he gets the chance when danger comes.
I received a free copy of this book and am voluntarily leaving a review.
I received a free copy of this book and am voluntarily leaving a review.
August 20, 2024
Not at all what the blurb suggested. He kept thinking dark thoughts and doing nothing. He never actually hurts her or does anything nc or dc just thinks it. When it finally happens she is all in. I hate when authors allude to there being nc or dc and then its just boring she falls for him he never actually acts on his dark thoughts.
September 3, 2024
I felt like he completely changed. SPOILERS SPOILERS.
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He used to hunt tourists and kill them. He planned to do that to her too. But instead he wanted to be with her. He calls her baby girl repeatedly, which annoyed me. He went to meet her parents in Minnesota. She moved to Norway for him.
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He used to hunt tourists and kill them. He planned to do that to her too. But instead he wanted to be with her. He calls her baby girl repeatedly, which annoyed me. He went to meet her parents in Minnesota. She moved to Norway for him.
September 28, 2024
This was delicious dark story that has its unique twist and turn that pulls you in from the start. Zara is a scientist in Norway for research. Aksel is hosting Zara but has a secret of his own.
Amazing story that I was not expecting and could not put down.
I received a free copy of this book and am voluntarily leaving a review.
Amazing story that I was not expecting and could not put down.
I received a free copy of this book and am voluntarily leaving a review.
August 23, 2024
What a dark suspenseful on the edge of your seat read. The chemistry between these two are off the charts. This is a very intense read that is a page turner of plot twist and I read this in one setting.
August 28, 2024
Would u read something has a dominant and a seriously dominant animalistic alpha male with a cocktail warming kink with a definite mine complex and shes never leaving me and I will and have killed so no ones going to keep or take her from me........
August 31, 2024
If I could give this 10 stars I would. I absolutely love the depravity. The feeling of possession and love. The inner conflict with both MCs. The urge to protect and get to know each other. Sigh.
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🌶 🌶🌶🌶🌶.
I received a free copy of this book and am voluntarily leaving a review.
September 1, 2024
I enjoyed this book, I couldn't put it done. It was well written and I can't wait to read more from this author. I recommend this book.
I received a free copy of this book and am voluntarily leaving a review.
I received a free copy of this book and am voluntarily leaving a review.
September 10, 2024
Too sick, slightly boring
Boring:
The inner dialogue of the H in the first half of the book actually got annoying and boring.
Too, too sick (SPOILERS!!!!!):
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Incest, Insanity, Patricide, Serial Killer
Boring:
The inner dialogue of the H in the first half of the book actually got annoying and boring.
Too, too sick (SPOILERS!!!!!):
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Incest, Insanity, Patricide, Serial Killer
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