Book Review: Firethorne

FIRETHORNE BY NIKKI J. SUMMERS 

Release Date: October 30th   
Genre/Tropes: Standalone with a HEA / Gothic Mansion/ U.K. Setting / Slow Burn M/F / Morally grey characters / Enemies to Lovers / Secrets & Lies (They’re a twisted family) / Stalking / Kidnapping / Captive / Torture / Revenge / Praise/Degradation / Touch her and I’ll break your neck Dark themes (Check trigger warnings)   

FIRETHORNE by Nikki J. Summers is NOW LIVE! Cruel Intentions vibes with a sprinkle of Beauty and the Beast (there’s more than one book lover in this story), set in an English gothic mansion, Firethorne is waiting to welcome you. Are you ready?   READ TODAY! https://mybook.to/Firethorne         

Tropes Standalone with a HEA Gothic Mansion/ U.K. Setting Slow Burn M/F (but more than one character wants her ) Morally grey characters Enemies to Lovers Secrets & Lies (They’re a twisted family) Stalking Kidnapping Captive Torture Revenge Praise/Degradation Touch her and I’ll break your neck (That’s not a threat, it’s a promise!) Questionable use of food (sorry) A little bit of knife play but not the pointy end Dark themes (Check trigger warnings)         

BLURB From International bestselling author Nikki J Summers comes a new dark, gothic, standalone romance. 

They told me Firethorne would be my salvation. But all I found were sinners hiding inside those walls. Firethorne is a place best viewed from afar. Strangers aren't welcome in the dark, gothic mansion. A mansion steeped in twisted myths and urban legends. No one really knows the truth about Firethorne or its elusive family. If they did, they'd realise the reality is far worse than any of the secrets they've heard whispered in the town. When Maya Cole's father falls on hard times, everything seems hopeless, until the day he's given a lifeline. 

A live-in post at the Firethorne estate... For him and his daughter. He thinks all their prayers have been answered. But Maya is no fool. She knows to be careful what you wish for. And after meeting the Firethornes, she learns that wishes sometimes turn into nightmares. Devilishly beguiling and wickedly corrupt, they try to pull her into their games of lies and deceit. But with Maya, they soon learn, what they can't have, they can't resist. Which only makes the chase even sweeter. But they're not the only ones chasing her. Someone else is lurking in the shadows. Watching... Waiting... Biding their time... Ready to show her that the devil you know isn't always the one you should trust.      

My Review


Maya and her father are the newest staff members of the Firethorne household. There they meet the sons, Lysander and Damien. These two may be brothers but polar opposites. Where Lysander is outgoing, Damien is reserved. 

There is something about the quiet guys that I find myself drawn to. That was the case with Damien as I instantly was drawn to him, despite the fact that he was a bully towards Maya. Yet don't discount Maya as she is not a weakling. 

The first half of this book is really setting up the pace and tone of the story. The second half is where it is at. It was at this point that I was really invested in the story and the one got darker. A book worth reading. 





About Nikki J. Summers: Nikki J. Summers is a romance addict who loves to write about strong, feisty heroines and dark, brooding alphas. When she isn’t locked away in her writing cave, she’s teaching primary school children, or lost in her kindle. She currently lives in Staffordshire in the U.K with her husband and two children.   

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