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Haunting Adeline by H.D. Carlton

Cat and Mouse Duet · Book 1 of 2 · Continues in Hunting Adeline

Fear fades. Desire doesn't.

Adeline Reilly returns to Seattle for a fresh start and to restore her grandmother's gothic manor.

But Parson's Manor is not empty.

Break-ins, roses and messages suggest that someone is watching her. Meanwhile, her great-grandmother's journals reveal a phantom lover, a brutal murder and a cycle that may now be repeating with Adeline at its centre.

An instant New York Times and USA Today bestseller, Haunting Adeline blends extreme dark romance, stalker obsession, gothic mystery and a dual timeline. It ends on a cliffhanger and continues in Hunting Adeline.

"The most consuming romances are the ones where the danger is real and the obsession is absolute."

🖤 READER MATCH™

GENRE: Extreme dark romance • Stalker romance • Gothic romance • Psychological thriller

BEST FOR: Experienced dark-romance readers who want genuine danger, an obsessive stalker MMC, a haunted-manor mystery, a dual timeline and the line between fear and desire pushed to its limit.

NOT FOR: Readers new to extreme dark romance, anyone seeking safe or consensual relationship dynamics, cosy romance, light themes or a standalone ending.

Also not your match if... stalking, psychological manipulation, violence, explicit sexual content, non-consensual elements or obsessive relationship dynamics are outside your reading limits.

SPICE: 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️ Extreme / Explicit

THE VIBE:
A watcher in the dark.
A manor full of buried secrets.
Fear and desire becoming impossible to separate.

READER RESPONSIBILITY: You are responsible for knowing your genre, tropes and personal limits. It is always okay to DNF a book that is not right for you. Please do not punish authors for writing the story they clearly promised.

VERDICT: Your match if you are prepared for the deep end of stalker romance, where the danger is real, the obsession is absolute and the gothic atmosphere never lets go.

⚠️ Recommended for ages 18+. Book 1 of 2 with a cliffhanger - continue with Hunting Adeline. Contains stalking, psychological manipulation, violence, explicit sexual content, non-consensual elements, dark themes and obsessive relationship dynamics. Check the author's website for the complete content warnings before reading.

📚 FORMAT & DETAILS

Format: Softback - International Edition
Pages: 624
Genre: Dark Romance / Psychological Thriller
Series: Cat and Mouse Duet, Book 1 of 2
Next book: Hunting Adeline
Publisher: Zando
Published: 11 February 2025
Language: English
Recommended age: 18+

Tropes & themes: Stalker romance • Obsessive MMC • Gothic manor • Cat and mouse • Dual timeline • Family secrets

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