TREACHEROUS GOD
J.M. Stoneback
Release Date: February 28
Available in Kindle Unlimited
I didn’t want Lilac.
I selected her.
Sweet. Untouched. Mine.
To secure my place inside the secret society that governs North Haven University, I needed a wife—someone controllable, compliant, temporary.
Lilac was supposed to be leverage.
So I lied to her.
I bound her to me in a marriage she believes has an expiration date.
She thinks escape is possible.
She doesn’t understand the rules were written long before she arrived.
Her trust destabilizes me.
Her fear anchors me.
I don’t protect her because I love her.
I protect her because once she chose me, I couldn’t allow her to belong to anyone else—including herself.
She can resist. She can hate me. She can try to break what I’m building.
But every shared breath, every trembling touch, every moment she survives because of me pulls her deeper into a dependence she doesn’t yet recognize.
This marriage was never meant to end.
It was meant to erase the version of her that existed before me.
And Lilac will learn the truth the hard way:
the most dangerous thing about loving me
isn’t what I’ll do to her—
it’s what she’ll become when she can no longer imagine life without me.
A dark psychological romance with psychological horror undertones—exploring coercive control, identity erosion, obsession, and moral corruption.
Standalone with a psychologically conclusive HEA, where the damage is acknowledged, the bond is permanent, and survival comes at a cost.
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What a thrilling read this turned out to be, the mystery, suspense, the twists and turns turned out to be a mind-blowing read. The plot reads like a psychological thriller. We were engrossed in the pages from beginning to end. We could not put it down; we finished it in one sitting.
The characters were fantastic. Irwin, for his brutal honesty, who and what he was, made no excuses, and what he was capable of, and never lied to Lilac about the real him. It is a see what you get kind of thing. The man was calculated and clever, and some may even call him a psychopath. There was never any doubt in our minds that he loved Lilac and would give his life to protect her, even giving his own. Is his love twisted and sick, controlling and wrong, or just the way he goes about showing it?
Lilac is drawn to danger and darkness, a thrill seeker; her sexual passions and fantasies attract her to a bad boy like Irwin. Lilac was and a emotional hot mess in this plot, which you can kind of guess from the mind games that go on between husband and wife. When outside forces intrude, its a whole other ball game. The witty banter is super hot, and it's not the laughing kind its more of a dueling kind. The chemistry between them is pure fire, and their sexual interludes are off-the-charts hot.
The other characters also play an important part in this story, and we loved getting to know them. Speaking of characters, Lilac was complicated. She was secretive and had her demons, and some might feel sorry for all she endured, yet if she was honest with herself, the good girl craves the darkness as well. Lilac did disappoint in one aspect, and that was that she did not trust her husband when it counted the most. No matter how twisted and messed up their love life seemed, he was brutally honest about what was asked of him by society, and she knew all and still chose to betray him when push came to shove, without even giving him the benefit of the doubt.
We enjoyed this plot; its intensity, brutally raw emotions, and its complicated characters. The fact that Irwin was willing to give his life for the woman he loved spoke volumes about going against society's rules and regulations, knowing you could pay with your life for love. We loved it.
PS. Please heed the warnings in this dark romance and its triggers, as there are many, as this story was a dark and twisted love story.
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Meet J.M. Stoneback:
J.M. Stoneback writes New Adult dark psychological romance, exploring dark psychology, obsession, and morally complex heroes. With a background in psychology, she dives deep into the minds of her characters, crafting intense, twist-filled stories where love, danger, and desire collide. Her novels pull readers into morally gray worlds, exploring power, obsession, and forbidden desire—all while staying true to her belief that every villain deserves a happy ending. Perfect for fans of dark romance with a psychological edge, J.M.’s books keep hearts racing and minds questioning long after the final page.
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