Pretty When You Cry by Skye Warren
(Stripped #3)
Publication date: October 20th 2015
Genres: Adult, Romance
Description:
“Dark, perverse, and unbearably erotic, Pretty When You Cry is Skye Warren at her gritty best.”
~ Anna Zaires, USA Today bestselling author of Twist Me
A new dark romance novel from the New York Times bestselling author of Wanderlust and Prisoner…
I came from a place of dirt floors and holy scriptures. They told me the world outside was full of sin, and the first night I escape, I find out it’s true. Ivan saves me, but he does more than that. He takes me. He makes me his own girl.
My conditioning runs too deep. Ivan sees what I am.
That’s the thing about showing a mouse to a cat. He wants to play. And it’s terrifying, even for me. Because the only thing darker than my past is his.
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He’s beautiful in a strange and sinful way, one that makes me more afraid. Not colorful exactly. His eyes are a gray color I’ve never seen before, both deep and opaque at the same time. The building itself is beautiful too with its wrought iron gate around a large courtyard. The fountain in the center is broken, but that only adds to the mystique.
The marquee sign reads Grand, a flash of neon pink against the black night.
He steps closer, the light from the sign illuminating his face, making him look even more sinister. “What’s your name?”
I couldn’t answer those other men, but I find something inside for him. I find truth. “I’m not allowed to say my name to someone else.”
He studies me for a long moment, taking in my tangled hair and my white dress. “Why not?”
Because God will punish me. “Because I’m running away.”
He nods like this is what he expected. “Do you have money?”
I have twenty dollars left after bus fare. “Enough.”
His lips twist, and I wonder if that’s what a smile looks like on him. It’s terrifying. “No, you don’t,” he says. “The question is, what would you do to earn some?”
Anything.
My voice is just a whisper. “I’m a good girl.”
He laughs, and I see that I was wrong before. That wasn’t a smile. It was a taunt. A challenge. This is a real smile, one with teeth. The sound rolls through me like a coming storm, deep and foreboding.
“I know,” he says gently. “What’s your name?”
“Candace.”
He studies me. “Pretty name.”
His voice is deep with promise and something else I can’t decipher. All I know is he isn’t really talking about my name. And I know it isn’t really a compliment. “Thank you.”
“Now come inside, Candace.”
He turns and walks away before I can answer. I can feel the night closing in on me, the sharks in the water waiting to strike. It’s not really a choice. I think the man knows that. He’s counting on it. Whatever is going to happen inside will be bad, and the only thing worse is what would have happened outside.
I hurry to catch up with him, almost running across the crumbled driveway, under the marquee sign for the Grand, past the broken fountain, desperate for the dubious safety of the man who could hold the darkness at bay. It’s the same thing that kept me in Harmony Hills for so long—fear and twisted gratitude.
Skye Warren is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of dark romance. Her books are raw, sexual and perversely tender. For those new to her work, consider the bestseller Wanderlust, Prisoner or the Dark Nights series starting with Trust in Me.
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Sonja's Review
I absolutely looooved Prisoner and it automatically put Skye Warren into my "I'll pretty much read anything this author writes" column, so it wasn't even a question that I wanted to read Pretty When You Cry! I knew I would be in for a great read and this book did not let me down. It was excellent and I can't wait to read the other books in the Stripped series!
There were times when I really did not like Ivan and times when he melted my heart. He's not an easy hero to love and I'm not even one hundred percent certain that I can say that I loved him but I didn't hate him and he had his moments where I did like him. Even though we don't get Ivan's point of view, it wasn't hard to see that he cared about Candace even when he was being his cold self and if there ever was a time when I loved him, it would've been when he finally stopped fighting what he felt for her. He's not the best guy in the world, but he does have a good heart when it comes to Candace and it's worth it to see.
I loved Candace as the heroine! It might not always seem like it, but she's brave and strong and a fighter. She's sassy, rebellious, smart, and determined, but she's also sweet and innocent sometimes. Candace is just awesome and I wouldn't have wanted her to be any different than she was!
Pretty When You Cry is a fast read but it will still pull you in and make you pay attention. It had me gasping and covering my face with my hands and it kept me on the edge of my seat. It will shock you, worry you, and while it will make your heart hurt at times, it will also melt it and make you smile. I really did enjoy reading it and I'm so excited for the next book!
Pretty When You Cry is the third book in the Stripped series but it is a standalone, it's only told from Candace's POV, and Candace and Ivan are living their happily-ever-after!
~ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Stars
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