Monsters in the Dark

Tears of TessTears of Tess is a book that I have been wanting to read for quite some time. In fact, it has been on my kindle for almost three years and right now I’m questioning my sanity as to why I left it so long to read this story.I must admit that having already read a couple of Pepper Winters’ other dark romance series I was wondering if this one would be more of the same, but I was so wrong. I absolutely loved Tess and Q and reading about the relationship that develops between them. It is one that requires individuals who have a similar need, and this couple have met their perfect match.Tess completely surprised me as I learned more about her throughout the story. Her strength and determination are what I admire about her. Having read other book series where Tess and Q make cameo appearances, I already knew how their story would unfold, but I loved reading this book to learn the finer details about how they met and who they are. This book focused more on Tess and I believe Q’s book is next so I am hoping the author will go back and tell us about his childhood, so that I can understand the reasons behind his actions more.I literally could not put this book down especially during the first half-ish. However, I did feel at times that the story was a little slow and could have been shortened, but other than that I absolutely loved it. I do feel that Tears of Tess deserves 4.5 stars.Quintessentially QI was a little worried for a time. I thought I wasn’t going to get into this book as I found the first part to be a little too slow for my liking. I am so pleased I stuck with it because once the storyline took a different direction with Tess, I didn’t want to put my kindle down!In Quintessentially Q, I assumed that Q would be sharing more about himself and expected it to be written only using his POV. With this storyline it had to be written in dual, as we needed the thoughts and feelings of both Tess and Q. Although they go through the same events, their experiences couldn’t be more different.Pepper Winters once again didn’t hold back any punches when writing some of the scenes in this story. Several were hard for me to read to be honest, BUT it wouldn’t have worked any other way as we needed to witness what happens in order to have a greater understanding of the aftermath.Quintessentially Q ended up being a real page turner and I cannot wait to see what happens next in Twisted Together.Twisted TogetherTwisted Together is the perfect book to end this trilogy. I am aware that there is a follow up story available, but Tess and Q's journey is told over the first three books…. and what a story it is!I absolutely adore Tess and Q together. They couldn’t be more suited for each other. It was lovely to witness their relationship develop throughout this instalment of the trilogy and to see how much they are willing to go through for their soulmate.One of the things I loved about Twisted Together was the unexpected (for me) revelation following those scenes when Q was trying to help Tess through the aftermath of her ordeal. I had been so focused on Tess and her turmoil and emotions, that when Q revealed what he was able to take from this, I was stunned that I hadn’t thought to consider how much he was learning about his own darkness. As I said, I loved this! Oh, and I have one word for that epilogue….. incredible!!I am going to struggle to rate this book because I have conflicting feelings about it. I absolutely loved every moment when there were things happening to/with Tess and Q. I adored the times when scenes had me holding my breath and when I couldn’t read quickly enough to discover how that part of the storyline was going to conclude. BUT then there were times when I really wanted to skim the pages because although we were learning more about Tess and Q as a couple, the pace was too slow and I really wanted to speed up to those heart in the mouth moments that were unputdownable! There was so much excitement to be had and yet in between those moments I felt it took a little too long to get to the next thrilling scene. Twisted Together is a big book, and personally I would have liked the story to have been condensed.I highly recommend this series to all readers who enjoy their romance on the darker side. There are scenes that I found difficult to read but were written brilliantly for this trilogy and are necessary to give the reader a greater understanding. I award Twisted Together 4 stars. I am really looking forward to reading Je Suis a Toi and seeing how the couple have moved forward. I wish them both the happiness and success they truly deserve.

Monsters In The Dark Trilogy by Pepper Winters is a story of eroticism, horror, tragedy and ultimately unwavering and undying love. The first book is Tears Of Tess in which Tess is kidnapped by sex traffickers whilst holidaying in Mexico, then being sold to the monster known as Q. This book was so dark and thrilling I couldn't put it down, as the story unfolded in book two Quintessentially Q, Tess is kidnapped again and whilst Q is frantically searching for her she is suffering the cruellest of abuse and torture. Book three is Twisted Together which covers Q's fight to rid Tess of her demons. I felt the third book was slightly too long and a bit repetitive in places but the series was absolutely brilliant, what Tess and Q have is is so raw and special that there was no walking away from each other. The story line was excellent, sad, horrifying, erotic, beautiful, not a story easily forgotten. It is the first time I've read Pepper Winters work, now that I'm a fan I'll be devouring everything she's written. (That's my summer fully booked).If dark erotic romances are your thing then you won't be disappointed!

Wow really enjoyed this book. Was gripped from the very first page, well written. I really got into the characters hating some and hoping they got what they deserved. It’s a hard book to stomach as some of it was quite graphic as to what was done to some of the people in the book, and your blood curdles. A great read throughly enjoyed reading it.

Got this amazing trilogy of books while it was on offer but having just finished them, I would have paid so much more for them. This is a dark twisted love story of two broken and damaged people who find what they have always searched for in one another. But for this couple finding their happy ending will be far from easy, if your not into graphic BDSM then you may find this a difficult book to read. But if you are and love both strong alpha males who goes to the ends of the earth to save the love of his life, then you'll freaking love it .....