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Title: Dark Need
A House of Sinย Series Standalone
Author: Clarissa Wild
Genre: Dark Romance
Release Date: June 30, 2021
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In the middle of the night he took me.
Dangerous and wild, I only know him as Soren.
My captor, my tormentor.
He forces me to walk miles on end and refuses to tell me why.
All he does is stare โฆ And it sets my body on fire.
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Heโs a muscular giant with raw, unbridled needs.
If I run, heโll catch me.
If I fight, heโll pin me down.
And worst of all โฆ Iโm beginning to like it.
But what I fear the most is that he lives for it.
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Everyone knows a beast canโt be chained.
One way or another โฆ his darkest needs will always come out to play.
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Dark Need is a Dark Romance novel by New York Times & USA Today Bestselling Author Clarissa Wild. This story follows Soren & April from Dark Wish & Dark Lies. However, it can also be read as a standalone.

Tanya Rae’s rating: 4.5 of 5 stars
Dark Needs is a spin off from the House of Sins Series. This book can be read as a standalone. I originally signed up to read this book but when I read that it was best to read the House of Sins Duet. I decided to go ahead and read those books first, which I got from Kindle Unlimited. And I am glad that I did read them first. Although I do believe Dark Needs could be easily read as a standalone.
The โHouse of Sin, is a place where the unwanted and the criminals are sent when they have no more place in society.โ There are 3 men that run the House of Sin. Eli, Tobias and Soren. This is Sorenโs story.
Soren has been charged with taking April back to the โHoly Landโ which is a cult. BTW April was also in the House of Sins Duet.
I found Sorenโs back story to be heartbreaking and explains why he is as he is. Sorenโs role is the punisher at the House of Sins. I wondered how someone that dishes out punishment like he does could be so innocent. It made Soren endearing to me. He has strong convictions in how he believes and when he is given a task he is the person to see it through. But he fails at one task and that is resisting April.
I loved reading Dark Needs and fell in love with Soren. This is a dark read so that means there are triggers that come with dark romances. So proceed with caution if you are someone that might have issues with dark romances. 4.5 Stars for me!
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EXCERPT
In the dark of night, Iโm dragged out of my bed.
It takes me ages to come to my senses, my mind still enraptured by the dream I cannot escape. Iโm still half-asleep, my feet still touching the grass surrounding the huts at the Holy Land, every step feeling like Iโm wandering farther and farther away from home.
Home โฆ that tiny house in a rural town, a place I once knew before I was taken.
Before I became a prisoner to a cult.
My eyes spring open, and Iโm here, in the flesh, back in the present, but this new room in this new house Iโm in is still a waking nightmare. And a manโs hand is clutched firmly around my wrist as he hauls me straight out of my bed.
โWhat are you doing?โ I mutter, still sleep drunk, my body shivering from the warm blanket suddenly being torn away from me.
Itโs only when Iโve blinked a couple of times that I realize who is tugging me along.
Soren.
One of the three men who keeps me captive here in this godforsaken house.
The quiet, beefy one with the blond beard who rarely speaks has come to take me away โฆ again.
Where will I go this time? Another cult?
Have I disappointed yet another group of men?
Snide remarks come to mind, and in a moment of bravery, I tear my hand away from his grip and say, โNo.โ
He stops in his tracks, but it is only when he raises his shoulders, straightens his posture, and arches his back that I realize just how huge and muscular he really is. And how tiny I am in comparison.
Slowly, he spins on his heels, every inch of his thick, veiny muscles straining against the flimsy shirt heโs wearing. When his piercing blue eyes bore into mine, Iโm momentarily at a loss of words โฆ and breath.
One step of his giant feet is all it takes to make me back down, to make me want to cower, but my mind tells me not to be swayed by his attempt to intimidate me.
What is he going to do?
Hurt me?
Heโs not allowed.
After all, he isnโt the one in charge.
One of the other two men who runs this place is Eli.
And when Eli tells him not to damage the goods, heโll definitely take that to heart.
These men arenโt like the men from the Holy Land. Theyโre not here to satisfy their own needs. Theyโre here to punish me for mine.
But I refuse to let my own suffering make me feel guilty for what happened to me.
Not even as Soren stares at me with his jaw clenched and his muscles taut and threatening do I waver in my ability to speak up for whatโs right.
โLet me go,โ I say, trying to maintain my composure even as Iโm facing a beast of a man.
The only response I get is a brief bear-like grunt. His nostrils flare, and he holds out his hand. โCome.โ
My eyes narrow, and so do his.
His voice lowers. โNow.โ
Itโs not a question.
And I donโt know if I want to find out what happens if I donโt listen.
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AUTHOR BIO
Clarissa Wild is a New York Times & USA Today Bestselling author of Dark Romance and Contemporary Romance novels. She is an avid reader and writer of swoony stories about dangerous men and feisty women. Her other loves include her hilarious husband, her two crazy but cute dogs, and her ninja cat that sometimes thinks he’s a dog too. In her free time she enjoys watching all sorts of movies, playing video games, reading tons of books, and cooking her favorite meals.
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