Title: Loren
Author: Crea Reitan
Series: Van Doren, book one
Release Date: July 11, 2024
Cover Designer: Rebeca Covers
I will kill to keep him.
Oakley
It’s a new start – brand new school in a completely different state. For the first time, I now have the freedom to be unapologetically me. But as my luck would have it, I have shit taste in men. The first man to pay me a compliment has so many red flags, I think I’m in a storm. Life can’t get any worse… until he turns into a stalker.
Then my stalker ends up brutally murdered, I walk blindly into a serial killer’s nest, and I catch the attention of a sociopath.
Loren
The moment I see Oakley walk into the cafe, I know he’s mine. I may be here to finish a job, but it’s impossible to concentrate on anything but him. My fascination quickly turns into an obsession, which might be fortunate for him because I think he’s trying to get himself killed.
Which is fine; I’ll protect him. It doesn’t matter how many lives I have to end to make Oakley mine.
This is a LGBT+ story with content not intended for those under 18 years of age due to graphic scenes and situations.
Trigger Warnings: Sociopath, touch aversion, obsession, contract killer, possessive, murder, first times, dirty talk, biting
Purchase Link: https://geni.us/lorenevents
Loren by Crea Reitan
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Loren kills people because he enjoys doing it. But that doesn’t mean he’s a bad guy. He only kills people who deserve it…mostly. The instant Loren saw Oakley he knew the man was his, and he’d kill to prove it.
I really liked how Oakley dealt with his boyfriend(?). His calm acceptance of Loren’s (might be dangerous) quirks, seemed very angst free. He may be the most level headed main character I’ve ever read.
Loren is one of my favorite kinds of hero (?). Totally broken but vulnerable to the people in his life who matter the most, Noah, Oakley, and his family. He is definitely loved by all these people but struggles to define love for himself. I liked that the author kept Loren true to himself and didn’t change his personality to make him a more palatable to readers.
An entertaining story about an sociopath assassin and the sweet man who captures his cold black heart. I liked it. A lot.
Review Copy requested and reviewed on behalf of OMGReads.
About the Author: Crea lives in upstate New York with her dog and husband. She has been writing since grade school, when her second grade teacher had her class keep writing journals. She has a habit of creating secondary, and often time tertiary, characters that take over her stories. All of her RH relationships end up being heavily polyamorous – meaning it’s not just all the men for one woman. There’s also some M/M action going on. When she can’t fall asleep at night, she thinks up new scenes for her characters to act out. This, of course, is how most of her meant-to-be-thrown-away characters tend to end up front and center – and utterly swoon-worthy! Don’t ask her how many book boyfriends she has…
When not writing, Crea is an avid reader. Her TBR pile is several hundred books high (don’t even look at her kindle wish list or the unread books on her tablet). Sometimes, she enjoys crafting; sometimes, exploring nature; sometimes, traveling. Mostly, she enjoys putting her characters on paper and breathing life into them. Oh, and sleeping. Crea loves to sleep!
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