Title: Malin
Author: Crea Reitan
Series: Van Doren
Cover Designer: Rebeca Covers
Release Date: November 27, 2025
-Darkish Romance
-Haunted
-Instant Infatuation
-One Bed
-Age Gap
-Slow Burn
I’m haunted by a childhood of abuse.
Ten years ago, the Van Dorens rescued me from a megachurch cult where the leader kept me as his. I’ve spent a decade trying to escape my past.
But that past refuses to let me go. The cult leader’s voice lingers in my mind and his figure is always there in my peripheral vision. He reminds me that I’m his, I’m filled with sin, and I’m going to hell if I don’t join him in death like I should have when he was murdered.
The day Gracen fills my office with phone books, I discover that his presence silences the voice incessantly filling my head. As we get closer, the voice gets louder until one day, Gracen realizes that the cult leader isn’t in my head at all. He’s haunting me—tormenting me—even in death.
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Malin by Crea Reitan
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Gracen Van Doren hunts down the mega church followers. Giving them the endings they deserve. He does it because the evil needs to be introduced to the Van Doren style of justice. He is also totally entranced with Malin Van Doren.
Wow. So far all the Van Doren’s have been charismatic but Malin and Gracen are by far my favorites. Gracen is an unapologetic killer but he is still manages to be a sweetheart. Malin has had such a sad life. And the saddest part is he didn’t realize how sad it was until he was welcomed into the Van Doren fold.
I really liked how careful Gracen was with Malin. For that matter, how the whole family treated him carefully without treating him like he was delicate. Their relationship was controlled by Malin but they both had full participation.
The jump ahead in time allowed the readers to become acquainted with the future offsprings of the family. The children were entertaining and their personalities were definitely as diverse as their parents. But they all loved Gracen.
Overall this was a heartwarming story of two men who shouldn’t have worked out, but did very well.
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!
Author Links: https://linktr.ee/creareitan
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