They need three extra’s for the filming… now how can Emma swing this? She so wants to get out of town and maybe this is her chance? Emma gets the opportunity to work on the front desk the same day that the film crew comes into town to begin the shooting of “Ragged Waves” written by non other than Dax Pierce (a major crush of Emma’s). interesting… a bit of foreshadowing perhaps?). commercial, urging women in abusive relationships to reach out for help. I found it interesting that she goes into the staff room, a small TV is showing an Obsession Inc. While I certainly adore her lighter romances, I also cannot stay away from her dark side writing.īlack Kiss starts off with Emma Stanton working as a hotel cleaning person for the Baroque Hotel. Lavelle is nothing short of brilliant when creating a gripping, engaging, kind of frightening dark romance. *This book contains dark themes that could trigger emotional distress in readers.* (Goodreads)īlack Kiss is the first book in the new series Obsession Inc. What’s my name again? I can’t remember because I’m losing myself inside his web. No one told me that wearing his ring on my finger comes with a heavy price. There’s a dark side to Hollywood and its name is Dax Pierce. I used to think so too, but I’m not so sure anymore. Or do I? To the world, I’m living a Hollywood fairytale. The hot actor on the movie screen was mine all along and I didn’t even know it. Now everyone knows me as Emma Stanton, an up-and-coming Hollywood star. I walk away from my boring life and into the limelight. When he lures me to Hollywood with the promise of stardom, I don’t hesitate. The moment his burning amber eyes land on my face… and my ass, I shiver with longing. My chance at freedom comes when my Hollywood crush, Dax Pierce, comes to Mistport, Maine. I’ve waited twenty-six years to run from it.

The life of a small town girl is not my thing.

Resolution Take Off by Dori Lavelle