Mia longs for the daily torture to end, but one last task keeps her holding on. In a betrayal of the crime lord who pulled her from the gutter, she’ll free the shipment of human cargo, and if she’s lucky, die in the process. The alternative is unfathomable, even to a woman well-versed in erotic torture. But luck abandons her yet again when she meets the security expert in charge of the shipment and finds herself face to face with her childhood crush. The man she once begged for help. The man who failed her.
Tyler Martinez is an undercover FBI agent with one chance to right the wrongs of his past. Thrust deep into the seedy world of human trafficking, he must put aside his guilt over abandoning Mia all those years ago in order to save her now.
Someone’s pulling the strings in this sadistic play on trust, but Tyler and Mia may not live long enough to see the curtain fall. Trust in Me is a story of erotic pain and incipient romance, spiraling ever faster toward betrayal or redemption.
WARNING:
This book contains explicit scenes of dubious consent, graphic violence and sex. It also depicts abuse and captivity situations. Not appropriate for anyone uncomfortable with these situations or anyone under the age of eighteen. This is a work of fiction.
“Dark, disturbing, haunting, and beautiful, Skye Warren will take you into the depths of depravity but bring you home, safe in the end.”
- Kitty Thomas, author of “The Last Girl”
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Excerpt:
Carlos looked down at me from his seat with a half-smile. The guy next to him was speaking in low, urgent tones, but I had his attention.
Other whores might try coy smiles or a flash of cleavage, but if you really knew El Jefe—and, unfortunately, I did—then you knew all you had to do was drop to his feet. I knew what he wanted and how he liked it, knowledge born of years of training. As long as I behaved, he wouldn’t kill me. I craved the release of death, but I was too well trained to earn it.
I reached his leather shoes and waited. The same Italian leather shoes that had kicked me only recently, but they weren’t a danger to me now. Carlos didn’t like to get too messy when he had guests. Even though I didn’t like performing, I could be glad this new guy was around today. Then again, I’d probably have to service him next.
Carlos unzipped his pants.
The guy sucked in a quiet breath, as if we’d shocked him.
That wouldn’t stop Carlos. He wasn’t an exhibitionist. He was a sadist, and the only thing better than causing someone physical pain was causing him emotional discomfort. Every pinch was designed to humiliate, every blow to subjugate. You’re not worthy, they said, and I lapped up every blow to my shrunken ego like the masochist I’d learned to be.
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Praise for Trust in Me:
“Darkly erotic and gritty, this story touches every shadowed place in a character’s mind, every rough desire and every twisted part of a soul, but it also delivers touches of softness and sympathy. And at the end, there is even a feeling of redemption, that very idea of being more than a label, of being more than your past.”
- S Richards (Amazon reviewer)
“If ever there was a time to heed the author’s foreward, it would be with this book. Whereas in some nonconsent/SM books, there is some pleasure, pleasurable moments for Mia are few and rare. It is no wonder she trusts no one, which does lead to misunderstandings, and amazing that she still has the capacity to hope. Well-written continuation of the series, definitely curious as to the depth of pain in the next book.”
- Cynjin (Goodreads reviewer)
“This is not your typical love story, but a story and a journey of a woman whose never known love. Skye Warren’s dark erotica tale, it goes there, and pushes the reader in to a world that may not be for some readers, but strokes the curiosity of others as well.”
- Review from Romance Novel Junkies
“Very intriguing story that I would recommend to those who enjoy thrillers with a bit of edge to them. Be warned though, the humiliation and abuse Mia endures at the hands of Carlos is very extreme!”
- The Black Pearl (Goodreads reviewer)
“I devoured Trust in Me because it was good from the first word right until the last one. Skye Warren knows how to deliver a powerfully poignant story that will keep her readers engrossed.”
“This book is definitely not for the faint of heart and as I said before, it feels wrong to say I enjoyed this book but the writing was fantastic. Any book that can pull such an emotional response from me in just 100 pages I have to say a big thank you to the author!”
- Review from Sam, E and R’s Awesomeness
“This story includes intrigue, human perseverance against the impossible, passion and non-consensual sex, disciplinary beatings and the desperate drive of one woman to make a difference in a world that has been unkind to her. The most interesting aspect of Skye Warren’s story is the ambiguity between good and bad. Figuring out who’s who was part of what kept me reading into the early morning hours.”
- FallenDepths (Amazon reviewer)
“I was captured from the very first sentence, drawn into the story as if watching it play out in my own mind. The story pacing and flow of information were flawless. The characters were obviously flawed, yet undeniably realistic. No matter how brutal the story it ended with a HEA and a feeling of hope.”
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