Written Obsession

The line between being seen and being owned is razor-thin, and for two souls in the rain-slicked streets of Duskhaven, the greatest danger lies not in the secrets they keep, but in the ones they're forced to share.

Mara Jennings is a ghost in her own life. A struggling writer haunted by rejection and abandonment, she believes her invisibility is a shield. As her friends move on to brighter futures, leaving her behind in the city’s shadows, she pours her loneliness into a manuscript, desperate for a story where she is finally seen, finally wanted.

Ethan Blackwood is a man who architects worlds from the shadows. A powerful collector of rare and beautiful things, his life is a fortress of control built against the chaos of his past. He sees the world as a board of assets to be acquired and liabilities to be eliminated. He allows no variables. Until he sees Mara.

What begins as a focused observation in his bookstore deepens into a dangerous obsession. Ethan sees not a struggling writer, but a masterpiece left unguarded. Convinced the world will only break her, he begins to dismantle her life, intending to rebuild it in a cage so perfect she’ll call it a sanctuary. He is the shadow in her alley, the phantom in her apartment, the architect of her ruin and, he believes, her only salvation.

When a sinister organization marks Mara as leverage against him, Ethan’s dark protection becomes her only refuge. Trapped in his gilded world, Mara must confront the terrifying line between captivity and care, and the part of herself that craves his total control. To survive the war closing in, they must forge a dangerous alliance where obsession might be the only thing that feels like love, and surrender could be the ultimate act of power.

A contemporary dark romance featuring forced proximity, enemies-to-lovers, and emotional healing, Written Obsession contains steamy scenes, moderate language, and discussions of past trauma. As Book 1 in the Inescapable Obsessions Series, each novel features a different couple with a HFN ending, strongly recommended to read in order for maximum enjoyment.