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by T.L Smith (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.2 4.2 out of 5 stars 4,569 ratings
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I am loyal, but I will betray you.
I am strong, but I have scars.
I am an angel, but the devil.
I met her when I was sixteen and she was a breath of fresh air. She swooped in, making me smile. But then she left, taking my next breath with her.
Her smile could light up a room, making my black heart pitter patter.
I found her again ten years later, with a syringe in her arm.
Blood coming from between her legs.
She was broken and I was glad she was broken. She wouldn't think less of me and my damaged ways.
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  2. Print length
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  5. Publication date
    January 29, 2016
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  1. She was the light and she took it with her that day, stole it and never gave it back.
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  2. “It feels like when you’re not with that person that something is missing. It feels like something inside you is crying. It feels like more than words can describe. You don’t know when you love someone, love is just a word. You feel it, you feel it like something is ripped into you, taken over, and holds something in you that no other can replace.”
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Yet again, TL Smith has produced a novel so intense, raw, gritty, confronting and dark that we were held captive from beginning to end. A highly emotional read we didn't know weather to laugh, cry or just simply hold our breath. And the damn ending.......All we can say is......We don't even know what to say it left us speechless......TL again you have completely flawed us with your uniqueness and ability to draw out so many emotions within ourselves in this amazing novel. We absolutely loved it and cannot wait for more!! - Bloggers From Down Under Black is my favorite so far from TL! I was addicted right from the start, definitely worth taking a chance on Black, its gut wrenching beautiful!! - Author Lila Rose, USA best seller. An tumultuous series of events that will leave your head spinning and your heart bursting - My Persons Books.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B01A53M6GM
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ (January 29, 2016)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ January 29, 2016
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 3932 KB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
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  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 277 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
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USA Today Best Selling Author T.L. Smith loves to write her characters with flaws so beautiful and dark you can’t turn away. Her books have been translated into several languages. If you don’t catch up with her in her home state of Queensland, Australia you can usually find her travelling the world, either sitting on a beach in Bali or exploring Alcatraz in San Francisco or walking the streets of New York.

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Davia Stewart
5.0 out of 5 stars Too good
Reviewed in the United States on July 28, 2023
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Riveting. Like a movie. It's soul deep, crushing, menacing, scary-good, and oh so bad. Black is the thing a great movie is made of. Fun. Deep. Full bodied and gory with love at the heart of it. I'm totally hooked into the main characters and the dept of their personality. Each brings an element you want to unravel and get to know better. Black is deep and sensational. His past makes him a killer, but Rose has the power to make him human. They have that love that never dies. Love that comes from the soul. This was just too good.
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Lin-( Nerdy Bookworm)
4.0 out of 5 stars Very Interesting
Reviewed in the United States on May 30, 2017
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Liam Black childhood was dark, abusive and considered the school worst trouble maker until he met Rose Miller Rose and Black was classmates but became friend and inseparable during his worst time. They had been two broken souls seeking a reprieve of their opposite worlds, therefore when Rose missed the usual visit it took his light away and darkness prevailed. He became cold-hearted, moody, dangerous and a hired killer.

It took ten years later when Black sees her again, she is a drug addict living amongst an MC close to death. Rose was living for her next high while drowning her past demons. She never recognized Black but he couldn't leave without helping her to clean up her act.

This story was well written with dark, gory, complex story of Black and Rose ordeal.The story jumped at times with plot points were lacking clear ending or not compatible with earlier actions. It was full of deception, intertwining mystery, drugs, MC twists and turns. It ends as a cliffhanger but questionable enough to pique the reader interest to the next book (Red). I would love to read Jake's story.
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Dee
5.0 out of 5 stars Great start to an emotional series.
Reviewed in the United States on July 7, 2018
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Was this book intense? Very much so. Was it heartbreaking? Definitely. Was it hard to read? Absolutely. Did I still love it? YES. Why? Because even though I read this series a year or more ago, it has stayed with me. The fact that everything happened the way it did was so overwhelmingly heartbreaking, it shattered me. The author wrote this book and it claimed me. I was driven to tears when I understood the sequence of events that took place which led to what happened to her. How could he have not know? How could he have done that, even without knowing it was her? This book has taught me that you should take nothing for granted and you should open your eyes and actually see. Investigate with your heart, soul and mind. Do not take the cowards way out and do not let the "job" become so much of an everyday thing that you don't see what is right in front of your face. Loved it...not for the violence, but for the fact that life is heartbreaking sometimes, but it's real and this author made this book come to life for me. Great series. If you stay with this book, it might be the one of the best series you have ever read.
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jessey singh
3.0 out of 5 stars OK read when bored or in between books
Reviewed in the United States on December 10, 2020
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I got this book because it was free and I was currently in between books- I was pleasantly surprised and entertained. Although A LOT of editing needed to be done it was an easy story and entertaining read.
The book has a lot of potential and tells a gritty love story, but I feel like I could have enjoyed it more if it was paced better. I wish the author spent more time explaining backstories and also spent more time with the important moments in the story. *spoilers* For instance, why did Liam's mother die? Why did the pres want him? What happened to him after? The MC raised him? Where did rose vanish to when she was 16? Did she go with roger? Why did the pres want Rose?
I need more details to make a better connection to the characters and to the story.
In the end, it comes down to the fact that the book should have been longer. I think if the author spent more time building up the story and added more details to the important moments this book would have WAY better ratings.
The violence and killing in the story never bothered me but maybe should come with a trigger warning- even though it wasn't THAT bad, I feel like a lot of readers would have appreciated a heads up.
Overall the storyline was a good one, it was a good concept and had some turns I didn't see coming. The ending was also a surprise that I appreciated. Sadly, however, I don't think I will continue the series (even though for OCD reasons, I hate not finishing a series) for me I'm satisfied enough not to continue on with rose and Liam's story.
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Lin Cohen
5.0 out of 5 stars A-M-A-Z-I-N-G!!!!
Reviewed in the United States on February 11, 2016
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"A person can only break so much before they're truly broken."
I'm so hung-over right now… My hearts is still pounding because of this AMAZING story! Talking about cliffhangers… Let me tell you this, major cliffhanger with a capital C that's worth every second of what I'm feeling right now.
Liam and Rose met for the first time at the age of 16. One night only made them closer and even years after, they were still thinking about that night.
Life wasn't that good for them. Liam (Black) found himself in a world of "nothing but black", full of darkness, crimes and no emotions whatsoever. Rose had kind of the same destiny, she became a drug addict and lived through the years as a ghost in her own flesh and blood.
This awful life has also brought them back together…
Liam finds Rose in her worst condition and saves her. He knows that he's wrong for her but can't stay away.
So many things happen during their complicated relationship that made my head spin!
Liam is HOT and once his stone walls are starting to break, he becomes the most caring and protective person every woman needs by her side… I know I do…
He fights for Rose and she fights for him, even when secrets reveal and threatening their lives.
If you're looking for sweet and corny, this is NOT the book for you! It's dark, hot and messy – this is what makes it so so good! The waiting part for book #2 is going to be the end of me! I just wish for it to be here as soon as possible!
TL Smith, you made my heart skip a beat so many times during my read and I thank you for that! This is what reading a book is all about for me – an emotional rollercoaster!
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Golsa
1.0 out of 5 stars so far from reality
Reviewed in Germany on March 22, 2024
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I mean why should someone picks up a Sex worker who is also a drug addict and help her why all these men suddenly want to have her!
Very unrealistic
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Ramesh c.
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Sara
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent!
Reviewed in Canada on May 30, 2017
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This was an excellent series! Yes, it's gritty, but very well written. I look forward to reading more of T.L. Smith's books.
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Anne Gonsalves
5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing read!
Reviewed in Australia on July 3, 2023
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This book was fantastic - bloody, violent, heart melting, knickers melting, too. Black is all he sees himself as, all he sees in his life. He’s not a good guy, or a life saver…… Or is he?
She’s a junkie, low-life, wh**e no one wants to know or help…… Or is she?
So many feels inside this story, I devoured it in no time. Already purchased the other books in this series, it’s that good. Can’t wait to know everything!!
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Monica
5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing
Reviewed in Italy on May 16, 2017
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Black è un hitman per soldi ed una sera ritrova ad una festa Rose, la ragazza di cui si era innamorato in gioventù, che ora è diventata una drogata. Decide di aiutarla nella disintossicazione e lei non capisce il perché. Poco tempo dopo lei sta cercando la sua strada, per ricongiungersi con sua figlia, quando Blake decide di non poter fare a meno di lei. Due anime spezzate da esperienze negative, che cercano di trovare pace. Un finale sconcertante. Romanzo scritto tramite i punti di vista dei due protagonisti. Un bad boy incapace di provare emozioni, una donna che ha passato l'inferno.
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