Corrupt (Devil’s Night Book 1)
£3.10
Erika
I was told that dreams were our heart’s desires. My nightmares, however, became my obsession.
His name is Michael Crist. My boyfriend’s older brother is like that scary movie that you peek through your hand to watch. He’s handsome, strong, and completely terrifying. The star of his college’s basketball team and now gone pro, he’s more concerned with the dirt on his shoe than me.
But I noticed him.
I saw him. I heard him. The things that he did, and the deeds that he hid… For years, I bit my nails, unable to look away.
Now, I’ve graduated high school and moved on to college, but I haven’t stopped watching Michael. He’s bad, and the dirt I’ve seen isn’t content to stay in my head anymore.
Because he’s finally noticed me.
Michael
Her name is Erika Fane, but everyone calls her Rika.
My brother’s girlfriend grew up hanging around my house and is always at our dinner table. She looks down when I enter a room and stills when I am close. I can always feel the fear rolling off of her, and while I haven’t had her body, I know that I have her mind. That’s all I really want anyway.
Until my brother leaves for the military, and I find Rika alone at college. In my city. Unprotected.
The opportunity is too good to be true, as well as the timing. Because you see, three years ago she put a few of my high school friends in prison, and now they’re out.
We’ve waited. We’ve been patient. And now every last one of her nightmares will come true.
*Corrupt is a STANDALONE dark romance with no cliffhanger. It is suitable for ages 18+.
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Additional information
| Publisher | Penelope Douglas LLC (15 Nov. 2015) |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| File size | 4270 KB |
| Simultaneous device usage | Unlimited |
| Text-to-Speech | Enabled |
| Screen Reader | Supported |
| Enhanced typesetting | Enabled |
| X-Ray | Enabled |
| Word Wise | Enabled |
| Sticky notes | On Kindle Scribe |
| Print length | 518 pages |
by Jo ReadsRomance
I’ve been wanting to start this series for a while now, and with it being the month of Halloween, I thought it was the best time to read the first book. After diving in, what I found was a story that was pretty much as I expected it to be. Dark and sexy, but what I hadn’t anticipated was the plot, which had me wondering what was going on and I couldn’t wait to find out. If you are looking for a sweet romance, this is not the book for you. However, if you love a novel that is both mysterious & twisted, definitely add this one to your kindle. I look forward to continuing with the series soon.
by NiCoLeTa E. {Addicted to Books}
I don’t think I’ll ever be the same person again. This was WOW. I don’t even know how to describe it. A lot of things I didn’t think I would read in this book and I ate it all up. There are SO MANY trigger warnings so do go into this well informed. It’s not for everyone.
At the moment, Will and Kai are my favourites so I’m excited for their books. I do not like Damon one bit, so I’m sceptical for his book. I’m intrigued to see how his redemption arc goes.
Onto Hideaway now, excited for Kai!
by Sureeta
My first Penelope Douglas book and it was brilliant!!!
I loved every second of it. It was a bit hard for me to get into it at first but once I did, I couldn’t put the book down!! This book took bully romance to another level ????
Micheal and Rika’s relationship was so intense throughout the book and I just constantly kept thinking … why does he hate her? (which is the point of the story lol). One thing I loved was Rika’s reslience!! That women held her own against all 4 boys despite everything they did to her and they did some awful things ????. The twist was not something I expected nor was the shower scene ????????????????
by NiCoLeTa E. {Addicted to Books}
Wow!!! Just wow!!! This book was confusing as hell at least in the beginning, but it kept you all the time on edge…
Excitement, angst, fear, hot scenes, not so hot scenes, crazy actions…
I got caught in the middle of all those emotions and i couldn’t do anything else than loved it!!!
It was intoxicating!!!
I have many emotions that swirling inside of me and it’s really so hard for me to tame the words that floating around my mind, but i will make an effort!!!
First, i have to say that from the first moment that i started it, i felt restless…
I was scared all the time of what will come next and my stomach was tight on knots because of the anticipation that this book was offering me…
Yep, there were some points that i didn’t enjoy and that i wasn’t agree and i know for sure that some of you will become agry, but all the rest of the book was wellwritten and with a great plot.
Erika have been raised on wealth. When she was younger, she lost her father in a car accident and from that moment her mother started to slip away from reality with the companion of alchool.
Since she was a baby, Erika was surrounded by the Christ family. She and the younger brother, Trevor, were doing everything together since they were at the same age. They were best friends. But everyone around them including Trevor had the expectations that those two will end up together.
But there was a complication in this plan.
Erika didn’t have eyes for anyone else but Michael, Trevor’s older brother. Erika was in love with him all of her life, she was always aware of him and she knew everything about him…
But she was and she still is invisible to him!!!
Michael Christ was older by three years and his relationship with his father and his brother was non-existent. They were hating each other.
Michael was different. He didn’t like anybody to rule his life and he was untouchable.
He did whatever he wanted and he didn’t answer to nobody.
He and his friends were the rulers around the town, everybody were worshipping them and nobody could stop them. They were the Four Horsemen and they enjoyed that power.
Now, Rika is trying to start a new chapter in her life.
She can’t take anymore to do whatever the others want her to do. She wants to live far away from everyone that sheltered her and she want to succeed it in her own terms…
But her decision is leaving her exposed to The Horsemen!!!
They want revenge about something that happened three years ago and they are determined to ruin her for good!!!
Because of her, the three of them landed on jail and it’s time for payback…
The good in this book is that we were all the time back and forth to time and the agony of what happened back then and what will happen after was huge. I liked that i witness the things that happened that night and with that journey to the past i learned more about the characters of the book. I won’t say that i liked what they did that night. They were acting crazy, they were reckless and irrational, but i liked it.
Oh, i didn’t mention that that night three years before Michael cracked and took with them Erika…
So, she witnessed everything and she became a part of it, but the next day in their heads she was the traitor!!!
So the revenge is starting….
I will admit that i was so afraid of what will happened to Erika. Their plans of her were cruel and they didn’t stop to anything.
They wanted to destroy her in every level and i didn’t know how i felt about that!!!
Rika and Michael had big chemistry between them.
They were so hot together, but they were batshit crazy both of them!!!
They were playing games all the times, they were pussing each other limits but they were perfect just like that.
That wasn’t love, it was a constant battle!!!
And all this mind games??? Gross, but i loved them!!!
They corrupted each other!!!!
And they corrupted me as well…
by Emma Bennett
Definitely a good read and even though it felt like it took a while I’m glad they found their way although I wasn’t rooting for Micheal coz of how he was I still did you as a author corrupted me haha loved it though !!!
by Boo
It’s strange for me not to love a Penelope Douglas book, this one was just missing something for me. I didn’t understand what the book wanted to be. I also didn’t like the female or male mc. Parts of the plot were quite enjoyable and the back and forth struggle was amusing. It wasn’t bad, but it also wasn’t great you know?
by keoni
this was my first dark romance book i’ve read so i was a little hesitant to start but i honestly loved it.
i grew to love micheal and his love for erika and started to like the other characters too. watching the back and forth with micheal and erika and the constant teasing was so exciting.
i love how micheal taught erika to stick up for herself and gave her the confidence to look after herself and not lean on anyone like she was used to doing growing up.
it was dark and twisted and kept me on my toes the whole time with plot twists and the horsemen playing their little games;)
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by Laura Gerez
Wow this is by far one of my favorite books this year! I had the most amazing time reading this book! I am so happy I finally read it!