Haunting Adeline
**The Manipulator** I can manipulate the emotions of anyone who lets me. I will make you hurt, make you cry, make you laugh and sigh. But my words don't affect him. Especially not when I plead for him to leave. He's always there, watching and waiting. And I can never look away. Not when I want him to come closer. **The Shadow** I didn't mean to fall in love. But now that I have, I can't stay away. I'm mesmerized by her smile, by her eyes, and the way she moves. The way she undresses... I'll keep watching and waiting. Until I can make her mine. And once she is, I'll never let her go. Not even when she begs me to.
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Adeline inherits a remote estate from her grandmother and starts writing there. A man has been watching the house, and her, for a long time. The book leans hard into stalker romance and human-trafficking suspense.
Yes. Haunting Adeline is extremely explicit and contains some of the darkest content in the dark romance subgenre, including non-consensual scenes. It is rated 5 out of 5 on the spice scale by most readers.
Yes. Haunting Adeline is extremely explicit and contains some of the darkest content in the dark romance subgenre, including non-consensual scenes. It is rated 5 out of 5 on the spice scale by most readers.
Haunting Adeline contains stalking, non-consensual sexual content, kidnapping, graphic violence, and references to child abuse and trafficking. It is one of the more extreme dark romance novels and not recommended for sensitive readers.
Yes. Haunting Adeline is the first book in the Cat and Mouse Duet by H.D. Carlton, followed by Hunting Adeline. The duology completes the storyline of Adeline and Zade.
Haunting Adeline is firmly adult dark romance. It is not appropriate for young readers under any circumstances, given the explicit and disturbing content. Carlton has been clear that it is intended for adult audiences only.
Haunting Adeline was written by H.D. Carlton, published in 2021 by Zando.
Haunting Adeline is 615 pages in standard print editions, though page counts vary slightly between hardcover, paperback, and large-print formats.
At an average reading pace of about 250 words per minute, Haunting Adeline takes most readers 9 to 13 hours to finish.
Haunting Adeline is available in hardcover, paperback, ebook, and audiobook formats from Amazon, Bookshop.org, ThriftBooks, and most major bookstores.
