Haunting Adeline (Cat and Mouse Duet Book 1) [Paperback] H.D. Carlton

The story was so intriguing but after the famous "gun scene" my morals were like the hell and make me shut the book but after a day or two curiosity make me pick it up again and I don't know how but I read the whole book on two days and fell in love with both the characters. Obviously, loving Adeline and Zade was like accepting the dark side of my own mind so gotta say this book is like a personal read for me and is gonna stay on top for forever! I am excited to read the second book and I know it's soon but I have already put Zade names with heart on my social media account haha.This is my first time reading H.D.Carlton's work and I am pretty sure it's not gonna be last. I highly recommend this read but please go through the trigger warnings first ✨

Karina Halle has rightly said that -"Instead it’s slow and insidious, slinking through you like ink through the water until it permeates every inch of your soul."Someone suggested me this book and frankly speaking, I loved this book. The Author of the book has crafted this book very marvelously.The title of the book is very impressive named "Haunting Adeline" (Cat and Mouse Duet Book 1). It's written by H.D. Carlton.The genre of the book is a dark romance and it has insanity. The book talks about a stalker who haunts Adeline. The book is full of ups and downs.In the book, the woman falls in love with her stalker while solving the murder mystery. The twist of the book is that it ends on a cliffhanger so read this book and you will love it a lot.Kudos to the Author. Happy Reading, Happy Learning. Highly Recommended Book.

This is the most engaging read I have read….the male character is highly romantic and his perspective portrayed by the author is incredible. Made me fall in love with Zade…..epic plot twist…a must read!!!

I really enjoyed this book. I get why it rubs people off the wrong way but this is just my opinion. Familiarise yourself with the trigger warnings and don’t read it if it’s too much. At the end of the day it’s a book, it’s fiction and the genre is dark romance. So don’t read it just to not have “fomo”

This isn’t dark romance. It’s a school boy with a big d!ck who only wants his way. The sx scenes are so boring and …ordinary?Hard pass on part 2.

Sweet spicy thrilling everything in it...Can't wait to know what happened to the little mouse and kitty cat..... Loved it!!

The book was awesome ,but the quality was kind of ok. It is definitely not a original copy, as the print is faded and many spelling mistakes are found. The book was torn from the corner.

This book is very dark and certainly not for soft hearted ones . If you're a fan of stalker dark romance go for it . This is the perfect book with perfect spice. The stalker isn't like the one who just hides and stalks . He goes infront her like he owns her which he does . And our bold girl who tries to fight him but always end up craving for him . Isn't it perfect one is obsessed and never deny his feeling or needs however other doesn't want him but can't deny how much she want him . Go for it . You ain't regretting my friends

Madre mía, ¿cómo comenzar? Definitivamente no es un libro que sea para todo público por *obvias* razones. Debes de leer el TW sí o sí.Yo que no soy una lectora habitual y teniendo en cuenta que es mi primer Dark Romance, no me pude separar del libro; es adictivo, muy intenso y debes estar curad@ de espanto para lo que se trata. Me gustó como se desenvolvió la relación de los protagonistas aunque me hubiera gustado más interacción con los demás personajes, o por lo menos un acercamiento más profundo de la relación de los protas con ellos; fuera de eso, es un libro que recomendaría a todos aquellos que les gusta este género y no tienen miedo de descubrir más el lado oscuro de nuestro mundo.Temas que trata:• Trata de personas• Acoso• Asesin*to• GunPlay• Contenido S*xual explicito• CnC medio raro (porque no es explícito)• Pedof... ajá

There's a reason I don't read incomplete duets or series because then I'm sad when I can't read the next book. I went against my better judgment with this book and I have no regrets (okay I have some because I hated waiting for book two) because I loved this story. The great news is the second book is out now, so you don't have to wait if you're reading this review!I've never read anything remotely similar to this book and I don't know that I ever will. This was my first time reading something truly as dark as this. I've read other books with heavy triggers, but this book was different. I read Satan's Affair beforehand (highly recommend reading that first) and I wasn't entirely sure what this book was going to be about. I knew a past murder, stalking, and love were involved, but that was it. If you had told me one of my top reads from 2021 would've been a stalker romance, I would've laughed in your face. Not only is the romance good, and the spice is off the charts hot, but the overarching story is just so good.Adeline is an author who moves into her grandmother's old home after she passes away. Adeline was close to her grandmother and felt a pull to come back to the home that always fascinated her. While living in the house, she discovers family secrets that have been buried for a long time, secrets involving her great grandmother. Her great grandmother was stalked, but here's the kicker? Her great grandmother had a spicy affair with her stalker! Adeline's great grandmother was murdered and she works with her best friend to figure out who did it. While trying to solve this mystery, Adeline finds herself in the same place as her great grandmother did with a hot stalker.Zade is a leader of a vigilante group that's only mission is to bring down trafficking rings and the horrible people that run them. And not just any type of trafficking rings. Rings that are linked to very powerful people in the country and the world. Zade is determined to get as many women and children to safety as he can. He puts himself in the line of fire to save the lives of the innocent people taken by these rings. He sounds like an ideal guy right? Well, did I mention he's also Adeline's stalker? Zade stumbles across Adeline by accident and it's a wrap for him. He wants to make her his and there's nothing that's going to stop him. Now I'm not saying he's still not an ideal guy (I do love him), but let's just say these are two VERY opposite qualities. On one hand, you have this man trying to save women and child, but on the other hand he's stalking a woman. Many would argue he can't be both a good and terrible guy at the same time, but I think this book begs to differ.I personally loved Adeline and thought she was a dynamic heroine. She was sassy, fun, and radiated fierceness. She does stand up for herself throughout the book, even to Zade, although standing up to him doesn't do much. I liked that we get her inner thoughts on Zade as their relationship plays out. I like watching her slowly open up to him and trust that he'll protect her, which seems like the opposite thing a stalker would do. One of my favorite things was when Adeline told her friend about one of her spicy encounters with Zade and that he "took her soul". I couldn't be more jealous of her, trust me. Based on the cliffhanger, book two isn't going to be an easy ride for Adeline, but I know she's going to be okay. Someone as fierce as her work her way through any situation, even if it takes some time.I cannot explain how much I love Zade. I know, I know, he's a stalker. Here's the thing: I just don't care. He really had me contemplating if getting stalked is that bad (it is, but let's ignore that). I loved how he was written to be so multilayered. H.D. Carlton knew what she was doing when she wrote him this way. He's meant to challenge everything you know and make you wonder if he's really all that bad. His qualities are so opposite of each other that he left me spinning so much throughout this book. I would take pauses while reading and say out loud, "Am I actually into this man?" or "I'm in love with this unhinged man. Am I good?" I laughed way too many times when doing this because I just know how people would react in my life if I told them how much I love Zade. The mouth on Zade is UNMATCHED. God, that man says the wildest stuff, but it's so unbelievably hot. And the things he does with his hands to Adeline? Where do I sign up??? I love his love for Adeline and I can't wait to see what he does in book two knowing how this book ended.The writing in this book is beautiful and so good. H.D. Carlton is talented and it shows in this book. I enjoyed the different storylines taking place and how they all connected to one another. I thought it was interesting to see Adeline live a similar life to her great grandmother. I think getting to read her great grandmother's thoughts on her own personal stalked helped Adeline in her own way. This book is just so so so good! I cannot recommend it enough. I do STRONGLY encourage everyone consider the triggers before reading. I look forward to book two!

Dit boek is in mijn mening in een goede schrijfstijl geschreven. Ondanks de heftige onderwerpen vond ik het een erg goed boek.

This was honestly a great book I hesitated to read it at first with every review i had heard making it sound like it was just straight smut. But the storyline was honestly impressive and addictive. The only thing I was wishing the whole time was for Zane to show I little my softness. Like showing he was down bad in both a crazy way but also more I’m going to hug you and be here when you wake up ya know. Overall a 10 out of 10 would 100% recommend

I loved the juxtaposition of this storyline-falling in love with your stalker. It’s creepy and sexy at the same time. I liked how Addie and Gigi had similar stories with their stalkers, I just hope Addie’s ends better. It ended on a cliffhanger so I’ll definitely be reading the next book because I’m invested in both Addie and Zane at this point! The spice level for me was a 2/5 but the storyline was so good sex wasn’t the main focus. One of my pet peeves is the misspelling of cum when used in a sexual manner. But again, this was less of a smut book and more of a twisted romance.