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Also available in special edition paperback – Amazon<\/a><\/strong> <\/p>\n He has a heart of ice…but for her, he’d burn the world.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Alex Volkov is a devil blessed with the face of an angel and cursed with a past he can\u2019t escape.<\/p>\n Driven by a tragedy that has haunted him for most of his life, his ruthless pursuits for success and vengeance leave little room for matters of the heart.<\/p>\n But when he\u2019s forced to look after his best friend\u2019s sister, he starts to feel something in his chest:<\/p>\n A crack. ***<\/p>\n Ava Chen is a free spirit trapped by nightmares of a childhood she can\u2019t remember.<\/p>\n But despite her broken past, she\u2019s never stopped seeing the beauty in the world\u2026including the heart beneath the icy exterior of a man she shouldn\u2019t want.<\/p>\n Her brother\u2019s best friend. Theirs is a love that was never supposed to happen\u2014but when it does, it unleashes secrets that could destroy them both\u2026and everything they hold dear.<\/p>\n Twisted Love is a brother\u2019s best friend\/opposites attract romance with plenty of heat and no cliffhangers. Recommended for 18+ due to adult language and explicit content.<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u00a0Add to Goodreads<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cIf you wanted, I would burn down the world for you.\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n 5 stars!<\/b><\/p>\n I love this book! It\u2019s the first in the Twisted<\/i> series by new-to-me-author, Ana Huang, and it\u2019s a sometimes fun yet deeply emotional romance with passion, angst and intensity. A brother\u2019s-best-friend \/ opposites attract love story that had me glued to my kindle as the story twisted and turned, with elements of suspense and family drama, and one hell of a romance, I couldn\u2019t put this book down.<\/p>\n Ava is a delightful, free-spirited heroine. She is an optimist and is all about living her best life and having fun while doing it. She has a dark past, having endured horrible trauma, and she has almost no memory of her childhood because of it. And though she has demons, she has kept moving forward, determined to see the best in the world. I loved her.<\/p>\n Alex is the best friend of Ava\u2019s older brother, Josh. Still in his 20s, he is a self-made billionaire, ruthless and cold, with an armor of steel protecting him from everybody and everything. He is a man who survived an unimaginable tragedy which shaped his entire life, and he is unwaveringly focussed on vengeance for the pain of his past.<\/p>\n When Josh travels overseas for work for a year, he is concerned for Ava\u2019s safety, so he asks Alex to keep an eye on her. Jumping right on board, Alex promptly moves himself into Josh\u2019s house \u2013 right next door to Ava \u2013 inserting himself right into her life. Ava is, of course, annoyed, but she relishes the chance to spend time with the gorgeous man that has always intrigued her, but who has always been so standoff-ish. And so begins a fantastically entertaining series of run-ins with Alex being an overprotective alpha, and Ava working hard to bring her sunshine and brightness into Alex\u2019s cold and controlled life. There is great banter, and fantastically building chemistry, and as we begin to see cracks in Alex\u2019s callousness, there is this wonderful feeling of anticipation, knowing something amazing is coming.<\/p>\n I hated how much I wanted her, and I hated that she wasn\u2019t smart enough to run away from me while she still had a chance. That \u2018something\u2019 is an epic, passionate romance, and OMG, it\u2019s awesome! It\u2019s clear they have an attraction, but Alex is reluctant to expose Ava to his life, and to his kinky tendencies. But he soon discovers that Ava is right on board with all of that, leading them to an intimate, passionate and somewhat filthy hookup that is immediately so much more. They are so freaking hot together, but more than that, they share a connection that is tender, sweet and playful, no-nonsense and increasing in emotion each and every day, and I love their dynamic so much.<\/p>\n \u201cYou are the light to my dark, Sunshine,\u201d he said in a raw voice. His lips brushed against mine as he spoke. \u201cWithout you, I\u2019m lost.\u201d<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n But they both have pain in their pasts that has impacted them significantly. And there are dark secrets lurking that, when revealed, have the capacity to destroy everything.<\/p>\n She felt like heaven to my hell, the closest I\u2019d ever get to salvation, and yet I still wanted to drag her into the depths of Hades with me.<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n The drama and emotion is beautifully written, and there\u2019s an intriguing and heart-pounding suspense storyline that had me madly guessing how it was all going to play out. It\u2019s really cleverly plotted out, with lots of shocks and surprises, and I loved watching the characters deal with it all. Their situations are on the extreme end of the drama scale, but it felt real, I could empathise with all that Ava and Alex were feeling and, right or wrong, I understood their reactions to it all. I love the way the story kept me on my toes, not knowing what was coming, and the unpredictability of it all had my heart pounding.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m trying to save you, Ava,\u201d he said\u2026 And through the ups and downs, I was feeling it all! So. Many. Feels! My heart ached with these characters, for all they went through in the past, and for all they go through during this book. Theirs is a difficult journey, and the angst is so well written \u2013 it makes sense to the story and adds so much depth without becoming stupid or frustrating. They are such strong characters, and I thought the balance of protectiveness, self-preservation and fighting for what they want was really well done.<\/p>\n I wanted every shadow of his soul and every piece of his beautiful, multilayered heart. I wanted to pour into him every drop of light I had to give until he consumed me whole. Until I was his, and he was mine.<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n Taking their backs through it all is a fantastic group of friends. Ava\u2019s brother, Josh, is funny, protective, and just gorgeous, and her three best friends are constantly supporting her. Each unique and entertaining, I\u2019m assuming they will form the basis of the books to come in this series, and with a couple of stories already nicely set up, I am beyond excited to read more about them.<\/p>\n I loved this book. It\u2019s a great mix of light and fun, and dark romance and suspense with a beautifully developed, sexy and intense love story. I love Ava and Alex as characters, and I loved Ana Huang\u2019s writing style. She brought so much heart to this story, and I adored every moment of it.<\/p>\n This book can easily standalone, but it\u2019s also a really strong beginning to a series I can\u2019t wait to dive into. Such a great read.<\/p>\n 5 stars!<\/p>\n An Advanced Review Copy was generously provided by the author in exchange for an honest review.<\/i><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Twisted Love (#1)<\/strong> (Alex & Ava) Twisted Games (#2) <\/strong>(Rhys & Bridget) Twisted Hate (#3)<\/strong> (Josh & Jules) Twisted Lies (#4) <\/strong>(Christian & Stella) <\/p>\n Something smelled delicious, like spice and heat. I wanted to wrap it around me like a blanket.<\/p>\n I snuggled closer to the source, enjoying the strong, solid warmth beneath my cheek. I didn\u2019t want to wake up, but I\u2019d promised Bridget I would volunteer at a local pet shelter with her this morning, before my afternoon shift at the gallery.<\/p>\n I allowed myself one more minute of coziness\u2014had my bed always been this big and soft\u2014before I opened my eyes and yawned.<\/p>\n Weird. <\/em>My room looked different. No photograph prints papering the walls, no vase of sunflowers by the bed. And did my bed just move by itself?<\/p>\n My eyes latched onto the broad expanse of bare skin beneath me, and my stomach dropped. I looked up, up\u2014straight into a pair of familiar green eyes. Eyes that stared back at me with no hint of the humor from last night.<\/p>\n He flicked his gaze down. I followed it\u2026and realized, to my abject horror, that I was touching Alex Volkov\u2019s dick. Unintentionally, and he had on sweats, but still.<\/p>\n I. Was. Touching. Alex. Volkov\u2019s. Dick.<\/p>\n And it was hard.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Ana Huang is an author of primarily steamy New Adult and contemporary romance. Her books contain diverse characters and emotional, sometimes twisty roads toward HEAs (with plenty of banter and spice sprinkled in). Besides reading and writing, Ana loves traveling, is obsessed with hot chocolate, and has multiple relationships with fictional boyfriends.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Instagram\u00a0<\/a> |\u00a0 TikTok\u00a0<\/a> |\u00a0 Facebook\u00a0<\/a> |\u00a0 Facebook Group<\/a>\u00a0 |\u00a0 Bookbub<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Twisted Love by Ana Huang is live! Amazon US\u00a0 |\u00a0 Amazon UK\u00a0 |\u00a0 Amazon CA\u00a0 |\u00a0 Amazon AU\u00a0 |\u00a0 Universal Also available in special edition paperback – Amazon Cover designed by E. 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\n\u201cFrom what?\u201d I refused to look at him, but I could see him watching me out of the corner of my eye.
\n\u201cFrom me.\u201d
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