My Dark Side of the Sun Book Review - No Spoilers
Plot Summary
Dark Side of the Sun by Addison Cain is a standalone dark Regency romance featuring Arabella, the widowed Baroness of Iliffe, fleeing for her life from a dangerous past across England. She rents a remote estate under a false identity, hoping to disappear—until Gregory Harrow, a ruthless and cunning squire of the estate, steps into her life. Gregory is cunning, possessive, and brutally magnetic. He claims to love her, offers protection, and lies with ease. Arabella knows she should escape him—yet she feels trapped in his grasp. There’s danger, deceit, and a deal with the devil that becomes impossible to resist.
Why I Love This Book
I love the tension that crackled in every brief exchange. I felt my heart pound during Arabella’s cautious resistance and Gregory’s dark obsession. I love how Arabella’s strength and Romani-inspired heritage made her feel real, not perfect. I love when danger and desire spin a story that’s twisted and thrilling—and that chemistry is filthy and earned. I love Gregory’s dangerous charm—devilish, possessive, unpredictable. And I love that the story held me tight, pulling me deeper, until I realized I rooted for them both no matter how twisted the bond became.
Who Will Like This Book
If you gravitate toward dark, gothic-tinged Regency romance wrapped in obsession, you'll connect with this. If alpha anti-heroes, morally gray worlds, and simmered tension that bleeds into danger appeal to you, this fits. It’s for readers willing to sit with discomfort, craving passion tangled in power and survival.
⚠️ Trigger warning: This novel involves trauma, psychological manipulation, violence, power imbalance, possible dubious consent, and emotional intensity. It’s dark and intense—read with care.
Tagged As
historical romance, dark romance, Regency, enemies to lovers, alpha anti-hero, Gothic setting, possessive hero, widow heroine, psychological tension, slow burn, standalone, dark obsession, morally ambiguous relationship, indie romance
Steam Level
The steam here is relentless. It’s bold, explicit, and unfiltered. The erotic tension burns from every page. It’s darkly intoxicating—and not for the faint of heart.
