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Menace

by J.M. Darhower · Scarlet Scars #1

2017 · 348 pages

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💬 Mentioned in 10+ Reddit threads

📖 13k+ readers on Goodreads

📚 Book 1 of a completed 2-book series

About this book

A dangerous man known as Scar has perfected the art of blending cruelty with charm, existing in a world of gray where boredom is his only true enemy—until a mysterious woman with her own dark secrets literally crashes into his life. Morgan arrives with questions he desperately wants answered and a vulnerability that cracks through his carefully constructed indifference, making him feel something other than the hollow numbness he's grown accustomed to. What unfolds is a darkly compelling dance between two people who understand that sometimes the most broken souls are the only ones capable of truly seeing each other. This is a beautifully twisted romance that explores what happens when two damaged people stop running and start fighting—for each other.

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Dark, intoxicating energy with dangerous charm. Sultry R&B, moody indie rock, and brooding alternative—artists like The Neighbourhood, SZA, and Cigarettes After Sex. Tension-filled, magnetic, morally gray. Perfect for obsessive darkness with hints of vulnerability.

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Liz's Review~Menace (Scarlet Scars, #1) ~by J.M. Darhower

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