*** REVIEW *** FOLLOW ME DARKLY by Helen Hardt

 

She’s a take-charge woman. But he’s a master of control.

Skye Manning knows what she wants. Her job as assistant and photographer for a major social media influencer isn’t perfect, but it’s a rung on the ladder to bigger and better things. She’s confident she’ll one day take feature photos for National Geographic.

Self-made billionaire Braden Black didn’t get where he is by taking no for an answer. When a chance encounter with the refreshingly innocent and beautiful Skye piques his interest in more ways than one, he’s determined to make her submit.

Dating a billionaire soon has Skye in the middle of a Cinderella story…until the clock strikes midnight and Braden reveals his dark side. Heat sizzles between them, and Skye finds herself falling hard.

But Braden Black is no Prince Charming, and his dark desires are far from his only secret.

The Follow Me series is best enjoyed in order.

Reading Order:

Book #1 Follow Me Darkly

Book #2 Follow Me Under 

Book #3 Follow Me Always

Skye Manning is a photographer getting her feet wet working for Addison Ames, a wealthy, social media influencer.  After one of Addison’s posts at a coffee shop, the super-rich, super gorgeous, Braden Black responds to the Instagram post with a negative comment.  It is part of Skye’s job to run the social media sites and remove negative comments immediately.  When she missed one of Braden’s post which started a yelling match with one of Black’s employees a string of events are in motion that change Skye’s life.  Black storms Addison’s office to answer the yelling match in person which leads to an angry Addison and dinner with Skye and Brandon.  The dinner date quickly moves to the bedroom and from there, to more. 

In Follow Me Darkly, Helen Hardt creates two wonderful characters.  Braden Black is the dark, mysteriously sexy, billionaire who wants to explore his kink with Skye Manning.  Skye is the beautiful, assistant with dreams of being a professional photographer.  She falls hard for Brandon and his sexual adventures.  There is no doubt that the chemistry between these two characters is WOW.

Ms. Hardt does an excellent job developing the characters and their relationship.  Even though there is insta-lust, they do take time getting to know one another.  Well, we get to know Skye, she is an open-book, country girl.  I love her strength, determination, and kindness.  She is one of those characters that I would love as a friend in real life.

Branden on the other hand, has secrets that aren’t revealed, but there are hints that makes the reader want more.  He needs control.  He knows that it takes hard work and determination to get where he is from where he started.  He is a workaholic in building his career.  Also, he knows that Skye is his obsession.  The question at this point is will he give Skye want she needs or will he hurt her terribly.

This first installment of the Follow Me trilogy concludes with a lot of unknowns.  Follow Me Darkly ends with a lot of questions.  Primarily, the reader is wondering what Skye is going to do with some unexpected information she receives.  She seems confused, but not put off by the revelation.  I’m anxious for what happens next.  If you are a fan of Fifty Shades of Grey, Crossfire, and stories of that ilk, you will love Follow Me Darkly.  Good News:  The books’ release dates are four months apart, so there isn’t a long wait for the next Skye /Brandon fix.  Come on January.

4 STAMPS

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