Bonus 236 - Even If It Hurts by Sam Mariano

Y'all, Mel can't stop reading dark romance by Sam Mariano! And it's so confusing! And also not at all confusing! This is a Quickie on the first book in the Coastal Elite series, EVEN IF IT HURTS, which features a truly psychopathic hero and a heroine who's just a really nice girl who wants to spend as much time with her dying mother as possible. It's WILD and she had to verbally process to get her brain around it. Maybe? Just know she's at an 11 this entire episode. CW: dubious consent, non-con, assault on a side character, kidnapping, almost drowning, and... probably more.