Dark romance · 2021

Haunting Adeline

Name: Haunting Adeline
ISBN: 9781957635002

by H. D. Carlton

Book 1 of Cat and Mouse Duet

Spice: Scorching
Ending: Cliffhanger
Reading age: Adult

Tropes

Stalker romance Obsessed hero Morally grey heroTouch her and dieGothicDual timeline

About the book

This is the book people mean when they say dark romance. A writer moves into her great-grandmother's manor, and the man watching from the woods decides she belongs to him. It is obsessive, violent and very explicit; read the content warnings first, then decide if you're in.

Content warnings

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From the author's note

Non-consent between the main couple
Dubious consent
Stalking
Graphic violence
Human trafficking
Child trafficking
Death of a child

Source: hdcarlton.com, retrieved 2026-10-20

Reported by readers (not in the author's note)

Rape
Sexual assault
Gore
Murder
Torture
Kidnapping

Source: triggerwarningdatabase.com, retrieved 2026-10-20

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