Twined by Renee Rocco is live!
The second book of the Grim Tower series, this book continues the imaginative retelling of Rapunzel with an erotic twist. This is a dark fairytale, reverse harem story with a boldly inquisitive heroine desperate to claim her place in the world, and three hot but very different heroes who are there by her side and claiming her as their own.
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Blurb
With a kingdom at stake, it’s all or nothing for Rapunzel and her renegades.
Rapunzel never wanted this war with her father. Unfortunately, she’s learned that people rarely choose their battles—only how bloody they’re willing to get for victory.
But she won’t face this fight alone.
Her renegades stand with her.
Three men who love her and who have vowed to protect her.
With mad King John hunting her, Rapunzel is done hiding. Her years in the tower taught her resilience, and after finding freedom, she’ll do whatever it takes to liberate Rygard…no matter the cost.
*TWINED is a reimagining of Rapunzel. Characters are appropriately aged up for this scorching Why Choose Dark Fantasy Romance with three morally gray antiheroes and one fierce and determined heroine.
Review
3 stars for a sexy HEA!
The second book in the Grim Tower duet, this book continues the dark, erotic version of Rapunzel’s story that began in Twisted.
In the last book, Rapunzel was rescued from her tower by her childhood friend, Wren, who took her out of anger in a bid for revenge. We watched as Rapunzel embraced her freedom with Wren and his two best friends in a surprising reverse harem relationship that saw each of them feeling way more than they anticipated.
Now, Rapunzel is safely hidden away in secret and protected by Wren, the larger-than-life and hilarious soldier Dax, and dark, tormented, Quinn. They are teaching her all she needs to know for her inevitable encounter with the evil king who is relentlessly searching for her and wishes to use her powers for his own gain. And, in private, they are exploring their passion for each other in all the ways that they can.
“Fuck me, but we’ve created a monster.”
“Oh, no, Wren … Make no mistake about it. You may have freed me, but you didn’t create the monster. All you did was let her out of her tower.”
While the last book showed us steamy encounters between Rapunzel and the men in her life, this book dives deeper into the emotion, and we get some actual romance (along with the hot, steamy, and sometimes kinky sex). I really liked exploring the different dynamics between the characters, and could honestly understand how they made it work between them. I could feel the connection and the love that they had for each other, and I thought the different aspects of the love story were really nicely written.
“All of me belongs to all of you.”
“I’ve always belonged to you, before I even knew you. To the three of you.”
There’s a deeper storyline for Quinn, and I loved seeing more of him, learning about his curse and seeing his character development. And there is action and excitement as the story builds to its climax with the foursome taking on the bad guy and fighting to return the kingdom to its rightful state.
I enjoyed this book. It’s a great ending to the story, and an interesting take on classic fairytale. I loved each of the characters, each of their unique personalities bringing something different to the story, and I loved seeing Rapunzel find her strength and fight for her people, and for the happy ending she and her men deserve.
3 stars.
An Advanced Review Copy was generously provided by the author in exchange for an honest review.
