Does It Hurt
Who am I? I've forgotten the answer to that question long ago. Ever since I ran from that house, so desperate to escape, I left with only the clothes on my back and socks on my feet. After that day, I've only ever walked in stolen shoes. Could I be a girl who is searching for the meaning of life in faceless men? They were all so forgettable. Until he came along. He took me under a waterfall and made me forget my name, and in return, I took his instead. Enzo Vitale. An enigmatic man that will only ever love the deep sea. Or rather the predators that inhabit it. Turns out, he's not so different than the monsters he feeds. He lured me onto his boat like a fish in the ocean, seeking vengeance for my crime. Had I realized his intentions, and that a massive storm would leave us shipwrecked, I would've ran. Now, I'm a girl who's seeking refuge in a decrepit lighthouse with a man who loathes me almost as much as he craves me. He wants to hurt me, but the old caretaker of the abandoned island may have intentions far more sinister. It's no longer a question of who I am, but rather, will I survive?
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Smuggler Sawyer Bennett, who calls herself a hurricane, books passage on a cargo ship and finds the captain has hired a mercenary to deal with her. Their crossing turns into a long, dark game with very high stakes.
Yes. Does It Hurt is an explicit dark romance with multiple on-page scenes, around 5 out of 5 on the spice scale. It is part of H.D. Carlton's catalog of dark BookTok romances alongside the Cat and Mouse Duet.
Yes. Does It Hurt is an explicit dark romance with multiple on-page scenes, around 5 out of 5 on the spice scale. It is part of H.D. Carlton's catalog of dark BookTok romances alongside the Cat and Mouse Duet.
Does It Hurt contains kidnapping, dubious-consent scenarios, knife play, graphic violence, and other dark romance themes. H.D. Carlton includes content warnings at the start. Not recommended for readers new to the subgenre.
Does It Hurt was written by H. D. Carlton, published in 2022 by Zando.
Does It Hurt is 431 pages in standard print editions, though page counts vary slightly between hardcover, paperback, and large-print formats.
At an average reading pace of about 250 words per minute, Does It Hurt takes most readers 6 to 9 hours to finish.
Does It Hurt is a standalone novel by H. D. Carlton, not part of a series.
Does It Hurt is available in hardcover, paperback, ebook, and audiobook formats from Amazon, Bookshop.org, ThriftBooks, and most major bookstores.