"There is little in life I'm deserving of—little that I allow myself to indulge in. Yet you are the crux of all my selfish desires."
Before I start my review, I want to say that I don't think you need to read the Cat & Mouse duet prior to this. Will it help and break your heart even more when you connect the dots to Gigi's story? Absolutely. But this is coming from someone who didn't remember much about Gigi's story and had to go back to read through the journal entries in Cat & Mouse duet, and this story still made sense. You will want more, though, to really get even more details of the outcome after the ending.
Phantom tells the story of Genevieve, a wife, a mom, a reader, a writer. She's been a devoted wife all of her life, but she's slowly realizing her family—mainly her husband, John—isn't as picture perfect as it once was...if it ever had been. She finds out her husband gambled all of their life savings, and has become a true drunkard, and even abu$ive towards her.
Ronaldo was sent to keep an eye on John, but instead comes across a lovely woman sitting by her window, and one look at her, he is a gone man.
"How cruel it is that Mother Nature spent millions of years forming such a beautiful sight only for you to exceed it within mere minutes."
Listen, I love Zade with my whole heart, I really do. But Ronaldo had me physically SWOONING! He also had me tearing up over the things he'd say to Gigi. He has this tender side towards her that had me *banging fists on table*. I seriously hope people love him as much as I do.
"Do you have any idea how hard it is to only love you in the dark when you deserve to be loved in the light?"
The writing fully transported me to that time period. I loved seeing Gigi through Ronaldo's eyes, how he would describe what she was wearing, how she looked; it was what first set me back completely to the 1940s.
And Gigi is a soft yet vivacious character I couldn't help but be drawn to. What I loved most about her was her complete devotion to her daughter, Sera. While she's head over heels for Ronaldo and wants to have that happy ending with him, her priority is and always will be her daughter. I found that so admirable and heartbreaking at the same time.
While this is a mafia and sta|ker romance, there's a softness that seamlessly ties everything together to deliver a breath-taking and addicting story that will consume you from beginning to end.
Going back to Ronaldo, this man had me equally swooning and fanning my face with his dirty talk! Even when his dirty talk was filthy, there was an elegance to the way he'd phrase his wording that had me in the biggest chokehold!
"Does one stand beneath a waterfall expecting to breathe? I beg you to suffocate me, mia rosa."
Hailey's writing is vastly different, in a great way, with a softer and lyrical undertone that flowed into the storytelling—poetic without it being poetic; it's hard to explain! But it showed a different side to her writing that I can't fully put into words; just know it was phenomenal, which makes me even more excited for her future books!
"I would follow you anywhere, Genevieve. If you were standing at the edge of the earth and wanted to fall, I would only stop you long enough to take hold of your hand so I could go with you. There isn't a life where I wouldn't be your phantom, or a death where I wouldn't be your reaper."
I did not want this beautiful love story to end, but in true H.D. Carlton fashion, we got a bonus scene that made me so happy! It was the scene that gave a full-circle moment to this all-consuming romance.
- Mafia Romance
- Forbidden Romance
- Sta|ker Romance
- Possessive MMC
- Cheating (not between the mc's)
- Touch Her and 💀
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historical dark romance with spice 🥀 - 3.75/5 stars review below 👇
"𝘐 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘸 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘢𝘯𝘺𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦, 𝘎𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘦𝘷𝘦. 𝘐𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘥𝘨𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘩 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘧𝘢𝘭𝘭, 𝘐 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘺 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘱 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘦𝘯𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘰 𝘐 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘨𝘰 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘺𝘰𝘶.𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘴𝘯'𝘵 𝘢 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘐 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥𝘯'𝘵 𝘣𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘱𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘰𝘮, 𝘰𝘳 𝘢 𝘥𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘩 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘐 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥𝘯'𝘵 𝘣𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘱𝘦𝘳."🥀📝 || 𝙱𝙾𝙾𝙺 𝚁𝙴𝚅𝙸𝙴𝚆⚠︎ check TWs | 18+ content ⚠︎📖 Phantom by H. D. CarltonStar Rating: 3.75/5 ★★★.75Spice Rating: 3.5/5 🌶️🌶️🌶️.5Spice Frequency: 3/5 🔥🔥🔥POV: 1st/DualAvailable on KU ✅ • st@lker romance • mature main characters (over 30) • m0b/m@fia aspects • historical romance • “crawl to me.” • he begs. • exh!bition!sm • forbidden romance / cheating • touch her and ☠️Perfect for fans of H.D. Carlton’s Cat & Mouse Duet, Phantom is the story of Gigi (Previous owner of Adeline’s home and Addie’s grandmother) and Ronaldo. When Gigi finds herself in a loveless marriage with a man who gambles away every bit of their savings and drinks himself to oblivion, suddenly she notices a figure outside her window. Her phantom, Ronaldo.Overall, I definitely enjoyed this and appreciated the historical romance aspects, however I did find the plot to be lacking or slow at times. I enjoyed reading Genevieve’s character and her love for her daughter as well as her passion for journaling. Her journal entries were def a fun addition to the story! Ronaldo’s character was mysterious and sensual and I really vibed with him. As always, HD delivers on spice in this book and the dirty talk (especially considering the era this book is set in) was outstanding! The ending left me a bit perplexed because it felt like it came out of nowhere.Aside from a few nit picky things, I did appreciate and enjoy reading this and I am a forever HD Carlton fan. 🫶
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2025年1月20日在美国发布评论
"𝘐 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘸 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘢𝘯𝘺𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦, 𝘎𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘦𝘷𝘦. 𝘐𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘥𝘨𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘩 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘧𝘢𝘭𝘭, 𝘐 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘺 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘱 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘦𝘯𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘰 𝘐 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘨𝘰 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘺𝘰𝘶.
historical dark romance with spice 🥀 - 3.75/5 stars review below 👇
2025年1月20日在美国发布评论
𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘴𝘯'𝘵 𝘢 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘐 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥𝘯'𝘵 𝘣𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘱𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘰𝘮, 𝘰𝘳 𝘢 𝘥𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘩 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘐 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥𝘯'𝘵 𝘣𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘱𝘦𝘳."
🥀📝 || 𝙱𝙾𝙾𝙺 𝚁𝙴𝚅𝙸𝙴𝚆
⚠︎ check TWs | 18+ content ⚠︎
📖 Phantom by H. D. Carlton
Star Rating: 3.75/5 ★★★.75
Spice Rating: 3.5/5 🌶️🌶️🌶️.5
Spice Frequency: 3/5 🔥🔥🔥
POV: 1st/Dual
Available on KU ✅
• st@lker romance
• mature main characters (over 30)
• m0b/m@fia aspects
• historical romance
• “crawl to me.”
• he begs.
• exh!bition!sm
• forbidden romance / cheating
• touch her and ☠️
Perfect for fans of H.D. Carlton’s Cat & Mouse Duet, Phantom is the story of Gigi (Previous owner of Adeline’s home and Addie’s grandmother) and Ronaldo. When Gigi finds herself in a loveless marriage with a man who gambles away every bit of their savings and drinks himself to oblivion, suddenly she notices a figure outside her window. Her phantom, Ronaldo.
Overall, I definitely enjoyed this and appreciated the historical romance aspects, however I did find the plot to be lacking or slow at times. I enjoyed reading Genevieve’s character and her love for her daughter as well as her passion for journaling. Her journal entries were def a fun addition to the story! Ronaldo’s character was mysterious and sensual and I really vibed with him. As always, HD delivers on spice in this book and the dirty talk (especially considering the era this book is set in) was outstanding! The ending left me a bit perplexed because it felt like it came out of nowhere.
Aside from a few nit picky things, I did appreciate and enjoy reading this and I am a forever HD Carlton fan. 🫶
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Phylicia C2025年1月22日在澳大利亚发布评论
“I’m a bad man, but I won’t be her monster. No. I want to be her savior.”
