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Shattered Obsession by Auden Allred Barrett
Release Day: September 1st 2026
Tropes: Survivor Heroine, Morally Gray Protective Hero, Feminine Rage / Revenge, Phoenix Rising, Obsessive/Possessive Hero, BDSM / Kink Dynamics, Protective vs Independent Conflict, Revenge on the Abuser, Found Family Friendship, Mental Health Representation, PTSD Recovery & Therapy, Healing Through Love, Weapons Present, Make-Up Sex / Angry Sex, First Date Turns Dark, Journal Entries, Slow-Burn Healing + High-Spice Relationship, Happily Ever After.
Series: This is a standalone.
POV: Dual POV, 1st Person.
Content Warnings: Sexual assault and rape (multiple graphic depictions, including anal rape), Non-consensual sexual acts, Threats of violence during sexual assault, Choking (non-consensual), Verbal degradation and manipulation, Stalking and harassment (calls, social media, in-person following), Psychological/emotional abuse and gaslighting, Kidnapping/captivity, Physical violence and assault (bruising, biting, holding down), Guns and knives (used as threats and weapons), Blood and injury depictions, PTSD, flashbacks, panic attacks, and trauma responses, Self-harm ideation and behaviors (biting self, digging nails into skin), Mental health struggles (depression, anxiety, dissociation), Domestic violence themes, Death on page, Revenge killing, Consensual BDSM / Kink Dynamics (including choking and restraint), Rough sexual content and explicit detail, Profanity and explicit languageFor readers aged 18+.
Expected Page Count: 395
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When trauma steals everything, can love rewrite what’s been shattered?
Thalia never expected her first date to end in betrayal, violence, and scars that can’t be seen. What Damian took from her still lingers in the dark corners of her mind—shadows that whisper she’ll never be whole again.
But then there’s Xander. Patient. Steady. Fiercely protective. With him, she finds a fragile sense of safety… until the shadows of her past claw their way back. Damian refuses to let go, and his obsession threatens to destroy everything Thalia has fought to rebuild.
Now, survival isn’t just about enduring the past—it’s about facing it head-on. In a world of fractured trust, unrelenting desire, and a love that burns against the darkness, Thalia must decide: will she rise from the wreckage, or let the obsession consume her?
Shattered Obsession is a dark romance of survival, healing, and the power of love against obsession.
This novel contains sensitive and potentially triggering material, please protect your mental health while reading.