Title: Blind Obsession

Author: Ella Frank

Rating: 5/5 Stars

Genre: Erotica doesn’t cover the depth of this book.

Publish Date: April 7, 2013

Synopsis

Obsession, defined as the domination of one’s thoughts or feelings by a persistent idea, image or desire….

Chantel Rosenberg’s passion for music and life had never shone brighter than the time she spent in Bordeaux France. It’s a time when feelings arose and desires ran deep, a time that fundamentally changed her life.

A man living in seclusion, Phillipe Tibideau is haunted and plagued by memories he cannot disregard. Choosing to live a quiet life in his Chateau surrounded by the vineyards of France, he’s left his passion for art behind.

However, the time has arrived to tell his side of a tale. A tale that has depicted him as a ‘beautiful monster’ and he’s finally allowing someone close.

Close enough to ask questions. Questions he’s not sure he wants to answer. Questions about her.

For up and coming journalist Gemma Harris, the pursuit of truth is what drives her and when a job of a lifetime presents itself there is nothing in the world that will stop her from taking it. Even if it does mean leaving her home for several months to stay at Chateau Tibideau, with him.

This is a story of what happens when three passionate lovers collide and the desire for truth, art and music merge.

Chateau Tibideau is a place full of unanswered questions, dark sinful desire and a beauty so hauntingly sad it will have you wondering how you will ever leave the same….

~Karen’s Review ~

Darkness, Light, Confusion, Clarity, Desire, Need, Passion, Resolve, Sensuality, Eroticism, Strength, Trust, Regret, Tears

Brilliant love stories, the ones that leave you breathless and wanting, are the ones that don’t end in a happily ever after–they end in tragedy. They are the stories that shred your soul, along with the characters’ souls you have taken the journey with into their reality.  The stories that are messy, where everything isn’t tied up in a neat package with a ribbon on top, are the ones that resonate the strongest.  The love in these stories shatters the characters, but the deep abiding love that you know the characters felt down to their bones and changed them irrevocably.  Soul-rendering love is what is portrayed in the brilliantly written novel Blind Obsession by Ella Frank. It is a gut-wrenching, soul-splintering read that left me breathless and torn up as the words of the last chapter brought this stunning book to a close.

Frank writes about the mysterious artist Phillipe Tibideau, his muse Chantel Rosenberg, and the reporter Gemma Harris.  They all happen to be Americans, who are in France and all for different reasons.  Phillipe has come to his father’s homeland for a new start and to find inspiration in his art.  Chantel is visiting family and spreading her wings.   Gemma is after Phillipe’s story, which is the story of the century, the story that will make Gemma’s career, a story that is shrouded in sex, depravity, villainy and mystery.  Frank does a beautiful job of blending both the past and present of Philippe’s life, into the compelling erotic tale of love, regret, and heartache.

Chantel and Gemma’s points of view in the book are written in first person, so we the reader, know what these beautiful enigmatic women are thinking and feeling.  Phillipe’s views on the other hand, of both past and present, are written in third person, which is such a unique way to have the various points of view represented.  We only know Phillipe from the narrator’s point of view, so we don’t know his every thought or feeling, which only heightens the mystery of the book.

This book is a fascinating.  Not only is it an emotional complex read, but psychologically Frank explores the darker nuisances of sexuality, love, and need.   These characters are so well crafted, that I found myself sucked into Frank’s story from the very beginning .  As I read  the final words on the last page, my soul shattered.  BRAVO Ms. Frank.

P.S. Ms. Frank, If you read this review note that I have several friends whom I have recommended this book to, they all loved it, but they want more.

About the Author

I am the author of the Exquisite Series, including Exquisite, Entice and Edible. I also released my first Erotic Novel, Blind Obsession in March 2013.

I’m a happily married woman and mother to a crazy cat. I’ve been writing ever since I fell in love with falling in love and I credit that to my Nan who handed me my first romance novel.

Currently I reside in the Southern portion of the United States of America.

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