Book Review: Bloom by Helen Hardt

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MY REVIEW:

Bloom by Helen Hardt is the second book in her new series, Black Rose, and is preceded by Blush and will be followed by book 3, Blossom.

Revisiting the Black Rose Underground and Hardt’s world within worlds, is one of my favorite places to jump back into! In 2020, she introduced us all to Braden Black in Follow Me Darkly and throughout that series we eventually learn about his secret club, Black Rose Underground. It’s a fascinating world of high-profile society that likes to partake in the more unknown and personal elements of intimacy with willing partners. All participation required a non-disclosure agreement and only vetted members are allowed inside – along with their special guests of course.

In her latest release, Bloom, we meet Frankie who has just come out of a deflating situation of an ended engagement because her fiancé decided it was time she knew that he had been cheating on her. Thank goodness that marriage didn’t go through! But Frankie is in an emotional spiral trying to figure herself out when she meets a mysterious masked and caped man at a local bar who invites to take her to places she’s only ever imagined. Driving her desires into the unknown world of Dominants and Submissives and taking her on her own journey of self exploration.

The chemistry between Frankie and “Phantom” (this is his code name), was amazing and Hardt moves you through the story so quickly that I always feel like it goes by too fast! It’s a world filled with characters that I could easily stay in for much longer periods. Her writing about the subject of BDSM is always tastefully and respectfully done which I adore. It’s not a bully romance or anything in the dark realm of things that’s flooding the airwaves lately. I read plenty of those too, though. Hardt focuses on showcasing couples that find each other and the joys of these new found relationships and dynamics.

Follow Me Series (in order):

Follow Me Darkly
Follow Me Under
Follow Me Always
Darkly (Follow Me Darkly, but from Braden Black’s perspective)
Under (Follow Me Under, but from Braden Black’s perspective)

Black Rose Series (in order):

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Under his touch, your every desire will… Bloom

Today is the day Francesca Thomas was supposed to get married. All she wants is a stiff drink and a whole lot of distraction…which is exactly when she meets him. Tall, dark, and deliciously disguised, the man known only as Phantom awakens her every sense. All Frankie really knows about him is the raw, untamed chemistry that makes her want to relinquish herself―body and soul―to his touch…

Phantom has rules, all designed to protect his identity. No names. No personal information. But Frankie is a too-tempting ingenue who threatens all of his cautious, careful control. At the ultra-exclusive Black Rose Underground Club, he can explore each of her deepest, uncharted desires…so long as he keeps his public life―and his secrets―hidden.

Frankie’s ready to explore what lies between them. The intensity, the darkness, and the unyielding pleasure of it all. But while the mystery of Phantom is thrilling, secrets are one game she won’t play. And if she’s going to explore the forbidden, she’ll begin with finding out exactly who’s under the mask…

Each book in the Black Rose series is
* Blush
* Bloom

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

#1 New York Times, #1 USA Today, and #1 Wall Street Journal bestselling author Helen Hardt’s passion for the written word began with the books her mother read to her at bedtime. She wrote her first story at age six and hasn’t stopped since. In addition to being an award winning author of contemporary and historical romance and erotica, she’s a mother, an attorney, a black belt in Taekwondo, a grammar geek, an appreciator of fine red wine, and a lover of Ben and Jerry’s ice cream. She writes from her home in Colorado, where she lives with her family.

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