Think twice if…
- Content warnings: Human trafficking, Captivity, Kidnapping, Sexual assault, Rape, Sexual abuse, Abuse, Violence, Blood, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Torture, Dubious consent, Sexual content, Murder
Pennies
by Pepper Winters
Book 1 in Dollar
A notorious dark-romance opener with captivity, survival, and one dangerous man who may be rescue, ruin, or both.
goodreads 4.13/5 17,047 ratings
storykind_community 5/5 1 rating
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Length298 pages
Series statusCompleted series · 5 books
Spice2/5 · Dark / taboo style
PacingMedium
Story profile
What the story promises
The strongest reviewed signals about romance, fantasy, and the reading experience.
Romance promise
- Captor/captive
- Male/female pairing (M/F)
- Slow burn
- Medium
- Dark / taboo style
- Book hangover incoming
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- Anti-hero
- Morally gray love interest (LI)
- Rough / aggressive style
- Adrenaline rush
- Morally gray
- Protective love interest
- Power dynamic
- Dark/tortured soul
- Push and pull
- Desperate / urgent
- BDSM elements
- Power exchange
- Rough/aggressive intimacy
- Dubious consent elements
Fantasy promise
- Dark romance
- Manor house / estate
- Contemporary
- Captive romance
- Prison / captivity
- Antihero romance
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- Rescue romance
Reading experience
- Dual POV
- Dark
- Devastating
- High
- Survivor
- Gritty
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- Raw
- Damaged survivor
- Intense
- Emotional
- Outcast/loner
- Suspenseful
- Angsty
- Survival against impossible odds
- Slow descent into darkness
- Cliffhanger warning
- Morally complex
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Book details
- Length
- 298 pages
- Publisher
- Pepper Winters
- Language
- English
- Format
- Book