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Dahlia lives life on her own terms, relying on noone.
She dances with danger, using herself as a pawn in the game of survival.
Behind her mask, Dahlia hides, shielding her weakness.
A weakness is a threat that will destroy you.
Dahlia’s is back and he sees right through her mask.
He’s the one who created it.

Years ago, he made a deal with the devil to spare her life.
Kai let her go and he played his part as the puppet they created.
When he’s thrown back into her life, Kai knows that he can never leave again.
The puppet cut his strings and became the puppetmaster, leaving their fate in his hands.

But, life is precarious when the devil is breathing down your neck.
And one mistake is all it takes for Hell to rise again.

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Published October 22, 2019

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C.M. Radcliff

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C.M. Radcliff writes dark, toxic romance with a touch of suspense. She lives in Pennsylvania with her husband and two kids. If she isn't reading or writing, she's probably on a little adventure with her family.

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October 24, 2019
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What the hell did I just read?! 😱😂
I don't even know how to start explaining this book... on the one hand, I really want to tell you EVERYTHING about it!!! On the other hand, I can't tell you NOTHING!!! 😱

📚 𝑯𝒆 𝒄𝒍𝒐𝒔𝒆𝒔 𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒆𝒚𝒆𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒂 𝒎𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕, 𝒕𝒂𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂 𝒅𝒆𝒆𝒑 𝒃𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒉 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒍𝒐𝒐𝒌𝒔 𝒃𝒂𝒄𝒌 𝒂𝒕 𝒎𝒆. “𝑨𝒓𝒆 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒅𝒚 𝒕𝒐 𝒅𝒊𝒆?” 📚

I knew this writer is a psycho queen... but she surprised me!!! 😂
Important note: this may be a romance, but it's not suitable for everyone. This book is sick, twisted, and very dark - but damn it... I fucking LOVED it! 🖤

📚 "𝑺𝒉𝒆 𝒘𝒂𝒔 𝒏𝒐 𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒎𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒔𝒖𝒅𝒅𝒆𝒏𝒍𝒚 𝒔𝒉𝒆 𝒘𝒂𝒔 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒐 𝒎𝒆." 📚

This story begins on a farm.
15-year-old Dahila wakes up to a nightmare. She was kidnapped and she doesn't know by who, where she is or why. All she knows is that she's in danger. Terrified, she tries to run away and bumps into a 17-year-old boy named Kai. She asks for his help, and he agrees. But in order for both of them to survive what awaits them, she has to trust him, even though she has no idea who he is. 😬

What is this farm? And what is Kai's role in this story...? 🤐💥

📚 “𝑰 𝒈𝒐𝒕 𝒚𝒐𝒖, 𝒃𝒂𝒎𝒃𝒐𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒂,” 𝑰 𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒔𝒖𝒓𝒆 𝒉𝒆𝒓. “𝒀𝒐𝒖’𝒓𝒆 𝒂𝒍𝒘𝒂𝒚𝒔 𝒔𝒂𝒇𝒆 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒎𝒆.”
“𝑰 𝒌𝒏𝒐𝒘.” 📚

The other half of the book takes place 10 years later... Both of their life took a sharp turn, each in a completely different direction. Dahila has turned from an innocent, sweet girl into a woman who shows no weakness, doesn't trust anyone and trying to regain the control that was taken from her... Until their lives crush together again. 😱

📚 "𝑰 𝒔𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒍𝒅𝒏’𝒕 𝒃𝒆 𝒂𝒇𝒓𝒂𝒊𝒅 𝒐𝒇 𝒉𝒊𝒎, 𝒃𝒖𝒕 𝑰 𝒂𝒎. 𝑰 𝒕𝒓𝒖𝒔𝒕 𝒉𝒊𝒎, 𝒃𝒖𝒕 𝑰 𝒔𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒍𝒅𝒏’𝒕.
𝑵𝒐𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒎𝒂𝒌𝒆𝒔 𝒔𝒆𝒏𝒔𝒆 𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆.
𝑵𝒐 𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒎𝒂𝒌𝒆𝒔 𝒔𝒆𝒏𝒔𝒆 𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆." 📚

Will Kai be able to save Dahila from herself? Or maybe he would be the one to sign her fate...? 🤐💥

This was a brilliant and original story that left me on the edge of my seat until it's last word, about two broken souls who shared a terrible experience, and found momentary solace in each other. 😍🔥

📚 "𝑺𝒉𝒐𝒘 𝒏𝒐 𝒇𝒆𝒂𝒓, 𝒏𝒐 𝒘𝒆𝒂𝒌𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒆𝒔." 📚

The story begins when the heroine is a minor, and I was worried. Like... really worried! I was shaking every time I had to turn a page, because I was so scared to know how the plot was going to unfold. But... even though I had a lot of hideous ideas in mind, it was (a little) less hideous than I thought... lol 😂😂😂

📚 "𝑰’𝒗𝒆 𝒃𝒆𝒆𝒏 𝒉𝒐𝒍𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒎𝒚 𝒃𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒉 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒚𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒔. 𝑺𝒉𝒆’𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒃𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒉 𝒐𝒇 𝒂𝒊𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒎𝒚 𝒃𝒐𝒅𝒚’𝒔 𝒃𝒆𝒆𝒏 𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒓𝒗𝒆𝒅 𝒐𝒇. 𝑺𝒉𝒆 𝒘𝒐𝒏’𝒕 𝒌𝒆𝒆𝒑 𝒎𝒆 𝒘𝒂𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒏𝒚 𝒍𝒐𝒏𝒈𝒆𝒓." 📚

This book is sickly dark, but SO well written!!! Even when there were developments I didn't like (and there were some), it didn't bother me, because I was fucking fascinated! I read almost until the sun was shining and my husband got up to work and I had to pretend I was sleeping (it didn't work)

And the end...?! HOLLY HELL!
I can't believe she left us with this ending! I need book two ASAP!!! 💃💙

Highly recommended for brave and open-minded readers who loves twisted crazy dark stories! 🖤

*** 𝕀 𝕣𝕖𝕔𝕖𝕚𝕧𝕖𝕕 𝕒𝕟 𝔸ℝℂ 𝕗𝕣𝕠𝕞 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕒𝕦𝕥𝕙𝕠𝕣 𝕗𝕠𝕣 𝕒𝕟 𝕙𝕠𝕟𝕖𝕤𝕥 𝕣𝕖𝕧𝕚𝕖𝕨 ***

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380 reviews708 followers
December 8, 2021
Kai got me mess up for him where I can relate to his crazy fiancé, Aliana & will be that b!tch who will kill any females, so no one can have him either. My toxic love for Kai…

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1,065 reviews125 followers
April 1, 2020
4.5 stars

With my second book by CM Radcliff I willingly threw myself down a rabbit hole I couldn't have been prepared for even if I tried. This book kept me on the edge from the first page to the last.

The story about two troubled and broken souls who found each other in their darkest hour, is something that won't let you go. The past (part one of this book) is definitely not for light-hearted readers. It's sick, dark and twisted.

With the second part comes the second chance, here the book gets gritty, raw and sexy. The characters chemistry is off the charts. And everything in this book will keep your eyes glued to the pages. Because sometimes the past has its way to find the way back into your present.

This book entangled me, my soul and my emotions in a web of thrill and angst and left me waiting on hot coals with the cliffhanger ending.
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March 21, 2020
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1,418 reviews264 followers
October 2, 2019
“The farm”...it’s where your worst nightmare resides...where Kai Marino & Dahlia Moretti are caught in its trap. They might both be stuck but for very different reasons. Can Kai save not only himself but Dahlia too? This is a very dark romance that you won’t be able to put down. Two troubled souls caught in a web they might not be able to escape. It’s better to go into this blind so I don’t want to say to much.This ends in a cliffhanger so my anxiety of what’s to come is off the charts! This is also told in two parts to see Dahlia and Kai from teenagers to adults. Be prepared; Told in dual POV
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268 reviews25 followers
October 22, 2019
I was going to try and write this review without any swear words, but that my friends is impossible coz this book was FU*KING AMAZING!!
FUUUU*K...I'M DONE. I AM TOTALLY RUINED. This book...holy shit. You all need to read it. For the past two days I had no life. This book consumed me whole...body, soul and mind. Fu*k I want Kai in my life. I was going to post my review on the release day but I can't. I need to get everything out of my sistem right now before I go crazy coz this story is all I think about when I eat, when I walk, when I work, when I sleep...Jesus I have no life since the moment I started it. Kai and Dahlia story compleatly broke me. My heart ache for them from the very first moment they met.
The book is told in two parts. The first part is really dark. With some dark triggers that some might find disturbing (but if those warnings intrigue you even more like me, go ahead and read it). Kai and Dahlia are teenagers then and some horrible bad things happens to them. And the second part is 10 years later. And the moment they meet after all those years...holy fucking hell I lost my shit at that moment. That was the hottest scene and from that point on I lost my shit even more. Dear Lord this woman sure knows how to write hot and stemy scenes and totally mess you up from inside and out. I love her and I loved everything about this book. EVERY FUCKING THING!!!! READ IT!! It's a total 10 out of 10.
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33 reviews
October 22, 2019
A few things to note:
*is it good? Nope- it’s great. Heart thumping, life altering shattering, good.
*is it typical CM Radcliff work? 100% yes, there’s gore, sex, passion, just the right amount of details where you feel like an outsider watching in on someone else’s intimate life.
*yes, this book ends with a cliffhanger
*is it an HEA? Good question, the second book isn’t out yet, so I can’t say.
* are there triggers? Yes, definitely. Aren’t all Radcliff books?
* is this is book you can’t put down until you’re done? Ooohhh that’s a difficult question. See I actually *needed* to take several life-reality breaks. To remind myself that I wasn’t actually IN the book- Radcliff’s descriptions and storytelling is that good you feel like you’re a part of the story.
*am I going to read the 2nd book? Absolutely! I need to know how this ends!
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360 reviews153 followers
July 23, 2020
Confessions 5 Stars
❝ We’re all fucked up in one way or another. All we can do is find the one whose demons dance with our own.❞
Entangled Chaos is book one in the Entangled Duet by C.M. Radcliff. You guys, the Psycho Queen has done it again, I am BLOWN AWAY! I read the blurb, I saw the teasers, and STILL, I NEVER saw this book coming. AT. ALL. C.M. Radcliff is the bomb at writing dark and depraved romances filled with heat and angst, and that’s EXACTLY what we have here with Entangled Chaos along with some second chance romance thrown into the mix. Again, this is a DARK read, so it’s going to have some triggers, some parts will be hard to stomach but I promise it is all SOOO worth it!

In Entangled Chaos, we have two parts of Kai and Dahlia’s story. We see how they came to meet as teens, and then ten years later as they reunite as adults. Told in dual POV you don’t want to miss this suspenseful, dark and depraved romance.

❝ Show no fear, no weaknesses.❞
The story starts at “The Farm.”

There is no other way to explain the farm other than a place that doles out despicable perverse acts…

At fifteen years old Dahlia wakes up to find that she’s been kidnapped. She doesn’t know by who, why, or where she is but she knows that something awful is happening in this place and she needs to get out. Dahlia attempts to escape, only to run into seventeen-year-old Kai.

Both of them are there for very different reasons, Kai was born into the life, Dahlia was stolen and brought into it.
❝ She was no one to me and suddenly she was everything to me.❞
Kai has pretty much been resolute with the way his life is. He doesn’t see any way out. But then he meets Dahlia.

Dahlia begs Kai for help and for some unknown reason, he says okay.
❝ I shouldn’t be afraid of him, but I am. I trust him, but I shouldn’t. Nothing makes sense here. No one makes sense here.❞
But in order for them both to make it out of the hell they are in, she has to trust him and wait for the right time. Dahlia doesn’t know this boy and has no real reason to trust him, but she also doesn’t have any other choice, so she does.
❝ I trust him with more than just my life.
I trust him with everything that I am.❞
From that day on Kai’s goal becomes protecting Dahlia and ensuring she survives. No matter the consequences.
❝ I got you, bambolina… you’re always safe with me.❞
Kai and Dahlia find solace within one another as they live through horrible and heartbreaking situations.

Until one day, they are taken from the hell they called home, only to be separated.
❝ As long as we’re together, nothing else matters.❞


Ten years later, Dahlia is a shell of the sweet and innocent girl she used to be. Now she’s a woman who shows no weaknesses and lives life on her own terms. After not having control for so long as a teen, Dahlia needs to be in control of all aspects of her life, at all times.
❝ For the past ten years, I’ve barely existed, merely navigating my way through life as a puzzle missing its most vital piece. She was the missing piece that I had always needed.❞
That is until one day out of nowhere, Kai becomes entangled in her life all over again.

The only person who has ever been able to see through Dahlia’s mask is Kai and with him back, her only weakness is back too.
❝ Kai was the only thing that made me weak. He was the fire that melted the ice inside, but the truth was exposed in the ashes.❞


Even with the years between them, Kai has never forgotten Dahlia. Years ago he made a deal. As long as she was safe that’s all that mattered. So he let her go.

Kai and Dahlia both know that the consequences of them being together could be dire… but they can’t help but gravitate towards one another. Now that fate has thrown the two of them back in each other’s path this time Kai is determined to keep his girl.
❝ When it comes between her life and mine, it’s always hers. Everything is hers. Dahlia is everything.❞
But being with Kai once again puts Dahlia back on the puppetmasters radar… can Kai continue to protect Dahlia?

You’ll have to check out Entangled Chaos to find out.
❝ In the end, we are just his puppets, but with our strings deeply entangled, we are unbreakable. We’re trapped in an endless loop of chaos, but his threats could never touch us now.❞


Sheesh… it has taken me DAYS to sit down and write this review. It’s sooo hard to review because I don’t want to spoil ANYTHING! This one is DARK, DARK ya’ll. But my oh my is it addicting! I was hooked on the pages, literally couldn’t put it down until I saw where things went with Kai and Dahlia. As the plot unfolded, my jaw DROPPED. I didn’t see this one coming. AT. ALL. But the more the story progressed the more entangled I was. I legit could not put this book down!
❝ How many men am I going to have to kill?❞ …❝ Because I’ll fucking kill them all.❞
I am completely invested in Kai and Dahli and I NEED Entangled Possesions like YESTERDAY! I NEED to know where this crazy story is going and how it ends. I have high hopes for an HEA but with Radcliff being the #PsychoQueen that she is… well ya just never know.

❝ My home has always been with you and I’ve been homesick for a fucking decade.❞
Kai Marino, that boy turned man is what book boyfriends are made of! He will do anything, go to any lengths to protect Dahlia. From the minute he said “okay” she became his one and only priority.
❝ I’ve been holding my breath for years. She’s the breath of air that my body’s been starved of. She won’t keep me waiting any longer. Her body is just as deprived as mine.❞
Dahlia Moretti is a jaded young woman. The effects of her childhood have made her need for control at an all-time high. She’s a badass who can handle her own. She lets her walls down for NO ONE… no one except Kai.



The chemistry and sexual tension between these two is hot enough to catch your Kindle on fire! Even when they were young teens, there was just SOMETHING that made them gravitate towards one another. Now as adults, it’s ten times hotter. Dahlia’s need for control is thrown clean out the window when Kai is around, especially when he gets his hands on her.
❝ I let him take everything from me because it was already his. It was always his.❞
The ending… well I should say the HUGE, ginormous cliffhanger, has had me on the very edge of my seat begging Radcliff to give me the second book! There are still sooo many questions I need answers too and I can NOT wait to get my hands on book two, Entangled Possession.

I have been hooked on anything C.M. Radcliff writes since I first read When Darkness Consumes, now I one-click every release. Radcliff pushes the boundaries and I LOVE it! You can guarantee you will be reading a unique and original story every single time. Her stories are unlike any I have ever read before and Entangled Chaos is no different!

If you enjoy the twisted, dark, and depraved then trust me you are going to want to get your hands on Entangled Chaos! I know I will be grabbing up book two quick, fast, and in a hurry! HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS ONE!
❝ You’re the one who holds all of my tomorrows…❞
ℂ𝕠𝕟𝕗𝕖𝕤𝕤𝕚𝕠𝕟 𝕆𝕗 𝔸 𝔹𝕚𝕓𝕝𝕚𝕠𝕡𝕙𝕚𝕝𝕖’𝕤 𝕆𝕧𝕖𝕣𝕒𝕝𝕝 ℝ𝕒𝕥𝕚𝕟𝕘:
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ – I would give wayyy more then 5-stars too this one if I could! Entangled Chaos is dark and depraved while still being filled with tons of heat and a bit of angst along with some second chance romance. Radcliff has once again pushed boundaries and given us something original that will suck you in from the first page until the bomb drops on the very last page!

🔥🔥🔥🔥 – Once I figured out where the plot of the story was going… I was a little worried. But as usual. C.M. Radcliff handles difficult situations flawlessly and is able to make a dark and twisted book sexy and spicy! Kai is a dominant guy and the bedroom is one area where Dahlia has no problem letting him take control… and take control is what he does best!

🌪🌪🌪🌪🌪 – HUGEEE!!! That fucking cliffhanger has RUINED ME! I have a serious case of book hangover ya’ll and I don’t know if I’ll come out of it until I get my hands on Entangled Possesions! I NEED to know where Kai and Dahlia’s story goes next!!!

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2,787 reviews107 followers
April 19, 2020
Chaos by C. M. Radcliff is a dark romance book that will leave you wondering what you just read. It earned a solid 4 star rating from me.

Chaos is the first book I’ve read by this author, and I had no idea what I was getting myself in to. The story deals with very tough scenarios, and it was sometimes hard to read.....hard because I know these things do occur in the real world and the suffering is very real. What kept me reading was the romance aspect of the story; Kai and Dahlia’s relationship blossomed against all odds.

Kai and Dahlia are being held against their wills at an isolated farm, where teenage children are abused and broken; where no one makes it out alive. While the circumstances that brought them to the farm were not nearly the same, they are both victims. It is this suffering that eventually builds their unbreakable bond.

This book is fast paced and was a quick read for me. I finished it in one sitting, mainly because I could not put it down. The storylines don’t sugarcoat the reality of life during and after being broken beyond repair. The story and characters were authentic and believable.

The only reason I gave this book 4 stars instead of 5 is because I would have loved more character development, especially for Kai, Dahlia, and Kai’s father, Luca. I would have liked more detail about Dahlia and Kai’s lives before arriving to the farm, or how Luca became such a monster; were their signs....a traumatic occurrence(s)...that shaped Luca’s life?

Overall, I enjoyed the book and recommend reading it! The next book in this series, Severance, releases soon and I’m definitely excited to find out what happens next.

~Lynne💜
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917 reviews176 followers
September 18, 2020
From Prologue until the last page I am so invested reading the story of Kai and Dahlia, I'm nervous how the story will go. It's started when Kai was 17 and Dahlia's 15. Kai's father is part of Mafia (I think) and very rich. When Kai was 10 he's father brought him to this farm, wherein bad things happen especially to children. (not gonna spoil anything).

He and Dahlia met when Dahlia looking for escape but cross path instead with Kai, she ask for an aid to Kai, but Kai doesn't really have a will to help her that moment since himself was just a Puppet to his father.

As the story progresses, Kai and Dahlia form a strong bond and eventually fell in love. But when shit hits fan, Kai and Dahlia forcely separated with each other. Then 10 years past..

Dahlia is now working as a stripper to this club, then Kai is engaged to be married She and Kai meet again when Dahlia's been requested in the VIP, to give a lap dance to Kai unbeknownst to Dahlia. That was also the night of Kai's bachelor party.

What I really love about this, it reminds me a bit of Tillie Cole Sick fuxk, and I don't meant that in a bad way, the strong bond between Kai and Dahlia reminds me of Dolly and Rabbit, how's Kai been protecting and fight for Dali. Their love is unbreakable .

"show no weakness".

This book did not disappointment me at all, the elements of dark is present, the author did not hold anything back. And as always, Dark Romance is my cuppa. 💕

I can't wait to see how the book will conclude.😊
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2,330 reviews146 followers
October 19, 2019
5+ WTF did I just read stars!!!
My mind is still reeling from this book.
So many questions I'm dying to have answered.
Jesus. The graphic detailing in this book makes you believe you are right there beside the characters.
Every book this author produces breaks me just a little bit more.
Definitely a must read!!!!
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94 reviews14 followers
October 21, 2019
I am not in the right mind to write a review right now after that ending, like damn I need the second one and the first part didn't even get published yet but....

My dark heart and soul have been completely satisfied

5 black stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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256 reviews7 followers
October 5, 2019
Dark romance at its best!
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2,178 reviews
April 6, 2020
Oh wow was this book good!!! It went in a direction and I didn’t suspect and I loved it. I’m a huge huge fan of dark and this didn’t disappoint one bit. Kai and Dahlia meet under horrible circumstances and it changes them in every way possible but when they meet again as adults it has them questioning certain things. I can not wait for the next one!!!
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702 reviews216 followers
September 11, 2019
Entangled Chaos by CM Radcliff is dark, gritty, raw and sexy.

You’re kept on the edge of your seat the entire time.

A second chance romance rarely seen. When two souls gravitate towards each other regardless of the consequences.

Kai is exactly what I love in book boyfriends, a protector, willing to do anything to protect what is his.

Dahlia, a jaded heroine who despite not needing a savior, because she is a bad ass, lets her walls down for Kai.

Two broken souls seeking one another to complete each other. For only their own tainted darkness brightens their grim reality.

Their chemistry was off the mothereffing charts. Along with the sexual tension that brewed between them constantly, I was done for.

And a cliffie.... which only leaves me with a bunch more questions and anxiety.
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222 reviews9 followers
October 22, 2019
I can’t believe this baby is FINALLY about to be released out into the wild!!

*cries*

FINALLYYYY!

Be prepared to fall in love with the psychotic, yet swoony AF, Kai. He is, by far, my favourite C. M. Radcliff hero to date. And I’m not sure anyone she writes will come close to him for me any time soon.

Entangled Chaos is book one in the Entangled Duet, so be prepared for it to end in a cliff hanger. Coming from someone who prefers to start a series once all the books have been released, I was not disappointed. Sure, I NEED TO KNOW WHAT HAPPENS NEXT… but the journey and the story OF Dahlia and Kai that Radcliff takes you on makes up for my anxiety tenfold.

If you love second chance romance with a few dashes of dark, this one’s for you!
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1,088 reviews33 followers
October 10, 2019
This one is hard to review as it was hard to read, it was like a train wreck, I couldn't look away. This author has some really dark and twisted books, this fits right in! I think what made it harder was the past, they were just kids. My heart hurt for them, oh so much hurt. Well done Ms. Radcliff!
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3,938 reviews74 followers
May 11, 2020
WOWZA!
I JUST FINISHED CHAOS & SEVERANCE IN A DAY, AND I ENJOYED IT VERY MUCH.
IT WASN'T AS INTENSE AS I PREFERRED, BUT I GUESS A LIGHT 'DARK' ROMANCE IS GOOD BEFORE I HEAD BACK TO WORK TOMORROW.

KAI is the son of the antagonist in the story who runs a child pornography farm where they keep their abducted children and force them to have sex for the sake of money. Once the child reaches the end of his or her usefulness, they will be slaughtered and fed to the pigs. Yes people. Pigs. Pigs who feed on human remains.

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Kai's not like his father. Forced to do his old man's bidding, he does with a passion of hate, wishing that he had the power to break away from all this shit. Like the children, Kai's forced to fuck all the girls who drop into their farm. For once, we meet a hero who isn't like the other anti-heroes of stories like these. He's not twisted or fucked up in the classical sense, more like the victim of it all.

Deep down, he has a good heart, although it's now tainted with what he's made to do. The only bright light in his life is Dahlia, the girl with the honey curls, whose green eyes pleaded with him to save her and that's when he knew that he was lost. Kai knows better than to even give her false hope but with just four words 'Do You Trust Me?', he's going to do all he can to protect this female who will change his life forever.

CHAOS is split into two parts, the first half portraying their lives in the porno farm and the second part starts 10 years later after they were rescued by the feds. It felt weird seeing them resume their lives in a normal setting, but Kai eventually takes over his father's laundering firm as the CEO and has to face his past everyday, plotting to get his revenge as the years go by until he meets Dahlia again. This time, he won't lose her, she's everything to him. But, Oh dear! He forgot one tiny detail - he's engaged!

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DAHLIA started off as vulnerable, scared and totally useless at 15. Can't blame her, she's been kidnapped and brought to a farm where her future is uncertain. When she awakens, she runs away and hides in the pig barn only to meet Kai whom she begs to help save her. For whatever reason, this boy gives her the comfort, safety and security she needs - her safe haven.

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For the time she's there, Kai is her protector except he has to 'train' her to be ready for sex. Sadly, those part weren't highlighted in the story or elaborated, frankly it just got straight to the action when Kai took her virginity the first time in front of the camera and she didn't even come cause she wasn't even wet. The poor girl, she felt betrayed by the man she started loving and trusting. When she shuts Kai out, his father threatens to give her to another boy to fuck since it's obvious Kai and Dahlia are no longer working out for the camera.

Before anything could happen though, the Feds came to save them and we have a time skip of 10 years. I'll admit I'm surprise that Dahlia's character changed 360. At 25, she's now a hardened, sex goddess stripper.

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From a meek kitten, she's now a man eater who needs to have CONTROL in and out of her life. Thus, she's a well paid stripper and from time to time, she's not hesitant to fuck clients in the VIP room for the power she holds over men.

Yeap, goodbye innocence!

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I can't say I liked that she's turned into someone like that, but I also get why she became who she is. Even though her parents are pretty loaded and sort of famous, she doesn't want anything to do with them and being home....she no longer feels comfortable in her own skin. Normal is no longer acceptable and the only way to cope is to go into illegitimate work. When a special client celebrating his bachelor's night comes in, she's bought for him to do a dance and a fuck. But, the moment he's balls deep in her and her mask is ripped off, Dahlia comes face to face with her past - Kai. Like a frightened bunny, she hightails out of there and this time Kai won't take no for an answer, he wants her back in his life. Yet, HEA won't be here anytime soon when Kai's father is still lurking in the open.

OVERALL if you think about it, it's not a complicated story. It was pretty straightforward and the bonds between Kai and Dahlia will always make them connected even with time, distance or in-between lovers because no one else will ever understand what they went through to survive, and still do in the modern day until they meet again.
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2,121 reviews5 followers
October 22, 2019
Well then... ummm... how do I do this again? I mean, I write a ton of these. How is it I can be at a loss for words. Although, I am nearly 80% sure this happened with CM Radcliff's last book, Death. I read a ton of romance and I seriously love love. In fact, I just finished a review for a book that left me feeling all happy, mushy thoughts. Now, Entangled Chaos is up to review and I just want to laugh insanely at how different the books are that I read. Entangled Chaos did not leave me with those happy hearts and flowers thoughts, nope. But it isn't that kind of book. I need a break from happy occasionally. Sometimes I need people to die and bitches be psycho... all in fiction, in the name of art and creativity. And holy fudge-maker, Miss Radcliff here, she creates something different every single time.

I don't know how or why I stumbled upon this author within this last year. I've been trying to read a variety of books and not get stuck in the same genre and burnt out on reading (sounds horrendous, right?). Anyways, whatever stars aligned to make me find my way to her words is something I'll be thankful for every time I read them. What CM Radcliff does is push the boundaries of reader's comfort zones... hell, she wallers that hole right out! Seriously, she'll stretch what you're comfortable with so if you don't enjoy dark romances, like dark D A R K romances then walk into this one cautiously because it is twisted. Like really twisted and dark. This is also a duet and ends on the mother of all cliffhangers and I desperately wanted more pages to appear. I can't applaud this author's creativity more or her ability to write something so dark and make it so impossible to put down!

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5,219 reviews73 followers
October 21, 2019
I received a copy of this book from the publisher/author to review for Stephanie's Book Reports.

Cold and numb from her past-Dahlia lives life on her own terms, letting no one in. She shines under the right lights, using herself as a pwn in the game of survival. She dances with danger as she hides behind a mask shielding her weakness. A weakness is a threat that will destroy you, and Dahlia's is back. But he sees right through her mask. He created it.
With the time and distance between them, Kai clung to her memory. Years ago, he made a deal with the devil to spare her life. He leg her go and played his part as the puppet they created, left in a world without Dahlia. Whether it was fate or destiny, Kai was thrown back into her life and this time,he wasn't leaving. e cut the strings and the puppet became the puppetmaster, leaving their fate in his hands. But life is precarious when the devil is breathing down your neck. And one mistake is all it takes to hell to rise again.

This is the first book in the Entangled Duet. This book is told in two halves. You have Dahlia who doesn't understand why she has woken up in a living nightmare. Then you have Kai who is where he is and is just trying to survive it because that is all he knows to do. As a 15 year old Dahlia is trying to run from her nightmare or a kidnapping she bumps into a 17 year old Kai. When she asks him for help and he agrees to help her. Then you have to second half of the book and it is ten years in the future. I am so terrified I am going to give away something in this book and I so do not want to. I will tell you that this book is dark and had me on the edge of my seat. This book is also amazing but you do have to wait for the next book to find out how this story is going to end. I can not wait to get that book in my hands. I am invested in the lives and these characters now and have to know what is going to happen. C.M. Radcliff did an amazing job with this book andI am so glad I got to read it.
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3,531 reviews79 followers
October 21, 2019
Utterly Phenomenal and Completely Intense!

WOW! This is one intense rollercoaster ride of twisted darkness! The story is dark, raw, gritty and intensely sexy! It will take you an a journey of SHOCK and AWE - and suprise you with one intense cliff-hanger of an ending!

'The Farm' is a sick, dark and twisted place. Kai is shackled to it as this is where his sick and twisted father chooses to raise him and make him part of the family business. Dahlia is a young, sweet and innocent girl who happens to wake up to a nightmare world that just might kill her. When she meets Kai they forge a bond that links them together forever.

Dahlia and Kai are in an impossible situation that creates ripple effects on their futures! Escaping 'the farm' put a kink in their relationship and separated them for a while. Once these two souls find each other again, their worlds are very different, but their connection and intense need for each other still exists. Their interactions are explosive and highly combustible. The connection that these two characters have is raw, emotional and powerful. Will they be able to survive the next phase of their futures?

This was a phenomenal and brilliant story that will keep you captivated and entertained right to the end. There are so many little twists and turns throughout that will throw you for a loop and keep you guessing on what the heck is going to happen next. Highly Recommend.



Profile Image for Cierra McCauley (Cierra's Corner).
857 reviews33 followers
April 22, 2020
I'm utterly speechless after this book! Chaos is unlike any book I've yet to read. It's hands down the most intensely, terrifyingly graphic book I have ever come across! This book will twist you up and leave you Mindfu9cked! Lets talk about that beginning, I went into this book without being prepared. I hadn't read any reviews just the blurb and once I started I couldn't stop. The prologue killed me, it turned the blood in my veins to ice. But I.COULDN'T.STOP.READING. It's so frightening, the first few chapters had my heart trying to beat out of my chest. My body went into that heart-pounding, frozen panic that I get from watching a scary movie. But I. COULD'T. STOP. READING. I was well and good terrified but unable to pull my eyes from the pages. I had to know what was going to happen next. I swear I could hear that creepy tempo music drifting all around me. It hurt to breathe through some of this graphic scenes. This book is NOT for the faint of heart or those with a weak stomach. Because of the story starts off intensely sick and twisted! And it's hella discriptive! This book could be a movie. I could finally breathe again when we get to part two, ten years have past and our main characters come face to face with eachother after all these years! And the heat cranks up while everything unravels and our nightmare is back! This book had me on edge! It was wayyyy too short, that cliffhanger ending came way too soon! And now I'm too far gone with this book! I have to know what happens! Radcliff created a magnificent story! I loved it! This should definitely be on the big screen! I received an ARC in exchange for an honest review.
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307 reviews100 followers
October 22, 2019
Cali is my dark queen but this book was just something so different and undeniably as good.

THIS IS DARK ROMANCE AT IT'S FINEST.

Emphasis on the dark because hello, it's the #PsychoQueen. But also a romance which isn't typical from her but she just did it so well!

Entangled Chaos is book 1 of The Entangled Duet starring Kai and Dahlia.

Without spoiling anything, Kai and Dahlia know each other from quite a young age and under insane and unusual circumstances. Fate separates them for a while (or so you think) only to accidentally reconnect them again when their both older, wiser and much more virile.

Kai was so easy to fall for. I'd happily be that man's bambolina any day of the week. Strong, sexy, smart and takes no shit. He's a Cali hero, for sure.

Dahlia was who I absolutely loved though. That girl is kickass. So strong and able and holds her own. Fierce given her rather dire situations at times. You can't help but hold mad respect for her.

The two together are EXPLOSIVE! Seriously, expect some major steam and heat in this book that will fog up your Kindle.

There's a certain character in here that you all might love to hate. Take it easy on her.

All in all, I loved it and with that ending, I'm in desperate need of book 2!

Reviewed by Ali at Fallen For Books.
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Author 7 books32 followers
January 1, 2020
If you like dark, gritty, insane romance, CM Radcliff is your girl. After an epic series, (When Darkness Consumes) she comes back better than ever with this deliciously dark duo.

At times, it's too dark for me. But I couldn't stop reading because I'd already become invested and needed to know what happened next.

We start with Dahlia, a scared little girl who realizes shes been kidnapped and searches for a way out. Enter Kai, who just might be her savior. Or is he?

Kai is fierce. Hes loyal. Hes everything you want in a dark male character. Hes lovable. Hes hot. Hes fire and ice and everything your momma warned you about.

Dahlia is an epic gal. Shes such a bad a$$ and it's not often women characters are portrayed this way. She isnt weak even in the face of things that would make other women weak. Shes kicking butt and taking names. Shes my favorite of them both.

I love dark romance. I loved second chance romance. And I love a kick butt heroine. This one has all three. And the chemistry is hot hot fire.

CM Radcliff has really outdone herself. I can't wait to see what the next chapter of this duo brings.
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443 reviews3 followers
May 5, 2020
Don’t mind some dark and twisted reads but this one just wasn’t for me.

So many things I felt weren’t deep enough explored or explained.
I don’t know how on earth Luca didn’t get locked up, surely the blood stains of those 3 kids before s.w.a.t came would of been enough.
Even the fact the dad was getting away with this happening over 7 years
How they didn’t find evidence and the videos/ footage.
Even the missing person and kids that had been kidnapped surely there would of been more to investigate.
Was even expecting pregnancies, again didn’t go into much details.
Didn’t even go into details of why these kids, was it just the opportunity of when they were away from their parents or targeted specifically.
10 year gap before H & h see each other again.
With Luca still in the picture and watching her......
Which of course makes the end a cliffhanger.
Not continuing with the second book.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
Profile Image for Jenny (jennyluvslitbooks).
773 reviews12 followers
October 23, 2019
“We’re all fucked up in one way or another. All we can do is find the one whose demons dance with our own.”

Entangled Chaos is my first time read from the author on her solo work. I've read some of her stories but mostly through anthologies so I have an idea that her books lean on the darker theme. Even so, this story still chilled me and yet captivated me right to its cliffhanger ending.

Wow! All I can say is that I was not prepared for that first part of the story. Just wow! The story tackled one of society's sick, current problem nowadays. I'm trying to be vague but trust me that this is a dark read, with its broken and twisted characters that still haunt me for hours after reading it. Kai and Dahlia are both victims of their shared pasts that caught up to them after a decade of running from it. Need the next book right now!
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174 reviews4 followers
October 8, 2019
The queen of darkness retains her crown with her brand new twisted tale! Entangled Chaos is a bone chilling, suspenseful story that will leave you on the edge of your seat begging for the second book!!!
GAH!!! You just know from the very first chapter it's going to be an intense story.

I never read the blurb, excerpts or any teasers, I like to go in blind so I am experiencing every detail for the first time. I devoured this book in a very short time frame, canceling plans for the day and locking myself away. If you are reading reviews and contemplating purchasing the book, just do it. You won't be disappointed!!

This will be one of my top dark recommendations for years to come!!

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