Ice and Inferno: A Romance That Slowly Burns

Twisted Love

Twisted Love

A New York Times, USA Today, and Wall Street Journal bestselling romance, Twisted Love announces itself with a premise that's hard to resist: a man who has walled off every human feeling, and the one woman who quietly dismantles all of it. Alex Volkov is handsome, cold, and driven by a private grief that has shaped his every ruthless decision. He doesn't do warmth. He doesn't do attachment. Then he's asked to look after his best friend's sister, and something unexpected begins to shift in him. Slowly. Uncomfortably. Irrevocably. Ava Chen, meanwhile, carries her own quiet damage. Fragments of a childhood she can't fully recall haunt her, yet she moves through life with an openness that makes her impossible to ignore. She sees something worth wanting in Alex, even knowing she probably shouldn't. The brother's best friend setup is familiar territory, but Huang uses it well. The tension between these two builds with real patience, and when the story's buried secrets start surfacing, the stakes feel genuinely personal rather than manufactured. This is book one in the Twisted series, though it works fine on its own. It's a grumpy-sunshine pairing with explicit content, a possessive antihero, and language that doesn't shy away from edges. Readers wanting a traditionally gentle love interest will find Alex a challenging fit. Suitable for readers aged 18 and over.

  • Author: Ana Huang
  • Genre: Romance
  • ISBN: B08Y6DCS1Y
  • Pages: 360 pages