Skin of A Sinner, by Avina St. Graves (softback, english edition)

🇬🇧 This Book Is In English

"No one tells you what to do when the boy who shattered your heart comes back to steal it."

Skin of a Sinner by Avina St. Graves
(Softback — Standalone Dark Romance)

The dark obsessive romance where the boy who left you with monsters comes back wearing their skin — and somehow, that's the most terrifying thing of all.

Roman Riviera was her everything once upon a time. She found her knight in shining armour in the form of a fellow foster kid. He protected her and promised to stand by her side forever. But Roman Riviera is a liar. He left her with monsters. Three years later, she found him in the middle of the night — soaked in her family's blood and carving his initials into her foster brother's skin. He tied her up and dragged her away from the life she had made without him.

She tried to run. He chased her. She wanted to scream. The sound never came out. He says she's never getting away from him. He says he's back for good. She doesn't believe him. She should.

Why readers can't put this down:

• 🖤 Childhood best friends to dark lovers — a reunion that burns everything down
• 🔥 Obsessive MMC — Roman is possessive, dangerous, and devastatingly compelling
• 🏠 Foster care setting — raw, emotional backstory that makes the darkness hit harder
• ⚔️ Dark & unflinching — violence, obsession, and a love story with no safe edges
• ❤️‍🔥 Betrayal & second chance — rage and desire tangled into something irresistible

Perfect for readers who love:
Dark romance · Childhood best friends · Obsessive MMC · Second chance · Fans of Penelope Douglas, Rina Kent & Avina St. Graves' other works

But what stood out wasn't the obsession.

It was the themes underneath.

🖤 The Person Who Was Supposed to Save You — and Didn't
🖤 Betrayal by the One You Trusted Most
🖤 Coming Back Changed — and Finding the Other Person Changed Too
🖤 Love That Survived Things It Shouldn't Have
🖤 What Happens When the Monster Is Someone You Once Called Home

At Dark Rose, we believe stories are often about far more than their plot.

You may never find yourself dragged away in the night by someone who left you behind and came back unrecognisable.

But you may know what it feels like to be abandoned by someone you trusted completely, to grieve a version of a person who no longer exists, or to find that the anger and the longing for someone are impossible to separate.

👤 Recommended Age: 18+

⚠️ Trigger Warnings:
Dark themes • Violence • Blood • Captivity • Obsessive behaviour • Betrayal • Explicit content • Foster care themes

✨ Best for readers who love:
Dark Romance • Childhood Best Friends • Obsessive MMC • Second Chance • Betrayal • Avina St. Graves

⚠️ Probably not for readers looking for:
Light Romance • Redeemable Heroes • Consent-First Stories • Slow-Burn Without Darkness

📚 Format & Details

• Format: Softback
• Dimensions: 132 x 204 x 27 mm
• Pages: 389
• Author: Avina St. Graves
• Standalone
• Published: 10 December 2023

"He left her with monsters. Now he's back — and he's become one."