The Sect By Courtney Lane

Title: The Sect

Author: Courtney Lane

Genre: Dark Thriller

Series: N/A

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Rating: ☆☆☆☆☆+++

Synopsis:

Keaton Mara ran away from a life that had become a nightmare to live on the streets. While the location she now calls home is a dangerous place, she is protected by an unlikely friendship.
The streets provided her with the education she could’ve never earned from the prestigious university she attended. Regrettably, the term ‘educated fool’ becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy. Due to meeting a man with whom she shares a captivating chemistry with, her judgment is clouded, resulting in a fateful decision.

The consequence of trusting the prepossessing stranger results in her being stolen away to a place unknown. Her deceptive new surroundings are just as beautiful as the people who reside there. She discovers that it’s a place where the culture of sex without limits or morals is their religion.

Keaton quickly begins to realize that the beautiful scenery serves to hide a very dark truth. The seductive and enigmatic man—who lured her there—desires to save her soul. His intentions are sinister, because saving her soul is synonymous with breaking her.
Because Keaton believes her soul was brutally stolen from her many years ago, she thinks he can’t save (or destroy) something she no longer has.

She…was…wrong.

Warning: This book contains pretty much every dark theme there is. Not recommended for those with any triggers or sensitivities to violence, dubious and/or absent consent, and deviant sexual acts.

Sas' Thoughts:

This book was recommend to me by a friend who I share similar tastes in books with. Her exact words.. I know how much you love a darker read.. This is one you don't want to miss out on... so I looked up the book to find out what it was about and I was sold after reading the warning label. I didnt read the synopsis til after finishing the book lol...

Keaton Mara is running away from her past, and is hiding in plain sight.Which works for her for a while, until she finds her self drugged, kidnapped and under the control of a sadistic beast that got off on making her life a living nightmare. 
Refusing to submit cost her a great deal of pain and torcher by the one person she never thought she'd ever have a connection with. But if nothing else she new she could save him from himself... or alteast she thought she could...

"He was an enigma wrapped inside a decrypted mystery"

The sect is a jaw dropping WTF did I just read good kinda book!! That you will fall in love with.
I suffered a serious case of whip lash trying to keep up with the main characters and his antics. (I can't say who because I feel it gives away a little too much of the story)

In fear of twisting my soul further, The Sect is exactly what the doctor order me to stay away from! I didnt listen... I never do!

This book is highly recommended for anyone looking to read something a little different!

5++++ stars Ms Lane! I can't wait to see what else u have in store for us next!!


About the Author:

I’ve been creating my own little world since I was very young. When I was eight years old, I began to bring those worlds to life with pen and paper.

Although I’ve had a few short hiatuses, writing has been of passion of mine for many years. I've always viewed my writing as a hobby or a purgative process; I never thought to share my very personal works with anyone outside of my family. Now, I’m taking the plunge and self-publishing my works. I’m very excited and apprehensive about the opportunity to share my work with people who may enjoy it.

While I write across genres (I find it hard to stick to one genre), I do have an archetype when it comes to the female protagonist — they have to have certain brand of strength and layered personalities. There will often be a lot of darkness and depth to my stories, because I'm intrigued by characters who are thrust into "dark" situations that explore their psyche.

Writing Science Fiction/Fantasy is my first love. If there is one thing for sure, I'm a bit of a misfit when it comes to Romance. I don't feel that I write romances, thus the tagline. I prefer gritty love stories, where the protagonist isn't necessarily the girl next door, or the girl you encounter in everyday life. In other words, I don't tend to write characters who are easy to fall in love with.

The elements that will be common in my stories are: depth, controversy, thought-provoking and complex plots, and misfit characters. If literature that appeals to your senses and pushes your boundaries intrigues you, then I sincerely hope you enjoy the journey.