ABSOLUTE SILENCE is an insanely seductive and dark story about Filip DeLuca and Camilla Genovese. One night Camilla joins an “adult” club, the Lion’s Den hoping to learn more about herself without worrying about her people knowing. The first person she runs into is one known by her family. Filip.

This unleashes in Filip something he fights himself to resist. He tries to control, possess, protect and even stalk Camilla not wanting another man to touch her - that’s my favorite kind of dark romance guy. It is as if this is the only person who can make him lose the careful control he has of himself.

Of course, Camilla has to be headstrong, uncooperative, independent and sparks fly whenever she and Filip are together. She goes places that tease him, sees people that infuriate him - but she’s sure she is not doing anything to purposely upset him.

All the while, Dante, the club owner, has his eye in Camilla. She thinks he’s just being friendly. Filip keeps warning him to stay away from her. Dante is a character that is so well written you will fall under his spell - almost - like Camilla.

This was a really good book that I was captivated by from the first page. It is the only one I have read from the series so I can say with confidence it works fine as a standalone. Past characters were mentioned seamlessly. I recommend you read it.

This series keeps delivering in unexpected ways! Camilla and Filip meet up in a completely unexpected place, but is it Filip’s misguided need to protect or something that he refuses to acknowledge that drives him to push her so? And why does he keep changing their rules of engagement?

I adored both of them and wasn’t anticipating Camilla’s past to be what it was. It shaped her, sure, but it didn’t break her or even seriously dent her. Filip just needs to grasp that if he wants any sort of future with her. Add in Dante and a truly nasty redhead and the mystery does its job. I was sucked in and wondered who Dante would end up being, why he was so persistent, and I still managed to be surprised when it all came into the open.

This author has managed to add subtle and not so subtle changes to each story to keep them fresh and different, and this one was no exception. Now I have to wonder what’s going on with Val and when we’re going to find out!