Danielle L. Reed

Step into stories where love is a weapon—and obsession always leaves a scar.
Danielle L. Reed writes dark, addictive romances featuring morally gray men, bold heroines, and the kind of twisted desire that doesn’t ask permission. Whether it’s arranged marriages, forbidden connections, or powerful men who never play fair, her books pull you into a world where danger is seductive… and love might just ruin you.Explore the Ruin & Gold series and stay tuned for new releases—because when the stakes are this high, the only way out is through fire.

Ruin & Gold

Her Obedience

My father's sins belong to him now. And so do I.
Five years ago, I ran. Built a life of my own.
A flower shop. Friends. Freedom.I thought I escaped the Everett name.I was wrong.Gage Blackwood has been watching me.
Pulling the strings of my so-called independence like a man toying with a puppet.Now he wants what was promised to him.
Me.And he doesn’t just want my obedience.He wants my body.
My mind.
My submission.I’d rather set my world on fire than let him control me again.But the problem is…
Part of me doesn’t want to run.

His Verdict

He was her client. Then he became her sentence.I was supposed to defend him.
Not desire him.
And definitely not destroy myself for him.Jasper Wolfe is too calm. Too controlled.
Too deliberate with a public defender who should know better.He says he stole to expose corruption.
That he breaks laws to protect the innocent.
That he's the kind of man who sins for a cause.I believed him.Until I realized… none of this was about justice.
It was about me.The case is closed. I should walk away.
But I can’t.Because he’s still watching. Still waiting.
And the most terrifying part?Part of me wants him to catch me.He says I’m the only thing in his world that isn’t already his.He’s wrong.I already am.

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Ruin & Gold Book 1, Her Obedience

  • WARNING: This book contains themes of coercion, emotional manipulation, toxic family dynamics, power imbalance, and a possessive, morally gray hero who plays by his own rules. All intimate scenes depict fictional adults in consensual situations within the context of dark romance power dynamics. If any of these themes may trigger you, please choose another book. Recommended for mature audiences only (18+) who enjoy slow-burn tension, dark secrets, and dangerously intense chemistry.

  • Tropes

  • Arranged/Forced Marriage

  • Complicated Consent

  • Captivity Romance

  • Enemies to Lovers

  • Alpha Billionaire

  • Morally Grey Hero

  • Possessive Hero

  • Marriage of Convenience

  • Breeding/Pregnancy

  • Age Gap

  • Family Drama

  • Stockholm Syndrome

  • Protective Alpha

  • Hidden Vulnerability

  • Forced Proximity

  • Public/Semi-Public Sex

  • Degradation