Dark. Deadly. Irresistible.
Cameron Mortem has a problem—he can’t stop killing his partners. Officially labeled clinically insane, he’s also one of the most lethal assets in the Dark Forces, a brutal underground military operation built on obedience, survival, and silence. But an experimental drug has fractured his control, making him a liability whenever someone else is on the field. As punishment, he’s thrown back into the Under Trials—a merciless boot camp designed to break the weak and sharpen the ruthless.
His one directive? Don’t kill the new girl.
Emery Maves narrowly escapes a death sentence after her own brutal crimes, only to find herself forced into the same violent world. Assigned to Cameron, she’s expected to survive the Trials and her partner's unstable nature. But Emery quickly realizes there’s more to Cameron than bloodlust and body counts. Beneath the madness lies a terrifying allure—and a strange, dangerous tenderness.
As the Trials push them to their limits, Emery must navigate the brutal demands of the Dark Forces while resisting the pull of a man who could just as easily kill her as protect her. And Cameron must fight the one urge he’s never been able to overcome.
Their bond is intoxicating, chaotic, and born of violence. And if it doesn’t destroy them both, it might just save them.
Genre: military romance
Publication date: November 2025
Mature content: yes
Review: Your Knife, My Heart is a fast-paced, high-stakes dark romance that is undeniably addictive. The novel throws us headfirst into the brutal, chaotic world of the Dark Forces, an underground military operation built on obedience, survival, and silence.
The core of the story is immediately compelling: Cameron, aka Mori, labeled clinically insane and one of the Dark Forces’ most lethal assets, has a problem: he can't stop killing his partners due to an experimental drug that has fractured his control. Emery Maves, an assassin narrowly escaping a death sentence, is forced into this violent world and assigned to Cameron. As a result, he needs to keep himself from killing her and she needs to survive "The Trials."
The ensuing forced-proximity, enemies-to-lovers dynamic is explosive. Cameron and Emery are two broken souls who find a chaotic and intoxicating bond in their shared world of violence. The Trials themselves are relentless and gory, maintaining a high level of suspense that makes the book a true binge-read.
My only concern is that sometimes they take their psychopathy just a bit too far. Once or twice I needed to distance myself a bit from the story - reminding myself that while the plot is undeniably entertaining, both Cam and Em are as crazy as they come.
Also, this book ends at a massive twist/cliffhanger, so you need to move on to the sequel to find out how the story ends.
If you are in the mood for a dark story set in a military environment with high stakes and a possessive, tortured hero and don't mind the heavier sexual content or the fact that most characters in this book thrive on killing, then Your Knife, My Heart is an great read. Otherwise, just steer clear of it an look for a book with a lighter plot.
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