The Pawn and The Puppet

The Pawn and The Puppet

by Brandi Elise Szeker
The Pawn and The Puppet

The Pawn and The Puppet

by Brandi Elise Szeker

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Overview

The Emerald Lake Asylum is not a place most desire to go. Nineteen year old, Skylenna, however, made a promise that she must keep. Once hired, she only has one purpose—prove to the council that barbaric treatments, such as waterboarding, scalding baths, and beatings, are no longer the answer. But that all takes pause when she meets the source of terror in the asylum. A patient with a split personality—on one side, he's the bloodthirsty genius, Dessin. On the other, a hidden persona that is buried deep in his subconscious.

When Dessin is caught in an attempted cell break, he faces execution if Skylenna can't bring out his core personality and reveal his humanity. She has ninety days to save his life, and the only way to do that is to let him consume her into his world of moves, counter-moves, and master puppeteering.

With each passing day, their bond deepens, a forbidden attraction forming against her best judgments. Little by little, Skylenna uncovers the sinister secrets of his past that turned him into the monster everyone else fears. And Dessin proves to have one weakness despite the terrifying, indestructible persona he presents to the world: her.

Please Note: This book contains explicit content and darker elements. Check trigger warnings before reading It is not intended for anyone under 18 years of age.

Trigger Warnings (revised version has been updated that corrects misrepresentation and triggering content) : 
gratuitous violence, depression, suicide, torture, domestic violence, eating disorders, hallucinations, misogyny, poisoning, sexual assault, rape, child sexual assault, pedophilia, misrepresentation and dangerous portrayal of the transgender community (removed in revised edition), romanticized mental illness, gore, death of a loved one, child abuse, decapitation, female oppression, hostage situation, body shaming, panic attacks, incest, emotional trauma, child sex trafficking

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9798985593419
Publisher: Red Oak Publishing, LLC
Publication date: 04/01/2022
Series: The Pawn and The Puppet series , #1
Pages: 346
Sales rank: 100,596
Product dimensions: 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 1.40(d)

About the Author

Though most know Brandi Elise Szeker as a content creator on BookTok, her heart and soul have always been with the stories that live inside her mind. It all started in her backyard, the place she would dream up new worlds. And one day, she’d write about them, filling their lands with epic characters and wondrous plots.

When she’s not writing about soul-shattering love or reading about it, you can find her binge-watching TV shows with her mom; her first inspiration that started it all.
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