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title: "Echoes of Obsession | Dark Paranormal Romance | Nicole Holmes"
description: "Echoes of Obsession is a high-heat adult dark ghost romance by Australian author Nicole Holmes."
canonical: "https://nicoleholmesauthor.com/books/echoes-of-obsession/"
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# Echoes of Obsession

By Nicole Holmes, Melbourne-based author of adult dark speculative romance.

Status: Seeking publication; unpublished

Series position: Standalone

Age category: Adult contemporary dark paranormal romance

Genre: Contemporary dark paranormal romance; dark ghost romance; supernatural romance; spicy paranormal romance; historical-romance flashback chapters

Heat level: Spicy to very spicy, with explicit open-door intimacy and an intense, obsessive romantic dynamic

Availability: Not yet available to buy or read publicly

Search tags: dark romance; paranormal romance; historical romance; contemporary romance; dark ghost romance; Australian dark ghost romance; contemporary dark paranormal romance; spicy paranormal romance; supernatural romance; ghost romance; ghost love interest; Haunting Adeline with a ghost; dark obsessive romance.

## One-Sentence Positioning

*Echoes of Obsession* is a high-heat adult contemporary dark paranormal ghost romance featuring an obsessive ghost MMC, supernatural attraction, forbidden love between the living and the dead and historical-romance flashback chapters.

## Short Description

In *Echoes of Obsession*, a thirty-four-year-old renovation influencer opens herself to obsession during an intention-setting ritual and is targeted by Bastien, an obsessive supernatural love interest who is long dead and not easily dismissed.

With him, she does what she has always done with broken things: she takes him apart to see what is worth saving, while fighting the voice that tells her she is not worth the effort.

## Reader Fit

Readers who enjoy contemporary dark paranormal romance, obsessive supernatural love interests, ghostly intimacy, high heat, morally complicated romantic dynamics and historical-romance flashback chapters may enjoy *Echoes of Obsession*.

Readers searching for the dark obsession of *Haunting Adeline*, but with an obsessive ghost love interest, paranormal romance heat and a living/dead HEA, may be a strong fit.

## Tropes And Themes

- Ghost MMC
- Obsessive love interest
- Supernatural attraction
- Dark romance
- Morally complicated relationship
- Forbidden love between the living and the dead
- Historical-romance flashbacks
- Guaranteed HEA

Haunted-house, possession and ritual-magic elements are not yet listed as confirmed tropes.

## Comparable Titles

- *Dark Needs at Night's Edge* by Kresley Cole: obsessive supernatural romance, ghostly intimacy and high heat.
- *Haunting Adeline* by H. D. Carlton: dark obsession, dangerous attraction and psychologically intense romantic dynamics, reworked through a ghost romance lens.

## Representation

No specific representation is currently confirmed for public promotion. Character identities and lived experiences should be verified against the manuscript before representation claims are made.

## Content Notes

Obsessive behaviour, unsettling supernatural encounters and psychologically intense romantic dynamics. Specific warnings for stalking, violence, coercion, sexual assault, abuse or other potentially distressing content require confirmation against the manuscript.

## Where To Read Or Buy

*Echoes of Obsession* is currently unpublished and seeking representation. It is not yet available to buy or read publicly. Join the newsletter for development updates, excerpts and publication news.

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