Out of the Dark

This was ... interesting?

Eden was mercilessly bullied and one occasion horrifically abused by Sean and his friends in high school. Eden left town then but nineteen (19) years later he's is back seeking revenge on Sean (the only one left) who is now sheriff of their town.

The plot twist of course is that as a teenager Eden had a crush on Sean and it's continued unabated mingled with legitimate desire for revenge. That's common grist for romance. What's bizarre is ALL the rest.

Sean of course participated and/or instigated the bullying of Eden in school because of his own unacknowledged sexuality while Eden was openly gay. Nineteen years later, despite zero gay encounters, he's pretty comfortable accepting his attraction/fixation on Eden. Only Eden.

For his part Eden hangs the moon for Sean despite (or maybe because of) everything that happened. One could almost say that he's fetishized his past experience. Not outside of the scope of reality. Just off for a romance.

The truly bizarre is the character (I forgot his name) of Sean's best friend. He goes from concern to obsession with Eden. The results are ... and the fall out is ... umm.

Will I continue with this series even though it's on KU? Probably not. It's shallow but the character of Eden is unappealing and Sean is cartoonish and not in a good way.