Publication Date: August 24, 2025
Violet Cartwright, a wealthy and well-known bookstore owner, wakes inside a spotless cage built for suffering. Her captor believes he has chosen the perfect victim, a woman whose hidden scars will make her easy to break.
He is wrong.
Each act of pain and isolation only strengthens Violet’s resolve. Beneath her calm exterior lies a history he cannot reach and a plan he never imagined. To survive, she must outthink him, wait for her moment, and turn his own design against him.
In this chilling psychological thriller, the line between victim and hunter disappears, and survival demands something far more dangerous than escape.
On the surface, Violet Cartwright channels the rich widow persona quite effectively. What she hides is a vigilante interior capable of bringing the most despicable of men to their knees.
Shades of Night delivers a twisted tale devised by author Floy Owens that seemingly puts Violet in a vulnerable condition. She’s kidnapped by a ruthless stalker determined to study her reactions to all sorts of torture.
While Erik appears to be in charge, Violet refuses to give him the satisfaction he wants. There’s a surprise twist that flips the narrative.
Whether you refer to this as a kidnapping thriller or something else, it features dark themes and morally gray characters. It was a bit challenging to follow the storyline because of the flashbacks in the first part, but it eventually gains momentum.
Shades of Night delivers a twisted tale of torture for readers brave enough to endure.
Floy Owens is an American writer drawn to dark, layered stories about the human mind. She lives in the United States, where she spends her time writing, reading, cooking, and enjoying quiet days with her senior dog.
