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Prepare yourself for a dark age gap romance featuring Tiernan Morelli and Bianca Belcante in the Dark Dream Duet by Giana Darling. The last thing that either expected to discover was love, but it is by far an easy journey, navigating an age difference, past hurts and dreams that when they become a reality were best left as dreams.

Dark Dream Duet Reading Order

The Dark Dream Duet series from Giana Darling is part of the Midnight Dynasty World and needs to be read in the order below.

Bad Dream: A Dark Dream Duet Prologue Novella by Giana Darling

Bianca is trying to survive in the small Texas town. Her only goal–to keep her younger brother healthy. Everything changes when Tiernan shows up at her mother’s door in a suit and tattoos.
His dark world is all-consuming, but she doesn’t want his money. Or his secrets.
Until her mother dies.
Then she has no choice but to turn to the only person who can help.

A short prequel to The Dark Dream Duet by author Giana Darling can be read as a separate entity or found at the beginning of the Dangerous Temptations story.

Bianca Belcante’s life has already had a few upheavals from her being kidnapped by a rival family of her fathers. Moving from upstate New York, the money and time with her father diminished to the death of her father just three months after her younger brother was born. At 17, Bianca should be worrying about finishing high school and where she wants to go to college – which she is, but she also has to look out for Brando as her mom’s not the most attentive parent. Add into the mix of the revolving door of boyfriends her mom brings home.

The latest boyfriend, Tiernan has her mom all lit up like a Christmas tree as he is young, rich and from New York City. Bianca instantly finds herself feeling off-kilter about him but as the worst happens and she has nobody else to call she reaches out to him.

Dangerous Temptation: Dark Dream Book 1 by Giana Darling

She’s the pawn in his dangerous game of revenge.
He arrives all dressed in black. Diamond cufflinks. A watch on his tanned wrist that cost more than we would ever see in a lifetime of work. He carries a single red rose…
It turns out he is my new guardian.

I should have known from the very start that he had more in common with the thorns than red roses. Now I know the truth: I’m a pawn in his dangerous game of revenge. I was too young and naive. Now it’s too late to save myself from his clutches.
Now I belong to him.

“Dark, decadent and provocative, Dangerous Temptation is one of my absolute favorite reads in 2021. Tiernan and Bianca set my Kindle on fire! Giana has weaved an exquisite story, I can’t wait for the next. READ THIS!!!” – RuNyx, bestselling author of Gothikana

The death of her mom leaves Bianca Belcante alone with just her younger brother to care for. At 17, she fears that child protective services will split them up via the foster care system. Reaching out to Tiernan was the only thing, the only person she felt she could contact, after all, he had been dating her mom and promised them a move to New York. Throughout the police, CPS and subsequent funeral she never lays eyes on him, yet grateful that for whatever reason he has decided to be a new guardian to two wards.

Dating Aida Belcante was a means to an end for Tiernan Morelli after discovering that she had been Lane Constantine’s mistress and had two children with him. Looking to get one over Caroline Constantine he hoped to find out who Lane had left an energy company to in his will. Aida’s death puts a spanner in the works but when Bianca told him that she needed him, it was both an invitation to change the plan slightly and also a pull towards her that was unexpected.

Navigating their new life in Bishops Landing is an adjustment, Tiernan showing Brando much love along with The Gentleman who are Tiernan’s friends and colleagues. Bianca is tormented by Tiernan’s monstrous rules, behaviour and actions, yet finds herself craving him. As Bryant Morelli pushes for the conclusion to the plan Tiernan begins to second-guess his actions. But when secrets are revealed is there a way that hurts can ever be forgiven?

“Monsters aren’t so monstrous when you understand where they came from.”

Beautiful Nightmare: Dark Dream Book 2 by Giana Darling

Bianca has finally found her rightful place amid the powerful Constantines. But all is not what it seems in this glittering new world. And Tiernan Morelli refuses to give her up…

For his entire life, Tiernan Morelli has been seeking approval from his family, especially his father. His plan to utilise Bianca Belcante to get one up on the powerful Constantines and gain independence from Bryant has backfired when he realises that Bianca is the best mistake he has ever made. Reeling from an altercation with Bryant, losing Biance in the process and gaining new information from his brother Carter, Tiernan needs to regroup to move forward. But is shocked to discover that Bianca is staying at the Constantine compound.

Unsure how to feel about the revelations Tiernan’s family has just imparted to her, Bianca needs to leave but is found by Caroline Constantine who offers her a safe haven. Part of her always wanting to know what it would be like to be on the other side of the Constantine family she agrees. Soon they realise that there are secrets to be unearthed at the compound. Despite a visit from Tiernan trying to get her to head back to Lion Court she needs to stay and see things through.

Navigating revenge plots is something that Tiernan is familiar with; however, standing back and letting Bianca do her own thing is not easy. Gunshots, family secrets and beautiful artwork all feature in their future but will their paths merge together or forever but wedged apart?

“I’ve done countless things in my life that I should not have done, but loving you is the best mistake I ever made.”

About The Author – Giana Darling

Giana Darling is a USA Today Bestselling, Wall Street Journal, and Top 40 Amazon Best-Selling Canadian romance writer who specialises in the taboo forbidden romance and angsty side of love and dark romance. She currently lives in beautiful British Columbia where she spends time riding on the back of her man’s bike, baking pies, and reading snuggled up with her cat, Persephone, and Golden Retriever, Romeo.

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