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Bitterroot
She came to Alaska searching for something she couldn’t name.
What she found was Koda.
Dark-eyed, tattooed, and wild as the land he came from, Koda drew her in with stories of the old ways, endless forests, and a life untouched by the emptiness of the modern world. But when the cabin door locks behind her, she realizes too late that she was never a guest.
She was chosen.
Hidden deep within the Alaskan wilderness, far from roads, phones, and the life she once knew, she becomes trapped in a dangerous relationship fueled by obsession, fear, desire, and surrender. The more Koda breaks her apart, the more she begins to question whether she wants to escape at all.
Bitterroot is a dark and disturbing psychological romance exploring isolation, possession, trauma, and the terrifying line between captivity and devotion.
Content Warning
Bitterroot is a dark romance / psychological horror novel intended for mature readers only.
This book contains graphic and potentially disturbing content, including kidnapping, non-consensual sexual situations, coercion, violence, physical abuse, psychological manipulation, trauma bonding, possessive behavior, blood, injury, and explicit sexual content. Themes of domination, obsession, isolation, and emotional dependency are explored throughout the story.
This is a work of fiction and is not intended to romanticize or endorse abuse or violence in real-life relationships.
Please read with care.
What she found was Koda.
Dark-eyed, tattooed, and wild as the land he came from, Koda drew her in with stories of the old ways, endless forests, and a life untouched by the emptiness of the modern world. But when the cabin door locks behind her, she realizes too late that she was never a guest.
She was chosen.
Hidden deep within the Alaskan wilderness, far from roads, phones, and the life she once knew, she becomes trapped in a dangerous relationship fueled by obsession, fear, desire, and surrender. The more Koda breaks her apart, the more she begins to question whether she wants to escape at all.
Bitterroot is a dark and disturbing psychological romance exploring isolation, possession, trauma, and the terrifying line between captivity and devotion.
Content Warning
Bitterroot is a dark romance / psychological horror novel intended for mature readers only.
This book contains graphic and potentially disturbing content, including kidnapping, non-consensual sexual situations, coercion, violence, physical abuse, psychological manipulation, trauma bonding, possessive behavior, blood, injury, and explicit sexual content. Themes of domination, obsession, isolation, and emotional dependency are explored throughout the story.
This is a work of fiction and is not intended to romanticize or endorse abuse or violence in real-life relationships.
Please read with care.
75 pages, Kindle Edition
Published May 11, 2026
About the author
Ryan Quinn
28 books155 followersRyan Quinn is the best-selling author of the novels The Good Traitor, End of Secrets, and The Fall.
A native of Alaska, Quinn was an NCAA DI Champion while on the University of Utah Ski team. He worked in book publishing for five years in New York City and now lives in Los Angeles where he writes and trains for marathons.
A native of Alaska, Quinn was an NCAA DI Champion while on the University of Utah Ski team. He worked in book publishing for five years in New York City and now lives in Los Angeles where he writes and trains for marathons.
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May 13, 2026
Short and deliciously dark
This book was deeply unsettling in the best way. The unnamed heroine made the story feel strangely universal, and the psychological tension was suffocating from beginning to end. The author handled obsession, manipulation, and dependency in a way that felt disturbingly intimate rather than romanticized. Definitely a dark read, but incredibly compelling.
This book was deeply unsettling in the best way. The unnamed heroine made the story feel strangely universal, and the psychological tension was suffocating from beginning to end. The author handled obsession, manipulation, and dependency in a way that felt disturbingly intimate rather than romanticized. Definitely a dark read, but incredibly compelling.
Displaying 1 of 1 review