My Masked Stalker by Arden Hart

My rating: 5 of 5 stars

She doesn’t know it yet, but she’s mine.

I first saw Emily when I was on a job—rifle in hand, target in sight. But it wasn’t the mark who stole my attention. It was her. The girl in the window, lit up by the glow of her kitchen light, completely unaware she’d just become mine.

I’ve been watching her ever since. Her private moments. Her sweet little routines. The way she moans softly when she touches herself, thinking no one can hear. She thinks she’s safe in her apartment, but I see everything.

The men she dated? Gone. I made sure of it. No one touches what’s mine.

I’m not a good man. Ex-Scout Sniper. Contract killer. Predator. But when she looks at me through her window, fear in those gray eyes, I swear I see something else too. Curiosity. Temptation.

And on Halloween night, when she runs, I’ll hunt her. Chase her down. Claim her in the dark.

She can call me her stalker. Her monster. Her nightmare in a mask.

But soon, she’ll call me something else.

Mine.

My Masked Stalker is a dark, obsessive romance featuring a possessive ex-military assassin antihero and the innocent woman who becomes his obsession

Obsession in the Shadows

The following ratings are out of 5:
Romance: 💙💜💚❤️🤎
Heat/Steam: 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Chemistry: 🧪🧪🧪🧪🧪
Story/Plot: 📕📗📘📙📔
World building: 🌏🌍🌎🌏🌎
Character development: 😋😀😍☺️🥰

📚 Book Review: My Masked Stalker (Beautiful Stalkers, #1)

Author: Arden Hart
Genre: Stalker Romance

🦸🏻‍♂️ The Hero: Killian

Killian is a former military sniper turned mercenary, a man whose life is defined by shadows and secrets. He rarely knows who hires him, though the whispers of CIA involvement linger in the back of his mind. On a rooftop in New York City, poised to eliminate a target, his focus unexpectedly shifts. Instead of the mission, his attention is captured by a woman in a nearby apartment — a fleeting glimpse that ignites something he hasn’t felt in years. Beneath the hardened exterior of a killer lies a man capable of obsession, and Emily becomes the spark that unsettles his carefully controlled world.

🦸🏼‍♀️ The Heroine: Emily

Emily is a kindergarten teacher with a gentle heart and a quiet resilience. She lives in the apartment her grandmother left her, a space that represents independence and stability. Yet her personal life is far less secure: her on-again, off-again boyfriend Chris treats her poorly, leaving her vulnerable and craving connection. When Killian’s gaze falls upon her, she unknowingly steps into a dangerous dance — one where innocence collides with desire, and safety is an illusion.

📚 The Plot

What begins as voyeurism quickly spirals into obsession. Killian watches Emily during a private, intimate moment, his jealousy flaring when her boyfriend intrudes via FaceTime. With a single command, he severs their connection, asserting control from the shadows. That same night, Emily’s world fractures: her neighbor is murdered, and soon after, Chris meets the same fate. The chilling realization dawns — the killer saw her, knows her, and has already entwined himself in her life. As Killian’s assignments unravel and dangerous enemies close in, Emily is drawn deeper into his orbit, where passion and peril are inseparable.

🌟 What Worked

• The stalker romance tension crackles throughout. Killian is unhinged yet magnetic, and Emily’s flawed choices make their connection strangely believable.
• The forbidden allure of Killian’s actions — terrifying in reality, but undeniably seductive in the fictional frame — keeps the reader hooked.
• Suspenseful stakes rise when Killian’s job goes wrong, pulling Emily into a world of danger that amplifies the romance with adrenaline.

💔 What Fell Short

• Length: The story feels truncated. Stalker romances often end once the chase resolves, but here the relationship deserved more exploration. The chemistry between Killian and Emily could have blossomed into a richer, more complex dynamic if given room to breathe.

💬 Final Thoughts

This book delivers exactly what stalker romance fans crave: danger, obsession, and a hero who blurs the line between protector and predator. Killian is the kind of antihero you’d dread in real life but can’t resist in fiction, and Emily’s vulnerability makes her a compelling counterpart. While the brevity leaves you wanting more, the blend of suspense and sensuality ensures the story lingers long after the final chapter.

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