Lights Out · Navessa Allen
Josh Hammond from Lights Out
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A stalker romance that makes you laugh? Josh Hammond pulls it off. He's the lead in Navessa Allen's Lights Out: a hacker who'd rather nobody knew his name, and by night the faceless thirst-trap account half the internet follows.
Josh Hammond: quick facts
- Book
- Lights Out (Into Darkness)
- Author
- Navessa Allen
- Age
- Late 20s (exact age not confirmed)
- Job
- Reclusive cybersecurity expert and hacker; online he's a masked creator with millions of followers
- Love interest
- Aly, a follower who leaves a very specific comment on one of his videos
- Spice
- 4/5 (explicit)
- Darkness
- 3/5
Who is Josh Hammond?
His father is one of the country's most notorious serial killers, and Josh has spent his life making sure nobody links the two. He works quietly in cybersecurity and keeps his face off camera. Then Aly comments on a video asking him to break into her house. So he does. The game turns real, until someone with far worse plans starts watching her too, and Josh has to decide how far he'll go.
What does Josh look like?
Very tall, tattooed, muscular, dark-haired. He hides his face online because he's the image of his father.
Josh's signature traits
- Deadpan, self-deprecating humour
- Scared he's like his father, and gentle because of it
- Finds anything on anyone in minutes
Red flag: he found your address before your name. Green flag: he brings flowers and actually listens.
Lights Out tropes
StalkerDark romcomProtectorDual POVWho did this to you
Lights Out trigger warnings
- Knife play
- Breath play
- Sexual assault
- Gore
- Stalking
- Sexual assault (not by the hero)
- Serial killer parent
Full list on each book page: Lights Out, Caught Up.
Into Darkness books in order
Lights Out (Josh and Aly), then Caught Up, which follows a different couple in the same world.
Books like Lights Out
Books like Lights Out · Books like Caught Up
Josh Hammond FAQ
- What book is Josh Hammond from?
- Lights Out by Navessa Allen, book one of Into Darkness.
- Why does Josh Hammond wear a mask?
- He looks just like his father, a notorious serial killer, so he keeps his face off camera.
- Who does Josh Hammond end up with?
- Aly.