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Review: Chaotic

  Title: Chaotic  Series: Lord's series  Author: Shantel Tessier  Release Date: January 9, 2026 Blurb:  HIS ANGEL I was born into a secret society known as the Lords. There is no limit to their depravity. If they want to be respected, they have to earn it.  Women like me are merely allowed to exist in their world … until they no longer need us.  I’ve spent most of my life wishing death would find me. That I’d be granted an escape from the reality I was forced to endure. But luck has never been on my side. It seemed I was destined to never be anything more than a failure. I VOW. YOU VOW. WE VOW. Then one night I took control of my life. It was my first taste of freedom, and I wanted someone to notice me.  Turns out, that was a mistake, and my father had been right, I didn’t deserve to be seen.  A Lord—Kashton Landon Pierce—saved me, and I offered to pay him the only way I knew how—with my body. After he finished with me, I ran.  Now he’s ...

Review: Madness

  Title: Madness Series: L.O.R.D.s series  Author: Shantel Tessier Release Date: August 30  HIS SECRET A Lord takes what he wants.  But like anything else, even he can get greedy and betray his oath.  That’s where Carnage comes in. A Spade brother runs their prison for those who have wronged their society.  It just so happens to be where the Lords have sent me. I VOW. YOU VOW. WE VOW. Most women within the Lords don’t get the chance to prove themselves worthy of the brand or the power that comes with it, but there’s always an exception. I’m one of them. Finally, my time had come to be assigned to a Lord.  Not just any Lord but a Spade brother—Haidyn Jamison Reeves. I had everything under control until he found out what I was hiding. Everyone in our world knows the only way to get to the top is to sacrifice something the Lords want. So when Haidyn gave me a choice—become his toy or turn me over to the Lords—the decision was easy. I’ve worked too hard to...

Review: Carnage

 Title: Carnage Series: Lords series Author: Shantel Tessier Release Date: October 31, 2023 An all-new dark standalone romance from the USA Today & Wall Street Journal bestselling author, Shantel Tessier. Carnage is based in the Lords' world and can be read as a standalone. A PUPPET  The men in the secret society known as the Lords think they rule the world. And in a way, they do. Each has sold their soul to the devil at a young age in exchange for power and wealth. Like anything else, they have different levels of success. The more they’re willing to serve, the more power they have.  Among them are the Spade brothers, who run Carnage. It’s where the Lords who have not held up their oath go to live out the rest of their lives in shackles. Tucked away from the world as if they never existed.  I VOW. YOU VOW. WE VOW.  I once belonged to a Lord—Saint Beckham Carter. Although nothing was holy about him, I still kneeled as if he could grant me eternity in a world...

Review: The Sacrifice

  Title: The Sacrifice Series: a Lords novel  Author: Shantel Tessier  Release Date: April 6 HIS LADY A Lord is to marry after he graduates from Barrington University, an elite college for the rich. A Lady’s job is to help him fit into a world unaware of his secret society. The Lord does not get to choose who he spends the rest of his life with. But there is always an exception to the rule. And I just so happen to be his. I VOW. YOU VOW. WE VOW. I was to wed a Lord of my parents’ choosing. Wealth can’t buy you everything, or I would have had freedom years ago. Instead, my strict parents made sure I lived a dull life in a mansion resembling a prison. But on my wedding day, I was handed over to another man—an even more ruthless Lord that my family hated. Tyson Riley Crawford only wanted me for his revenge. I’m nothing more than a debt to be paid. I didn’t have a say in the matter. So when I said my vows before the congregation, I knew I’d break them. Consequences be da...

Review: The Sinner

  Title: The Sinner Author: Shantel Tessier Release Date: November 30 2022 An all-new dark standalone romance from the USA Today & Wall Street Journal bestselling author, Shantel Tessier LITTLE DEMON I was raised in a world where money and power are at your fingertips. My father is a LORD, a very respected member of a secret society that knows no bounds. When tragedy struck my family, we discovered we weren’t untouchable. Just when I thought life couldn’t get any worse, I was shown what hell is really like. Then he came and saved me. The devil disguised as my personal hero. But of course, nothing is for free. Not when a soul is up for grabs. I VOW. YOU VOW. WE VOW. Easton Bradley Sinnett—Sin—uses his power for his own sick pleasure. Like a typical Lord, he never thought about the consequences of his actions. I grew up with him, obsessed over him, craved him. He was who I pictured when I imagined doing things my body shouldn’t want. One day, I realized he was not who I thought h...

Review: The Ritual (reread)

  Title: The Ritual Author: Shantel Tessier Release Date: November 2021 AN AMAZON TOP 100 BESTSELLER An all-new dark standalone romance from the USA Today & Wall Street Journal bestselling author, Shantel Tessier THE CHOSEN ONE I vow. You vow. We vow. Barrington University is home of the Lords, a secret society that requires their blood in payment. They are above all—the most powerful men in the world. They devote their lives to violence in exchange for power. And during their senior year, they are offered a chosen one. People think growing up with money is freeing, but I promise you, it’s not. My entire life has been planned out for me. I never got the chance to do what I wanted until Ryat Alexander Archer came along and gave me an option for a better life. He offered me what no one else ever had—freedom. I chose to be his. He made me believe that anyway, but it was just another lie. A way that the Lords manipulate you into doing what they want. After being sucked into the dar...

Review: Bones

  Title: Bones Series: The Dark Kingdom Author: Shantel Tessier Release Date: August 5, 2022 𝗕𝗢𝗡𝗘𝗦 𝙞𝙨 𝙖𝙣 𝙖𝙡𝙡-𝙣𝙚𝙬 𝙙𝙖𝙧𝙠 𝙈𝙖𝙛𝙞𝙖 𝙧𝙤𝙢𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙐𝙎𝘼 𝙏𝙤𝙙𝙖𝙮 & 𝙒𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙎𝙩𝙧𝙚𝙚𝙩 𝙅𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙣𝙖𝙡 𝙗𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙨𝙚𝙡𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖𝙪𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙧, 𝙎𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙡 𝙏𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙚𝙧. "𝑇ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑒 𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑛𝑜 𝑃𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑐𝑒 𝐶ℎ𝑎𝑟𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑔𝑠 𝑖𝑛 𝑚𝑦 𝑤𝑜𝑟𝑙𝑑. 𝑂𝑛𝑙𝑦 𝑏𝑒𝑎𝑠𝑡𝑠 𝑤ℎ𝑜 𝑐𝑙𝑎𝑤 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑓𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑖𝑟 𝑤𝑎𝑦 𝑡ℎ𝑟𝑜𝑢𝑔ℎ 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑚𝑎𝑠𝑠𝑒𝑠 𝑡𝑜 𝑔𝑒𝑡 𝑡𝑜 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑡𝑜𝑝." 😈Things to know about Bones😈 ✔️A dark Mafia romance  ✔MF  ✔J/P (jealous/possessive) H ✔OTT (over the top) H ✔Told in dual POV 👑𝑩𝑳𝑼𝑹𝑩👑 𝗕𝗢𝗡𝗘𝗦 I got my name from breaking the bones of a kid who picked on my younger brother, but that’s only where it started. My black heart craves violence, and being a King gives me plenty of opportunities. When a friend comes to me for help because someone he loves is in danger, I’m happy to do so. After all, my friends are fe...

Review: The Dark Kingdom series (Reread)

  Title: Code of Silence Series: The Dark Kingdom Author: Shantel Tessier Release Date: January 2020 A Mafia Romance Dangerous and feared. Those words describe my future husband. Who just so happens to also be my ex-boyfriend. It’s complicated. Two years ago, he broke my heart when he left me to do his father’s bidding. After months of crying, I finally accepted he was gone and wasn’t going to look back. That maybe he’d never loved me at all. I never wanted to see Luca again. Now a cruel twist of fate has signed me over to him in a heartless deal. I’m his. He thinks he did me a favor, but I feel like I’ve been given a death sentence. He doesn't want to get married because he still loves me. No, he did it for money. More power. I’m going to be a mafia wife. And there’s only one way out of it. Death. But as it turns out, someone else doesn’t want me to marry the ruthless Luca Bianchi. And if he has his way, I’ll see that early grave. Due to mature content and themes this book is reco...

Review: Sabotage

  Title: Sabotage Author: Shantel Tessier Release Date: March 18 𝙎𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙩𝙖𝙜𝙚 𝙞𝙨 𝙖𝙣 𝙖𝙡𝙡-𝙣𝙚𝙬 𝙙𝙖𝙧𝙠 𝙚𝙣𝙚𝙢𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙡𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙧𝙤𝙢𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙐𝙎𝘼 𝙏𝙤𝙙𝙖𝙮 & 𝙒𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙎𝙩𝙧𝙚𝙚𝙩 𝙅𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙣𝙖𝙡 𝙗𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙨𝙚𝙡𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖𝙪𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙧, 𝙎𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙡 𝙏𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙚𝙧.  𝗖𝗢𝗟𝗧𝗢𝗡 Raylee Lexington Adams is my stepsister and the one woman in the world who can make my blood boil.  She’s vindictive, a lot of crazy, and absolutely stunning.  I hate everything about her except for when she’s on her knees begging me to use her as my own personal toy.  We’ve been playing a game of cat and mouse for far too long. We have used each other for our own sick pleasure.  I’ve ruined every relationship my little princess has ever had. A sure way that she’ll come crawling back to me, begging me for what only I can give her when another man fails her.  But I'm tired of watching others get a piece of what is mine. So, I did what any ratio...