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For all the yearning. The Casualty of Us by R. Phillips ✨a Hamlet inspired college romance✨ Tropes… - he falls first and harder - slow burn but worth it - angst + yearning - brother’s teammate - secret relationship - past trauma + mystery - elite school with dark academia vibes #col

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A book excerpt displays a tense romantic dialogue with highlighted phrases like 'Kiss me,' 'No last year. No next year. Just right here,' and 'Last chance.' The text describes a moment of intense yearning and a character's demand for a kiss.

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A hand holds a thick book, viewed from the side, with the text overlay "When the BURN in the slow burn really kicks in and—". Other books, including "A Twisted Tale III", are visible in the background.

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The cover of the book "The Casualty of Us" by R. Phillips is displayed, described as a "Hamlet inspired college romance" with themes of slow burn, angst, secret relationship, and dark academia.

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The spice is top tier 🫠🫠 Entangled by R. Phillips ✨a modern day Helen of Troy retelling✨ Tropes… - love triangle - possessive MMC’s - dual timeline - high angst - *special* piercing - mystery & plot twists Read it on KU! 🫶🏻 #spiciestbooks #possessivebookboyfriend #romanc

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A dark, silhouetted image of two figures embracing, with glowing eyes on one, featuring a quote "i WANT EVERY FIRST AND LAST AND EVERYTHING iN BETWEEN SHE COULD EVER GiVE ME." Text overlays indicate "A HAMLET iNSPIRED COLLEGE ROMANCE" and "FEATURING: OPHELIA & HAYES."

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“Say it again.” “I’m yours.” “Then f*ck the rest of it.” The Casualty of Us by R. Phillips ✨a hamlet inspired college romance✨ All the tropes… - he falls first - slow burn but worth it - angst + yearning - brother’s teammate - secret relationship - past trauma + suspense #romancebo

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📖: Hide Away With You by Judy Corry. Read it in KU

✔️ brother’s best friend ✔️ roommates ✔️ protective hero ✔️ mafia ✔️ second chance ✔️ fake stepsiblings ✔️ forced proximity ✔️ hidden identity ✔️ morally grey hero QOTD: Do you like protective brother’s best friends? # fadetoblack #bookteaser #brothersbestfriend #morallygreyher

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Ophelia & Hayes 💜 The Casualty of Us by R. Phillips ✨a Hamlet inspired college romance✨ All the tropes… - he falls first and harder - slow burn but worth it - angst + yearning - brother’s teammate - secret relationship - past trauma + mystery - elite school with dark academia vibes

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Ophelia & Hayes are for the angst lovers 💜 Who also love dark academia vibes & holiday scenes…and yes there is spice too lol. The Casualty of Us by R. Phillips ✨a hamlet inspired college romance✨ All the tropes… - he falls first - slow burn but worth it - angst + yearning - brother

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Text on a white background, resembling a book page, describes a Hamlet-inspired college romance. It highlights the character Ophelia Sage Fitzroy as "America's thirty-million-dollar girl" with yellow highlighting. Small star decorations are present.

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A modern day Helen of Troy retelling including… - angst - spice - dual timeline - love triangle - possessive MMC’s - ✨special✨ piercing Read it the complete trilogy on KU! 💗 Entangled by R. Phillips #angstyromance #romancebooks #booktok #bookrecommendations #romancereader

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Ophelia and Hayes are everything 💜 a hamlet inspired slow burn college romance ✨The Casualty of Us by R. Phillips✨ #romancereader #bookboyfriend #angstyromancebooks #romancebooks #kindleunlimited

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Ophelia & Hayes are the definition of yearning 🫶🏻 The Casualty of Us by R. Phillips ✨a Hamlet inspired college romance✨ Tropes… - he falls first and harder - slow burn but worth it - angst + yearning - brother’s teammate/roommate - secret relationship - past trauma + mystery - elite

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📖: The Facade by Judy Corry. Read it in KU!

✔️Brother’s Best Friend ✔️Sleepwalking ✔️Boy Next Door ✔️Flirty Hero ✔️Secret Pining ✔️Kissing Lesson ✔️Sneaking Around Would you read a brother’s best friend romance? #brothersbestfriend #secretrelationship #forbiddenromance #billionaire #JudyCorry #TheFacade #EdenFallsA

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The Casualty of Us by R. Phillips A Hamlet inspired college romance with all ✨The Fate of Ophelia✨ vibes #romancebooks #collegeromancebooks #romancereader #kindleunlimited #bookrecommendations

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Hayes and Ophelia are everything. The Casualty of Us by R. Phillips ✨a Hamlet inspired college romance✨ And yes there’s spice too lol. - he falls first - slow burn - angst + yearning - brother’s teammate - secret relationship - past trauma + mystery #romancebooks #romancereader

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A book page with highlighted text, featuring the overlay "SPICIEST CHAPTERS IN THE BOOKS THAT I'VE WRITTEN PART 1" and the highlighted word "Entangled." The text discusses first love and its lasting impact.

A dark image listing specific chapter titles like "O.N.S. TO KICK US OFF" and "SPECIAL PIERCING," along with tropes such as "LOVE TRIANGLE," "POSSESSIVE MMC'S," and "DUAL TIMELINE," against a silhouetted background.

A flat lay showing the book "Entangled" by R. Phillips, part of "A Twisted Tale" trilogy, alongside two other books, a box of white roses, and a gift box. Text overlays read "COMPLETED TRILOGY" and "READ IT ON KU."

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A black and white image of football players in helmets on a field, with a football in the foreground. Text overlay reads: "WHEN ITS BROTHER'S BEST FRIEND AND HE'S DOWN BAD."

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A black and white image of an old, grand school building. Text overlays list tropes like "A HAMLET iNSPIRED COLLEGE ROMANCE," "ELITE SCHOOL," "DARK ACADEMIA ViBES," and "BROTHER'S TEAMMATE."

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📖: It Was Always You by Judy Corry. Read it in KU!

✔️Brother’s Best Friend ✔️Fake Relationship ✔️Bad Boy ✔️Kissing Lesson ✔️Sneaking Around ✔️Forbidden Romance #brothersbestfriend #fakerelationship #booktok #forbiddenromance #JudyCorry #bookstagram #contemporaryromance #ItWasAlwaysYou

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For an angsty college romance with lots of holiday scenes! The Casualty of Us by R. Phillips ✨a Hamlet inspired college romance✨ All the tropes… - he falls first - slow burn but worth it - angst + yearning - brother’s teammate - secret relationship - past trauma + mystery - elite schoo

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The Casualty of Us by R. Phillips ✨a Hamlet inspired college romance✨ Tropes… - he falls first and harder - slow burn but worth it - angst + yearning - brother’s teammate/roommate/best friend - secret relationship - past trauma + mystery - elite school with dark academia vibes Read it

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A modern day Helen of Troy retelling with all the angst…and spice 🤭 Completed trilogy on KU! Start with Entangled by R. Phillips Tropes: possessive MMC’s all the angst dual timeline love triangle mystery + suspense ✨special✨ piercing #angstyromance #romancebooks #romancebook

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An open copy of R. Phillips' "The Casualty of Us" on a blanket, highlighting tropes like "he falls first & harder," "slow burn," "angst + yearning," "brother's teammate," "past trauma," "genius FMC," "possessive MMC," "Ophelia & Hayes," "dark academia vibes," and a "spicy library scene."

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“Say it again.” “I’m yours.” The Casualty of Us by R. Phillips ✨a Hamlet inspired college romance✨ Tropes… - he falls first and harder - slow burn but worth it - angst + yearning - brother’s teammate/roommate - secret relationship - past trauma + mystery - elite school with dark acade

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An open book displays a 'HAPPY READING' message, stating it's a love letter to 'unlikeable women' who are 'too combative, too bossy, too serious,' and for 'Girl's-girls' who want to be 'properly dicked down.' Purple hearts and underlines adorn the text.

An open book titled 'Melted by a Man' by Andrea Andersen lies on a wooden surface, featuring a small headphone icon and decorated with lavender sprigs. The background shows green foliage.

A graphic promoting 'Melted by a Man' by Andrea Andersen highlights its features: grumpy/sunshine, dual POV, workplace romance with a CTO and HR, medium burn, open door, and office 'shenanigans.' It's available on Kindle, Kindle Unlimited, and paperback.

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“Melted by a Man” is a spicy contemporary romance releasing 4/29 that includes: 💜 neurodivergent MC’s 🎧 a secret workplace romance 💜 grumpy/sunshine 🎧 black cat/golden retriever 💜 “Speak to me how you spoke to her” 🔥 🎧 office, um…moments 👉🏻👌🏼💥 💜 she melts only for him 🫠 🎧 opposites attract

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Ophelia & Hayes The Casualty of Us by R. Phillips ✨a Hamlet inspired college romance✨ Genius FMC + Possessive MMC Tropes… - he falls first - angst + yearning - brother’s teammate - secret relationship - past trauma + suspense And yes there is spice too lol. #romancebooks #c

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The Casualty of Us by R. Phillips ✨a Hamlet inspired college romance✨ All the tropes… - he falls first and harder - slow burn but worth it - angst + yearning - brother’s teammate - secret relationship - past trauma + mystery - elite school with dark academia vibes #collegeromance #

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One of my top moments of 2025 was Taylor releasing The Fate of Ophelia the same year that I wrote my own version of Ophelia 💜 The Casualty of Us by R. Phillips ✨a Hamlet inspired college romance✨ Tropes… - he falls first and harder - slow burn but worth it - yearning + pining - brother’s t

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Horror/thriller read!!

Hidden pictures Jason Rekulack ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ This was a VERY good book. This book was spooky and full of mystery. I loved the hidden puzzles and the big twist in the end. Every time you felt like you figured out what was going on another twist came into view! This book was very well written

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📖: It Was Always You by Judy Corry. Read it in KU!

✔️Brother’s Best Friend ✔️Fake Relationship ✔️Bad Boy ✔️Kissing Lesson ✔️Sneaking Around ✔️Forbidden Romance #brothersbestfriend #fakerelationship #booktok #forbiddenromance #JudyCorry #bookstagram #contemporaryromance #ItWasAlwaysYou

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An illustration of a bearded man in glasses and a white shirt, arms crossed, with text stating "THE BOSS WHO JUST DISCOVERED HIS WORK CRUSH'S SECRET."

A book cover for "Written by a Woman" surrounded by arrows pointing to key romance tropes like "workplace romance," "sunshine x sunshine," "dual POV," "slow burn," and "open door," indicating availability on Kindle and paperback.

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“Written by a Woman” is a spicy romantic comedy on KU that includes: 🧡a workplace romance 🪴coworkers to friends to lovers 🧡a tall, curvy, and confident FMC 🪴a bilingual, simpin’ boss 🧡open doors 🪴he falls first and harder 🧡”Say my name” 💥 🪴 sunshine/sunshine 🧡 golden retriever/golden retr

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📖: WISH YOU WERE MINE by Judy Corry. Read it in KU

✔️ brother’s best friend ✔️ roommates ✔️ protective hero ✔️ mafia ✔️ second chance ✔️ fake stepsiblings ✔️ forced proximity ✔️ hidden identity ✔️ morally grey hero QOTD: Do you like protective brother’s best friends? # fadetoblack #bookteaser #brothersbestfriend #morallygreyher

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“Written by a Woman” is a spicy romantic comedy on KU that includes: 🧡a workplace romance 🪴coworkers to friends to lovers 🧡a tall, curvy, and confident FMC 🪴a bilingual, simpin’ boss 🧡open doors 🪴he falls first and harder 🧡”Say my name” 💥 🪴 sunshine/sunshine 🧡 golden retriever/golden retr

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“Written by a Woman” is a spicy romantic comedy on KU that includes: 🧡a workplace romance 🪴coworkers to friends to lovers 🧡a tall, curvy, and confident FMC 🪴a bilingual, simpin’ boss 🧡open doors 🪴he falls first and harder 🧡”Say my name” 💥 🪴 sunshine/sunshine 🧡 golden retriever/golden retr

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