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The Sinner by Shantel Tessier

Book 2 in the series, im nervous to read more because of how we went from the first mmc being not so bad to this one being kind of a dick 😭 #shanteltessier #lordsseries #booktok #darkromance #thesinner

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Shantel never disappoints! I ended up restarting this after life got chaotic, and once I picked it back up, I devoured it in just over 24 hours. It was like I was dragged in by my throat and told to stay. Who needs sleep when Sinnett and Elli exist? #ShantelTessier #EastronBradleySinnett #El

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The Sinner by Shantel Tessier

this is my review so far 🖤 #darkread #shanteltessierbooks #thesinner #booktok #reading #darkromance #eastonsinnett

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The sinner W/ custom sprayed edges

Do you love the lord series by Shantel tessier? Do you love sprayed edges? Then check out these beautiful edges I have done on the sinner🖤🔥 #booktok #fyp #thelordsseries #shanteltessierbooks #sprayededges

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The sinner by Shantel Tessier

The best part of re-reading this series is reading out of order 🤩 #thesinnershanteltessier #eastonsinnett #ellingtonasher #lords #spadebrothers

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The Ritual by Shantel Tessier Review coming soon!

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😢 Them LORDS men know how to yank the heartstrings. #shanteltessier #lordsseries #thesinner #booktok #bookrecs #bookrecommendations #darkromance

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The Ritual by Shantel Tessier

Finally got to listening to this book! I’ve read it but never listened to the audio!! Sooooo good! #spicybookswithjess #bookrecs #spicyreads #bookreview #audiobooks

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I have Questions about this book! 📚

I am reading The Sinner by Shantel Tessier and I have questions! Tropes: • Dark College Romance • Secret Society • SPICY 🌶️ 🔥 • Best Friend’s Brother • Possessive MMC #shanteltessierbooks #thesinner #darkromancebooks #romancebookrecs #bookclubbooks

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Great Advice Kris

Books Don’t Stop By Lauren Biel, Gratify by Katelynn Taylor, Pucking Wrong Number by CR Jane, To Peen Or Not To Peen by Tanya Lynn, Pucking Around by Emily Rath, The Sinner by Shantel Tessier #booktok #bookreccomendation

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If you liked these books….

I love the Legacies of Gods series if you can’t already tell. If you love the series too I highly recommend these books to read as well that give the same vibe. Pretty Little Savage by Lucy Smoke series, Rina Kent spin off Beautiful Venom, and Lords series by Shantel Tessier. All have the college r

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Chaotic by Shantel Tessier

Hello beautiful 😩😭😭😭😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍 I’ve missed you so much!!!😭😭🙌🙌🙌 #darkromancebooks #fyp #lordseriesshanteltessier currently reading chaotic by Shantel Tessier the seventh book in the lord series 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰 I’m so freaking excited 🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌 okay that’s all😊 #nospoilers

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Do you really think I loved you ? 🤧

This part is why I didn’t give the book 5 stars, I honestly had a good time reading it, the vibes were giving. But my biggest pet peeves in books are when theirs a breakup and they use their insecurities against them, even if it’s to protect the other, I just can’t stand it. I understand that t

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L.O.R.D.S Series

Some books make you blush. This one makes you burn. 🔥 Welcome to Barrington University — where the Lords play god, sins are currency, and love is anything but pure. If you liked The Ritual, this one takes it darker, dirtier, and way more twisted.” ✨ Secret societies 💀 Morally grey obsession

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Book Review - LORDS Series | No Spoilers!

• I recently finished reading the L.O.R.D.S. Series by Shantel Tessier and this entire series was easily a 5 star read for me! These books are by far the spiciest books I have ever read, but there is so much more to them than that and I could’ve get enough. I’m all for smut but I need a good storyl

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Taboo & Dark romance recs

Dark recs: God of Malice by Rina Kent Master of Salt and Bones by Keri Lake Butcher and Blackbird by Brynne Weaver The Ritual by Shantel Tessier The Sacrifice by Shantel Tessier Taboo recs: Credence by Penelope Douglas Little Stranger by Leigh Rivers Losers duet by Harley Laroux #darks

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BOOK REVIEW - CHAOTIC “I’m honored to be your angel in this chaotic world.” Ughhh, just typing this has my wanting to cry.. I always get so sad when I finish one of @shantel_tessierauthor LORDS books, and the Spade brothers are my absolute favorite!! Kash and Everett are now my top favorite!

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The Sinner by Shantel Tessier Trope Map

I know there's a lot of hate on this book, but Sin is just 🔥🔥🔥🔥 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ #bookstagram #tropemap #darkwhychoosereads #forcedproximity #secretsociety #darkromance #darkromancebooks #darkromancereaders #shanteltessier

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A little behind 😅

So I forgot to post my weekly book haul from last week!! So last week I finally got The Sinner by Shantel Tessier and Promise Me Not by Meagan Brandy. I absolutely loved both of the first books in both series so I can’t wait to continue those journeys!! Then we get to this weeks haul!!!! I’m so exc

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This is my January reads of the month I have recently finished Vipers and Virtuosos by Sav R. Miller. Spice level: 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️ Overall rating: 4/5 #vipersandvirtuosos #savrmiller I am in the process of reading/finishing: 1. Haunting Adeline by H.D. Carlton 2. The Sinner by. Shantel

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I read 6 books this month 😊 -The Ritual by Shantel Tessier * This book is to much 🌽 but overall the story between Ryat and Blake is good, the drama and secrets take you by surprise, I enjoyed it. -Midnight Sun by Stephenie Meyer * I finally know Edward’s perspective, I devour this book. -L

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#creatorsearchinsights #booktok #thelordsseriesbyshanteltessier

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You Can’t Hurt Me…❤️‍🩹

Forever recovering from these bookish heartbreaks 1 📚 Under Your Scars by Ariel Anderson 2📚 Wrath by Ellis James 3📚 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling 4📚 Hunting Adeline by H.D. Carlton 5📚 The Sinner by Shantel Tessier #booktok #bookishcommunity #bookishpost

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⭐️🌟⭐️🌟.75 🌶🌶🌶🌶 There are so many things I want to say about this book it makes my head want to explode in a good way. There were some points when I wanted to throw this book right at the wall and not look back. But it had me in an emotional chokehold I had to see it through to the end. Man was it

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The Sinner ~ Shantel Tessier I’ve had the hardest time finding this book and I finally found it last night🙂‍↕️time to dive back into the L.O.R.D.S. world, let’s go🤩 #current read 📚 #thesinnershanteltessier

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Madness (L.O.R.D.S book 6) Shantel Tessier

Ig: empress_shabazzreads 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

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The Ritual By Shantel Tessier

Book Review Book name: The Ritual Author:Shantel Tessier Genre: Dark College Romance My rating:10/10 My review: 🖤I VOW YOU VOW WE VOW🖤 Lemme tell you this is my first book by this author and man this was a good book! AND TO BE A CHOSEN ONE 😮‍💨😮‍💨😮‍💨😮‍💨 THE SPICE 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️ Definitely there.

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SPICY DARK ROMANCE BOOK I'M LOVING 📚

Y'all I finished The Ritual by Shantel Tessler a few days ago & started book 2 in the Lords series last night. Ohmygosh The Sinner is getting wildlyyyyy 🌶🌶🌶🌶 early on & I LOVE it!! Have you read this series & if so, what are youe thoughts without spoilers? Where are the dark rom

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The Sinner⛓️

beginning was super slow for me … more plot heavy then The Ritual in my opinion.. i love how it leaves small clues until the BIG BANG towards the end … i might have bawled my eyes out at one point 🖤 #books #lemon8diarychallenge #lemon8bookclub

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January Reading Wrap Up

This month was hard for me to review! I kept going back-and-forth with star ratings! I was very conflicted, so I still haven’t written the reviews 🥲 but I made my final decision! Her Soul to Take by Harley Laroux (buddy read) ! Lights Out Audiobook by Navessa Allen! The Sinner by Shantel Tessi

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❗️Sin + Elli ❗️

Sin and Elli ❤️🆘 ❗️🚫 spoiler review 🚫❗️ "I don't understand." I bite my bottom lip nervously. "I bought us this house, Elli." "But why?" "Because I wanted you to have a place to come home to. Our home." “A place for you to feel safe.” Oh man oh man t

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Myers by Zepphora

#books #reading #bookrecommendations #booksoflemon8 #bookdedication

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Sabatoge by Shantel Tessier

Oh boy was this book HOT HOT HOT 🌶️ so I already read the others and this just was chefs kiss all around 🖤 #darkromance #fyp #shantelltessier #spicy

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Selfie by Kay Cove

Coming June 17, 2025 #books #reading #booksoflemon8

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A Review of The Sinner 🩶⛓️

✨ WOW, this book was intense, emotional, and unforgettable. ✨ If you’re into dark romance with deep backstories and HEAVY themes, this one is for you. Let’s get into it because The Sinner had me in an absolute CHOKEHOLD. 🚨SOME SPOILERS🚨 Let’s dive into it! ✨ First things first, this is just m

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The Ritual by Shantel Tessier

Book 1 of the L.O.R.D.S series #lordsseriesshanteltessier #shanteltessierbooks #darkromance

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The Sacrifice by Shantel Tessier

🕯️🥀I VOW. YOU VOW. WE VOW🕯️🥀 Book: The Sacrifice Author: Shantel Tessier Rating: 5/5⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Spice: 5/5 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️ 😍😍TYSON RILEY CRAWFORD!!!😍😍 Honestly…if I could give this book a million stars I would!!! literally screamed when I saw I was chosen to receive the ARC for this book !

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This book is chaos in the best and worst way. The Sinner pulls you straight into the L.O.R.D.S. world and doesn’t let you breathe for a second. It’s dark, obsessive, and emotionally heavy in a way that feels almost suffocating at times. Elli and Sin are intense—like “can’t look away even when yo

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🍋📖- The ritual, By: Shantel Tessier

#lords #shanteltessierbooks #theritualbook #booktok #reading📖

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Just started 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️

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Lex’s Review: THE LORD SERIES 👑 by Shantel Tessier

Okay. Deep breaths. No, actually forget that. I need to SCREAM. 😭🔥 Because The Lord Series …by Shantel Tessier absolutely wrecked me* in the best, most unholy way possible. If you love dark romance that’s actually dark possessive, powerful men, chaos, obsession, betrayal, and jaw dropping twist

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Read With Me: DARK ROMANCE EDITION ☠️

Update on my rant about: The Sinner by Shantel Tessier TROPES: • Dark College Romance • Secret Society • Spicy 🌶️ 🔥 • Best Friend’s Brother • Possessive MMC #spiciestbooks #darkromancebooks #darkromancerecs #shanteltessierbooks #romancebookrecs

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A collage titled 'TOP 5 AUDIOBOOKS' displaying covers for 'Snitch Boys', 'The Ritual' by Shantel Tessier, 'Descent, Deceit, Demise' by Katelyn Taylor, 'Sabotage' by Shantel Tessier, and 'The Sinner' by Shantel Tessier, on a book background.

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Top 5 Challenges 💜

✨ Books ✨ Movies ✨ Tv shows ✨ Podcasts ✨ Audiobook ✨ Songs 🌸Post yours in the comments 🌸 #shanteltessierbooks #outlander #mgk #jessiemurph #podcast

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My newest purchase 🥵🌶️🔥

I know I’m late to the party but I have been CRAVING to read this series!! If you’ve read these what are your thoughts?! • • • • • #books #bookworm #shanteltessierbooks #shanteltessier #theritual #thesinner #adarkcollegeromance #bookseries

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The Ritual by Shantel Tessier

At first, I couldn't get too into this book, but as I pushed on, the plot dragged me in more than the spice! My man Ryat is a top-tier book boyfriend. 👌 Plot ~ THE CHOSEN ONE I vow. You vow. We vow. Barrington University is home of the Lords, a secret society that requires their blood

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my favorite LORD 🖤🥀 #lords #shanteltessier #darkromance #smut #thesinner

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✨ The Lords by Shantel Tessier ✨ Secret societies. Dangerous men. Obsession that burns. If you loved Haunting Adeline or Elite Kings Club… this is your next dark addiction. 💋 👉 The Lords don’t play fair. They play dirty. 📚 Follow me on TikTok for more spicy dark romance reviews! #gettok

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