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At Barrington University, the elite—known as the Lords—exercise a pact of violence for power. Naomi, raised in privilege and strict expectations, finds her life upended when Ryat Alexander Archer offers her an escape that feels like salvation. Yet as she enters the Lords’ clandestine realm, she realizes she may have only been sold into another form of manipulation. Tension rises as Naomi must confront the brutal reality of the Lords’ demands, the false promises of freedom, and the fight for her own survival.
First publish date: 2021
Genre: Romance/Contemporary Romance
Authors: Shantel Tessier
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