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Corrupt, Penelope Douglas

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You want masked men, a revenge game and a hero who can't decide if he wants to ruin her or keep her. These eight get closest: secret societies, bullies who grow up into worse men and more Penelope Douglas. Some are lighter and one is darker; the spice and warnings are listed for each.

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  1. The Ritual, Shantel Tessier

    1. The Ritual

    Shantel Tessier · 2021

    ScorchingAdult
    Secret societyDark academiaMorally grey hero

    At Barrington University the Lords, a secret society paid in blood, are each given a chosen one. Blakely thinks Ryat is offering her freedom; it's the start of something far darker. Very explicit, very dark; read the warnings first.

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  2. Tryst Six Venom, Penelope Douglas

    2. Tryst Six Venom

    Penelope Douglas · 2021

    ExplicitNew adult
    Bully romanceEnemies to loversRivals to lovers

    Clay Collins is the rich girl at Marymount who makes Liv Jaeger's days miserable, and Liv, who crosses the tracks to get to school, is done taking it. Then she gets Clay alone and finds out what she's been hiding. A sapphic bully romance where both girls bite, high spice, happy ending.

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  3. Punk 57, Penelope Douglas

    3. Punk 57

    Penelope Douglas · 2016

    ExplicitNew adult
    Enemies to loversBully romanceHidden identity

    Misha and Ryen have been pen pals since they were kids, with one rule: no meeting. When Misha breaks it, he finds out she isn't the girl in her letters at all. Angsty, high school, enemies to lovers, high spice, happy ending.

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  5. Deviant King, Rina Kent

    4. Deviant King

    Rina Kent · 2019

    ExplicitNew adult
    Bully romanceEnemies to loversObsessed hero

    Elsa only wants to get through her last year at Royal Elite School and into her dream university, and Aiden King, who rules the school, has decided to destroy her. He's cruel, he's obsessed with her, and he doesn't ask before he touches. Dark bully romance with dubious consent, high spice, and it ends on a cliffhanger.

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  6. Vicious, L. J. Shen

    5. Vicious

    L. J. Shen · 2016

    ExplicitAdult
    Bully romanceEnemies to loversSecond chance

    Ten years ago, Baron 'Vicious' Spencer made Emilia's life hell while her parents worked for his family, until she ran. Now he's a ruthless lawyer, and he turns up in New York with a job she can't afford to refuse. Bully romance turned second chance across two timelines, high spice, happy ending.

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  7. Credence, Penelope Douglas

    6. Credence

    Penelope Douglas · 2020

    ScorchingAdult
    TabooForced proximityAge gap

    After her parents die, Tiernan is sent to live in the mountains with her late father's stepbrother and his two sons, cut off from everything for the winter. It's taboo, isolated and very explicit, and it doesn't stay with one man. Read the content warnings before you go in.

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  8. Bully, Penelope Douglas

    7. Bully

    Penelope Douglas · 2013

    SteamyNew adult
    Bully romanceEnemies to loversFriends to lovers

    Tate and Jared were best friends until the summer he turned on her and spent the rest of high school making her miserable. After a year in France she's back for senior year, and this time she fights back. Childhood friends turned enemies, angsty, steamy, happy for now.

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  9. Paper Princess, Erin Watt

    8. Paper Princess

    Erin Watt · 2016

    SteamyNew adult
    Bully romanceBillionaireEnemies to lovers

    Ella is surviving on her own until a billionaire claims to be her guardian and moves her into a mansion with his five sons, who want her gone. Messy, addictive, medium spice, and Reed is the definition of a bully hero. Ends on a cliffhanger.

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