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The Ritual

The Ritual

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  • Create Date：2022-08-23 08:57:22
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  • Author：Shantel Tessier
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Summary

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 dark， twisted world of the Lords， I embraced my new role and allowed Ryat to parade me around like the trophy I was to him。 But like all things， what started out as a game soon became a fight for survival。 And the only way out was death。

Things to know about The Ritual
It is MF
TW （Please see the author's note on the inside）
J/P & OTT Hero （jealous/possessive & over the top）
This is a 150K word dark romance and may contain triggers for some due to sexual situations， language， and violence。

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Reviews

Sassy Southern ，

Wow！！ Just holy freaking WOW！！！ This is my first book by this author and lord did she blow my socks off！！ Like wtf did I just read？？！ And holy heck did I love it！！ I loved all the sick，twisted，depraved， messed up parts of it！！！ And the sad thing is I don't think she's to far off the mark of real life（lol。。。sad but true）。 This secret society of people that rule what they want to rule。 And what they want done gets done no matter what or who gets hurt。 And these arranged marriages with no love just Wow！！ Just holy freaking WOW！！！ This is my first book by this author and lord did she blow my socks off！！ Like wtf did I just read？？！ And holy heck did I love it！！ I loved all the sick，twisted，depraved， messed up parts of it！！！ And the sad thing is I don't think she's to far off the mark of real life（lol。。。sad but true）。 This secret society of people that rule what they want to rule。 And what they want done gets done no matter what or who gets hurt。 And these arranged marriages with no love just power to gain or money。 But Ryat and Blakely ends up breaking that mold in the end but not without pain and sacrifice。 And the secrets that are withheld from both of them but especially Blakely。 But does she prove to be strong and fierce。 And Ryat is so protective over her I love it。 And when all of the secrets come to light lord do some of them blow my mind！！ And I love how she put this all in one book！！ Absolutely fantastic！！！ I highly highly recommend this book！！！ I can't wait to read more from this author！！！ - By Tina 。。。more

Brittany Sourbier ，

This book now lives rent free in my head。 The plot。 The characters。 The spice。 It is definitely a dark read， there is a laundry list of trigger warnings， HOWEVER they are absolutely delectable。 Truly， I cannot recommend this book enough to dark romance readers。 Be prepared to have kinks unlocked if they weren't already。 This book now lives rent free in my head。 The plot。 The characters。 The spice。 It is definitely a dark read， there is a laundry list of trigger warnings， HOWEVER they are absolutely delectable。 Truly， I cannot recommend this book enough to dark romance readers。 Be prepared to have kinks unlocked if they weren't already。 。。。more

Ariana ，

The smut was good but I simply cannot deal with the pregnancy trope in a book like this。 I get it’s a means to an end for a lot of people but it didn’t match the vibes in the book。

Lια ☽ ，

4。5 ★

Maira Miranda ，

My first “bully” romance。 I couldn’t put it down 。 Any chance I got I was reading it 。 Shower ， work，car，dinner table 。 And the spice was spicy throughout

Tina Morgan ，

Wow！！ Just holy freaking WOW！！！ This is my first book by this author and lord did she blow my socks off！！  Like wtf did I just read？？！ And holy heck did I love it！！ I loved all the sick，twisted，depraved， messed up parts of it！！！ And the sad thing is I don't think she's to far off the mark of real life（lol。。。sad but true）。 This secret society of people that rule what they want to rule。 And what they want done gets done no matter what or who gets hurt。 And these arranged marriages with no love jus Wow！！ Just holy freaking WOW！！！ This is my first book by this author and lord did she blow my socks off！！  Like wtf did I just read？？！ And holy heck did I love it！！ I loved all the sick，twisted，depraved， messed up parts of it！！！ And the sad thing is I don't think she's to far off the mark of real life（lol。。。sad but true）。 This secret society of people that rule what they want to rule。 And what they want done gets done no matter what or who gets hurt。 And these arranged marriages with no love just power to gain or money。 But Ryat and Blakely ends up breaking that mold in the end but not without pain and sacrifice。 And the secrets that are withheld from both of them but especially Blakely。  But does she prove to be strong and fierce。 And Ryat is so protective over her I love it。 And when all of the secrets come to light lord do some of them blow my mind！！ And I love how she put this all in one book！！ Absolutely fantastic！！！ I highly highly recommend this book！！！ I can't wait to read more from this author！！！  。。。more

Casey ，

Ryat and blakely were *chefs kiss*Damn this man liked to drug his woman 😳I'm not sure if I've just read too much dark romance and desensitised to it but I didn't find this as dark as I was warned it was！ Ryat and blakely were *chefs kiss*Damn this man liked to drug his woman 😳I'm not sure if I've just read too much dark romance and desensitised to it but I didn't find this as dark as I was warned it was！ 。。。more

l ，

3，7 ⭐️I felt like it was too long

Marielle Aime les romans ，

🆘🫣💔😱🤯☠️“We always sleep naked。 I prefer her to dress like it’s twenty below outside this house， but inside—nothing。”-Dual POV-Dark physical Kinks -UniverseDark College RomanceSecret Society If you want to know what the 1% CIS male population life is like then this is the book for you👍🏼I thoroughly enjoyed the plot and the wait there’s more soap opera ending。 I’m not a fan of the kink but whatever floats your boat。 It was still spicy afRyat was a riot 😀 … yeah I had to go there。Stalker， jealous， 🆘🫣💔😱🤯☠️“We always sleep naked。 I prefer her to dress like it’s twenty below outside this house， but inside—nothing。”-Dual POV-Dark physical Kinks -UniverseDark College RomanceSecret Society If you want to know what the 1% CIS male population life is like then this is the book for you👍🏼I thoroughly enjoyed the plot and the wait there’s more soap opera ending。 I’m not a fan of the kink but whatever floats your boat。 It was still spicy afRyat was a riot 😀 … yeah I had to go there。Stalker， jealous， possessive， mine， vibes but he protects her and loves her。 Encourages her “forced sex fantasy” and did not put her down for It。 Only he can treat her like his sex toy in private。 Loved the burning 🔥 her sexy clothes thing he did。 Blakley …hell I wanted to have sex with her just like every one else in this book did。 She is 💨🔥。 I did feel her character was a little contradictory but it worked。 Bottom line it’s a good read with a great plot。 Authors writing style worked for me and this might be the first book of theirs I read but not the last 。。。more

Laura ，

For anyone who likes the “touch her and die” trope， this is the book for you。 It’s a dark college romance with a secret society， jealous/possessive alpha hole， bdsm， praise， and smut galore。 I’m pretty sure there was a smutty scene in every chapter， if not every other。 The society of “The Lords” was a little hard for me to understand and I feel like this book could have been condensed a little， but I still really enjoyed it！

Nicole ♡ ，

So errrm yeah。。。。this was pretty f@ck up but somehow I really liked it 🥰。 My morals have obviously gone bye。。bye 🙈

Whitney ，

Loved this book。 Love Ryat and Blakely relationship。 Spicy read

Emilie Yates ，

I still have no words。 I honestly have no idea what I just read， but I kinda loved it。 The twists and turns in this book were insane。。 To read it， you have to keep an open mind！！！ Definitely one of the （if not the） spiciest book I’ve ever read。 It was a wild ride。I really loved Blake。 And I would trust ryat with my life。

Sydney Alizadeh ，

First time booktok has let me down。 Getting 2 stars because I’m surprised I made it as far as I did （about 40%）

Loonilys ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I just can't。I usually love Shantel's work but not this one。I read it until that : "The chosen must offer herself。" Where is the choice of offer herself when you take a vial of a liquid （you don't know what's inside） ？ And where is the choice when it's GHB， the drug rape （la drogue du violeur comme on dit en France）？ She willingly gave herself ？ I am not ok with that。 Sorry。 I just can't。I usually love Shantel's work but not this one。I read it until that : "The chosen must offer herself。" Where is the choice of offer herself when you take a vial of a liquid （you don't know what's inside） ？ And where is the choice when it's GHB， the drug rape （la drogue du violeur comme on dit en France）？ She willingly gave herself ？ I am not ok with that。 Sorry。 。。。more

Deana Ashley ，

Great book。 Fast paced。 Suspenceful。 Author really draws you into wanting to know more about the charectors。 I recommend this authors books！

Kamryn ，

the book was dark and dirty the secret society just added mystery and ryat is just *chef kiss*

Charlie ，

“And out of all the things I’ve done， you are by far the greatest reward for my selfishness。”Saw this book on Tiktok and had to read it， especially when it’s on KU 👏👏This book was crazy but the 🌶🌶 was so good！！ The MCs have some great endurance Almost every chapter they were at it， in most cases multiple times。 It was kinky and taboo and oh so naughty…I loved it 😈💦I was worked up and on the edge of my seat the whole time。 Could not put this book down。 I do wish we had more insight into the LORDS “And out of all the things I’ve done， you are by far the greatest reward for my selfishness。”Saw this book on Tiktok and had to read it， especially when it’s on KU 👏👏This book was crazy but the 🌶🌶 was so good！！ The MCs have some great endurance Almost every chapter they were at it， in most cases multiple times。 It was kinky and taboo and oh so naughty…I loved it 😈💦I was worked up and on the edge of my seat the whole time。 Could not put this book down。 I do wish we had more insight into the LORDS and how their world works and the feelings Ryat starts to feel with Blakely。 The ending feel a little rushed but I’m definitely glad for the epilogues。 Please email the author for enquiries for TW especially SA triggers。OTT （Over the top hero） J/P （jealous and possessive）An intense but great read by Shantel Tessier。 Stars: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️Spice: 🌶🌶🌶🌶 。。。more

♥ maggie ♥ ，

No idea why this book has such high reviews

Adriana ，

3 stars I think this is a book that you either love or hate。 If it were up to me， I would save yourself the trouble of reading this。 Go find another book。 I don’t know why I continue to give dark romance another chance。 Let me start off by saying that in the beginning， I thought it was actually good。 Not my typical genre， but whatever。 It was confusing with the whole ritual thing until I figured it out。 Maybe I’m not the best person to give a review about this book， but when I was around 70% in， 3 stars I think this is a book that you either love or hate。 If it were up to me， I would save yourself the trouble of reading this。 Go find another book。 I don’t know why I continue to give dark romance another chance。 Let me start off by saying that in the beginning， I thought it was actually good。 Not my typical genre， but whatever。 It was confusing with the whole ritual thing until I figured it out。 Maybe I’m not the best person to give a review about this book， but when I was around 70% in， I just couldn’t take it。 It felt repetitive and it kept dragging on。 Same thing over and over。 Any morals that Blakely had in the beginning of the book were completely gone。 Her friend was also the same exact way。 It eventually turned into smut into every other page。 It depends on what book it is， but in this one it got boring。 Ryat was an interesting character， you could say。 I know the whole thing about this book was the House of Lords or what not， and I just got to say that it was kind of stupid。 Idk just me。 I feel like I’m complaining too much about it， considering I enjoyed it in the beginning。Ryat was just a total asshole。 If I ever saw a guy act like that in real life， I would file a restraining order。 I skimmed through the last 15% and Ryat got shot or something by Matt and Blakely’s mother。 Blakely was pregnant with twins。 Yeah， that’s all I got from it。 The epilogue was nice， I guess。 I could’ve enjoyed it more if I was actually interested towards the end of the book。 Not one of those couples I would stan or anything。 I desperately want to find that one dark romance book that is just good， yk？ This was just not it。 Lastly， maybe just a me thing， but the exclamation marks after like every sentence made it hard for me to take Ryat seriously。 。。。more

Christian Murphy ，

Absolutely Amazing！ Couldn’t put it down

Bethany ，

This is a dark romance and I recommend this to all dark romance readers。 Please check the trigger warnings before you read this book， as it may not be for you。 Blake attends Barrington， where she meets Ryat。 Her future is already planned to marry her boyfriend， Matt， but after meeting Ryat， her life turns around。 Matt has always kept her from his life， since he is apart of a secret society， as well as Ryat， that they take an oath for。 If one disobeys their oath for the secret society， they are s This is a dark romance and I recommend this to all dark romance readers。 Please check the trigger warnings before you read this book， as it may not be for you。 Blake attends Barrington， where she meets Ryat。 Her future is already planned to marry her boyfriend， Matt， but after meeting Ryat， her life turns around。 Matt has always kept her from his life， since he is apart of a secret society， as well as Ryat， that they take an oath for。 If one disobeys their oath for the secret society， they are stripped of their title and they are killed。 However， once Ryat is given an assignment， he sees that his assignment is completed， with some life altering changes。 This is the first book that I have read by Shantel and I have to say， i am not disappointed。 Each person interprets a book differently when they read it。 I have heard nothing but good things from people that I have talked to about this book。 It's dark， it's spicy， it's just a really good read。 There were some twists in the book that I was not expecting， but it made the story even better than it was already。 This will definitely be going into my top 10 reads of 2022。 。。。more

Cheryl Lee ，

This book had a few boring spots from 50-70%。 The story dragged during that frame and I almost DNF'd， but the story was gripping enough to keep going。 It could have had a few sections edited out to make the story flow better。 Quite an impressive read for self publication。 This book had a few boring spots from 50-70%。 The story dragged during that frame and I almost DNF'd， but the story was gripping enough to keep going。 It could have had a few sections edited out to make the story flow better。 Quite an impressive read for self publication。 。。。more

Jordynn Bob ，

Damn！ I was not expecting any of this at all！ 6/5 on the spice level。 Not only that but the plot was great as well， kept on the edge of my seat the whole way through and I couldn't put it down！ 10/10 would recommend。 Damn！ I was not expecting any of this at all！ 6/5 on the spice level。 Not only that but the plot was great as well， kept on the edge of my seat the whole way through and I couldn't put it down！ 10/10 would recommend。 。。。more

Vic！ ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 18+Spicy; 🌶🌶🌶🌶🌶Storyline; 🌶🌶🌶'Whose good girl are you？”“Yours，” I answer softly。“Mine，” he agrees。Although I really enjoyed this book， I do agree I might as well had turned on pornhub。 Hundreds and hundreds of pages just dedicated to spicy sex scene， which all great reads are made up of right。。。？This was the first smut ridden book I actually like the MFC and that I learnt to love the MMC。 By the end I was a fan of Ryat。 Massively。So， in this book it contains stalking， drugging， kidnap， rape fant 18+Spicy; 🌶🌶🌶🌶🌶Storyline; 🌶🌶🌶'Whose good girl are you？”“Yours，” I answer softly。“Mine，” he agrees。Although I really enjoyed this book， I do agree I might as well had turned on pornhub。 Hundreds and hundreds of pages just dedicated to spicy sex scene， which all great reads are made up of right。。。？This was the first smut ridden book I actually like the MFC and that I learnt to love the MMC。 By the end I was a fan of Ryat。 Massively。So， in this book it contains stalking， drugging， kidnap， rape fantasy， sexual asphyxiation and much more。 Please read the triggers before you start。Ryat and Blakely will pull you into there world and leave you desperate for more。 The secret society， where the real Alpha-Males are created and wouldn't want to mess with。 Blakely， who is strong willed yet curious。 After continually getting knocked back by her current partner， she becomes Ryats chosen and releases her inner demons 😈 It was a great read。 。。。more

krystal noonan ，

HolyI love this book， it is now my top favorite book。 Will definitely be reading it again。 I was on the edge of my seat the entire time， most of the time I had to stop and put my phone down to take a breath。 Love the plot， the storyline， the characters， everything

Lisa Roberts ，

WOW！！！！ My first from this Author and my mind is blown it is dark and gritty and leaves you on the edge of your seat consumed with these characters who are written to perfection with never a dull moment。I can't wait to read more。 WOW！！！！ My first from this Author and my mind is blown it is dark and gritty and leaves you on the edge of your seat consumed with these characters who are written to perfection with never a dull moment。I can't wait to read more。 。。。more

Damiann ，

Okay， I don’t know what giving this book 5 stars says about me as a person 🤣 buuut。。 Man was this book a wild ride and I love every fucked up minute of it。

Sissy Johnson ，

Holy Hell！！ This book is FIRE🔥🔥。 I literally could not put this book down。 Ryat's and Blakely's story was amazing。 This book is a TOP FIVE Dark College Romance in my opinion。 The writing was amazing。 The sex and romance was so damn hot。 I will warn you， there are many triggers in this book。 However， if you are like me and triggers don't bother you， you are in for a ride and a half。 Now， if Shantel would write Gunner and Sarah's story， I would be in HEAVEN！！ Holy Hell！！ This book is FIRE🔥🔥。 I literally could not put this book down。 Ryat's and Blakely's story was amazing。 This book is a TOP FIVE Dark College Romance in my opinion。 The writing was amazing。 The sex and romance was so damn hot。 I will warn you， there are many triggers in this book。 However， if you are like me and triggers don't bother you， you are in for a ride and a half。 Now， if Shantel would write Gunner and Sarah's story， I would be in HEAVEN！！ 。。。more

Christine Georgiou ，

Whoa wtf！！！！ This book was actually brilliant。 OK so there are triggers， several of them， but if you're OK with dark romances then this one is fi you。 Good plot， very spicy and an HEA， fab！ Whoa wtf！！！！ This book was actually brilliant。 OK so there are triggers， several of them， but if you're OK with dark romances then this one is fi you。 Good plot， very spicy and an HEA， fab！ 。。。more

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