Shantel TessierRomance · Dark Romance
Sabotage
Synopsis
Colton Knox and Raylee Lexington Adams are stepsiblings who cannot stand each other and cannot stay apart. For a long time they have used each other for pleasure while playing a game of cat and mouse. Colton has sabotaged every relationship Raylee has had, sure that she will come back to him when another man lets her down.
Then Colton posts a video of Raylee on her knees for him, staking a public claim on her. He is tired of watching other men get close to what he considers his. Raylee reads the video as a brag meant to embarrass her, and she decides to play his game and win, whatever it costs. People already assume she has no dignity, so she has little left to protect.
This is a dark college stepbrother romance told from both leads' points of view, in alternating chapters. The couple is a man and a woman, and the book includes one scene with several men, though the other men focus entirely on her and do not touch each other. The tone is over the top, with a jealous and possessive hero and a heroine who answers him with spite.
The author's note at the front lists trigger warnings, and the book asks readers to read it before starting. Readers who want to go in blind can skip straight to the prologue. Expect an openly explicit, high-conflict rivalry in which both leads keep escalating.
How it reads
Prose complexity 1/10
Content warnings (1)
Sexual Content
- 4.7 ⭐ I love this series so much. Shantel Tessier really knows how to pull me into this world of morally questionable people and terrible decisions that I apparently can’t get enough of. The tension, the darkness, the twisted dynamics… I’m thoroughly invested. Is it healthy? Probably not. Am I complaining? Absolutely not. Another fantastic addition to a series I’m clearly not ready to leave.
- If I say anything right now. I’m afraid i would be the biggest hypocrite ever. But, I have much to say... I have read the lords series, and am currently reading madness the sixth book, and i have enjoyed all the books in this series, not single one of them that i disliked, but this one I just couldn’t bring myself to read it. I wanted to read the books in this series in order, but I just couldn’t make myself read it, but it is so short, so i thought why not just get it over with? So, here we are. Spoilers ahead. ↪Colton remington knox. This man is so annoying. He is obsessed with his stepsister, since he met her for the very first time in their father’s house. But all he does is torment her, bully her, call her degrading names, and what not. On top of that, he even films everything he does to her (sharing with his friends) why? Because he wanted her boyfriend to break up with her and because he is possessive. He did not want another man near her, so according to the subtitle, he does ruin everything for her. And he keeps sabotaging all her relationships. ↪raylee Lexington adams. This woman is equally annoying, because what do you mean she is aroused everytime he degrades her? (I know how the other books work, and it is actually really hypocritical of me to write this, but this book and these two just aren’t doing it). Okay, let’s forget about that, after that she gets raped by her ex- boyfriend, and then Colton saves her, so she is okay with everything. Just like that. The animosity, everything forgiven. Miss’s character is written as this strong woman, where I agree that women should not be called degrading names, and should be treated equally. I know this series has misogyny, sexism, but ugh, this book ain’t it. Sorry. Final thoughts : so glad these two don’t have kids. I’d throw hands. I don’t want them to have a hea. This man had nothing for redemption, only that he saves her from potentially being raped. Which she saves herself by stabbing the asshole in the middle of it. These two are toxic and i couldn’t find anything redeemable about it. I get that the heroines love them as they are. But this? Sorry, if I am being too sensitive about this s•••. The bdsm side of it is not enjoying, it’s the lack of love for her. His obsession only drives him to degrade her? That’s it? Nothing else? And why does he work for tyson? The husband material in their series? I was not complaining there, and thank f••• they both didn’t have an entire book. This book was a pain. Pain to read. Everyone else who loved this book, no offense to you, love this book as much as you want. Just not for me. Even if I am into dark romance, maybe I will change my opinion later on. he does ruin everything, though.






