The Ritual, by Shantel Tessier (softback, english edition)

🇬🇧 This book is in English

“What started out as a game soon became a fight for survival. And the only way out was death.”

THE RITUAL

The Lords: Book 1 by Shantel Tessier

A Dark Standalone Romance from the New York Times Bestselling Author

She chose freedom. She didn’t know it would cost her everything.

THE STORY THAT WILL CONSUME YOU

Barrington University is home of the Lords — a secret society that requires 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 each offered a chosen one.

I vow. You vow. We vow.

People think growing up with money is freeing. It isn’t. Her entire life has been planned out for her — until Ryat Alexander Archer came along and offered her something no one else ever had.

Freedom.

She chose to be his.

He made her believe that, anyway.

But it was just another lie. Another way the Lords manipulate you into doing exactly what they want.

Sucked into the dark, twisted world of the Lords, she embraced her new role and allowed Ryat to parade her around like the trophy she was to him. But like all things, what started as a game soon became a fight for survival.

In a world where the Lords take what they want...
the only way out is through.

WHY READERS CAN’T PUT THIS DOWN

• Secret society — the Lords world is dark, seductive, and utterly consuming
• Chosen one trope — power, ritual, and a vow that changes everything
• Morally grey MMC — Ryat is dangerous, possessive, and impossible to resist
• Dark campus romance — Barrington University is not what it seems
• High stakes — what begins as a game becomes a matter of life and death
• Series starter — Book 1 of 7 in The Lords world

PERFECT FOR READERS WHO LOVE:

Dark romance • Secret societies • Campus romance • Chosen one trope • Fans of Penelope Douglas, Rina Kent & Danielle Lori

WHAT READERS ARE SAYING:

“The Lords world is the most addictive thing I have ever read. I need every single book.”

“Ryat Archer destroyed me. I am not the same person I was before this book.”

“Shantel Tessier writes dark romance like it’s a religion. The Ritual is a masterpiece.”

🖤 The Ritual is Book One in The Lords series.
The story continues in Book Two — The Sinner.

A dark, ritualistic romance where power is everything, vows are binding, and the chosen one never truly gets to choose.

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