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Raquel Riley

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Average rating: 4.08 · 8,958 ratings · 2,315 reviews · 35 distinct works • Similar authors

	Proof of Life (Scars and Stripes, #1) 4.13 avg rating — 2,125 ratings — published 2024 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Darkness Within (Scars and Stripes #2) 4.23 avg rating — 819 ratings — published 2024 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Father Figure (Sinful Summers #1) 3.90 avg rating — 774 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Warrior's Walk (Scars And Stripes #3) 4.23 avg rating — 604 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Say Uncle (Sinful Summers #2) 4.04 avg rating — 531 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hot Doggin' (Bitches With Stitches, #1) 3.98 avg rating — 399 ratings — published 2025 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Son of a Sinner 3.89 avg rating — 299 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Rum and Rendezvous (Love and Libations #1) 4.12 avg rating — 249 ratings — published 2023 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ball Boy (Boy Batter #1) 3.97 avg rating — 257 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lucky Match (Hearts for Hire, #1) 3.83 avg rating — 239 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Scars and Stripes (3 books)
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Sinful Summers (2 books)
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Hearts for Hire (5 books)
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Love and Libations (4 books)
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Bitches With Stitches (2 books)
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Double Dared: An Enemies To Lovers MM Stepbrother Romance

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The Tex Hex: A Hurt Comfort MM Romance (Bitches With Stitches Book 3)

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The Forbidden Summer: An MM Forbidden Romance

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“I may not love myself completely, but I love the things you love about me.”
― Raquel Riley, The Darkness Within

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“The way his mind worked reminded me of a hamster on a wheel, if the hamster was on crack and the wheel was attached to a race car.”
― Raquel Riley, Say Uncle

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“Are you fucking kidding me? Do you know the shit I’ve seen? Do you think sharing my feelings and knitting a fucking scarf is going to make me forget that I held my best friend’s dead, rotting body in my arms for seven fucking days while rats ate pieces of him?”
― Raquel Riley, The Darkness Within

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“A feeling of ease settles over me. No matter where in the world we’re stationed, if Brandt is there, I’m good. I’m home.”
― Raquel Riley

tags: best-friends-to-lovers, mm-romance, proof-of-life

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“They were best friends.
Then a kiss ruined everything.
Now they’re stepbrothers—
and one dare away from burning it all down again.”
― Raquel Riley, Double Dared: An Enemies To Lovers MM Stepbrother Romance

tags: bully, childhood-friends, college, enemies-to-lovers, forced-proximity, jock-nerd, stepbrothers

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“I may not love myself completely, but I love the things you love about me.”
― Raquel Riley, The Darkness Within

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“Yes, surrender. You better get used to surrendering because every time life gets hard, you’re going to have to surrender again and again. Every time you have a nightmare, or a flashback, every time you feel like running away, you’ll have to surrender again.”
― Raquel Riley, The Darkness Within

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“Finally, honesty from him, and now I’m choking up. When Nash lets me in, he lets me all the way in. He’s so fucking brave, even if he’s afraid, even if he can’t see it. I can see it.”
― Raquel Riley, The Darkness Within

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