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Madness
HIS SECRET
A Lord takes what he wants.
But like anything else, even he can get greedy and betray his oath.
That’s where Carnage comes in. A Spade brother runs their prison for those who have wronged their society.
It just so happens to be where the Lords have sent me.
I VOW. YOU VOW. WE VOW.
Most women within the Lords don’t get the chance to prove themselves worthy of the brand or the power that comes with it, but there’s always an exception.
I’m one of them.
Finally, my time had come to be assigned to a Lord.
Not just any Lord but a Spade brother—Haidyn Jamison Reeves.
I had everything under control until he found out what I was hiding. Everyone in our world knows the only way to get to the top is to sacrifice something the Lords want.
So when Haidyn gave me a choice—become his toy or turn me over to the Lords—the decision was easy.
I’ve worked too hard to get this far to allow a man to take what I’ve earned. I chose to become his dirty little secret over admitting I failed.
It didn’t take long for him to unravel my web of lies, thread by thread, until nothing was left. He took over my life, blurring the lines until I discovered that what I thought I wanted was no longer what I needed.
But even in our world, nothing lasts forever. Time had run out. The hourglass lay broken on the floor, shattering not only my future but everything I knew.
I never thought that falling in love with a Spade brother
would reveal so many secrets. And when they all came to light,
the Lord who blackmailed me was the only one I could count on.
This touches on very dark themes. The 𝗧𝗪𝘀 will be posted inside the book before the prologue and on Shantel's website.
If you have not read the L.O.R.D.S. series yet, do NOT start with 𝑴𝒂𝒅𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒔. It contains spoilers from previous books in the series.
The Lords Series
#1 The Ritual
#2 The Sinner
#3 The Sacrifice
#4 Sabotage (the H isn't a Lord but he works for a Lord)
#5 Carnage
A Lord takes what he wants.
But like anything else, even he can get greedy and betray his oath.
That’s where Carnage comes in. A Spade brother runs their prison for those who have wronged their society.
It just so happens to be where the Lords have sent me.
I VOW. YOU VOW. WE VOW.
Most women within the Lords don’t get the chance to prove themselves worthy of the brand or the power that comes with it, but there’s always an exception.
I’m one of them.
Finally, my time had come to be assigned to a Lord.
Not just any Lord but a Spade brother—Haidyn Jamison Reeves.
I had everything under control until he found out what I was hiding. Everyone in our world knows the only way to get to the top is to sacrifice something the Lords want.
So when Haidyn gave me a choice—become his toy or turn me over to the Lords—the decision was easy.
I’ve worked too hard to get this far to allow a man to take what I’ve earned. I chose to become his dirty little secret over admitting I failed.
It didn’t take long for him to unravel my web of lies, thread by thread, until nothing was left. He took over my life, blurring the lines until I discovered that what I thought I wanted was no longer what I needed.
But even in our world, nothing lasts forever. Time had run out. The hourglass lay broken on the floor, shattering not only my future but everything I knew.
I never thought that falling in love with a Spade brother
would reveal so many secrets. And when they all came to light,
the Lord who blackmailed me was the only one I could count on.
This touches on very dark themes. The 𝗧𝗪𝘀 will be posted inside the book before the prologue and on Shantel's website.
If you have not read the L.O.R.D.S. series yet, do NOT start with 𝑴𝒂𝒅𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒔. It contains spoilers from previous books in the series.
The Lords Series
#1 The Ritual
#2 The Sinner
#3 The Sacrifice
#4 Sabotage (the H isn't a Lord but he works for a Lord)
#5 Carnage
788 pages, Kindle Edition
First published August 29, 2024
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Shantel Tessier
66 books34k followersShantel is a USA Today & Wall Street Journal Bestselling Author. She lives in Oklahoma with her high school sweetheart, who is a wonderful, supportive husband and their two daughters. She loves to spend time cuddled up on the couch with a good book. Although she has a passion to write, her family is most important to her.
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September 5, 2024
a collab ft. me, tyson, ryat, sin, haidyn, adam, kashton and saint is my deepest darkest fantasy 😋
September 9, 2024
DNF@68% because what the fuck was this book??? plot twists were so weak but filled?? and so much filler content and excessive smut and 800+ pages for this?? This is definitely the worst book in the series.
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Lets see how horny and sexually frustrated Shantel is in this book or how many of her bills and payments are due for her to write this book.
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Lets see how horny and sexually frustrated Shantel is in this book or how many of her bills and payments are due for her to write this book.
August 19, 2025
For an 818-page book, nothing much happens in it. So much filler content, I'm at a loss for words.
This book wouldn't have been so bad if there weren't so many flashbacks from the last book, Carnage. I felt like, I'm reading carnage all over again, just from a different mmc’s pov. I already know what happened in the last book so why bring up those incidents all over again in every chapter??
The author probably wanted to refresh our memory, but she could've done that just fine by summarising it instead of giving us millions of flashbacks from the last book, those of which unnecessarily increased the page count.
Secondly, as I always say, Shantel knows how to deliver smut scenes with perfection, BUT for a book that's this long, trust me when I say, 500+ pages were just smut. Even the flashback scenes from carnage were filled with smut. And i can't overlook that even though the smut was well written, because 500+ pages of smut in any book is outright insane. It will eventually bore you out especially if there isn't much of a plot to balance it with.
As someone who loves reading erotica, I would've rated it higher if it was categorised as an erotic read, but it wasn't, so i was expecting a lot apart from smut, namely; plot, tension, believable conflicts, chemistry, character & relationship development arc. Needless to say, this book let me down in all those aspects.
I still don't understand why this book was even written, reading this felt like reading the last book Carnage all over again, with a different couple's pov. The author barely added something new to this book in the last 100 pages. Otherwise, the majority of the book was spent on smut, millions of flashbacks from the last book and fillers.
This book wouldn't have been so bad if there weren't so many flashbacks from the last book, Carnage. I felt like, I'm reading carnage all over again, just from a different mmc’s pov. I already know what happened in the last book so why bring up those incidents all over again in every chapter??
The author probably wanted to refresh our memory, but she could've done that just fine by summarising it instead of giving us millions of flashbacks from the last book, those of which unnecessarily increased the page count.
Secondly, as I always say, Shantel knows how to deliver smut scenes with perfection, BUT for a book that's this long, trust me when I say, 500+ pages were just smut. Even the flashback scenes from carnage were filled with smut. And i can't overlook that even though the smut was well written, because 500+ pages of smut in any book is outright insane. It will eventually bore you out especially if there isn't much of a plot to balance it with.
As someone who loves reading erotica, I would've rated it higher if it was categorised as an erotic read, but it wasn't, so i was expecting a lot apart from smut, namely; plot, tension, believable conflicts, chemistry, character & relationship development arc. Needless to say, this book let me down in all those aspects.
I still don't understand why this book was even written, reading this felt like reading the last book Carnage all over again, with a different couple's pov. The author barely added something new to this book in the last 100 pages. Otherwise, the majority of the book was spent on smut, millions of flashbacks from the last book and fillers.
July 6, 2025
The fact that this book is over 800 pages is madness.
This review is chaotic just like the book but bear with my thoughts lmao: My Notes & Highlights
there might be some spoilers...
╭ ✦ •
│ ⊹𝟹.𝟻 𝚜𝚝𝚊𝚛𝚜, 𝚏𝚞𝚕𝚕 𝚁𝚎𝚟𝚒𝚎𝚠 𝚘𝚗 𝚖𝚢 𝚋𝚕𝚘𝚐! ⊹
╰ ✦ •
This was... wow. Although I'm unsure how I feel about it, I did like it better than Carnage. I want to give it a higher rating based on how I feel about it but logically, there were so many elements that felt unnecessary as with the last 40% jammed packed with new information.
Wow, I'm surprised that some things were finally explained, except the whole Benny situation?? He's barely mentioned?? like cooool we get to know about Benny's cousin Hudson, wow nice! but Benny not so much. At least we get to know they failed their initiations. I KNOW RIGHT CRAZY they were almost LORDs. I still feel like we weren't given all the answers to the plot holes from Carnage, and Shantel left us with even more questions.
Hoping we get an Adam book because wtf?? He's keeping so many secrets and I have so many questions. He's with the FBI? CIA?? Actually wtf??
Madness is about 400 pages too long. There were way too many unnecessary sex scenes and filler, like cool she's going out with the girls from her double life but such a waste of 10 pages. Cool they're fucking for the 200th time NICE!! I feel like the entire first 65% of the book was mostly smut with little substance, which I did skim through a bit, and then the last 40% CRAMMED with plot twist after plot twist, and some SHOCKING information. But it all felt a little rushed.
Her pregnancy was predictable, like ok why else would she be vomiting on and off for months LOL?? predicted this around 66%, idk it wasn't hard to tell with her vomiting like 80 times in 600 pages.
Annabelle—the supposed big boss going through her initiation—acts like a lost little lamb at every turn yet is also completely clueless. I didn't like Annabell/Charlotte much. She's branded with the LORDs crest and craves 'power' yet she folded so easily, that she was practically panting like a dog in heat for Haidyn. She was so easy to manipulate. Her mother did such a good job.
Did I like their 'romance'? No, not at first, I didn't think they had chemistry but they grew on me as a couple, I liked how they were so protective of each other.
Can we talk about the GIANT gaps where significant events happen off-page? I feel like there were so many background events that didn't make it to the book. 😭
→The rinse-and-repeat plotline was driving me mad
Shantel, girl, you have way too many twists crammed in. Very shocking twists but holy fuck it was way too much for my poor heart to handle.
Unbelievable things:
→Her stepfather reversing her birth control dose?? is that even possible??
→Drugs to make you live longer??
→the fact that Haidyn has 'truth serum' like he's Snape from Harry Potter with his Veritaserum lmfao
We get some information on the Founders? I wish it was explained better? Will there be a series on them?
ALOS, Can we talk about his petname for her? 'Doll face' ickkkkk, and the fact that he calls her that over 200 times in the book.
update Sept 5th → I just remembered that I wanted to say HOW have these characters not had heart attacks from all the adrenaline/drugs they take??
Anywaysssssss, Shantel, when is Kashton's book coming out I NEED ANSWERS.
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The Ritual | review
The Sinner | Review
The Sacrifice | Review
Sabotage | Review
Carnage | Review
Madness | Review
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This review is chaotic just like the book but bear with my thoughts lmao: My Notes & Highlights
there might be some spoilers...
╭ ✦ •
│ ⊹𝟹.𝟻 𝚜𝚝𝚊𝚛𝚜, 𝚏𝚞𝚕𝚕 𝚁𝚎𝚟𝚒𝚎𝚠 𝚘𝚗 𝚖𝚢 𝚋𝚕𝚘𝚐! ⊹
╰ ✦ •
This was... wow. Although I'm unsure how I feel about it, I did like it better than Carnage. I want to give it a higher rating based on how I feel about it but logically, there were so many elements that felt unnecessary as with the last 40% jammed packed with new information.
I’m so horny it’s fucking pathetic. I’m someone who needs human interaction. I’m affectionate. I need to be hugged and kissed..
Wow, I'm surprised that some things were finally explained, except the whole Benny situation?? He's barely mentioned?? like cooool we get to know about Benny's cousin Hudson, wow nice! but Benny not so much. At least we get to know they failed their initiations. I KNOW RIGHT CRAZY they were almost LORDs. I still feel like we weren't given all the answers to the plot holes from Carnage, and Shantel left us with even more questions.
Hoping we get an Adam book because wtf?? He's keeping so many secrets and I have so many questions. He's with the FBI? CIA?? Actually wtf??
Madness is about 400 pages too long. There were way too many unnecessary sex scenes and filler, like cool she's going out with the girls from her double life but such a waste of 10 pages. Cool they're fucking for the 200th time NICE!! I feel like the entire first 65% of the book was mostly smut with little substance, which I did skim through a bit, and then the last 40% CRAMMED with plot twist after plot twist, and some SHOCKING information. But it all felt a little rushed.
Her pregnancy was predictable, like ok why else would she be vomiting on and off for months LOL?? predicted this around 66%, idk it wasn't hard to tell with her vomiting like 80 times in 600 pages.
Annabelle—the supposed big boss going through her initiation—acts like a lost little lamb at every turn yet is also completely clueless. I didn't like Annabell/Charlotte much. She's branded with the LORDs crest and craves 'power' yet she folded so easily, that she was practically panting like a dog in heat for Haidyn. She was so easy to manipulate. Her mother did such a good job.
He laughs, pushing it in. My body trembles as he steps back, shoving his sweatpants down his hips, and his hard cock springs free. I did that. Not some video of him fucking someone else. Not another bitch moaning his name. Me. His doll face.
Did I like their 'romance'? No, not at first, I didn't think they had chemistry but they grew on me as a couple, I liked how they were so protective of each other.
Can we talk about the GIANT gaps where significant events happen off-page? I feel like there were so many background events that didn't make it to the book. 😭
→The rinse-and-repeat plotline was driving me mad
Shantel, girl, you have way too many twists crammed in. Very shocking twists but holy fuck it was way too much for my poor heart to handle.
Unbelievable things:
→Her stepfather reversing her birth control dose?? is that even possible??
→Drugs to make you live longer??
→the fact that Haidyn has 'truth serum' like he's Snape from Harry Potter with his Veritaserum lmfao
We get some information on the Founders? I wish it was explained better? Will there be a series on them?
“Isabella also informed me that women started the Lords, and if those founders were given the drug...” They look from one another and then back to me, so I continue. “Then they had children…and their children…” They get the picture.
ALOS, Can we talk about his petname for her? 'Doll face' ickkkkk, and the fact that he calls her that over 200 times in the book.
update Sept 5th → I just remembered that I wanted to say HOW have these characters not had heart attacks from all the adrenaline/drugs they take??
Anywaysssssss, Shantel, when is Kashton's book coming out I NEED ANSWERS.
_________________________________
The Ritual | review
The Sinner | Review
The Sacrifice | Review
Sabotage | Review
Carnage | Review
Madness | Review
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October 26, 2025
"Time never stops. No matter what you can control, time isn't one of them."
Haidyn Jameson Reeves.
Lord. Spade Brother. One of the demons that run Carnage.
And Charlotte Hewett has just been assigned to be his therapist.
Find out his secrets.
She is his assignment.
But men like Haidyn Reeves aren't assignments.
He takes what he wants is Charlotte.
He wants to take over her life. Make her his toy. Take over her life.
And Charlotte knows that she wants him to.
"I'd like to see what she's do - just how desperate she would get when it comes to surviving."
Charlotte Hewett has an assignment. Get close to Haidyn Jameson Reeves. She has to complete this assignment. She will do everything to complete the assignment. She knew it was dangerous. She knew what she was getting into. Or at least she thought she did. Because she could have never expected Haidyn Jameson Reeves and his twisted mind. Because now that Haidyn has her in her eyesight - he can never forget her. He can never let her go. There is no escaping him and Charlotte isn't sure she really wants to.
"She's going to be my newest toy, and I'm going to play with her until she realizes her only purpose in life is to be nothing more than used."
Shantel Tessier brings the goods with every book she writes and this book is absolutely no exception. I INHALED this book like my life was depending on it and honestly it kind of was we will never know. But I do know for sure that the QUEEN of dark romance has brought us another MASTERPIECE with Haidyn and Charlotte. All the plot twists, the spice, the deception, the revenge, THE SPICE. Hands down one of my favorites in the series!! 🖤
"Want me to tell you all my secrets? The only way I'm going to talk to you is if you're naked and on your knees with a gag in your mouth."
I loved the chemistry between Haidyn and Charlotte. With every plot twist we reached there was a bigger more shocking one that had me physically closing my book and hitting myself in the head in the absolute best way. I don't want to spoil too much but the backstory we got immediately for Charlotte - I absolutely loved. The way that we got a couple of hints for what Haidyn's story will be in Carnage and YET IT WAS NOTHING COMPARED TO THE ACTUAL STORY BECAUSE WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK WAS THIS ABSOLUTE MASTERPIECE OF A BOOK?!?!?!
If I have said it once, I have said it multiple times, and I will say it forever - Shantel Tessier is my QUEEN of dark romance 👏🖤👏🖤👏🖤
"I know I'll give this monster anything he wants."
The playlist that Shantel Tessier made perfectly encompasses this book but you already know me people this shouldn't surprise you - the songs that I added are giving dark romance shantel tessier the queen vibes and I will not be apologizing 😇😇 (btw also includes multiple rock covers which I always love 🖤)
(Link - https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2uf... )
🎶 "Madness" - Ruelle
🎶 "Enter Sandman" - Alessia Cara, The Warning
🎶 "Hourglass" - Set It Off
🎶 "IF THERE IS A GOD, IT'S ME" - PLVTINUM
🎶 "Feel Like GOD" - NIKKO, Kiraw
🎶 "Bad Moon" - Hollywood Undead
🎶 "Only One King" - Tommee Profitt, Jung Youth
🎶 "Whisper (Slowed)" - Able Heart
🎶 "HOLOGRAM" - Poe the Passenger
🎶 "In My Blood" - The Score
🎶 "Morally Grey" - April Jai, Nation Haven
🎶 "Killer" - Valerie Broussard
🎶 "HAUNTED" - Isabel LaRosa
🎶 "Killer In The Mirror" - Set It Off
🎶 "Closer" - Nine Inch Nails
🎶 "Kill Everyone" - Hollywood Undead
🎶 "Eyes On Me" - Lo Nightly
🎶 "FU In My Head" - Cloudy June
🎶 "Don't Say I Didn't Warn You" - VOILA, Craig Owens
🎶 "Overdose" - grandson
🎶 "Vegas" - Doja Cat
🎶 "La La La" - EarlyRise
🎶 "Super Villain" - Stileto, Silent Child, Kendyle Paige
🎶 "HEARTBEAT" - Isabel LaRosa
🎶 "KNIVES" - Neoni, Savage Ga$p
🎶 "Killing Me Slowly" - Bad Wolves
🎶 "BLURRY" - Neoni
🎶 "Kiss or Kill" - Stela Cole
🎶 "Bang" - Armchair Cynics
🎶 "Proud" - SoMo
🎶 "goosebumps" - Travis Scott
🎶 "Pain" - Jake Daniels
🎶 "Love You Like Me" - William Singe
🎶 "Like You Mean It" - Steven Rodriguez
🎶 "Beg" - Aryia
🎶 "PAINT IT BLACK" - Arankai
🎶 "Outta my head" - Omido, Rick Jansen, Ordell
🎶 "As They Bloom" - Unlike Pluto
🎶 "Sick Like Me" - In This Moment
🎶 "Whore" - In This Moment
🎶 "Somebody's Watching Me" - Raunchy
🎶 "No Mercy" - Austin Giorgio
🎶 "BABYDOLL" - Ari Abdul
🎶 "Drive You Insane" - Daniel Di Angelo
🎶 "Harder To Breathe" - Letdown.
🎶 "Lion" - Saint Mesa
🎶 "Taste" - Ari Abdul
🎶 "Sugar" - Sleep Token
🎶 "Do It For Me" - Rosenfeld
🎶 "Enemy" - Nerv
🎶 "Oxygen" - Noita
🎶 "Love the Way You Hate Me" - Like A Storm
🎶 "Victim" - Halflives
🎶 "Throw It All Away" - Bryce Savage
🎶 "use me" - Makk Mikkael
🎶 "Sweet Dreams" - Besomorph, Bolshiee
🎶 "favorite" - Isabel LaRosa
🎶 "Feeling Good" - Muse
🎶 "Fake Fiction" - Picturesque
🎶 "Mine" - Sleep Token
🎶 "Twisted Love" - Aryia
🎶 "Trigger" - CHINCHILLA
🎶 "Heartless" - The Word Alive
🎶 "Gimme More (sid)" - Machinae Supremacy
🎶 "EAT ME" - Demi Lovato, Royal & The Serpent
🎶 "Soaked - Sped Up" - Shy Smith
🎶 "Ride for Me" - Daniel Di Angelo
🎶 "Kerosene" - Vanish
🎶 "Nowhere To Go" - Bad Omens
🎶 "Take What You Want" - Post Malone, Ozzy Osbourne, Travis Scott
🎶 "In Between" - Beartooth
🎶 "The Worst In Me" - Bad Omens
🎶 "Worship" - Ari Abdul
🎶 "My Own Miracle" - Citizen Soldier
🎶 "Sinner" - Of Virtue
🎶 "Feel Me Now" - If Not For Me
🎶 "There's Fear In Letting Go" - I Prevail
🎶 "Cravin'" - Stileto, Kendyle Paige
🎶 "Suffocate City" - The Funeral Portrait, Ice Nine Kills
🎶 "as good a reason" - Paris Paloma
🎶 "Bloodshot" - Sam Tinnesz
🎶 "Insomniac" - Timeflies
🎶 "Parasite Eve" - Bring Me The Horizon
🎶 "Creepin'" - Fame On Fire
🎶 "Call Out My Name" - Seraphim
🎶 "Lose Control - String Version" - Teddy Swims
🎶 "trouble" - Camylio
🎶 "A Grave Mistake" - Ice Nine Kills
🎶 "Crazy" - Snow Wife
🎶 "Greedy" - Fame on Fire
🎶 "American Horror Show" - Rain Paris
🎶 "Carry On" - Falling In Reverse
🎶 "Never Know" - Bad Omens
🎶 "Rain" - Sleep Roken
🎶 "Mind of Mine" - Lo Spirit
🎶 "Nightmare" - UNDREAM, Neoni
🎶 "Every Time You Leave" - I Prevail, Delaney Jane
🎶 "salvation" - Christabelle Marbun
🎶 "LET THE WORLD BURN" - Chris Grey
🎶 "PLEASE" - Omido, Ex Habit
🎶 "COFFIN" - PLVTINUM
🎶 "One Of The Girls" - The Weeknd, JENNIE, Lily-Rose Depp
🎶 "Sinners" - Ari Abdul, Thomas LaRosa
🎶 "Chills - Dark Version" - Mickey Valen, Joey Myron
🎶 "Chokehold" - Sleep Token
🎶 "Limits" - Bad Omens
🎶 "Biblical" - Calum Scott
🎶 "I'm yours" - Isabel LaRosa
🎶 "Good Enough" - Lo Spirit
🎶 "MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT" - Our Last Night
🎶 "PRETTY WHEN U CRY" - PLVTINUM
🎶 "Chokehold" - Austin Giorgio
🎶 "Paint It Black - Epic Trailer Version" - Hidden Citizens, Ranya
🎶 "Shame On Me" - Catch Your Breath
🎶 "War Pigs" - Eva Under Fire
🎶 "Die With A Smile - Slowed + Reverb" - skyemane, Sapphink
🎶 "Fire Up the Night" - New Medicine
🎶 "The Grey" - Bad Omens
🎶 "Adrenaline" - Zero 9:36, Ice Nine Kills
🎶 "I Was Made For Lovin' You" - YUNGBLUD
🎶 "Whatever It Takes" - Imagine Dragons
🎶 "Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God)" - Lo Spirit
🎶 "THE DEATH OF PEACE OF MIND" - Bad Omens
🎶 "Forever and a Day" - Benson Boone
You already know that Shantel Tessier served us with the goods in this book and there is legit SO MANY examples I could give but this is just a taste 🌶️🌶️
"You're so beautiful, Charlotte. Such a beautiful, desperate whore. So perfect."
"You're my dirty little whore, and whores get used."
"The only thing I want to hear from you is you gagging on my dick while you drool all over yourself."
"That's it, doll face. Give me one more. You look so pretty, Charlotte. Like a used-up toy begging for more."
⏳ Tropes ⏳
🖤 Dark Romance
🖤 Secret Society
🖤 Revenge
🖤 Secret Identity
🖤 Deception
Book Edit - https://www.instagram.com/p/DAtBV7uAh...
Haidyn Jameson Reeves.
Lord. Spade Brother. One of the demons that run Carnage.
And Charlotte Hewett has just been assigned to be his therapist.
Find out his secrets.
She is his assignment.
But men like Haidyn Reeves aren't assignments.
He takes what he wants is Charlotte.
He wants to take over her life. Make her his toy. Take over her life.
And Charlotte knows that she wants him to.
"I'd like to see what she's do - just how desperate she would get when it comes to surviving."
Charlotte Hewett has an assignment. Get close to Haidyn Jameson Reeves. She has to complete this assignment. She will do everything to complete the assignment. She knew it was dangerous. She knew what she was getting into. Or at least she thought she did. Because she could have never expected Haidyn Jameson Reeves and his twisted mind. Because now that Haidyn has her in her eyesight - he can never forget her. He can never let her go. There is no escaping him and Charlotte isn't sure she really wants to.
"She's going to be my newest toy, and I'm going to play with her until she realizes her only purpose in life is to be nothing more than used."
Shantel Tessier brings the goods with every book she writes and this book is absolutely no exception. I INHALED this book like my life was depending on it and honestly it kind of was we will never know. But I do know for sure that the QUEEN of dark romance has brought us another MASTERPIECE with Haidyn and Charlotte. All the plot twists, the spice, the deception, the revenge, THE SPICE. Hands down one of my favorites in the series!! 🖤
"Want me to tell you all my secrets? The only way I'm going to talk to you is if you're naked and on your knees with a gag in your mouth."
I loved the chemistry between Haidyn and Charlotte. With every plot twist we reached there was a bigger more shocking one that had me physically closing my book and hitting myself in the head in the absolute best way. I don't want to spoil too much but the backstory we got immediately for Charlotte - I absolutely loved. The way that we got a couple of hints for what Haidyn's story will be in Carnage and YET IT WAS NOTHING COMPARED TO THE ACTUAL STORY BECAUSE WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK WAS THIS ABSOLUTE MASTERPIECE OF A BOOK?!?!?!
If I have said it once, I have said it multiple times, and I will say it forever - Shantel Tessier is my QUEEN of dark romance 👏🖤👏🖤👏🖤
"I know I'll give this monster anything he wants."
The playlist that Shantel Tessier made perfectly encompasses this book but you already know me people this shouldn't surprise you - the songs that I added are giving dark romance shantel tessier the queen vibes and I will not be apologizing 😇😇 (btw also includes multiple rock covers which I always love 🖤)
(Link - https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2uf... )
🎶 "Madness" - Ruelle
🎶 "Enter Sandman" - Alessia Cara, The Warning
🎶 "Hourglass" - Set It Off
🎶 "IF THERE IS A GOD, IT'S ME" - PLVTINUM
🎶 "Feel Like GOD" - NIKKO, Kiraw
🎶 "Bad Moon" - Hollywood Undead
🎶 "Only One King" - Tommee Profitt, Jung Youth
🎶 "Whisper (Slowed)" - Able Heart
🎶 "HOLOGRAM" - Poe the Passenger
🎶 "In My Blood" - The Score
🎶 "Morally Grey" - April Jai, Nation Haven
🎶 "Killer" - Valerie Broussard
🎶 "HAUNTED" - Isabel LaRosa
🎶 "Killer In The Mirror" - Set It Off
🎶 "Closer" - Nine Inch Nails
🎶 "Kill Everyone" - Hollywood Undead
🎶 "Eyes On Me" - Lo Nightly
🎶 "FU In My Head" - Cloudy June
🎶 "Don't Say I Didn't Warn You" - VOILA, Craig Owens
🎶 "Overdose" - grandson
🎶 "Vegas" - Doja Cat
🎶 "La La La" - EarlyRise
🎶 "Super Villain" - Stileto, Silent Child, Kendyle Paige
🎶 "HEARTBEAT" - Isabel LaRosa
🎶 "KNIVES" - Neoni, Savage Ga$p
🎶 "Killing Me Slowly" - Bad Wolves
🎶 "BLURRY" - Neoni
🎶 "Kiss or Kill" - Stela Cole
🎶 "Bang" - Armchair Cynics
🎶 "Proud" - SoMo
🎶 "goosebumps" - Travis Scott
🎶 "Pain" - Jake Daniels
🎶 "Love You Like Me" - William Singe
🎶 "Like You Mean It" - Steven Rodriguez
🎶 "Beg" - Aryia
🎶 "PAINT IT BLACK" - Arankai
🎶 "Outta my head" - Omido, Rick Jansen, Ordell
🎶 "As They Bloom" - Unlike Pluto
🎶 "Sick Like Me" - In This Moment
🎶 "Whore" - In This Moment
🎶 "Somebody's Watching Me" - Raunchy
🎶 "No Mercy" - Austin Giorgio
🎶 "BABYDOLL" - Ari Abdul
🎶 "Drive You Insane" - Daniel Di Angelo
🎶 "Harder To Breathe" - Letdown.
🎶 "Lion" - Saint Mesa
🎶 "Taste" - Ari Abdul
🎶 "Sugar" - Sleep Token
🎶 "Do It For Me" - Rosenfeld
🎶 "Enemy" - Nerv
🎶 "Oxygen" - Noita
🎶 "Love the Way You Hate Me" - Like A Storm
🎶 "Victim" - Halflives
🎶 "Throw It All Away" - Bryce Savage
🎶 "use me" - Makk Mikkael
🎶 "Sweet Dreams" - Besomorph, Bolshiee
🎶 "favorite" - Isabel LaRosa
🎶 "Feeling Good" - Muse
🎶 "Fake Fiction" - Picturesque
🎶 "Mine" - Sleep Token
🎶 "Twisted Love" - Aryia
🎶 "Trigger" - CHINCHILLA
🎶 "Heartless" - The Word Alive
🎶 "Gimme More (sid)" - Machinae Supremacy
🎶 "EAT ME" - Demi Lovato, Royal & The Serpent
🎶 "Soaked - Sped Up" - Shy Smith
🎶 "Ride for Me" - Daniel Di Angelo
🎶 "Kerosene" - Vanish
🎶 "Nowhere To Go" - Bad Omens
🎶 "Take What You Want" - Post Malone, Ozzy Osbourne, Travis Scott
🎶 "In Between" - Beartooth
🎶 "The Worst In Me" - Bad Omens
🎶 "Worship" - Ari Abdul
🎶 "My Own Miracle" - Citizen Soldier
🎶 "Sinner" - Of Virtue
🎶 "Feel Me Now" - If Not For Me
🎶 "There's Fear In Letting Go" - I Prevail
🎶 "Cravin'" - Stileto, Kendyle Paige
🎶 "Suffocate City" - The Funeral Portrait, Ice Nine Kills
🎶 "as good a reason" - Paris Paloma
🎶 "Bloodshot" - Sam Tinnesz
🎶 "Insomniac" - Timeflies
🎶 "Parasite Eve" - Bring Me The Horizon
🎶 "Creepin'" - Fame On Fire
🎶 "Call Out My Name" - Seraphim
🎶 "Lose Control - String Version" - Teddy Swims
🎶 "trouble" - Camylio
🎶 "A Grave Mistake" - Ice Nine Kills
🎶 "Crazy" - Snow Wife
🎶 "Greedy" - Fame on Fire
🎶 "American Horror Show" - Rain Paris
🎶 "Carry On" - Falling In Reverse
🎶 "Never Know" - Bad Omens
🎶 "Rain" - Sleep Roken
🎶 "Mind of Mine" - Lo Spirit
🎶 "Nightmare" - UNDREAM, Neoni
🎶 "Every Time You Leave" - I Prevail, Delaney Jane
🎶 "salvation" - Christabelle Marbun
🎶 "LET THE WORLD BURN" - Chris Grey
🎶 "PLEASE" - Omido, Ex Habit
🎶 "COFFIN" - PLVTINUM
🎶 "One Of The Girls" - The Weeknd, JENNIE, Lily-Rose Depp
🎶 "Sinners" - Ari Abdul, Thomas LaRosa
🎶 "Chills - Dark Version" - Mickey Valen, Joey Myron
🎶 "Chokehold" - Sleep Token
🎶 "Limits" - Bad Omens
🎶 "Biblical" - Calum Scott
🎶 "I'm yours" - Isabel LaRosa
🎶 "Good Enough" - Lo Spirit
🎶 "MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT" - Our Last Night
🎶 "PRETTY WHEN U CRY" - PLVTINUM
🎶 "Chokehold" - Austin Giorgio
🎶 "Paint It Black - Epic Trailer Version" - Hidden Citizens, Ranya
🎶 "Shame On Me" - Catch Your Breath
🎶 "War Pigs" - Eva Under Fire
🎶 "Die With A Smile - Slowed + Reverb" - skyemane, Sapphink
🎶 "Fire Up the Night" - New Medicine
🎶 "The Grey" - Bad Omens
🎶 "Adrenaline" - Zero 9:36, Ice Nine Kills
🎶 "I Was Made For Lovin' You" - YUNGBLUD
🎶 "Whatever It Takes" - Imagine Dragons
🎶 "Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God)" - Lo Spirit
🎶 "THE DEATH OF PEACE OF MIND" - Bad Omens
🎶 "Forever and a Day" - Benson Boone
You already know that Shantel Tessier served us with the goods in this book and there is legit SO MANY examples I could give but this is just a taste 🌶️🌶️
"You're so beautiful, Charlotte. Such a beautiful, desperate whore. So perfect."
"You're my dirty little whore, and whores get used."
"The only thing I want to hear from you is you gagging on my dick while you drool all over yourself."
"That's it, doll face. Give me one more. You look so pretty, Charlotte. Like a used-up toy begging for more."
⏳ Tropes ⏳
🖤 Dark Romance
🖤 Secret Society
🖤 Revenge
🖤 Secret Identity
🖤 Deception
Book Edit - https://www.instagram.com/p/DAtBV7uAh...
September 23, 2024
WAIT why was this my favorite one?! Why was this lowkey the best of them all ugh omg now I want to reread them🙂↕️Obsessed they Haidyn’s character arc and all the plot twists. There was so much drama that unfolded I almost needed a refresher on all the tea, it all came together in this book! Also need Adam’s story right neoowwww pls🤭 ok good night💤
April 25, 2025
this book drove me to my madness. i love hayden so much in carnage yall. but this was a letdow & ugh shantel almost had me, selling me this dream where the heroine is a badass bitch like a lord female. *a few moments later* it was all a LIE. b!tch was panting like a dog in heat & 800 pages, all i heard, saw, & read was “please” moaning “hay-den” moaning “whore” throughout this book. i need my hours back sh.t bc this book isnt worth losing ur sleep over, i took one for the team yall. where my appreciation at?
also where tf was the fake session at? there was no depth in this book. talking about emotional connection to feel and understand the main characters? theres not even one on one scenes of them two having a long convo and/or interacting, but doing the nasty only. no chemistry whatsoever. heroine is a disgrace, homegal didn’t even put up a fight/resistant. what happened to you wanting to be top dwag (pussy power) in the society as a female lord. even her own manipulative lookin’ ass motha is badder b!tch than her. yah, i said it.
look, charlotte/annabelle lost her ambition/end goal when she saw & met hayden. my dude said “Want me to tell you all my secrets?” I give her a threatening smile and go on. “The only way I’m going to talk to you is if you’re naked and on your knees with a gag in your mouth.” & it’s a wrap already.
also where tf was the fake session at? there was no depth in this book. talking about emotional connection to feel and understand the main characters? theres not even one on one scenes of them two having a long convo and/or interacting, but doing the nasty only. no chemistry whatsoever. heroine is a disgrace, homegal didn’t even put up a fight/resistant. what happened to you wanting to be top dwag (pussy power) in the society as a female lord. even her own manipulative lookin’ ass motha is badder b!tch than her. yah, i said it.
look, charlotte/annabelle lost her ambition/end goal when she saw & met hayden. my dude said “Want me to tell you all my secrets?” I give her a threatening smile and go on. “The only way I’m going to talk to you is if you’re naked and on your knees with a gag in your mouth.” & it’s a wrap already.
August 30, 2024
4🌶️ 🧐
Inhaled this book.
Please ma’am can I have some more.
802 pages and I devoured it in 1.5 days. Did I sleep? Absolutely not. I could not stop, would not stop.
The angst 👏🏻 dare I say this was my fave?
Inhaled this book.
Please ma’am can I have some more.
802 pages and I devoured it in 1.5 days. Did I sleep? Absolutely not. I could not stop, would not stop.
The angst 👏🏻 dare I say this was my fave?
December 24, 2025
So... I finished. Wait NO, this book finished me! Shantel!!!!! This book was worth the months of edging! I’m gonna need 5-10 business days to process my thoughts and emotions. My love for Shantel and the LORDS series knows no bounds. In fact it has turned into an unhealthy obsession at this point. So it should be no surprise the my love for Madness is also unhealthy.
Now we all know that Shantel has edged us with this book for MONTHS! And when I tell you the wait was worth it, it was worth it. This book was everything I wanted and more! I love everything about Haidyn and his story. I blushed, giggled, kicked my feet with joy, and I sobbed so uncontrollably. In true Shantel fashion, you will be on a rollercoaster til the very end.
I will say this one thing, if you think you know the LORDS world, you don't. This book brings a whole new perspective that will make you say WTF. And it makes me so excited to see what Shantel delivers with the next book.
So let me leave you with this... Haidyn and his FMC are waiting for you! This book will absolutely destroy you. This one will alter your brain chemistry in the best possible way. And when you finish Madness, you will question what to do next.
♠️ MADNESS REREAD via my ear holes♠️
Duet Narration by Corvin King and Desireé Ketchum
I have said this so many times before but if I could sell my soul to read the LORDS series again for the first time, I would wish no questions asked. Experiencing these books and world for the first time altered my brain chemistry in the most fucked up way. Like I remember finishing Madness for the first time and I just stared at the wall for 20 minutes just trying to process what I just read. I didn't just finish reading Madness, it finished me. Now listening to this on audio for the first time gave me the same effect. This one is truly a masterpiece that will leave you questioning everything you once knew about the LORDS world.
Now I want to preface that I am an NOT an audio girl. I just could never get into it and I have a hard time following a story. But with the release of Chaotic coming, I knew I wanted to do a reread but I didn't have the time to eye ball read this whole series again so audio it was and I am so freaking glad that I did because holy shit ballz, the audio is fan-fucking-tastic! Not only is the story one that will have you saying WTF 10,000 times but mother is a literal genius. The way she is connecting so many books in her world with this one plot is MIND BLOWING! 🤯 I was sucked in AGAIN with this story and it felt like I was experiencing it again for the first time. Madness is narrated by Corvin King and Desireé Ketchum. The narration was TOP TIER! And this was honestly an amazing narration to get me into audio books. Like every time Corvin said doll face, my millennial knees gave out and I was gagged on the floor. Like holy hell was that hot. And if I didn't think the spice was hot the first time around, to here it in audio made me sweat like a whore in church 🥵
At the end of the day, I don't think mother Shantel can do no wrong. I knew this series isn't for everyone but it is seriously my roman empire. And like I said, I would sell my soul to experience this series again for the first time.
So whether you want to read this book with your eyeballs or listen to it via your earholes, you can NOT go wrong. This book is fantastic. Shantel is a genius and I can't wait to see what she has up her sleeve for the next book!
Now we all know that Shantel has edged us with this book for MONTHS! And when I tell you the wait was worth it, it was worth it. This book was everything I wanted and more! I love everything about Haidyn and his story. I blushed, giggled, kicked my feet with joy, and I sobbed so uncontrollably. In true Shantel fashion, you will be on a rollercoaster til the very end.
I will say this one thing, if you think you know the LORDS world, you don't. This book brings a whole new perspective that will make you say WTF. And it makes me so excited to see what Shantel delivers with the next book.
So let me leave you with this... Haidyn and his FMC are waiting for you! This book will absolutely destroy you. This one will alter your brain chemistry in the best possible way. And when you finish Madness, you will question what to do next.
♠️ MADNESS REREAD via my ear holes♠️
Duet Narration by Corvin King and Desireé Ketchum
I have said this so many times before but if I could sell my soul to read the LORDS series again for the first time, I would wish no questions asked. Experiencing these books and world for the first time altered my brain chemistry in the most fucked up way. Like I remember finishing Madness for the first time and I just stared at the wall for 20 minutes just trying to process what I just read. I didn't just finish reading Madness, it finished me. Now listening to this on audio for the first time gave me the same effect. This one is truly a masterpiece that will leave you questioning everything you once knew about the LORDS world.
Now I want to preface that I am an NOT an audio girl. I just could never get into it and I have a hard time following a story. But with the release of Chaotic coming, I knew I wanted to do a reread but I didn't have the time to eye ball read this whole series again so audio it was and I am so freaking glad that I did because holy shit ballz, the audio is fan-fucking-tastic! Not only is the story one that will have you saying WTF 10,000 times but mother is a literal genius. The way she is connecting so many books in her world with this one plot is MIND BLOWING! 🤯 I was sucked in AGAIN with this story and it felt like I was experiencing it again for the first time. Madness is narrated by Corvin King and Desireé Ketchum. The narration was TOP TIER! And this was honestly an amazing narration to get me into audio books. Like every time Corvin said doll face, my millennial knees gave out and I was gagged on the floor. Like holy hell was that hot. And if I didn't think the spice was hot the first time around, to here it in audio made me sweat like a whore in church 🥵
At the end of the day, I don't think mother Shantel can do no wrong. I knew this series isn't for everyone but it is seriously my roman empire. And like I said, I would sell my soul to experience this series again for the first time.
So whether you want to read this book with your eyeballs or listen to it via your earholes, you can NOT go wrong. This book is fantastic. Shantel is a genius and I can't wait to see what she has up her sleeve for the next book!
August 29, 2024
holy fucking shit. Haidyn and his FMC are my favorite of the LORDS series by far. Absolutely incredible. 🤯
September 15, 2024
”Want me to tell you all my secrets? The only way I’m going to talk to you is if you’re naked and on your knees with a gag in your mouth.”
I am disappointed. That is the main thought I have.
I have read all the previous L.O.R.D.S. books and most of other books by Shantel Tessier as well. Reading Madness, I could not help but think that this was a watered down version of the other books, especially the L.O.R.D.S. books and, in my opinion, an all time low from her.
Firstly, this book was way too long. The first 65-70 % were mostly filler pages and could have been cut half without missing anything from the reading experience. There were a lot of unnecessary scenes and repetitive scenes that honestly became boring to read.
Secondly, I know most people have read all the L.O.R.D.S. books before reading Madness (as have I) but with how many books I generally read, forgive me for not being able to remember all the plot details from the previous books. A lot of events in the previous books were offhandedly mentioned in this one and even I, who has read all those books, did not get all those references. A little more backstory should have been explained in these situations instead of just expecting the reader to know. Especially considering how unnecessarily long the book was, I think the pages could have been used better. Bewarned, if you have not read the perevious books, Madness will be confusing even though technically the whole series can be read as standalones.
Thirdly, what the hell was wrong with the spice? I am used to Stantel's books being spice-packed and the spice being creative and addictive. Now, I feel like a lot of spicy scenes were just skipped in favor of filler pages. Some of the spice was really good but, especially comparing to e.g. The Ritual, it was lacking. A LOT.
I expected so much from the characters, especially after Saint and Ashtyn. Instead, I feel like I also got watered down versions of L.O.R.D.S. MCs. Considering how ruthless the Spade brothers are supposed to be, I feel like Haidyn was more lame than most Lords in general. No Lord I know would willingly offer themselves to be tortured and imprisoned to save a woman, instead they would come up with a plan of action and obliterate the threat.
In general, Charlotte was too naive and juvenile to have grown up in the world she did and be able to go through the initiation. I was expecting some Lana Myers level badass FMC and got an airhead barbie doll instead (fitting seeing how Haidyn called her doll face lol). She was way too naive and out of the loop regarding everything considering what her stature was supposed to be and what she was involved in. Especially seeing as how easily manipulated she was by Hudson and Isabella.
The last 30% of the book was jam-packed with plot twists and new information which got too overwhelming too fast. Also, Haidyn's rescue ended up being way too easy. There were still a lot of unanswered questions left up in the air (like who was the other guy with Hudson at Charlotte's and what is Bill's role in everything) and I feel like a lot of events, especially at the end of Madness, were foreshadowing for Adam's book.
Don't get me wrong, there were good things about this book as well but seeing as how I am mainly feeling disappointed after finishing Madness, I decided to go with my gut with this review and, instead of writing the kind of review I usually write, to just ramble on and see what comes of it. I will definitely be reading Kashton's book as well (I think with all his absences the timeline of Kashton and Haidyn's books will overlap a bit) and I hope that Madness was just a glitch in the system and Kashton's book will return to the level where I feel the L.O.R.D.S. books should be at.
”That’s a good wife. Letting me use you like the whore you are for me.”
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A couple of days into September, I finally have tile to start reading this! I am expecting great things, stay tuned!
• • • • •
The release date has been announced as 30 August 2024! We will get this masterpiece in a month babes 😍
• • • • •
Do we really have to wait for Madness until 29 December 2024 😭😭 Please just be a placeholder date!!
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Carnage was one of my favorite books for 2023 and I already know Madness will be one of my favorite reads in 2024!
I am disappointed. That is the main thought I have.
I have read all the previous L.O.R.D.S. books and most of other books by Shantel Tessier as well. Reading Madness, I could not help but think that this was a watered down version of the other books, especially the L.O.R.D.S. books and, in my opinion, an all time low from her.
Firstly, this book was way too long. The first 65-70 % were mostly filler pages and could have been cut half without missing anything from the reading experience. There were a lot of unnecessary scenes and repetitive scenes that honestly became boring to read.
Secondly, I know most people have read all the L.O.R.D.S. books before reading Madness (as have I) but with how many books I generally read, forgive me for not being able to remember all the plot details from the previous books. A lot of events in the previous books were offhandedly mentioned in this one and even I, who has read all those books, did not get all those references. A little more backstory should have been explained in these situations instead of just expecting the reader to know. Especially considering how unnecessarily long the book was, I think the pages could have been used better. Bewarned, if you have not read the perevious books, Madness will be confusing even though technically the whole series can be read as standalones.
Thirdly, what the hell was wrong with the spice? I am used to Stantel's books being spice-packed and the spice being creative and addictive. Now, I feel like a lot of spicy scenes were just skipped in favor of filler pages. Some of the spice was really good but, especially comparing to e.g. The Ritual, it was lacking. A LOT.
I expected so much from the characters, especially after Saint and Ashtyn. Instead, I feel like I also got watered down versions of L.O.R.D.S. MCs. Considering how ruthless the Spade brothers are supposed to be, I feel like Haidyn was more lame than most Lords in general. No Lord I know would willingly offer themselves to be tortured and imprisoned to save a woman, instead they would come up with a plan of action and obliterate the threat.
In general, Charlotte was too naive and juvenile to have grown up in the world she did and be able to go through the initiation. I was expecting some Lana Myers level badass FMC and got an airhead barbie doll instead (fitting seeing how Haidyn called her doll face lol). She was way too naive and out of the loop regarding everything considering what her stature was supposed to be and what she was involved in. Especially seeing as how easily manipulated she was by Hudson and Isabella.
The last 30% of the book was jam-packed with plot twists and new information which got too overwhelming too fast. Also, Haidyn's rescue ended up being way too easy. There were still a lot of unanswered questions left up in the air (like who was the other guy with Hudson at Charlotte's and what is Bill's role in everything) and I feel like a lot of events, especially at the end of Madness, were foreshadowing for Adam's book.
Don't get me wrong, there were good things about this book as well but seeing as how I am mainly feeling disappointed after finishing Madness, I decided to go with my gut with this review and, instead of writing the kind of review I usually write, to just ramble on and see what comes of it. I will definitely be reading Kashton's book as well (I think with all his absences the timeline of Kashton and Haidyn's books will overlap a bit) and I hope that Madness was just a glitch in the system and Kashton's book will return to the level where I feel the L.O.R.D.S. books should be at.
”That’s a good wife. Letting me use you like the whore you are for me.”
• • • • •
A couple of days into September, I finally have tile to start reading this! I am expecting great things, stay tuned!
• • • • •
The release date has been announced as 30 August 2024! We will get this masterpiece in a month babes 😍
• • • • •
Do we really have to wait for Madness until 29 December 2024 😭😭 Please just be a placeholder date!!
• �� • • •
Carnage was one of my favorite books for 2023 and I already know Madness will be one of my favorite reads in 2024!
September 12, 2024
“To some, forever is only a matter of seconds.”
August 6, 2024
I really hope she writes about all the kids together
August 31, 2024
One of my top 3 reads of 2024. Hands DOWN
July 17, 2025
⋆. 𐙚 ˚ pre read ⋆. 𐙚 ˚
Something unhinged to reboot my brain.
Something unhinged to reboot my brain.
November 22, 2025
Shantel lost her ability to write a plot after Tyson’s story.
September 21, 2024
4.5/5
Idk what it is about these books but it’s like a fever dream every time & idk how I devour them so fast 😮💨
Shantel never misses with the L.O.R.D.S. series. Haidyn had me sweating, crying, giggling & kicking my feet, and pacing my living room at 1 am.
Idk what it is about these books but it’s like a fever dream every time & idk how I devour them so fast 😮💨
Shantel never misses with the L.O.R.D.S. series. Haidyn had me sweating, crying, giggling & kicking my feet, and pacing my living room at 1 am.
September 2, 2024
FMC had no character, absolutely hated her , she added nothing to the series or even this story. Also way over dragged.
I am disappointed since I loved all the other books in the series.
I am disappointed since I loved all the other books in the series.
August 29, 2024
My oh my. Haidyn captured my heart. I took my time reading Madness, wanting to fully absorb and enjoy every moment. Yet, I found myself so captivated by the story that I stayed up until 6 am for two nights, utterly hooked on (the) Madness. Shantel has once again delivered a story that exceeds my expectations in a dark romance. I may even have a slight preference for this book over Carnage, although I will always love each book/character for their own story. The plot for Madness is so good! I was blown away by how masterfully all the threads came together.
To fully appreciate the complexity of the story, I highly recommend a reread of the previous books before diving into Madness; The story is intricately woven, much like a puzzle, and some key details might be easy to forget. But rest assured, things become more clear as everything unfolds. The Lords Series is a true test of my sanity and moral compass, pushing me to confront the gray areas I'm willing to explore. I'm drawn to Shantel's writing like a potent drug, craving the thrill of it all… & oxytocin it releases. I'm excited for everyone to read Haidyn’s story. The Lords series will always hold a special place in my heart as it introduced me to my favorite brand of dark romance. While I'm now officially and eagerly anticipating a certain character's story/book (IYKYK) , Madness has definitely earned a special place in my heart, becoming an absolute favorite. 🖤🖤
To fully appreciate the complexity of the story, I highly recommend a reread of the previous books before diving into Madness; The story is intricately woven, much like a puzzle, and some key details might be easy to forget. But rest assured, things become more clear as everything unfolds. The Lords Series is a true test of my sanity and moral compass, pushing me to confront the gray areas I'm willing to explore. I'm drawn to Shantel's writing like a potent drug, craving the thrill of it all… & oxytocin it releases. I'm excited for everyone to read Haidyn’s story. The Lords series will always hold a special place in my heart as it introduced me to my favorite brand of dark romance. While I'm now officially and eagerly anticipating a certain character's story/book (IYKYK) , Madness has definitely earned a special place in my heart, becoming an absolute favorite. 🖤🖤
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October 22, 2024
✮♱✮ 2 huh stars
╰┈➤ ❝ Who did this to you.''
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🕷 Wattpad meets book publishing.
🕷 Last book in the Lords series (thank god)
🕷 he calls her doll face?? huh?
🕷 messed up and twisted book
🕷 Haidyn Jamison Reeves
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🕷 Went into this book blindy without reading up on the TW's and oh boy
🕷 TW's
Murder and torture (both in graphic detail), CNC, DUB CON , forced retention enema, predicament bondage, rope bunny, BDSM (no safe word is used or given), humiliation, degradation, praise kink, drugging, alcohol use, spit, forced piercing, branding, forced sterilization, waterboarding, hallucinations, forced proximity, attempted suicide, birth control tampering, talk of miscarriage, rape, blackmail.
🕷 dark romance books are always questionable with their content
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So I completed this entire series, this book was uh freaky
I lost so many braincells 😭
this book is 80 percent spice and 20 percent messed up plot
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I would add a lot quotes but this book was so so freaky so if I would be quoting, it would be so r-rated and full of spice 😭
🕷 For someone so rough, his lips are tender.
🕷 ''Either you willingly sit down in the chair, or I chase you down, drag you back by your hair, and tie you to it. What's it going to be?''
🕷 ''Could I kill her? No. Even though I know deep down that she's innocent, I can't kill her or walk away. She's mine. I've wanted her for years. ''
🕷 ''When the hourglass is done, I'll untie you.'' Time messes with your head. Being forced to sit and watch it tick by makes the time slower.''
🕷 ''Eyes on me, Charlotte.''
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╰┈➤ ❝ Who did this to you.''
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🕷 Wattpad meets book publishing.
🕷 Last book in the Lords series (thank god)
🕷 he calls her doll face?? huh?
🕷 messed up and twisted book
🕷 Haidyn Jamison Reeves
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🕷 Went into this book blindy without reading up on the TW's and oh boy
🕷 TW's
Murder and torture (both in graphic detail), CNC, DUB CON , forced retention enema, predicament bondage, rope bunny, BDSM (no safe word is used or given), humiliation, degradation, praise kink, drugging, alcohol use, spit, forced piercing, branding, forced sterilization, waterboarding, hallucinations, forced proximity, attempted suicide, birth control tampering, talk of miscarriage, rape, blackmail.
🕷 dark romance books are always questionable with their content
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So I completed this entire series, this book was uh freaky
I lost so many braincells 😭
this book is 80 percent spice and 20 percent messed up plot
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I would add a lot quotes but this book was so so freaky so if I would be quoting, it would be so r-rated and full of spice 😭
🕷 For someone so rough, his lips are tender.
🕷 ''Either you willingly sit down in the chair, or I chase you down, drag you back by your hair, and tie you to it. What's it going to be?''
🕷 ''Could I kill her? No. Even though I know deep down that she's innocent, I can't kill her or walk away. She's mine. I've wanted her for years. ''
🕷 ''When the hourglass is done, I'll untie you.'' Time messes with your head. Being forced to sit and watch it tick by makes the time slower.''
🕷 ''Eyes on me, Charlotte.''
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December 19, 2024
15/12/2024 Update.
The audiobook released overnight, I started it at 5am in the morning.
Worth. It. 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
Corvin King and Desiree Ketchum smashed this duet narration out of the park. I would even say the best audiobook in the series so far 👀
My initial review stands. Love this book and it is up there as one of my favourite reads, and the audio just made it significantly better. If you are an immersive reader, this is one you definitely want to pick up on audio. 👏
I VOW. YOU VOW. WE VOW. 🫡
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Haidyn officially took the top spot from Tyson 😮💨
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Okay I let it process for a week. I think Haidyn and Tyson are tied for the number 1 spot. 🏆
When the dedication starts you off with...
“Drop your feminism at the door. Haidyn Reeves is going to make you his good little dirty wh__ in every way.”
...then you know you are in for a good time.
When he says things like this:
Shantel really has a way with words 😂
But Haidyn also says:
Madness picks up pretty much after the end of Carnage [IF YOU HAVE NOT READ CARNAGE, 🛑✋STOP RIGHT NOW AND READ IT FIRST] and due to the ending of Carnage he chooses to live elsewhere for the time being teaming up with a character from the previous books in the series to try and find out more about what happened to Ashtyn. He finds himself in close proximity to the FMC and when he finds out that she has been playing him he gives her an ultimatum 🤭 Guess what? She chooses him 🔥
This book builds on the plot started in Carnage and goes as far back as The Ritual, serving up twists and turns throughout.
Pick this book up if you like:
* Secret Identity
* Secret Society
* Forced Proximity & Marriage
* A list of TWs that reads like a shopping list.
I laughed and cried and the spice was spicing throughout 🥵 yes it is 800 pages long. But is it worth it? Yeah I think so. I enjoy Shantel's writing style and like with anything this won't be for everyone. Would I recommend it to a friend? Yessssss. I need the next book now please.
I VOW. YOU VOW. WE VOW. 🫡
Thank you to Shantel Tessier and Candi Kane PR for the eARC in exchange for an honest review.
The audiobook released overnight, I started it at 5am in the morning.
Worth. It. 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
Corvin King and Desiree Ketchum smashed this duet narration out of the park. I would even say the best audiobook in the series so far 👀
My initial review stands. Love this book and it is up there as one of my favourite reads, and the audio just made it significantly better. If you are an immersive reader, this is one you definitely want to pick up on audio. 👏
I VOW. YOU VOW. WE VOW. 🫡
*_____________________________________________________*
Haidyn officially took the top spot from Tyson 😮💨
------------------------------------------>>>
Okay I let it process for a week. I think Haidyn and Tyson are tied for the number 1 spot. 🏆
When the dedication starts you off with...
“Drop your feminism at the door. Haidyn Reeves is going to make you his good little dirty wh__ in every way.”
...then you know you are in for a good time.
When he says things like this:
Shantel really has a way with words 😂
But Haidyn also says:
Madness picks up pretty much after the end of Carnage [IF YOU HAVE NOT READ CARNAGE, 🛑✋STOP RIGHT NOW AND READ IT FIRST] and due to the ending of Carnage he chooses to live elsewhere for the time being teaming up with a character from the previous books in the series to try and find out more about what happened to Ashtyn. He finds himself in close proximity to the FMC and when he finds out that she has been playing him he gives her an ultimatum 🤭 Guess what? She chooses him 🔥
This book builds on the plot started in Carnage and goes as far back as The Ritual, serving up twists and turns throughout.
Pick this book up if you like:
* Secret Identity
* Secret Society
* Forced Proximity & Marriage
* A list of TWs that reads like a shopping list.
I laughed and cried and the spice was spicing throughout 🥵 yes it is 800 pages long. But is it worth it? Yeah I think so. I enjoy Shantel's writing style and like with anything this won't be for everyone. Would I recommend it to a friend? Yessssss. I need the next book now please.
I VOW. YOU VOW. WE VOW. 🫡
Thank you to Shantel Tessier and Candi Kane PR for the eARC in exchange for an honest review.
September 29, 2024
Hey, Haidyn! 👋🏻
I’d love to act like a brat so you can treat me like one. 😘
Brand my a$$ & force me to c0me all over myself. I will absolutely thank you for it later, Sir. 🙌🏻🧎🏼♀️
Here I was thinking I was a Saint girly, but I was clearly mistaken. Now I realize I’d actually be much happier as Haidyn’s ‘Dirty Little Wh0re’ for him to play with. 😏🤤😮💨
Haidyn Jamison Reeves turned me into a de’ranged, s3x-crazed mani@c, displaying clin!cal signs of bip0lar as I read this book. I was up, down, & everywhere in between. All the while, I was battling an insatiable throbbing need between my thighs, as I traversed page after page of delicious de’bauchery dished out by this giant, an@l-loving teddy bear of a man. 🧸🖤
Who knew Haidyn would have such a soft heart to accompany such a consistently hard d!ck? 🤷🏼♀️🍆💦
By the time I finished reading Madness, all my toys had dead batteries🪫, I’d exhausted my poor husband😵💫, & I’m still over here moister-than-an-oyster🦪 wishing Haidyn was a real-life man to come t!e me up & f^ck my a$$ into submission… LITERALLY. 🙏🏻🪢🍑
In true Shantel Tessier fashion, my emotions were significantly toyed with in the most delectable ways from page 1 to 800+.
I laughed, I cried, I screamed, I cursed.
This book was everything I didn’t know I needed from this series. It gave me butterflies from start-to-finish, but those butterflies must’ve had razor blades for wings because gawddayum this one cut deep. 🦋🥺🫠
As all the puzzle pieces fell into place, so many questions were answered, but of course even more questions were posed. Now, I’m just over here hanging on by a thread waiting for the next book to answer them. 🫣🤔
…And if the next book is Kashton’s, I sure af hope we get even more interactions with him & Sin because their dynamic is absolute perfection! 🤌🏻🖤♠️😂
Pro Tip:
Definitely make sure you re-read the entire Lord’s series immediately before starting this book. This story moves a-million-miles-a-minute toward the end. If you don’t have a firm refresher in place, you will absolutely be lost & WTF’ing yourself over the twists & turns it takes.
I can’t wait to see what’s next for The Spade Brothers!! 🖤❤️♠️❤️🖤
I’m not sure how I’ll pass the time until then… but Haidyn did give me a few ideas I could try. 😏😂
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I’d love to act like a brat so you can treat me like one. 😘
Brand my a$$ & force me to c0me all over myself. I will absolutely thank you for it later, Sir. 🙌🏻🧎🏼♀️
Here I was thinking I was a Saint girly, but I was clearly mistaken. Now I realize I’d actually be much happier as Haidyn’s ‘Dirty Little Wh0re’ for him to play with. 😏🤤😮💨
Haidyn Jamison Reeves turned me into a de’ranged, s3x-crazed mani@c, displaying clin!cal signs of bip0lar as I read this book. I was up, down, & everywhere in between. All the while, I was battling an insatiable throbbing need between my thighs, as I traversed page after page of delicious de’bauchery dished out by this giant, an@l-loving teddy bear of a man. 🧸🖤
Who knew Haidyn would have such a soft heart to accompany such a consistently hard d!ck? 🤷🏼♀️🍆💦
By the time I finished reading Madness, all my toys had dead batteries🪫, I’d exhausted my poor husband😵💫, & I’m still over here moister-than-an-oyster🦪 wishing Haidyn was a real-life man to come t!e me up & f^ck my a$$ into submission… LITERALLY. 🙏🏻🪢🍑
In true Shantel Tessier fashion, my emotions were significantly toyed with in the most delectable ways from page 1 to 800+.
I laughed, I cried, I screamed, I cursed.
This book was everything I didn’t know I needed from this series. It gave me butterflies from start-to-finish, but those butterflies must’ve had razor blades for wings because gawddayum this one cut deep. 🦋🥺🫠
As all the puzzle pieces fell into place, so many questions were answered, but of course even more questions were posed. Now, I’m just over here hanging on by a thread waiting for the next book to answer them. 🫣🤔
…And if the next book is Kashton’s, I sure af hope we get even more interactions with him & Sin because their dynamic is absolute perfection! 🤌🏻🖤♠️😂
Pro Tip:
Definitely make sure you re-read the entire Lord’s series immediately before starting this book. This story moves a-million-miles-a-minute toward the end. If you don’t have a firm refresher in place, you will absolutely be lost & WTF’ing yourself over the twists & turns it takes.
I can’t wait to see what’s next for The Spade Brothers!! 🖤❤️♠️❤️🖤
I’m not sure how I’ll pass the time until then… but Haidyn did give me a few ideas I could try. 😏😂
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September 3, 2024
Major Let Down
I have really been looking forward to this book for a long time, and I know anyone who read the rest of the Lords Series will also read this book, but don’t set your expectations too high. I was shocked at how little the plot developed in the first 50% of the book. This book is almost 800 pages, but everything that happened could have definitely been condensed down to 400 pages at the most. I almost DNF’d the book at 60% because almost nothing had happened. I had to force myself to finish the book. In Carnage, Haidyn is painted as a mysterious, sexy, adventurous guy, but in Madness he was almost a letdown. The spicy scenes were pretty boring, with a few extra spicy moments. He was a total A-hole to his brothers for no reason, and once we reached the climax of the book almost 75% of the way in, it was all resolved within 3 chapters. This book severely lacked any excitement or major plot development besides the last 4 chapters. It drags on so long and was almost painful for the first 50%. You do get to see the characters from all the other books, but that is really all this book has going for it. We also don’t ever get to know what happened to Muffins.
I have really been looking forward to this book for a long time, and I know anyone who read the rest of the Lords Series will also read this book, but don’t set your expectations too high. I was shocked at how little the plot developed in the first 50% of the book. This book is almost 800 pages, but everything that happened could have definitely been condensed down to 400 pages at the most. I almost DNF’d the book at 60% because almost nothing had happened. I had to force myself to finish the book. In Carnage, Haidyn is painted as a mysterious, sexy, adventurous guy, but in Madness he was almost a letdown. The spicy scenes were pretty boring, with a few extra spicy moments. He was a total A-hole to his brothers for no reason, and once we reached the climax of the book almost 75% of the way in, it was all resolved within 3 chapters. This book severely lacked any excitement or major plot development besides the last 4 chapters. It drags on so long and was almost painful for the first 50%. You do get to see the characters from all the other books, but that is really all this book has going for it. We also don’t ever get to know what happened to Muffins.
September 19, 2024
4.5/5⭐️ loved our gentle lord!!!! ok so he’s not gentle but he is way more cinnamon roll than our other lords and I loved it 😍 docked .5 stars because it is IMPOSSIBLE to remember the details from previous books and I need Shantel to add a *bit* more context when referencing those moments. Otherwise ON POINT!!! spice, plot, characters, EVERYTHING!
September 13, 2024
this book sets women back at least 50 years if not more
August 31, 2024
Feeling Cute, Might DNF.. might not. Probably will.
OK. Wow. Where do I start? I cannot handle ST’s chaotic writing style, and I refuse to give a sycophantic 5⭐️ review because it’s trendy. First of all - Haidyn? A feminine spelled name for your big badass boy? Thumbs down. Annabelle - the big boss going through her initiation acts at every turn like a lost little lamb doesn’t know what to do. Thumbs down. Huge gaps of missing time where significant stuff happens OFF PAGE. Girl bye. Haidyn hates Ashtyn? Or doesnt? Doesn’t want her? Or shares her with Saint and Kash? Hates her? Or is going to take her out to dinner so she knows she has a friend? And then we flip the page and Haidyns been shot, Ashtyn’s been kidnapped and we. saw. none. of. it. Then - here’s a fun one - Haidyns been talking about Adam for a while, Haidyn goes on the run with Adam to Vegas because of Ashtyn and now Saint and Kash are mad at him and want him to go.. and while at this meeting with Graves Haidyn is giving us background on Adam. Like now? He’s the least player in the room. Shantel. Baby. Did you have a bill due? Have you ostracized everyone in your life who might’ve said this book reads like you phoned it in? This was chaos at best, an excuse to rewrite the same smut scenes again at worst. Snooze fest.
OK. Wow. Where do I start? I cannot handle ST’s chaotic writing style, and I refuse to give a sycophantic 5⭐️ review because it’s trendy. First of all - Haidyn? A feminine spelled name for your big badass boy? Thumbs down. Annabelle - the big boss going through her initiation acts at every turn like a lost little lamb doesn’t know what to do. Thumbs down. Huge gaps of missing time where significant stuff happens OFF PAGE. Girl bye. Haidyn hates Ashtyn? Or doesnt? Doesn’t want her? Or shares her with Saint and Kash? Hates her? Or is going to take her out to dinner so she knows she has a friend? And then we flip the page and Haidyns been shot, Ashtyn’s been kidnapped and we. saw. none. of. it. Then - here’s a fun one - Haidyns been talking about Adam for a while, Haidyn goes on the run with Adam to Vegas because of Ashtyn and now Saint and Kash are mad at him and want him to go.. and while at this meeting with Graves Haidyn is giving us background on Adam. Like now? He’s the least player in the room. Shantel. Baby. Did you have a bill due? Have you ostracized everyone in your life who might’ve said this book reads like you phoned it in? This was chaos at best, an excuse to rewrite the same smut scenes again at worst. Snooze fest.
October 4, 2024
This book is called madness because reading this drove me mad! wtf did I even read?! I’m not sure if I loved it or hated it but I was FED bc 😍HAIDYN
July 23, 2025
4.75 ⭐️
Best book of the series! I could not put it down, and it’s 800 pages!
“I’m sorry, Charlotte. I couldn’t kill you. I love you.” I couldn’t do it. I know it’s the most cowardly thing I’ve ever done. But I just can’t let her go. It doesn’t matter what she’s been through; I’ll love her the same way and take care of her. She’s my wife. I took vows
Best book of the series! I could not put it down, and it’s 800 pages!
“I’m sorry, Charlotte. I couldn’t kill you. I love you.” I couldn’t do it. I know it’s the most cowardly thing I’ve ever done. But I just can’t let her go. It doesn’t matter what she’s been through; I’ll love her the same way and take care of her. She’s my wife. I took vows
October 5, 2024
You’re telling me, in 800 pages this man only went down on her ONE TIME?????? Ummmmm. I have phantom pains in my body after reading what Haidyn put this girl through. Story line was a touch confusing?
Also, they hardly ever spoke to each other? All they did was fuck? The overuse of “doll face” and her begging “please” were almost my 13th reason. Where was the depth? The chemistry? I finished the book but was still looking.
Also, they hardly ever spoke to each other? All they did was fuck? The overuse of “doll face” and her begging “please” were almost my 13th reason. Where was the depth? The chemistry? I finished the book but was still looking.
September 2, 2024
The first few FMC chapters made me think “yes, this is going to be the one that stands up to the LORDS and tries to change the way things work” but as SOON as he said jump, she begged “how high?”
For me, it was way too long for what it was. I know, shantel loves to write about kinks and spice, but can we also get some plot within the every other page 🍑 kink?
For me, it was way too long for what it was. I know, shantel loves to write about kinks and spice, but can we also get some plot within the every other page 🍑 kink?
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