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Verona Falls University #4

The Vipers and Their Venom

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When the Vipers meet their Venom, a poisonous game begins...

They are the Vipers of Verona Falls University.
Dangerous. Beautiful. Cruel.
The twins are impossible to tell apart.
The one they call Saint is anything but.
His brother Lex might act like the nice one, but it’s only to hide the monster lurking beneath.
Then there’s scarred and silent, and somehow ruling over them all without ever having to say a word.
They are used to meek girls. Good girls. The daughters of traditional mafia families who are seen and not heard.
I’m not that.
I come from a different kind of crime family. I’m used to fighting for what I want. Taking what I need. Saying what I wish.
I’ve come to Verona Falls University to find out what happened to the sister I never met. I believe the Vipers know something, and I’ll stop at nothing to learn the truth.
Our two worlds collide in a heated game of lust and sin.
But soon the fire between us turns deadly, and, in any game, there can only be one victor.

*Jump into the series with the Vipers and Their Venom! You do not need to have read any of the Devils books to become obsessed with the Vipers. The Vipers books begin their own story with a brand new victim...*

354 pages, Kindle Edition

Published September 24, 2024

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Marissa Farrar

140 books1,102 followers
Marissa Farrar is a multi-published romance and fantasy author. She was born in Devon, England, loves to travel and has lived in both Australia and Spain. She now resides in the countryside with her husband, three children, a crazy Spanish dog, two rescue cats and six hens. She has a degree in Zoology, but her true love has always been writing.

Marissa is the author of sixteen novels, including the dark vampire ‘Serenity’ series. Her short stories have been accepted for a number of anthologies including, Their Dark Masters, Red Skies Press, Masters of Horror: Damned If You Don’t, Triskaideka Books; and 2013: The Aftermath, Pill Hill Press.

If you want to know more about Marissa, then please visit her website at www.marissa-farrar.blogspot.com. You can also find her at her facebook page, www.facebook.com/marissa.farrar.author or follow her on twitter @marissafarrar.
She loves to hear from readers and can be emailed at marissafarrar@hotmail.co.uk.

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Profile Image for Misty Schott.
4,225 reviews35 followers
March 30, 2025
There is no one she can trust!

This is the first book in the Vipers story at Verona Falls University. Ivani 'Vani' wants to meet the half sister she never knew existed until recently when her mom told her about Reagan on her deathbed. Vani goes to Verona Falls University because her mom said that's the most likely place she would find Reagan. What she found is trouble in the form of the guys who call themselves the Vipers. Zane, Saint, and Lex decide that they want to mess with the new girl, but the problem is she's searching for Reagan and they don't want to talk about what happened to Reagan.
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1,966 reviews68 followers
April 4, 2025
With the 3rd book in the Vipers series out, it was time to sot down and devour this series (and devour i did) i’m almost done with the 3rd book while i’m writing this review. So if i mentioned stuff from next books please forgive me.

The cliffhangers were just too good for me not to jump into the next books (reason why i wasn’t reading the books as soon as they came out).

If Devils were unhinged, well meet vipers who are even more! And i was loving every minute of it. I loved their dynamic and maybe it’s me, but i’m pretty sure the birth control conversation was not held, while our vipers were not keen on getting their Venom pregnant. So if i missed it, my bad.

113 reviews8 followers
September 30, 2024
After reading the first three Verona Falls University books about the Devils, I couldn't wait to see where these two talented authors took us with the Vipers and it did not disappoint.


Having lost her mother, Vani persuades her father, a MC leader, to attend Verona Falls in search of a sister she has never met.  Upon her arrival, she immediately draws the attention of Zane, Saint and Lex, the Vipers, their interest peaking when they find her using her hacking skills and picking locks.  What follows is a well written, steamy, why choose story that twists and turns, leaving me desperate to find out more about the secrets hidden in the past.  I love how strong Vani can be and how the three guys are slowly questioning their feelings towards her.  There is no romance here, just blackmailed into, well, some steamy scenes!  I particularly loved Zane, the strong silent type due to a speech impairment, I really need to read more about his past in the next book.  


This ended on a cliffhanger, one that leaves me desperate to dive into the next book as soon as it's released.


If you enjoy a well written 'why choose' set in a Mafia University, then this series is for you.

  
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1,760 reviews13 followers
October 1, 2024
She's their poison

"Hot Blood,
Hot Thoughts,
Hot Deeds…
Why, they are Vipers…

Ivani has lived her life with the MC group her father's the leader of, but has always felt alone. She persuades him to let her go to Verona Falls University and arrives with a group of 30+ bikers, catching the attention of Zane, and though he's warned to stay away by Big Mike, he just takes it as a challenge.

She's at the university in the hope to connect with a sister she knows nothing about, but within hours has also caught the attention of Saint and Lex, who with Zane are the Vipers. She's different from the other girls there, for one thing being covered in tattoos and bringing her Harley with her. She's also got plenty of backbone, knowing how to pick locks and hack are just some of her skills. The Vipers though are dangerous and get what they want, and see Vani as an enigma that they want to know more. Zane is the silent protector, Saint an artist with a dark side and Lex has a hidden softer side.

Full of secrets, mafia families, blackmail, steamy why choose romance and plenty of twists, I couldn't put this book down and with a cliffhanger end can't wait for the next in the series.

I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
Profile Image for Kierah.
29 reviews
October 14, 2025
Fmc being Ivani, MMC being Saint, Lex, and Zane. I enjoyed the series other than I think the bullying was a bit to heavy and there wasn’t enough of them treating her nicely. Much like the first set I think the fmc looked past all the Bull they put her through bc of the sex. In my opinion they should have done ALOT more to show their sorrow in the end. I think the ending was unfinished. What was her fathers reaction to them? What was the deal with Olsen and her mother? Is her father going to take revenge? What was their goal all together? Don’t get me wrong I do enjoy a good smut book every now and then but this one was VERY HEAVY on the smut and lacked certain plot aspects. I’m not going to read the preachers until the next series is complete and published. There was many times during this series I grasped, covered my mouth, laughed, and said “what the actual f***”. It scratched the itch I was looking for and kept me hooked.

Ps idk why I laughed and loved when Zane rode on the back of her Harley with her driving even though she is 5,2 and he’s 6’5 linebacker with tats. Zane was definitely my favorite out of the bunch.
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146 reviews4 followers
April 3, 2025
I don’t actually know what to say. It’s a four star reading for me because I really liked it and couldn’t put it down but I feel empty? In a way.

I liked the FMC but I just wished she was stronger when it came to saying no. Specially to Saint. He is really messed up (justified because what he and his brother went through was rough) but still, calling her fat in front of those bitches (who I still don’t trust and I think are behind her sister’s death) was nasty. I know he actually don’t believes what he says, he actually loves her body and is horny for her 24/7 but it made me want to punch him.

I think a rival MC club got her at the end(maybe the one she made kill was still alive or someone is avenging him)

I hate how the miscommunication is going to be STRONG in the next book with what happened to her sister.

Also!! Crossing fingers that her sister didn’t fuck with them!

Safety
No ow/om drama
virgin FMC
Check TW
Saint loves to degrade woman
Mentions of SA to the man in the past and grooming
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38 reviews1 follower
September 23, 2024
This was a book I couldn't put down, and finished it in one day.

Vani is from a world of MC men, she's got a backbone and uses it when she needs to. She's also has her insecure moments, but in a great way that pulls you in. Bonus she's a curvy girl!
She needs to go to Verona Falls University for a personal reason and when she gets there it's a new world that differs slightly from what she's used to. While trying to navigate how to achieve her goal, she gets sucked into the vipers grasp. And boy, those vipers, Saint, Lex and Zane (especially Zane) definitely keep her on her toes.you can't help but eat up the story, turning page after page to see where it's all heading.
That cliff hanger is there at the end to make sure you're counting down the days until the next book. And I for one am more than ready to see where the Vipers and their Venom will lead to!.

I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
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Author 37 books92 followers
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September 24, 2024
Book: The Vipers and Their Venom: A Dark College Bully Romance (Verona Falls University Book 4
Author: Marissa Farrar, S.R. Jones
My Rating: 5 Stars
Reviewed by: Tammy - Book Nook Nuts

REVIEW
Vani is a curvy girl, who has grown up in a rough MC world.
She wants to go to Verona Falls University for reasons she can't tell anyone.
Daddy finally agrees and while at the university one of her dad's men sees fit to make it clear to one particular bad boy that Vani is off-limits

Well, that is like telling a lion not to eat its prey because that is what these 3 guys will be doing... eating... their...prey.

Saint, Lex, and Zane are deadly quiet.
They are dangerous, twisted, and cruel.
Well, Vani does dangerous, twisted, and cruel so bring it, boys!

And yes we get glimpses of the previous bad boys at Verona Falls too.
Hang on tight this train is twisted, and going off the tracks!!

I can not wait for MORE!!!
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4,359 reviews73 followers
September 21, 2024
"Hot Blood,
Hot Thoughts,
Hot Deeds…"

The Viper's And Their Venom takes back to Verona Falls University and is all about the Viper's. MC meets Mafia in this fantastic story. Vani, the MC Princess, and Zane, Saint and Lex, the Viper God's of Verona Falls University. These characters are absolutely explosive and they bring us story filled with all kinds of excitement, danger, chaos, twists, turns and drama. Of course we can't leave out the heat these guys bring. They're utterly explosive and burn the pages up!

"I do have one little temptation in life. I always want the things I’m told I can’t have."

The Viper's And Their Venom is an excellent beginning to another incredible story from these authors. They never fail to bring their incredible experiences through their words! I can't wait for more of this story!
14 reviews
September 29, 2024
HOLY CLIFFHANGER! Yall, when I say this book hits all the right buttons, the hate, the push and pull, the possession, the chase…. It’s phenomenal. I love how the history of the school is tied into the devils series. I will say I do wish that there was a bit more to the first book but that’s just me being selfish cuz I love this series so much and don’t want to wait even another month to finish it 😂 I hope vani is ok and I wonder how this will all play out with the boys and her dad. The boys have some major groveling they gotta do to win her heart that’s for sure 🙏 (PS her “friends” suck 😂) I know a lot of yall are not the cliffhanger kinda readers but I promise this book is worth the read! Seriously so excited for the next one to be released 🙏.

I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
23 reviews
October 25, 2024
I read the first 3 in this series and felt like it fell short for a few reasons (the amount of pages that the smut droned on & the ending were notable). I liked the characters though. When Lex, Saint and Zane were introduced I knew I was going to want to read their story.

I like Vani. I like that she’s got a softness to her but covers it with leather and tattoos . She’s got some balls but she also has feelings and I like that it shows . The guys? As Saint & Lex would say…. Mon Dieu! I wouldn’t be able to resist them either, Vani. They are the epitome of “I can fix him!” 😆. As much as I hate to say it, Saint has me by a chokehold.

Can’t wait for the second book!

Only 4 stars instead of 5 because I feel like some chapters started abruptly from where the precious one left off. But I hope that the series will be at 5 stars by the end.
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183 reviews4 followers
February 22, 2025
⭐️⭐️⭐️.5 Stars 🐍
but rounded up to 4

Hot Blood,
Hot Thoughts,
Hot Deeds…
Why, they are the Vipers


✨Tropes✨
- Bully Romance
- RH
- Unique College
- Curvy Biker new girl
- Mystery

Spice Level: 🌶️🌶️.5

"Why is it that I'm in a college of maybe a hundred different girls, but when I walk into a room, the only person I'm looking for is you?”

Jumped into this series on this book as its first in the Vipers storyline. Wasn’t the best book but I did want to know what happened and then it left on a cliffhanger! So now I have to find out what happens! So if you’re into Bully romances then this is up your alley! I definitely am intrigued enough to continue the series and it was a quick read! I’m not really a bully kinda gal but we shall see what happens?!
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230 reviews5 followers
September 24, 2024
This book is the first I’ve read in this series, it was very easy to fall into, it was dark, & twisted , and easy to follow. Vani (female lead) is completely ballsy, ( thanks to the MC club her father is the head of) she knows what she wants and she just goes for it, she is sent to a college of sorts at her request to find her secret sister-enter the Vipers- a force to be reckoned with - the twins Lex & Saint, & the tall handsome brooding Zane who has no voice. This book is full of needs, desires, dark pasts ( and some triggers) and a lot of smut do be prepared for a feisty, spicy, addictive read. Cliffhanger ending but soooo good.

I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
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210 reviews16 followers
October 2, 2024
I read this book without having read The Devils series. I think I’ll go back and read it now, just because I’m curious to see more of the world and the school.

Vani is a plus sized girl! Swoon! We need more of this!! She is definitely a bad ass, or at least she tries to be.

Saint, Lex and Zane are dangerous but so alluring. I wish I was the one being blackmailed by those three handsome guys. Did I mention Lex and Saint are twins?! Zane can’t speak so that adds some intrigue. This has major bullying in it, so if that isn’t your jam I would not recommend this book.

I read this in less than 24 hours. It ended with a major cliff hanger. I cannot wait for the next book.

I received an e-arc for free and am leaving this review voluntarily.
Profile Image for Áine Foley.
283 reviews4 followers
October 18, 2024
This is the fourth book in the Verona Falls series, you don't have to read the previous three to enjoy this one, but I would recommend it. I absolutely loved this book and it's an easy five stars for me. The three main male characters, Saint, Lex and Zane are, well I can't say it or my review won't be approved by Amazon, but they are a lot! This is not surprising, it's a bully romance after all, but they are also hard not to be sympathetic towards, especially Zane, who can no longer speak thanks to an attack by his father's enemies. I really loved Vani, the three boys have more than met their match in her. I can't wait for the next book in the series, roll on December!.

I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
Profile Image for Gizelle Chia.
566 reviews10 followers
June 13, 2025
Rating: 1.5 Stars… Simply bc I finished it.

I was initially intrigued to read this book from a FB ad but the advertised scene isn’t even in this book. * side eye*

I could tell pretty early on that the writing wasn’t great but I was hoping that the story would make up for it, but sadly that just wasn’t the case.

The boys were entitled chauvinistic predators with ‘kinks’ instead of actual personalities.

All of the sex scenes were either coerced or straight up sexual assault. Repeated SA between the love interests and the FMC is a big NO from me.

Vani had no substance and was content in being a sex object. She was a dithering doormat.

Nobody was likeable. There was a lot of telling rather than showing… And a lot of the descriptions were cringey as hell.
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50 reviews1 follower
September 26, 2024
This series has me in a complete chokehold! However I this one is my favourite so far. Vani is nothing like the other girls at the school, she's a Curvy tattooed leather wearing biker! I love how she's strong and independent but also shy and innocent.

The guys, you just love to hate them. I keep flipping between who is my favourite.

• Bully school romance
• Mafia academy setting
• Why choose with twins
• Virgin FMC
• One twin who praises and loves aftercare, where as the other degrades
• Mute MMC

Can't wait for the next book in the series to come out, I will be devouring that one as well.
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1,707 reviews
October 1, 2024
Searching for the truth

I really enjoyed this college mafia/mc romance. I loved that vani was curvy and confident in herself to a point. She covered her anxieties to show a strong front, even when she wasn't feeling it. It was an interesting plot, looking for a sister she wasn't aware of. The secrets and lies on so many fronts, kept you intrigued throughout. The scenes with the vipers added great spice and a deeper view into each one of them. How they didn't want to give into their weakness for venom, yet them couldn't keep away and fighting themselves and each other. It was a good read, looking forward to reading more.
3,444 reviews18 followers
October 2, 2024
The Vipers and Their Venom is a dark college bully story featuring the Vipers (Zane, Saint, and Lex) who are members of the Verona Falls College who decide to bully Vani who is newly enrolled. Vani, however, is different from the mafia princesses as she was raised as a strong independent member of a rough MC gang. While the Vipers plan to initiate their cruel dark personalities, dangerous actions, and twisted behavior upon their new target, they learn Vani can handle their actions. The book ends on a cliffhanger.

I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
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417 reviews7 followers
October 4, 2024
Delighted to delve back into this world once again.
All the naughtiness of three extremely talented, powerful and intense men’s (Vipers) with
a determined, intelligent and capable young lady (their venom) in their clutches.
Each determined to make their own way in this power hungry world.
I am so looking to book two!
“ Our two worlds collide in a heated game of lust and sin, but soon the fire between us turns deadly, and, in any game, there can only be one victor.”
Book is intense and ends on a cliffhanger.

I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
1,588 reviews18 followers
December 5, 2024
Ivani McGrath

Ivani/ Vani/ or V McGrath, she is a biker daughter. She in a University where she hopes to meet her older sister, Reagan. But, she meets Zane Rakos he mute, Saint and Lex Laurent they are twins, This group together against the world are The Vipers. They have taken, innocent, beautiful, and intelligent, Vani as theirs she called Venom by them. They are all catching feelings and emotional issues, without communication. This has heartache, and painful moments especially in the cliffhanger... The next book is title: The Vipers, and their Vendetta: A Dark College (Verona Falls University Book 5).
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210 reviews
June 15, 2025
Verona Falls is full of deadly people. Men and women from crime families from all over the world. A college set up for these families alone. Protected from outsiders, the students are encapsulate on the campus for their protection.

Vani comes to VF to look for the sister she found out about shortly before her mother passed away. She runs into each of the Vipers within the first day she's there. Each man assessing her, and lusting for her.

As she navigates around the school, she accepts an invitation to hang out with the three men. Three beautiful, ruthless men who carry out sexual acts with her as she tries to locate her secret sister.

What she discovered rocks her world.
157 reviews2 followers
September 29, 2024
Pure spice

I liked the book. It is a RH. Our fmc is at a school 🏫 for criminals as she is trying to find her long lost sister regan.

However, she is attracted to the vipers. Saint, lex and Zane.

The spice levels are off the charts. There is no romance here. As they haven't done anything romantic just tried to black mail her into sex. I dont think they had one conversation about their lives or interest to build a relationship.

I wish there was more if indepth characters.
End on a cliff hanger.
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311 reviews
March 24, 2025
Feelings that feel like vemon running they their veins.

To finally have another unknown & different girl at Verona Falls gets the Vipers attention. All curves & tattoos unlike the other females make their blood boil, however until one of them catches her in the act of someone scandalous dies she really get her venom in them. Zane, Saint & Lex have unknown and very well known expectations of the Vana they do end up getting their fangs into her. This book ends on a cliffhanger and looking forward to the next book to get more context & of the Vipers with their Venom.
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78 reviews
August 15, 2025
I got through this book really quickly. It had some really great spice scenes while also maintaining plot. I did not reas the first books in the series as they are not related, I think if I had there were some easter eggs throughout that I might have understood better - I really liked the writing style and pace if the book so will probably read the first part of the series.

I reccomend for those who want a spice hit but also wants plot and mystery. Although the plot was slightly predictable I was not unhappy with it.
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1,033 reviews
September 23, 2024
Vani has an ulterior motive in attending Verona Falls University and if she has to play with the Vipers to help her get the answers she's looking for then it is game on. But she wasn't expecting to fall in deep with the Vipers. Great story with complex characters and as usual, great story telling by these two authors. It does end on a cliffhanger, so be prepared.

I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
Profile Image for Rachel Stephens.
2,369 reviews43 followers
September 26, 2024
Vani and her Vipers.
Mafia, MC, University, and Why choose...
The tropes alone, made this a must read for me. It did not disappoint either.
This book was filled with drama, action, danger, spice, and more!!
I really like Vani so far. She is confident, smart, and one tough FMC.
Zane, Saint, and Lex are the Vipers.
When Vani meets the guys, that's when things happen...

I think this was a great start to the series and I cannot wait for what's next! Especially after that ending!!
923 reviews7 followers
September 30, 2024
Vani wants to find her sister, but when she goes to Verona Falls University Vani encounters Saint, Zane, and Alex. This book has quite the wow factor. The collaboration between Marissa Farrar and SR Jones has become my favorite team of authors. The characters and story that they have created is truly addictive for me.

I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
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Author 14 books49 followers
October 7, 2024
Pack a lunch because this is your life now

I read this book in a single sitting. Nothing else that was supposed to be done got done, but it was worth it. It does start out a little slow, dragging it's heels a bit for thr first few chapters, but when it gets going, it gets going fast.

If you read the devils series, I actually think this one is already far more interesting. The MMCs have a lot of depth, and the FMC is ballsy and full of sass.
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10.7k reviews28 followers
October 13, 2024
The Viper's and Their Venom is Vani, an MC Princess, and Lex, Saint, and Zane the Vipers; dark, MC/Mafia romance. I loved everything about this book, from the ott steam, danger, drama, secrets, and unexpected twists to the bully romance. This is a steamy start to the next trilogy in the Verona Falls University series. After that ending I can't wait to read the next book in this series. I voluntarily Reviewed a copy of this boo
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