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L.O.R.D.S. #7
Chaotic
HIS ANGEL
I was born into a secret society known as the Lords. There is no limit to their depravity. If they want to be respected, they have to earn it.
Women like me are merely allowed to exist in their world … until they no longer need us.
I’ve spent most of my life wishing death would find me. That I’d be granted an escape from the reality I was forced to endure. But luck has never been on my side. It seemed I was destined to never be anything more than a failure.
I VOW. YOU VOW. WE VOW.
Then one night I took control of my life. It was my first taste of freedom, and I wanted someone to notice me.
Turns out, that was a mistake, and my father had been right, I didn’t deserve to be seen.
A Lord—Kashton Landon Pierce—saved me, and I offered to pay him the only way I knew how—with my body. After he finished with me, I ran.
Now he’s back in my life, wanting to pick up where we left off.
The problem with that is I’m no longer the scared woman I was when we met. I’ve spent years digging myself out of a dark hole, and I refuse to allow any man to drag me back. Especially a Spade brother. Even if he is promising me everything I’ve ever wanted.
I underestimated him. Kashton inserted himself into my everyday life and invaded my dreams.
He needed a pet to keep chained in the basement. A toy to occupy his free time. His brothers were busy living their lives, so he decided to take over mine.
What I didn’t expect was for him to make me feel loved. To be taken care of and put first before anything else. After being told you’re worthless your whole life, it’s hard not to believe it.
Kashton made me feel cherished and accepted me for who I was—unworthy.
For a moment, I found myself hoping for a future that I knew wasn’t possible. One where I could be what he needed. But our world has a way of teasing happiness before stripping it all away.
I was born into a secret society known as the Lords. There is no limit to their depravity. If they want to be respected, they have to earn it.
Women like me are merely allowed to exist in their world … until they no longer need us.
I’ve spent most of my life wishing death would find me. That I’d be granted an escape from the reality I was forced to endure. But luck has never been on my side. It seemed I was destined to never be anything more than a failure.
I VOW. YOU VOW. WE VOW.
Then one night I took control of my life. It was my first taste of freedom, and I wanted someone to notice me.
Turns out, that was a mistake, and my father had been right, I didn’t deserve to be seen.
A Lord—Kashton Landon Pierce—saved me, and I offered to pay him the only way I knew how—with my body. After he finished with me, I ran.
Now he’s back in my life, wanting to pick up where we left off.
The problem with that is I’m no longer the scared woman I was when we met. I’ve spent years digging myself out of a dark hole, and I refuse to allow any man to drag me back. Especially a Spade brother. Even if he is promising me everything I’ve ever wanted.
I underestimated him. Kashton inserted himself into my everyday life and invaded my dreams.
He needed a pet to keep chained in the basement. A toy to occupy his free time. His brothers were busy living their lives, so he decided to take over mine.
What I didn’t expect was for him to make me feel loved. To be taken care of and put first before anything else. After being told you’re worthless your whole life, it’s hard not to believe it.
Kashton made me feel cherished and accepted me for who I was—unworthy.
For a moment, I found myself hoping for a future that I knew wasn’t possible. One where I could be what he needed. But our world has a way of teasing happiness before stripping it all away.
820 pages, Kindle Edition
Published January 9, 2026
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Shantel Tessier
66 books33.9k 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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January 8, 2026
I need you to ask me if I am well. Because I am so fucking unwell. I literally just finished Chaotic but it's more like Chaotic finished me and I have been staring at a wall for the last 20 minutes contemplating what to do with my life next, you know what I mean? This book is EVERYTHING we have been waiting a year for. Trust me when I say, Kash's book is so worth the wait. This book is literal perfection. It's everything that I wanted and everything I didn't know I needed.
If you know me at all, then you know that I live and breathe for the LORDS series. This series is my Roman Empire. It consumes every single thought and fiber of my being. I live for my LORDS watch. If you follow me, then you know that there was nothing that made me want Kash's book next after reading Madness. I was full steam ahead on the Adam train (which don't come for my baby, I will accept no criticism on that man). But now that I have read Chaotic, I am currently bound and gagged on my knees for Kashton Landon Pierce saying, I Vow. You Vow. We Vow. because this man had me falling head over heels in love. I thought it was going to be Adam to knock my beloved Ryat off his number one spot, but nope it was Kash. So yeah, I am eating my words. Kashton was the MMC that I didn't see coming. He has my whole entire heart and that was not on my LORDS bingo card for the year. He was everything that I was wanting him to be but also nothing that I expected.
That is all you are going to be getting from me for now... just know this book, this couple... hands down my favorite in this series. They have my whole entire heart. I will be thinking about this one til the end of time.
Savor this one. And I will see you on the other side ♠️🪽
If you know me at all, then you know that I live and breathe for the LORDS series. This series is my Roman Empire. It consumes every single thought and fiber of my being. I live for my LORDS watch. If you follow me, then you know that there was nothing that made me want Kash's book next after reading Madness. I was full steam ahead on the Adam train (which don't come for my baby, I will accept no criticism on that man). But now that I have read Chaotic, I am currently bound and gagged on my knees for Kashton Landon Pierce saying, I Vow. You Vow. We Vow. because this man had me falling head over heels in love. I thought it was going to be Adam to knock my beloved Ryat off his number one spot, but nope it was Kash. So yeah, I am eating my words. Kashton was the MMC that I didn't see coming. He has my whole entire heart and that was not on my LORDS bingo card for the year. He was everything that I was wanting him to be but also nothing that I expected.
That is all you are going to be getting from me for now... just know this book, this couple... hands down my favorite in this series. They have my whole entire heart. I will be thinking about this one til the end of time.
Savor this one. And I will see you on the other side ♠️🪽
January 12, 2026
How many times have I cried? Yes
January 12, 2026
This book really pulled me in and kept me hooked. The emotional journey was intense love, anger, sadness, and plenty of tears. I was fully invested. That said, the book felt too long. Some parts were repetitive, while other important moments felt rushed or dragged on longer than needed.
The FMC’s story was heartbreaking, and I truly felt everything she went through. She’s strong, resilient, and easy to root for. The MMC was intense, possessive, and deeply devoted, which I really enjoyed. Their relationship was emotional and passionate, but at times it relied too much on physical scenes instead of deeper emotional development.
The writing did get confusing at times with frequent POV and timeline jumps, which affected the pacing. There was also a lot of internal monologue and repeated intimate scenes that made the story feel longer than necessary.
What kept this from being a five-star read for me:
• Some scenes felt underdeveloped
• I was hoping for a stronger revenge arc after everything the FMC endured
• A side character was treated poorly, and I wanted more explanation
• I wished there was more focus on friendships and sibling relationships
Overall, this was an emotional and addictive read that made me cry, but the pacing, repetition, and length kept it from reaching five stars.
The FMC’s story was heartbreaking, and I truly felt everything she went through. She’s strong, resilient, and easy to root for. The MMC was intense, possessive, and deeply devoted, which I really enjoyed. Their relationship was emotional and passionate, but at times it relied too much on physical scenes instead of deeper emotional development.
The writing did get confusing at times with frequent POV and timeline jumps, which affected the pacing. There was also a lot of internal monologue and repeated intimate scenes that made the story feel longer than necessary.
What kept this from being a five-star read for me:
• Some scenes felt underdeveloped
• I was hoping for a stronger revenge arc after everything the FMC endured
• A side character was treated poorly, and I wanted more explanation
• I wished there was more focus on friendships and sibling relationships
Overall, this was an emotional and addictive read that made me cry, but the pacing, repetition, and length kept it from reaching five stars.
January 12, 2026
“Sometimes you have to hurt the one you love,”
January 11, 2026
🄺𝔞𝔰𝔥𝔱𝔬𝔫 🄻𝔞𝔫𝔡𝔬𝔫 🄿𝔦𝔢𝔯𝔠𝔢 ☠︎𐕣⁶⁶⁶
𝑺𝒑𝒂𝒅𝒆 𝒃𝒓𝒐𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓 ♤♠♤
ᴛʜᴇ ꜱɪɴɴᴇʀ ↳ 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙚𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙙 𝙜𝙪𝙮 𝙝𝙖𝙨 𝙖 𝙬𝙝𝙞𝙩𝙚 𝙏-𝙨𝙝𝙞𝙧𝙩 𝙤𝙣, 𝙨𝙝𝙤𝙬𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙤𝙛𝙛 𝙗𝙤𝙩𝙝 𝙤𝙛 𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙨𝙡𝙚𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙨. 𝙊𝙣𝙚 𝙘𝙖𝙩𝙘𝙝𝙚𝙨 𝙢𝙮 𝙚𝙮𝙚. 𝙄𝙩’𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙖 𝙬𝙤𝙢𝙖𝙣 𝙙𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙚𝙙 𝙞𝙣 𝙖 𝙣𝙪𝙣 𝙘𝙤𝙨𝙩𝙪𝙢𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙘𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙧𝙚 𝙗𝙤𝙙𝙮; 𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙨𝙚𝙚 𝙞𝙨 𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙛𝙖𝙘𝙚. 𝙎𝙝𝙚’𝙨 𝙜𝙤𝙩 𝙖 𝙗𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙜𝙖𝙜 𝙞𝙣 𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙢𝙤𝙪𝙩𝙝 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙖 𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙙𝙧𝙤𝙤𝙡 𝙧𝙪𝙣𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙙𝙤𝙬𝙣 𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙘𝙝𝙞𝙣, 𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙢𝙖𝙠𝙚𝙪𝙥 𝙨𝙢𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙚𝙙, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙨𝙝𝙚 𝙝𝙖𝙨 𝙖𝙣 𝙪𝙥𝙨𝙞𝙙𝙚 𝙙𝙤𝙬𝙣 𝙘𝙧𝙤𝙨𝙨 𝙤𝙣 𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙘𝙝𝙚𝙚𝙠. 𝙈𝙮 𝙚𝙮𝙚𝙨 𝙡𝙞𝙛𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙗𝙡𝙪𝙚 𝙚𝙮𝙚𝙨, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙢𝙞𝙧𝙠𝙨, 𝙘𝙖𝙩𝙘𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙢𝙚 𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜.
ᴛʜᴇ ꜱɪɴɴᴇʀ ↳ 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙜𝙪𝙮 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙜𝙖𝙜𝙜𝙚𝙙 𝙣𝙪𝙣 𝙩𝙖𝙩𝙩𝙤𝙤 𝙨𝙡𝙖𝙥𝙨 𝙢𝙚 𝙤𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙗𝙖𝙘𝙠, 𝙜𝙞𝙫𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖 𝙙𝙖𝙧𝙠 𝙘𝙝𝙪𝙘𝙠𝙡𝙚. ❝𝙒𝙚’𝙫𝙚 𝙣𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙝𝙖𝙙 𝙨𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙬𝙞𝙡𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙡𝙮 𝙜𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙢𝙨𝙚𝙡𝙫𝙚𝙨 𝙪𝙥. 𝙄𝙩 𝙬𝙤𝙣’𝙩 𝙗𝙚 𝙖𝙨 𝙛𝙪𝙣 𝙠𝙣𝙤𝙬𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙬𝙤𝙣’𝙩 𝙥𝙪𝙩 𝙪𝙥 𝙖 𝙛𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩.❞
ᴄᴀʀɴᴀɢᴇ ↳ ❝𝙃𝙤𝙬 𝙢𝙖𝙣𝙮 𝙬𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙣 𝙙𝙤 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙙 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙗𝙖𝙨𝙚𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩, 𝙆𝙖𝙨𝙝??❞
❝𝙉𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙧𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙣𝙤𝙬. 𝘽𝙪𝙩 𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙙𝙖𝙮 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙬𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙗𝙚 𝙤𝙣𝙚. 𝙄'𝙢 𝙖 𝙥𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙢𝙖𝙣.❞
𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙬𝙖𝙮 𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙖𝙮𝙨 𝙞𝙩 𝙩𝙚𝙡𝙡𝙨 𝙢𝙚 𝙝𝙚 𝙖𝙡𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙮 𝙠𝙣𝙤𝙬𝙨 𝙚𝙭𝙖𝙘𝙩𝙡𝙮 𝙬𝙝𝙤 𝙞𝙩 𝙬𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙗𝙚.
ᴍᴀᴅɴᴇꜱꜱ ↳ 𝙆𝙖𝙨𝙝 𝙡𝙚𝙛𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙜𝙤 𝙨𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙎𝙞𝙣 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙟𝙤𝙠𝙚𝙨 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙢𝙚 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙬𝙖𝙞𝙩 𝙪𝙥 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙝𝙞𝙢. 𝙃𝙤𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙡𝙮, 𝙢𝙖𝙠𝙚𝙨 𝙢𝙚 𝙖 𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙩𝙡𝙚 𝙣𝙚𝙧𝙫𝙤𝙪𝙨. 𝙄𝙛 𝙖𝙣𝙮 𝙩𝙬𝙤 𝙇𝙤𝙧𝙙𝙨 𝙘𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙 𝙛𝙪𝙘𝙠 𝙨𝙤𝙢𝙚 𝙨𝙝𝙞𝙩 𝙪𝙥, 𝙞𝙩'𝙡𝙡 𝙗𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙢. 𝙀𝙨𝙥𝙚𝙘𝙞𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙮 𝙩𝙤𝙜𝙚𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧.
𝑺𝒑𝒂𝒅𝒆 𝒃𝒓𝒐𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓 ♤♠♤
ᴛʜᴇ ꜱɪɴɴᴇʀ ↳ 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙚𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙙 𝙜𝙪𝙮 𝙝𝙖𝙨 𝙖 𝙬𝙝𝙞𝙩𝙚 𝙏-𝙨𝙝𝙞𝙧𝙩 𝙤𝙣, 𝙨𝙝𝙤𝙬𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙤𝙛𝙛 𝙗𝙤𝙩𝙝 𝙤𝙛 𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙨𝙡𝙚𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙨. 𝙊𝙣𝙚 𝙘𝙖𝙩𝙘𝙝𝙚𝙨 𝙢𝙮 𝙚𝙮𝙚. 𝙄𝙩’𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙖 𝙬𝙤𝙢𝙖𝙣 𝙙𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙚𝙙 𝙞𝙣 𝙖 𝙣𝙪𝙣 𝙘𝙤𝙨𝙩𝙪𝙢𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙘𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙧𝙚 𝙗𝙤𝙙𝙮; 𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙨𝙚𝙚 𝙞𝙨 𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙛𝙖𝙘𝙚. 𝙎𝙝𝙚’𝙨 𝙜𝙤𝙩 𝙖 𝙗𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙜𝙖𝙜 𝙞𝙣 𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙢𝙤𝙪𝙩𝙝 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙖 𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙙𝙧𝙤𝙤𝙡 𝙧𝙪𝙣𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙙𝙤𝙬𝙣 𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙘𝙝𝙞𝙣, 𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙢𝙖𝙠𝙚𝙪𝙥 𝙨𝙢𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙚𝙙, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙨𝙝𝙚 𝙝𝙖𝙨 𝙖𝙣 𝙪𝙥𝙨𝙞𝙙𝙚 𝙙𝙤𝙬𝙣 𝙘𝙧𝙤𝙨𝙨 𝙤𝙣 𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙘𝙝𝙚𝙚𝙠. 𝙈𝙮 𝙚𝙮𝙚𝙨 𝙡𝙞𝙛𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙗𝙡𝙪𝙚 𝙚𝙮𝙚𝙨, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙢𝙞𝙧𝙠𝙨, 𝙘𝙖𝙩𝙘𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙢𝙚 𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜.
ᴛʜᴇ ꜱɪɴɴᴇʀ ↳ 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙜𝙪𝙮 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙜𝙖𝙜𝙜𝙚𝙙 𝙣𝙪𝙣 𝙩𝙖𝙩𝙩𝙤𝙤 𝙨𝙡𝙖𝙥𝙨 𝙢𝙚 𝙤𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙗𝙖𝙘𝙠, 𝙜𝙞𝙫𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖 𝙙𝙖𝙧𝙠 𝙘𝙝𝙪𝙘𝙠𝙡𝙚. ❝𝙒𝙚’𝙫𝙚 𝙣𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙝𝙖𝙙 𝙨𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙬𝙞𝙡𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙡𝙮 𝙜𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙢𝙨𝙚𝙡𝙫𝙚𝙨 𝙪𝙥. 𝙄𝙩 𝙬𝙤𝙣’𝙩 𝙗𝙚 𝙖𝙨 𝙛𝙪𝙣 𝙠𝙣𝙤𝙬𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙬𝙤𝙣’𝙩 𝙥𝙪𝙩 𝙪𝙥 𝙖 𝙛𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩.❞
ᴄᴀʀɴᴀɢᴇ ↳ ❝𝙃𝙤𝙬 𝙢𝙖𝙣𝙮 𝙬𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙣 𝙙𝙤 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙙 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙗𝙖𝙨𝙚𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩, 𝙆𝙖𝙨𝙝??❞
❝𝙉𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙧𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙣𝙤𝙬. 𝘽𝙪𝙩 𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙙𝙖𝙮 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙬𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙗𝙚 𝙤𝙣𝙚. 𝙄'𝙢 𝙖 𝙥𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙢𝙖𝙣.❞
𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙬𝙖𝙮 𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙖𝙮𝙨 𝙞𝙩 𝙩𝙚𝙡𝙡𝙨 𝙢𝙚 𝙝𝙚 𝙖𝙡𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙮 𝙠𝙣𝙤𝙬𝙨 𝙚𝙭𝙖𝙘𝙩𝙡𝙮 𝙬𝙝𝙤 𝙞𝙩 𝙬𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙗𝙚.
ᴍᴀᴅɴᴇꜱꜱ ↳ 𝙆𝙖𝙨𝙝 𝙡𝙚𝙛𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙜𝙤 𝙨𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙎𝙞𝙣 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙟𝙤𝙠𝙚𝙨 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙢𝙚 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙬𝙖𝙞𝙩 𝙪𝙥 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙝𝙞𝙢. 𝙃𝙤𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙡𝙮, 𝙢𝙖𝙠𝙚𝙨 𝙢𝙚 𝙖 𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙩𝙡𝙚 𝙣𝙚𝙧𝙫𝙤𝙪𝙨. 𝙄𝙛 𝙖𝙣𝙮 𝙩𝙬𝙤 𝙇𝙤𝙧𝙙𝙨 𝙘𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙 𝙛𝙪𝙘𝙠 𝙨𝙤𝙢𝙚 𝙨𝙝𝙞𝙩 𝙪𝙥, 𝙞𝙩'𝙡𝙡 𝙗𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙢. 𝙀𝙨𝙥𝙚𝙘𝙞𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙮 𝙩𝙤𝙜𝙚𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧.
January 11, 2026
long for nothing
Want to read
December 15, 2025Asking for a friend: Why are ppl already giving five star reviews without reading the book first?
January 13, 2026
OMG. No words to describe how much i loved the roller coaster of a book
I was great every part of it.
Starting from the play list. To the characters i cried and laughed and got a heart ache cause of it
Kash. I thought i would hate his book but no i loved him how he was caring and a good man
He knew what he wanted and pursued it
Eve what she endured it was too much yet she survived i cried for her alot. This poor girl 🥹💔
Still hate Ashyton. She is a real bitch
Hayden my man.
Tayson is the best.
Sinny hated and loved him in the book 🥹♥️
Adam. ( still can’t decide on love or hate him TBH)
When saint said ( if i have to hear this song one more time i will cut my ears off ) pretty sure my headphones have the same reaction to me listening to Hallelujah for three days straight on a repeat 😅😂
I was great every part of it.
Starting from the play list. To the characters i cried and laughed and got a heart ache cause of it
Kash. I thought i would hate his book but no i loved him how he was caring and a good man
He knew what he wanted and pursued it
Eve what she endured it was too much yet she survived i cried for her alot. This poor girl 🥹💔
Still hate Ashyton. She is a real bitch
Hayden my man.
Tayson is the best.
Sinny hated and loved him in the book 🥹♥️
Adam. ( still can’t decide on love or hate him TBH)
When saint said ( if i have to hear this song one more time i will cut my ears off ) pretty sure my headphones have the same reaction to me listening to Hallelujah for three days straight on a repeat 😅😂
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January 14, 2026I'm so excited, i feel like throwing up.
I don't care who this is about i just hope there's no sharing. I couldn't read Carnage but I love the rest so much I'm literally obsessed 😭😭😭😭
Thoughts while reading:
NO SHARING!!!! My prayers were answered. Thank you Shantel. 🧎
I absolutely love how obsessed Kashton is. That man is so possessive!
I hate that he still fucks other women even though he keeps talking about how long he searched for her and how obsessed he is. In the same chapter he started with fucking another woman (mentioned not showed) and then calls Eve his future wife and gets extremely mad when someone mentioned that she’s fucking someone else. Like ok double standard.
I always appreciate Shantel’s humor. I can’t even tell if it’s intentional or not but every book made me laugh so hard. It’s my type of humor.
The FMC is finding a target to kill, at a bar, a piece of shit that she lets flirt with her to bring him to her hotel room and butcher him all while the MMC is trigger happy watching her, full of anger and murderous energy wanting to break the damn door and kill the guy because he thinks she wants to hook up with him…that girl will make the poor man die from a heart attack one day.
Exactly what I was fucking saying. I started laughing so fucking hard when Elli pointed a SIG P220 at Kash’s face in the middle of the night when he appeared at their door even though Sin let him inside. We know who wears the pants in this marriage and it’s definitely not Sin. I love that man so much, I can’t even choose a favorite MMC. They’re all so fucking lovable 😭
I’m 100% not a fan of all these flashbacks. Give me their story not the past MC’s
I like how Kash has a whole relationship, marriage and future plans with Eve in his own head while she has absolutely no idea about it. He’s so insane. He’s one of us!
My blood is boiling. I saw on tiktok the Ashtyn scene. Charlotte might be better than Eve for not threatening the whore to knock her teeth out but Eve is even better than me because I would fucking do it. “You might be pregnant but your face isn’t.” She’s a queen. I want the whore dead since I funcking met her in the series
Never thought I would ever say this about a Shantel Tessier MMC but Kash is fucking ADORABLE. Like wtf this man is already head over heels for her and she talked to him once after meeting him again after so many years. For fucks sake, he is literally making life decisions around her and only her WTF THIS DUDE HAS ABSOLUTELY NO RIGHT TO BE THIS STINKING CUTE 😭
Eve injecting Kash with something to escape him, he wakes up face down in the dirt. With a note from her saying “don’t fuck with me. I fuck back”
The first thing he thinks when he sees that? “my future wife has a sense of humor. It’s adorable” sir you just woke up alone in the graveyard face down practically eating dirt because the girl you obviously want to marry, decided to stab you in the neck with a needle and put you to sleep…Shantel’s humor is always so good 🙂↕️
I’m laughing so fucking hard. She STAPLED THE NOTE ON HIS BACK.
I don't care who this is about i just hope there's no sharing. I couldn't read Carnage but I love the rest so much I'm literally obsessed 😭😭😭😭
Thoughts while reading:
NO SHARING!!!! My prayers were answered. Thank you Shantel. 🧎
I absolutely love how obsessed Kashton is. That man is so possessive!
I hate that he still fucks other women even though he keeps talking about how long he searched for her and how obsessed he is. In the same chapter he started with fucking another woman (mentioned not showed) and then calls Eve his future wife and gets extremely mad when someone mentioned that she’s fucking someone else. Like ok double standard.
I always appreciate Shantel’s humor. I can’t even tell if it’s intentional or not but every book made me laugh so hard. It’s my type of humor.
The FMC is finding a target to kill, at a bar, a piece of shit that she lets flirt with her to bring him to her hotel room and butcher him all while the MMC is trigger happy watching her, full of anger and murderous energy wanting to break the damn door and kill the guy because he thinks she wants to hook up with him…that girl will make the poor man die from a heart attack one day.
Exactly what I was fucking saying. I started laughing so fucking hard when Elli pointed a SIG P220 at Kash’s face in the middle of the night when he appeared at their door even though Sin let him inside. We know who wears the pants in this marriage and it’s definitely not Sin. I love that man so much, I can’t even choose a favorite MMC. They’re all so fucking lovable 😭
I’m 100% not a fan of all these flashbacks. Give me their story not the past MC’s
I like how Kash has a whole relationship, marriage and future plans with Eve in his own head while she has absolutely no idea about it. He’s so insane. He’s one of us!
My blood is boiling. I saw on tiktok the Ashtyn scene. Charlotte might be better than Eve for not threatening the whore to knock her teeth out but Eve is even better than me because I would fucking do it. “You might be pregnant but your face isn’t.” She’s a queen. I want the whore dead since I funcking met her in the series
Never thought I would ever say this about a Shantel Tessier MMC but Kash is fucking ADORABLE. Like wtf this man is already head over heels for her and she talked to him once after meeting him again after so many years. For fucks sake, he is literally making life decisions around her and only her WTF THIS DUDE HAS ABSOLUTELY NO RIGHT TO BE THIS STINKING CUTE 😭
Eve injecting Kash with something to escape him, he wakes up face down in the dirt. With a note from her saying “don’t fuck with me. I fuck back”
The first thing he thinks when he sees that? “my future wife has a sense of humor. It’s adorable” sir you just woke up alone in the graveyard face down practically eating dirt because the girl you obviously want to marry, decided to stab you in the neck with a needle and put you to sleep…Shantel’s humor is always so good 🙂↕️
I’m laughing so fucking hard. She STAPLED THE NOTE ON HIS BACK.
January 12, 2026
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
“𝙔𝙤𝙪’𝙧𝙚 𝙬𝙝𝙤 𝙄 𝙨𝙚𝙚 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙄 𝙘𝙡𝙤𝙨𝙚 𝙢𝙮 𝙚𝙮𝙚𝙨 𝙖𝙩 𝙣𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙬𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙗𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙡𝙖𝙨𝙩 𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙤𝙣 𝙄 𝙨𝙚𝙚 𝙗𝙚𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙄 𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙡𝙙. 𝙄’𝙢 𝙜𝙤𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙤 𝙨𝙥𝙚𝙣𝙙 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮 𝙙𝙖𝙮 𝙄 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙡𝙚𝙛𝙩 𝙙𝙚𝙫𝙤𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙢𝙮 𝙡𝙞𝙛𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙗𝙚𝙘𝙖𝙪𝙨𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙄 𝙬𝙖𝙣𝙩.”
WE ARE SO BACKKKK 🤪 I got GOOSEBUMPS reading the prologue oh how I have missed this world. Kash’s book did NOT disappoint. This story was dark, gripping, disturbing, consuming and unputdownable. Each book gets better and better Shantel how do you do this 😫
Some of my absolute favourite moments were Sin and Kash, Sin proving why he’s my favourite MMC, he was CHEFS KISS in this book. But KASHTON LANDON PIERCE? He was EVERYTHING, he lived up to my expectations and deserves all the love. He’s a dark golden retriever with feelings, the way his character was explored was *perfection*. It got a bit deep at times (which I was not prepared for) and I just wanted to hug him so bad because he’s NOT alone 😭 Now our FMC? I was NOT PREPARED. AT. ALL. She is such a badass and I can say with certainty my favourite FMC in the series. I loved Kash and our FMC together, while they had their struggles they persevered and the way Shantel wrote these two you could feel everything.
As always, the plot at large was INSANE and incredible. I was UNWELL so many times, screaming and crying, Shantel is a mastermind and I’m still reeling from this book. She writes the best secret society no one can change my mind! Kash was most definitely worth the wait! Now, can we talk about Adam.. I don’t know what to do with my life now, this book consumed me and I will be in a slump for the foreseeable future.
“𝙔𝙤𝙪’𝙧𝙚 𝙬𝙝𝙤 𝙄 𝙨𝙚𝙚 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙄 𝙘𝙡𝙤𝙨𝙚 𝙢𝙮 𝙚𝙮𝙚𝙨 𝙖𝙩 𝙣𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙬𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙗𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙡𝙖𝙨𝙩 𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙤𝙣 𝙄 𝙨𝙚𝙚 𝙗𝙚𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙄 𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙡𝙙. 𝙄’𝙢 𝙜𝙤𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙤 𝙨𝙥𝙚𝙣𝙙 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮 𝙙𝙖𝙮 𝙄 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙡𝙚𝙛𝙩 𝙙𝙚𝙫𝙤𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙢𝙮 𝙡𝙞𝙛𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙗𝙚𝙘𝙖𝙪𝙨𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙄 𝙬𝙖𝙣𝙩.”
WE ARE SO BACKKKK 🤪 I got GOOSEBUMPS reading the prologue oh how I have missed this world. Kash’s book did NOT disappoint. This story was dark, gripping, disturbing, consuming and unputdownable. Each book gets better and better Shantel how do you do this 😫
Some of my absolute favourite moments were Sin and Kash, Sin proving why he’s my favourite MMC, he was CHEFS KISS in this book. But KASHTON LANDON PIERCE? He was EVERYTHING, he lived up to my expectations and deserves all the love. He’s a dark golden retriever with feelings, the way his character was explored was *perfection*. It got a bit deep at times (which I was not prepared for) and I just wanted to hug him so bad because he’s NOT alone 😭 Now our FMC? I was NOT PREPARED. AT. ALL. She is such a badass and I can say with certainty my favourite FMC in the series. I loved Kash and our FMC together, while they had their struggles they persevered and the way Shantel wrote these two you could feel everything.
As always, the plot at large was INSANE and incredible. I was UNWELL so many times, screaming and crying, Shantel is a mastermind and I’m still reeling from this book. She writes the best secret society no one can change my mind! Kash was most definitely worth the wait! Now, can we talk about Adam.. I don’t know what to do with my life now, this book consumed me and I will be in a slump for the foreseeable future.
January 7, 2026
It is time…Time for Kashton Landon Pierces BOOK! And what a ride this book what. First and foremost. Please read the authors notes before reading this book. As always this is a dark romance and this contains contents that might be unsettling to some. Now If I had to pick between my favorite Spade brother’s book. It would have to be between this one and Haidyn’s book Madness! I feel like in this one so much comes together. I when from wanting to binge the book because I needed to know everything to never wanting it to end so I decided to slow down my reading. I verbally shouted YES! Multiple times!!! There have been multiple times I Have wanted to reread this series but haven’t and now because of Chaotic I am going to do this. I am not ready to let it go…SO the reread is going to begin of the whole L.O.R.D.S universe. And I have a feeling that at the end KASH is going to be a top contender for a favorite. Because I JUST LOVED Him and his girl in this book so much!! Who is his girl? Wellll you need to read it ;)
January 10, 2026
I got to 10% and it was trying so hard to be badass instead of just telling a story. I've found The Ritual and The Sacrifice to be my favorites of the series, but every book after those two just seem to be trying too hard. Every book is just a ton of child abuse with added trauma and hardcore sex. It's annoying at this point.
ETA:
I think I figured out why I this book annoys me so much, especially its characters. FMC wants revenge against someone/something. She's allegedly devoted to her schemes and consumed by her revenge. So why is she offering sex to a stranger? Is she recording it to blackmail him later? Is she seducing him to use later? Or is she just horny? Every show I've watched, book I've read, and in real life, people don't engage in relationships, because they are so consumed by rage and the need for revenge that people are peripheral. The only time they even notice people is because they surround them or are thought of as pawns. So Everett just getting it on with a stranger for no reason makes absolutely no sense.
Why is Everett trembling when she wants to show loyalty? You'd think she would've practiced feigning confidence, so as not to show weakness in front of the people taught to identify and exploit every flaw.
MMC is no better - he slept with a random stranger, but the dude has no assurances that she doesn't know who he is, if she'll lie about what happened, or that he let his objective go. If FMC wouldn't have killed the objective, MMC would be a literal failure, because his brain stopped working because "pwetty woman; dick making decisions OF SURVIVAL."
I also want to point out that you can be dark and edgy without child abuse (Ryat, Alexius by Bella J.). I also want to point out that just having infertility as another sad experience is dumb. Why not have the characters make the choice to remain childfree, because they don't want what they went through to affect any children they may have. That's character-driven, instead of forcing the plot by stupid decisions.
Movies/shows: The Glory, Zemheri, Arafta
Books: Lothaire (Kresley Cole), Pleasure Unbound (Larissa Ione)
Real life: Zhang Kou Kou
I dnf'd at like 10% and I'm not going to read OVER 800 pages of stupidity and sex, when the book has nothing new or fresh to offer. Did Tessier get jealous of Alchemized or something? There's no way a book with characters as stupid as these will accomplish anything worthwhile, even with the extra allotted time.
I wish authors would stop giving ARCs to the same 5-star people. They aren't going to rate them accurately. Assign it randomly through a book review company.
ETA:
I think I figured out why I this book annoys me so much, especially its characters. FMC wants revenge against someone/something. She's allegedly devoted to her schemes and consumed by her revenge. So why is she offering sex to a stranger? Is she recording it to blackmail him later? Is she seducing him to use later? Or is she just horny? Every show I've watched, book I've read, and in real life, people don't engage in relationships, because they are so consumed by rage and the need for revenge that people are peripheral. The only time they even notice people is because they surround them or are thought of as pawns. So Everett just getting it on with a stranger for no reason makes absolutely no sense.
Why is Everett trembling when she wants to show loyalty? You'd think she would've practiced feigning confidence, so as not to show weakness in front of the people taught to identify and exploit every flaw.
MMC is no better - he slept with a random stranger, but the dude has no assurances that she doesn't know who he is, if she'll lie about what happened, or that he let his objective go. If FMC wouldn't have killed the objective, MMC would be a literal failure, because his brain stopped working because "pwetty woman; dick making decisions OF SURVIVAL."
I also want to point out that you can be dark and edgy without child abuse (Ryat, Alexius by Bella J.). I also want to point out that just having infertility as another sad experience is dumb. Why not have the characters make the choice to remain childfree, because they don't want what they went through to affect any children they may have. That's character-driven, instead of forcing the plot by stupid decisions.
Movies/shows: The Glory, Zemheri, Arafta
Books: Lothaire (Kresley Cole), Pleasure Unbound (Larissa Ione)
Real life: Zhang Kou Kou
I dnf'd at like 10% and I'm not going to read OVER 800 pages of stupidity and sex, when the book has nothing new or fresh to offer. Did Tessier get jealous of Alchemized or something? There's no way a book with characters as stupid as these will accomplish anything worthwhile, even with the extra allotted time.
I wish authors would stop giving ARCs to the same 5-star people. They aren't going to rate them accurately. Assign it randomly through a book review company.
January 5, 2026
Full review to come but just know you’re not ready for this book. The story and all the pieces that fall in place from previous books. Spectacular give me 14 of em right neowwwww🥵
Kashton is top tier TOP TIER🗣️🗣️
Kashton is top tier TOP TIER🗣️🗣️
January 12, 2026
3.75 stars
I loved the book but.. it was my least favourite so far. I’m not sure it needed to be that long if I’m honest but I powered through because Shantel is a mastermind and I needed to know everything.
The Mmc & fmc were written really well. I enjoyed finally seeing things from kashtons pov. The twists and turns in this book is crazy and you constantly never know where it’s going to go so keeps you on edge.
However it was disappointing to read the change of other characters, especially Ashtyn. I don’t know whether Shantel played into the all the hate or what, but to see her portrayed how she was, was such a disservice to her character. Don’t get why you’d ruin another fmc from book you’ve already done. I don’t know whether it’s because kash and haidyn had to dislike her so they could be happy with someone else and it be believable? I just don’t get it. Making it sound like saint was exhausted of her as well it was just such a let down. Trying to put a bow around it on the end wasn’t even enough because I knew that it had already ruined her, even the epilogue. “Ashtyn is just Ashtyn” The same with Adam to be honest, even in the end his character took a bashing. I will continue the series and I hope in Adam’s book there is redemption for both him and Ashtyn as this book ruined them.
I loved the book but.. it was my least favourite so far. I’m not sure it needed to be that long if I’m honest but I powered through because Shantel is a mastermind and I needed to know everything.
The Mmc & fmc were written really well. I enjoyed finally seeing things from kashtons pov. The twists and turns in this book is crazy and you constantly never know where it’s going to go so keeps you on edge.
However it was disappointing to read the change of other characters, especially Ashtyn. I don’t know whether Shantel played into the all the hate or what, but to see her portrayed how she was, was such a disservice to her character. Don’t get why you’d ruin another fmc from book you’ve already done. I don’t know whether it’s because kash and haidyn had to dislike her so they could be happy with someone else and it be believable? I just don’t get it. Making it sound like saint was exhausted of her as well it was just such a let down. Trying to put a bow around it on the end wasn’t even enough because I knew that it had already ruined her, even the epilogue. “Ashtyn is just Ashtyn” The same with Adam to be honest, even in the end his character took a bashing. I will continue the series and I hope in Adam’s book there is redemption for both him and Ashtyn as this book ruined them.
January 13, 2026
What can I say…
If you’ve read one book in the L.O.R.D.S Series you’ve read them all🤷🏻♀️.
I mean the plots, tropes, secret sibling, fake deaths and “goodbye” letters are so similar at this point all the books just blend together.
Don’t worry tho Ashtyn is still a shady bitch but now so is Adam, must be a sibling thing.
If you’ve read one book in the L.O.R.D.S Series you’ve read them all🤷🏻♀️.
I mean the plots, tropes, secret sibling, fake deaths and “goodbye” letters are so similar at this point all the books just blend together.
Don’t worry tho Ashtyn is still a shady bitch but now so is Adam, must be a sibling thing.
January 11, 2026
Review coming soon but know that this series is my Roman Empire!!!
Review of advance copy
Here we go again.
I really thought that this time it would be different but I don't know what drugs i was on when i decided that. Probably the drugs that they give the girl before they fuck them.
I dnf-ed this book at 43% and let me tell you this book is not small. It's 822 pages of pure smut. Now, don't get me wrong i love me some smuty books but this is not the smut that is enjoyable for me.
I've read the last 6 books from this series and they weren't any better honestly. The only books i enjoyed a lil bit were The Ritual and Madness.
Now for the review, i went into this thinking that Kashton is going to be my favorite MMC from this series, but alas i was proven wrong....again.
I've read almost 400 pages of this book and I just don't have it in me to finish it. I feel like nothing happened in these 400 pages except the MMC tormenting the poor FMC.
My problem with Shantel's books is that she writes the most god awful men I've ever read, and i have read around 250 books. And she writes her females like they're a breeding stock and that are only good for that. Also in most cases the FMC's are dumb as a rock.Like i said i love smut in books but i also like some story with it.
I have no words for the things that happened to Everett and i feel the most connected to her than most FMC's. I liked her character but she obviously couldn't develop next to Kashton. If you read this you know she was a part of the dollhouse training system and program and she managed to get out at 20. After she decided to fight for women who were in the same situation as her by killing the men from the organization.
But Kashton decided that the job was too much for her so he decided to make her his by chaining her to a wall in his basement. Wow what a gentleman.
That's where i decided to stop.
Every time i read one of her books i get this... uneasy feeling in my chest everytime because i feel sorry for the women because they have no other choice in the books but to be the mens "whores". In most cases the either end up married to them or knocked up.
And her explanation is that they didn't have another choice or that their life is now better as their wives.
If you ask me i think that's total bullshit.
There was a line in this books where Sin from The Sinner says that he HAD to break Elli in order to have her as a wife and that not only was it hard for her but for HIM also. If you don't remember Sin made talies on Elli so her future husband saw how many times he made her come and told her that her husband wouldn't want her now, later Elli tried using bleach to wash her skin.
Do you hear how fucked up that sounds? He later made a comment how it didn't matter if that broke her because he was gonna have her anyways. I don't know if dislike Sin or Saint more.
Also Shantel writes her FMC's so they hate eachother. I think she purposefully made Ashtyn so fucking annoying that nobody would like her. She had all three brothers but now when they all have their wives she is jealous of them because she doesn't have all three of them anymore. It's like one husband to her is not enough. OMG she's so fucking annoying she chased Haydin so much in this book, but ohhh she just wants to be his baby girl again. I really hope that Charlotte fights her later in this or in the next ones because I won't be reading them.
I found Kashton so annoying for tormenting Everett every chance he got. Like Everett said to him "Kashton stop following me, get a life." he literally doesn't. And i hate that his "brothers" pointed out that she would be useless as a Lady because she can't have children.
I really hope Shantel changes her view on babytraping as MMC's way to keep their women. Also it would be more accurate if she gave ARCs to random readers and not the ones that rate her every book a 5 star read.
Remember that this is my opinion and if you liked this books there's nothing wrong with having a different one. I support all readers opinions and i really hope that this is not the case for you and that you liked this book💋
I really thought that this time it would be different but I don't know what drugs i was on when i decided that. Probably the drugs that they give the girl before they fuck them.
I dnf-ed this book at 43% and let me tell you this book is not small. It's 822 pages of pure smut. Now, don't get me wrong i love me some smuty books but this is not the smut that is enjoyable for me.
I've read the last 6 books from this series and they weren't any better honestly. The only books i enjoyed a lil bit were The Ritual and Madness.
Now for the review, i went into this thinking that Kashton is going to be my favorite MMC from this series, but alas i was proven wrong....again.
I've read almost 400 pages of this book and I just don't have it in me to finish it. I feel like nothing happened in these 400 pages except the MMC tormenting the poor FMC.
My problem with Shantel's books is that she writes the most god awful men I've ever read, and i have read around 250 books. And she writes her females like they're a breeding stock and that are only good for that. Also in most cases the FMC's are dumb as a rock.Like i said i love smut in books but i also like some story with it.
I have no words for the things that happened to Everett and i feel the most connected to her than most FMC's. I liked her character but she obviously couldn't develop next to Kashton. If you read this you know she was a part of the dollhouse training system and program and she managed to get out at 20. After she decided to fight for women who were in the same situation as her by killing the men from the organization.
But Kashton decided that the job was too much for her so he decided to make her his by chaining her to a wall in his basement. Wow what a gentleman.
That's where i decided to stop.
Every time i read one of her books i get this... uneasy feeling in my chest everytime because i feel sorry for the women because they have no other choice in the books but to be the mens "whores". In most cases the either end up married to them or knocked up.
And her explanation is that they didn't have another choice or that their life is now better as their wives.
If you ask me i think that's total bullshit.
There was a line in this books where Sin from The Sinner says that he HAD to break Elli in order to have her as a wife and that not only was it hard for her but for HIM also. If you don't remember Sin made talies on Elli so her future husband saw how many times he made her come and told her that her husband wouldn't want her now, later Elli tried using bleach to wash her skin.
Do you hear how fucked up that sounds? He later made a comment how it didn't matter if that broke her because he was gonna have her anyways. I don't know if dislike Sin or Saint more.
Also Shantel writes her FMC's so they hate eachother. I think she purposefully made Ashtyn so fucking annoying that nobody would like her. She had all three brothers but now when they all have their wives she is jealous of them because she doesn't have all three of them anymore. It's like one husband to her is not enough. OMG she's so fucking annoying she chased Haydin so much in this book, but ohhh she just wants to be his baby girl again. I really hope that Charlotte fights her later in this or in the next ones because I won't be reading them.
I found Kashton so annoying for tormenting Everett every chance he got. Like Everett said to him "Kashton stop following me, get a life." he literally doesn't. And i hate that his "brothers" pointed out that she would be useless as a Lady because she can't have children.
I really hope Shantel changes her view on babytraping as MMC's way to keep their women. Also it would be more accurate if she gave ARCs to random readers and not the ones that rate her every book a 5 star read.
Remember that this is my opinion and if you liked this books there's nothing wrong with having a different one. I support all readers opinions and i really hope that this is not the case for you and that you liked this book💋
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
January 12, 2026
⭐️3.5
I’m very emotionally conflicted.
Everything that happened to Eve was absolutely horrendous. She is so strong to have survived all that and come out an absolute badass. But her chapters of her past just killed me. No one deserves to go through what she did. I truly wish Haidyn had known about her sooner. He would have protected her with his life. And it gutted me how many times Kash was right there in front of her without knowing.
I will say that Kashton seems like the kindest of all the bunch. It pained me to see how hurt he was that Haidyn shut him out of his life. He always felt so alone. I love how he went to bat for Eve. He didn’t let anyone fuck around about his girl.
My emotional conflict comes in with how Kash treated her grooming. I DESPISED when he told her she needed to be used to feel good. I get it was kind of trying to say that’s how she was groomed/trained and there’s no shame in feeling good about orgasming that way but I just hated that at times it felt like he was just another fucked up man who used her. I know Kash loved her wholeheartedly but I hated how physical their relationship mostly felt.
I don’t like how the endings of the last two books have felt so far fetched. The whole twin thing already happened in Madness and now it is being used again?! Just feels like something out of a telenovela. And you’re telling me that Bill is this mastermind …I still don’t trust him or Adam. In the previous book, I thought Adam was going to be the good guy who takes out the LORDS but I hate him after this book. He’s hiding so much and all that BS he pulled with Eve. Kash should have shot him a few more times. I’m willing to give him a chance in his book but I feel like all that happens in his book is also going to be far fetched.
Ughhh, but the entire part where Kash thought he lost Eve really broke my heart. I sobbed nonstop for all those chapters. I will say, might just be me ….but maybe the first thing to do after being shot and seeing my husband is NOT to have rough sex…..but that’s just me 🤷🏽♀️
I actually started skipping all their sex scenes about halfway through because it was just the same thing over and over. I just wanted to know more about the bigger plot. The book could have been at least 200 pages shorter I would say.
My favorite part was all the Ashton hate because I too hate bitch. Ooooof, when she said what she did to Eve…she lucky it’s words on pages because I would have beat her ass otherwise. Saint 100% deserved better.
I also absolutely adored Sin and Kash’s friendship!
I’m very emotionally conflicted.
Everything that happened to Eve was absolutely horrendous. She is so strong to have survived all that and come out an absolute badass. But her chapters of her past just killed me. No one deserves to go through what she did. I truly wish Haidyn had known about her sooner. He would have protected her with his life. And it gutted me how many times Kash was right there in front of her without knowing.
I will say that Kashton seems like the kindest of all the bunch. It pained me to see how hurt he was that Haidyn shut him out of his life. He always felt so alone. I love how he went to bat for Eve. He didn’t let anyone fuck around about his girl.
My emotional conflict comes in with how Kash treated her grooming. I DESPISED when he told her she needed to be used to feel good. I get it was kind of trying to say that’s how she was groomed/trained and there’s no shame in feeling good about orgasming that way but I just hated that at times it felt like he was just another fucked up man who used her. I know Kash loved her wholeheartedly but I hated how physical their relationship mostly felt.
I don’t like how the endings of the last two books have felt so far fetched. The whole twin thing already happened in Madness and now it is being used again?! Just feels like something out of a telenovela. And you’re telling me that Bill is this mastermind …I still don’t trust him or Adam. In the previous book, I thought Adam was going to be the good guy who takes out the LORDS but I hate him after this book. He’s hiding so much and all that BS he pulled with Eve. Kash should have shot him a few more times. I’m willing to give him a chance in his book but I feel like all that happens in his book is also going to be far fetched.
Ughhh, but the entire part where Kash thought he lost Eve really broke my heart. I sobbed nonstop for all those chapters. I will say, might just be me ….but maybe the first thing to do after being shot and seeing my husband is NOT to have rough sex…..but that’s just me 🤷🏽♀️
I actually started skipping all their sex scenes about halfway through because it was just the same thing over and over. I just wanted to know more about the bigger plot. The book could have been at least 200 pages shorter I would say.
My favorite part was all the Ashton hate because I too hate bitch. Ooooof, when she said what she did to Eve…she lucky it’s words on pages because I would have beat her ass otherwise. Saint 100% deserved better.
I also absolutely adored Sin and Kash’s friendship!
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
January 9, 2026
Kashton Landon Pierce has officially claimed the title of my favorite Spade Brother so far, and his FMC right alongside him!
I love the way Shantel’s mind works. This story is absolutely phenomenal, packed with trauma, raw emotional depth, and everything that makes the LORDS series so unforgettable.
I’m beyond honored to be part of Shantel’s street team and to watch her continue to grow as an author while seeing this series truly blossom.
This series will forever be my Roman Empire and one of the reasons I fell so deeply in love with dark romance. Shantel, I couldn’t be prouder of you, this is a true work of art with everything coming together perfectly. I’m already counting down the days for Adam’s story. 🖤
If you’re new to the LORDS series, it is a dark college romance, with heavy emphasis on dark. Please check your trigger warnings.
This is book seven, and it’s highly recommended to read the series in order.
I love the way Shantel’s mind works. This story is absolutely phenomenal, packed with trauma, raw emotional depth, and everything that makes the LORDS series so unforgettable.
I’m beyond honored to be part of Shantel’s street team and to watch her continue to grow as an author while seeing this series truly blossom.
This series will forever be my Roman Empire and one of the reasons I fell so deeply in love with dark romance. Shantel, I couldn’t be prouder of you, this is a true work of art with everything coming together perfectly. I’m already counting down the days for Adam’s story. 🖤
If you’re new to the LORDS series, it is a dark college romance, with heavy emphasis on dark. Please check your trigger warnings.
This is book seven, and it’s highly recommended to read the series in order.
January 11, 2026
So this thick boy could have seriously been reduced in pages. The plot- perfection. The FMC - the best one yet. Kash- My fave.
I absolutely loved the fast pace. The story was perfection. All of the cross overs with other books and series I so enjoyed. Loved seeing Jasmine and Cross.
Many questions answered. Many left unanswered.
But, and I get this is a Shantel book, but the sex between them became too repetitive. I would say 20% of that could’ve been left out.
Also. I’d love more backstory on the twin. Like WTF? That’s all we get?
I would also love a Novella of Haidyn, Charolette and Muffins. 😂
Lastly. Ashtyn’s still a bitch.
ETA: Not a fan of all of the past and present with memories etc.
The abuse is also getting repetitive in this series.
I absolutely loved the fast pace. The story was perfection. All of the cross overs with other books and series I so enjoyed. Loved seeing Jasmine and Cross.
Many questions answered. Many left unanswered.
But, and I get this is a Shantel book, but the sex between them became too repetitive. I would say 20% of that could’ve been left out.
Also. I’d love more backstory on the twin. Like WTF? That’s all we get?
I would also love a Novella of Haidyn, Charolette and Muffins. 😂
Lastly. Ashtyn’s still a bitch.
ETA: Not a fan of all of the past and present with memories etc.
The abuse is also getting repetitive in this series.
January 12, 2026
WHEEWW
First off, this had no business being 800 pages long. I am EXHAUSTED
Secondly, Kashton… who knew you were such a romantic??
Eve is now my fave FMC in this series but boy did they break my heart with her life story
Im about to spend the next few hours staring at a wall..
This was more like a 4.5 ⭐️ just cause I felt like it dragged on forever but otherwise, I loved it.
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Just a note, I would give anything to not read about Ashtyn ever again 😂
First off, this had no business being 800 pages long. I am EXHAUSTED
Secondly, Kashton… who knew you were such a romantic??
Eve is now my fave FMC in this series but boy did they break my heart with her life story
Im about to spend the next few hours staring at a wall..
This was more like a 4.5 ⭐️ just cause I felt like it dragged on forever but otherwise, I loved it.
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Just a note, I would give anything to not read about Ashtyn ever again 😂
January 9, 2026
This book was a complete whirlwind and I honestly think Kashton just took the top spot for my fave MMC and knocked Haidyn and Tyson off without a second thought! And without spoiling anything about who our fmc is…I’m just going to say that I am so in love and obsessed with her as well!!
As usual, Shantel gives us so many twists and surprises which made me want to keep reading and occasionally throw my kindle lol. This book was also full of so many emotions and I was definitely crying my freaking eyes out too. This series just keeps getting better and better and I will be thinking about this book for a LONG time. Enjoy Kash daddy babes!
As usual, Shantel gives us so many twists and surprises which made me want to keep reading and occasionally throw my kindle lol. This book was also full of so many emotions and I was definitely crying my freaking eyes out too. This series just keeps getting better and better and I will be thinking about this book for a LONG time. Enjoy Kash daddy babes!
Review of advance copy
what a rollercoaster!! I devoured this book in two days!! so many questions have been answered but more questions I have! 🤯🥵🤤
January 12, 2026
My favourite book in the entire series hands down, no questions asked👏🏼
January 13, 2026
5⭐️ I’m gonna have to sit with this one.. but it was hands down one of the best dark romance books I’ve ever read.
Review of advance copy
Ok, Kashton is my new favorite lord
January 9, 2026
6 stars. I’m unwell. This story has forever altered my brain chemistry. 🖤♠️
Chaotic absolutely consumed and destroyed me.
Kash and his FMC’s story tore me apart and put me back together. The tension, obsession, and emotional wreckage hit so hard.
I’ll need at least a business week to recover.
Chaotic absolutely consumed and destroyed me.
Kash and his FMC’s story tore me apart and put me back together. The tension, obsession, and emotional wreckage hit so hard.
I’ll need at least a business week to recover.
January 14, 2026
♠️ 𝕮𝖍𝖆𝖔𝖙𝖎𝖈 ♠️
✍🏼 ꜱʜᴀɴᴛᴇʟ ᴛᴇꜱꜱɪᴇʀ | @shantel_tessierauthor
𝘕𝘰 𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘪𝘭𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘮𝘦 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸, 𝘊𝘩𝘢𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘤 𝘧𝘶𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘶𝘱 𝘵𝘰 𝘪𝘵𝘴 𝘯𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘺𝘰𝘶’𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘪𝘥𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦. 𝘒𝘢𝘴𝘩𝘵𝘰𝘯 𝘓𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘰𝘯 𝘗𝘪𝘦𝘳𝘤𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘸𝘢𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘺𝘰𝘶! 𝘌𝘯𝘫𝘰𝘺! (𝘗𝘴𝘴𝘵! 𝘏𝘦’𝘴 𝘮𝘺 𝘯𝘦𝘸 𝘧𝘢𝘷𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘦)♠️🪽
*detailed review to come
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𝘕𝘰 𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘪𝘭𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘮𝘦 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸, 𝘊𝘩𝘢𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘤 𝘧𝘶𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘶𝘱 𝘵𝘰 𝘪𝘵𝘴 𝘯𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘺𝘰𝘶’𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘪𝘥𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦. 𝘒𝘢𝘴𝘩𝘵𝘰𝘯 𝘓𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘰𝘯 𝘗𝘪𝘦𝘳𝘤𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘸𝘢𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘺𝘰𝘶! 𝘌𝘯𝘫𝘰𝘺! (𝘗𝘴𝘴𝘵! 𝘏𝘦’𝘴 𝘮𝘺 𝘯𝘦𝘸 𝘧𝘢𝘷𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘦)♠️🪽
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January 10, 2026
5 Stars | 🌶🌶🌶🌶🌶 Spice
Chaotic by Shantel Tessier was a genuine rollercoaster in every sense of the word. It was chaotic. It ruined me. It left me emotionally wrecked in the best way. I cried. I gasped. And yes I absolutely needed some alone time with my husband afterward.
From the very beginning Kashton completely threw me for a loop. Unlike Haidyn and Saint his pursuit of Eve was not about punishment or control. It was desire devotion and love. He chased her because he wanted her because he loved her and that distinction matters so much in this world. Watching him choose her over and over again was powerful and devastating all at once.
I loved how their story unfolded across time. Meeting in different ways in different moments with connections reaching back to Carnage and Isabella. Those threads weaving into the present made everything feel intentional and layered like puzzle pieces finally snapping into place.
That said this was a hard read mentally. The trauma runs deep and the themes surrounding mental health and suicide attempts are heavy. Please please read the trigger warnings at the beginning. This book does not hold back. It is raw painful and emotionally intense.
Now let us talk spice because WOW. I knew Kash was a mouth man. I just knew it. Eve being a pain slut added an edge we have not really seen in the other LORDS books and it made Chaotic stand out in such a bold way. Every scene hit and honestly there are absolutely going to be a lot of babies in nine months.
As for the connections to the LORDS universe buckle up. From discovering who Eve is related to Haidyn to Dollhouse Adam the Founder and that pregnancy twist my brain was doing gymnastics. I will definitely need to reread and maybe even map it all out but that is not a bad thing. That is exactly why I love Shantel Tessier’s books. She keeps you guessing keeps you spiraling and keeps you on edge.
Chaotic is truly chaotic but beneath all the darkness is a fierce romance. These Spade brothers and Lords will burn the world down for their wives and I will never get tired of reading that kind of devotion.
Chaotic by Shantel Tessier was a genuine rollercoaster in every sense of the word. It was chaotic. It ruined me. It left me emotionally wrecked in the best way. I cried. I gasped. And yes I absolutely needed some alone time with my husband afterward.
From the very beginning Kashton completely threw me for a loop. Unlike Haidyn and Saint his pursuit of Eve was not about punishment or control. It was desire devotion and love. He chased her because he wanted her because he loved her and that distinction matters so much in this world. Watching him choose her over and over again was powerful and devastating all at once.
I loved how their story unfolded across time. Meeting in different ways in different moments with connections reaching back to Carnage and Isabella. Those threads weaving into the present made everything feel intentional and layered like puzzle pieces finally snapping into place.
That said this was a hard read mentally. The trauma runs deep and the themes surrounding mental health and suicide attempts are heavy. Please please read the trigger warnings at the beginning. This book does not hold back. It is raw painful and emotionally intense.
Now let us talk spice because WOW. I knew Kash was a mouth man. I just knew it. Eve being a pain slut added an edge we have not really seen in the other LORDS books and it made Chaotic stand out in such a bold way. Every scene hit and honestly there are absolutely going to be a lot of babies in nine months.
As for the connections to the LORDS universe buckle up. From discovering who Eve is related to Haidyn to Dollhouse Adam the Founder and that pregnancy twist my brain was doing gymnastics. I will definitely need to reread and maybe even map it all out but that is not a bad thing. That is exactly why I love Shantel Tessier’s books. She keeps you guessing keeps you spiraling and keeps you on edge.
Chaotic is truly chaotic but beneath all the darkness is a fierce romance. These Spade brothers and Lords will burn the world down for their wives and I will never get tired of reading that kind of devotion.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
January 10, 2026
Oh Shantel.
What a rollercoaster of a book. Just when you think you know what’s happening she rips the rug out from under your feet and proceeds to smack you round the face with it.
So now what happens?!
Highlights ⚠️ Spoilers
“It was one time.” “It was the first time,” he promises. “You won’t get away from me this time, Eve.”
“I’m not as forgiving as Saint is.”
“When will this end?” “When I die,”
“Don’t you have a life?” “I’m looking at it,” he answers, eyes on mine.
He’s a man—the thing I hate most in the world.
Saint deserves better.
“Aw, is that jealousy I hear in your voice?” He smirks. “No. It’s revulsion.”
“You may be pregnant, but your face isn’t, and I will knock your teeth out of your fucking mouth.”
“Honey, Kash took what Saint offered him. I let him take whatever he wants. We’re not the same.”
I know Charlotte has doubts in her mind, but she tries to convince herself there’s nothing there. And I believe there isn’t… for Haidyn.
“Want to beat the shit out of me?” he screams. “Do it in the fucking car. Not in public.”
My angel is officially an angel. I may not believe in heaven, but I hope that wherever she is, she’s getting the rest she needs. She deserved to be loved longer. To know what it felt like to be important. To know that she was my world.
Lords don’t believe in heaven and hell. And I know that even if they did exist, I’d be sent to hell. Where I’d burn. Rightfully so. I earned that. But another life? I will hold out hope that that’s a possibility. And if so, I’ll find her sooner than I did in this one. No matter what. We were meant to love one another. In this life or another. Death will not keep me from her.
The smile remains on her face, and she lowers her hands to her growing belly. “At least I can still have children.” THIS IS NOT A HAPPY HIGHLIGHT THIS IS TO REMIND ME THAT THIS WOMAN IS AN ABSOLUTE COW
What a rollercoaster of a book. Just when you think you know what’s happening she rips the rug out from under your feet and proceeds to smack you round the face with it.
So now what happens?!
Highlights ⚠️ Spoilers
“It was one time.” “It was the first time,” he promises. “You won’t get away from me this time, Eve.”
“I’m not as forgiving as Saint is.”
“When will this end?” “When I die,”
“Don’t you have a life?” “I’m looking at it,” he answers, eyes on mine.
He’s a man—the thing I hate most in the world.
Saint deserves better.
“Aw, is that jealousy I hear in your voice?” He smirks. “No. It’s revulsion.”
“You may be pregnant, but your face isn’t, and I will knock your teeth out of your fucking mouth.”
“Honey, Kash took what Saint offered him. I let him take whatever he wants. We’re not the same.”
I know Charlotte has doubts in her mind, but she tries to convince herself there’s nothing there. And I believe there isn’t… for Haidyn.
“Want to beat the shit out of me?” he screams. “Do it in the fucking car. Not in public.”
My angel is officially an angel. I may not believe in heaven, but I hope that wherever she is, she’s getting the rest she needs. She deserved to be loved longer. To know what it felt like to be important. To know that she was my world.
Lords don’t believe in heaven and hell. And I know that even if they did exist, I’d be sent to hell. Where I’d burn. Rightfully so. I earned that. But another life? I will hold out hope that that’s a possibility. And if so, I’ll find her sooner than I did in this one. No matter what. We were meant to love one another. In this life or another. Death will not keep me from her.
The smile remains on her face, and she lowers her hands to her growing belly. “At least I can still have children.” THIS IS NOT A HAPPY HIGHLIGHT THIS IS TO REMIND ME THAT THIS WOMAN IS AN ABSOLUTE COW
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
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