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Unmask
Some hearts are too dangerous to heal. Some boys are too beautiful to trust. And some revenge is worth dying for.
KAYLORFool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me.
They broke me once. I won’t let them break me twice.
Raine. Kreed. Maddox. Mason.
They weren’t just the kings of Elmwood Public. They were the devils who taught me that love and destruction wear the same beautiful face. I thought escaping their gilded cage meant freedom. I thought the nightmares would end, that the scars would fade, that I could forget the taste of their betrayal on my lips.
I was wrong.
Because the monsters hunting me now make the Corvo boys look like saints. And the only way to survive the darkness closing in? I have to let the four devils who destroyed me back into my life again. Not that they gave me much of a choice.
But I’m not that broken girl anymore, and I’m done playing nice.
KREED
I let her walk away. I told myself she was safer without me, that she belonged with the Vipers. That was my first mistake. My second? Thinking I could forget her.
I wasn’t supposed to fall for her.
But when Kaylor looked at me with those sad eyes, she made me believe I could be more than the monster everyone expected; she became my obsession. My salvation. My destruction.
I’d battled monsters before, on the field, in the ring, in the streets that bled Elmwood dry. The kind that came with brass knuckles and back-alley deals. The kind that didn’t flinch at the sight of blood, especially not mine, but Kaylor Steele wasn’t a battlefield I could blitz through with fists or threats. She was all sharp edges and deep scars. And the fight for her? It wasn’t about power or pride.
It was about survival, and I had no intention of losing. Not her.
Never again.
UNMASK is a full-length 98k+ dark high-school romance novel, the second book in the Crew of Elmwood Public series with dominant and possessive male characters. This is not a why choose romance. The female main character will only have one love interest and ends on a cliff-hanger. It is recommended for 17+ due to language, violence, drugs, bullying, sex trafficking, and drinking.
KAYLORFool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me.
They broke me once. I won’t let them break me twice.
Raine. Kreed. Maddox. Mason.
They weren’t just the kings of Elmwood Public. They were the devils who taught me that love and destruction wear the same beautiful face. I thought escaping their gilded cage meant freedom. I thought the nightmares would end, that the scars would fade, that I could forget the taste of their betrayal on my lips.
I was wrong.
Because the monsters hunting me now make the Corvo boys look like saints. And the only way to survive the darkness closing in? I have to let the four devils who destroyed me back into my life again. Not that they gave me much of a choice.
But I’m not that broken girl anymore, and I’m done playing nice.
KREED
I let her walk away. I told myself she was safer without me, that she belonged with the Vipers. That was my first mistake. My second? Thinking I could forget her.
I wasn’t supposed to fall for her.
But when Kaylor looked at me with those sad eyes, she made me believe I could be more than the monster everyone expected; she became my obsession. My salvation. My destruction.
I’d battled monsters before, on the field, in the ring, in the streets that bled Elmwood dry. The kind that came with brass knuckles and back-alley deals. The kind that didn’t flinch at the sight of blood, especially not mine, but Kaylor Steele wasn’t a battlefield I could blitz through with fists or threats. She was all sharp edges and deep scars. And the fight for her? It wasn’t about power or pride.
It was about survival, and I had no intention of losing. Not her.
Never again.
UNMASK is a full-length 98k+ dark high-school romance novel, the second book in the Crew of Elmwood Public series with dominant and possessive male characters. This is not a why choose romance. The female main character will only have one love interest and ends on a cliff-hanger. It is recommended for 17+ due to language, violence, drugs, bullying, sex trafficking, and drinking.
354 pages, Kindle Edition
Published September 26, 2025
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About the author
J.L. Weil
100 books1,718 followersUSA TODAY Bestselling author J.L. Weil lives in Illinois where she writes Teen & New Adult Paranormal Romances about spunky, smart mouth girls who always wind up in dire situations. For every sassy girl, there is an equally mouthwatering, overprotective guy. Of course, there is lots of kissing. And stuff.
An admitted addict to Love Pink clothes, raspberry mochas from Starbucks, and Jensen Ackles. She loves gushing about books and Supernatural with her readers.
She is the author of the International Bestselling Raven & Divisa series.
www.jlweil.com
An admitted addict to Love Pink clothes, raspberry mochas from Starbucks, and Jensen Ackles. She loves gushing about books and Supernatural with her readers.
She is the author of the International Bestselling Raven & Divisa series.
www.jlweil.com
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September 26, 2025
I was interested to see where this story was going to go, especially with the ending from the first one!
I did enjoy having some chapters from our Male lead as well as our girl Kaylor, there relationship was interesting to read.
Fav part has to be the cameos that was in this book and hope we get another little cameo in the next one!
I liked seeing more of the brothers as well but still want more, the reason this isn't higher is the story felt slow and felt like it only covered a small amount of time, I know a lot is coming in the next one with that ending like YIKES but this was dragged a little for me.
Overall still really interested to see how this will end!
I did enjoy having some chapters from our Male lead as well as our girl Kaylor, there relationship was interesting to read.
Fav part has to be the cameos that was in this book and hope we get another little cameo in the next one!
I liked seeing more of the brothers as well but still want more, the reason this isn't higher is the story felt slow and felt like it only covered a small amount of time, I know a lot is coming in the next one with that ending like YIKES but this was dragged a little for me.
Overall still really interested to see how this will end!
January 26, 2026
2nd book just as good
Sometimes the second book in a series is a little slow, but not this one. If you are into dark high school romance, then this is for you! Enough romance, but with a moving plot that keeps you hooked. I again read this one in a day and a half. But now I have to wait till Feb. 13th for the final book and I can’t wait!
Sometimes the second book in a series is a little slow, but not this one. If you are into dark high school romance, then this is for you! Enough romance, but with a moving plot that keeps you hooked. I again read this one in a day and a half. But now I have to wait till Feb. 13th for the final book and I can’t wait!
September 26, 2025
Kaylor and Kreed are electric. They shouldn't be together, but they can't resist each other. JL Weil has an amazing talent for creating these amazing characters that draw you into their world and don't spit you out until the very end. I look forward to more in the series.
October 6, 2025
This ending to this duology was perfect! I couldn't put it down. I loved Kreed and Kaylor. There's so much story that I didn't expect in this book. It was fun discovering the character's real story. Great conclusion to their story!
October 7, 2025
Epic !!!
Such a short book but filled to the brim with betrayal. Poor Kaylor and knowing who to trust is devastating. Kreed and his promises make me weak and I love the corvo brother's. So happy to have the Elite popping by in this book
Such a short book but filled to the brim with betrayal. Poor Kaylor and knowing who to trust is devastating. Kreed and his promises make me weak and I love the corvo brother's. So happy to have the Elite popping by in this book
September 26, 2025
Kaylor and Kreed. Do I need to say more? This was an angsty read, and that ending. I can't wait for the next book.
September 26, 2025
We are in a fight!
JL Weil!!!!!! You again have made me fall into a story I do not want to come out of!! And then to leave it like you did!!!!!!! I need more!!!!
JL Weil!!!!!! You again have made me fall into a story I do not want to come out of!! And then to leave it like you did!!!!!!! I need more!!!!
September 26, 2025
Such a good second part... Kreed makes you laugh, cry and want to jump his bones... but in the end, you scream coz you need book 3!!
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January 22, 2026
I LOVED THISSS
- i love how all the brothers started liking kaylor and considering her a part of their crew
- and kreed in this book *chefs kiss* HOW CAN SOMEONE BE SO PERFECT
- kinda didn’t like that kaylor drugged them so they fall asleep but ig she was willing to do wtv to get her fiend back
- knew it was rusty (her uncle) who was kidnapping those girls and her friend - it was kinda hinted and suggested by the brothers
- THE ENDINGFF OMGG - love how they’re all willing to do anything to get their girl back - btw there’s only one love interest
- kaylor was just such a badass and took no shit from anyone and was willing to do anything to protect those she loves - hence the ending
- loved her character arc she just grew so much and i loved itttt
- stating to like maddox a bit more but wont forget the party scene from the first book- but he was just as taken by her as the others
all in all: DEVOURED THIS AJD HIGHLY RECOMMEND
WDYM THE THIRD BOOK ISNT OUT YET😖😫
- i love how all the brothers started liking kaylor and considering her a part of their crew
- and kreed in this book *chefs kiss* HOW CAN SOMEONE BE SO PERFECT
- kinda didn’t like that kaylor drugged them so they fall asleep but ig she was willing to do wtv to get her fiend back
- knew it was rusty (her uncle) who was kidnapping those girls and her friend - it was kinda hinted and suggested by the brothers
- THE ENDINGFF OMGG - love how they’re all willing to do anything to get their girl back - btw there’s only one love interest
- kaylor was just such a badass and took no shit from anyone and was willing to do anything to protect those she loves - hence the ending
- loved her character arc she just grew so much and i loved itttt
- stating to like maddox a bit more but wont forget the party scene from the first book- but he was just as taken by her as the others
all in all: DEVOURED THIS AJD HIGHLY RECOMMEND
WDYM THE THIRD BOOK ISNT OUT YET😖😫
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