Trailer Park Princess

by Nikki Lark

She made a promise they won’t let her forget.

Four years ago, Ellie Riggs left her best friends behind for a mansion and a supposed life of privilege as a politician’s daughter.

Now, she needs someone dead and they’re the monsters who can make it happen.

But that help comes at a price.

These four masked psychos aren’t the damaged boys Ellie grew up with in the trailer park. But they haven’t forgotten the blood oath their “Princess” made years ago.

Kade. The pyromaniac with a vendetta and the scars to prove it.

Tank. The silent giant whose damaged face hides an even more damaged heart.

Cyrus. The calculating genius who sees through every lie she's ever told.

Jinx. The golden boy with a dark and hidden obsession.

But they don’t want her money. They want her submission. Her body. Her soul.

Genres: Why Choose, Dark Romance, Contemporary, Romance, Dark, Friends To Lovers, Second Chance

366 pages, Kindle Edition

Published December 6, 2025

Reviews

[Shaz ♡ · Rating 3 out of 5]

*3.5 - loved the dynamic between the boys and Ellie but what in the actual cliffhanger was that?! 😫

[Samantha Baker · Rating 1 out of 5]

Not recommended

I had been eagerly anticipating this book for months, but unfortunately it fell far short of my expectations. I enjoy a good reverse harem, but I prefer stories where there’s no MM dynamic and the primary focus stays on the FMC. It is extremely frustrating when the author does not list mm in the description.

The characters also felt underdeveloped, with several of the MMCs coming across as flat or even outright unlikeable. Their personalities never felt fully fleshed out, which made it difficult to connect with the relationships or become invested in the story.

The book started out interesting, however later on became very hard to finish and was boring. Overall, I wouldn’t recommend.

[Sybrenna · Rating 4 out of 5]

4 ⭐️ this was actually a really good dark why choose romance. I loved the friends to strangers to borderline hate plot line. I also really loved the romance aspect of it like they all are so mad at her but still love/care for her. Plus the actual plot of why she needs their help is so intriguing to me, i just wish we got a little bit more of some clues as to what happened. But, I will definitely be reading book 2 when it drops! I liked this!

[jo (taylor’s version) · Rating 5 out of 5]

counting down the days until march 🫡
edit: new date April 28th 🥲

[Rebecca D · Rating 4 out of 5]

Wow. This book had me hooked from the first page. I was brought right into Ellie’s world and connected with her right away. The story was great, and writing superb - I just wanted a little more. I was drawn in and it was definitely a page turner, but I needed a little more insight into what was going through the characters minds. Some parts seemed a little rushed, missing a few pieces - but overall, a very enjoyable story - if your idea of enjoyable is a little dark 😆 (as mine is!). I was a little upset at the end, but am now eager to read Trailer Park Psychos. Thank you Nikki Lark for leaving me lingering with extreme anticipation for your next book! I cannot wait!

I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.

[Morally_Gray_Nola · Rating 5 out of 5]

First book by Nikki Lark. Won’t be the last. ‘Trailer Park Princess’ is easily in my ‘Recommend to Read’ list this year.

Ellie and her incredibly dark, dangerous, confused, sinfully sexy kings, light these pages on fire with the buildup to their sexy times. ‘Trailer Park Princess’’ main male characters are well-fleshed, complex characters that are strong, masculine, and deadly, who’s collective hearts’ purpose is to love and care for their Ellie. Nikki Lark has masterfully interwoven longing, hurt, love, jealousy, acceptance, angst, insecurity, possessiveness, and absolute love to create the this unputdownable novel. Book two promises to be quite … entertaining.

*** Recommended ***

MMC:
✨Tank
✨Cyrus ⚔️
✨Kade
✨Jinx ⚔️
FMC:
✨Ellie
HEA/Cliffhanger:
✨cliffhanger, to be continued
Series:
✨Trailer Park Psychos — Book 1
Tropes:
👉dark romance
👉friends to lovers
👉enemies to lovers
👉why choose
👉second chance
Triggers:
💥18+
💥sex, ⚔️⚔️⚔️,
💥profanity
💥violence, abuse,
💥death
💥betrayal
Burn Speed:
✨medium -ish
Spice Level:
✨🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️
✨MF
✨MM
✨MFM

I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.

[Anna Parker · Rating 3 out of 5]

Slightly disappointed in this book? It’s so obvious that the letter wasn’t from her. That she tried her hardest to get back to them. And they are all aware of her struggled and how miserable she is so how is it to so hard to put two and two together?

I love tank but literally he is just Wraith? I’m not sure which book came out first but basically a copy and paste.

Will probs read the second just to see how it all plays out but nothing really happened and I hate Kade (didn’t actually like him in the first half tho).

[kymagirl · Rating 5 out of 5]

They would have burned the world for her. Now they might burn her instead.

Four years ago, Ellie vanished without a word, leaving behind Kade, Cyrus, Jinx, and Tank, the only boys who ever truly saw her. They were broken then. Now they’re dangerous. The Kings of Ruin built a name on control and vengeance, but they never forgot the girl who disappeared. When Ellie returns needing help, she doesn’t get hired guns. She gets the four men she left behind. And they don’t want her money. They want her.

Kade is fire and fury. Cyrus controls the shadows. Jinx hides hurt behind chaos. Tank watches in silence. Each man loved her once. None of them forgot what she did. Signing the contract ties her to them completely. It’s not just protection. It’s punishment, obsession, and something neither side expected.

Ellie isn’t the girl they remember. She’s stronger now. What starts as control becomes something tangled. They want to own her. She just wants to survive them. Somewhere in the wreckage, love still waits, bruised but unbreakable.

These men aren’t just dangerous. They’re broken in different ways. Ellie has changed too. Kade masks pain with power. Cyrus learns how to feel. Jinx stops pretending. Tank proves love doesn’t need words. Together, they remake what love looks like.

Their bond begins with betrayal and control, but shifts into raw emotion and twisted intimacy. Each man connects to her differently, some tender, some brutal. Through power, trust, and survival, they find something worth holding onto.

A dark, steamy reverse harem with MMF tension, enemies to lovers, second chance, and found family. It explores trauma, guilt, loyalty, identity, revenge, and power. It’s about how betrayal reshapes love, how control blurs into care, and what it means to be wanted completely and without apology. Ends on a cliffhanger.

The Elevator Pitch: A gritty reverse harem romance where a vanished woman returns to the four dangerous men she once loved, and left. Bound by obsession, trauma, and unfinished loyalty, their reunion ignites a brutal collision of power, control, and desire. It’s tense, emotional, and unapologetically dark, with characters who burn as much as they bleed.

[Lyndi (mibookobsession) · Rating 4 out of 5]

When Ellie was eight, she and her mom moved to the trailer park. After being bullied by the local kids, a strong and silent giant rescues her and she's reluctantly included in their friend group. Over the years they've become the best of friends but at seventeen, she's ripped away from them to live with her mom's new husband, a senator. She promised to keep in touch, but it's been four years without a word. Four years of them silently stalking her, missing her, thinking she abandoned them for her new rich life. But they don't know the true nightmare she's endured behind those glamorous walls. She's looking for a miracle, a way out of the nightmare, and a vigilante group she's heard about seems the answer. She never expected them to be her boys or that the damaged boys she knew have become hardened and angry. They don't want her money, they want to own her and never let her go again.
This majority of this book is of them growing up in the trailer park and how close they became as a group. Such different personalities and heartbreaking childhoods but their friendship is their safe place. Kade, the leader with his scheming; Cyrus, genius hacker and tech wizard; Jinx, softhearted, emotional, and secretly crushing on his best friend; and finally Tank, the scarred and silent giant who everyone else sees as a monster, but Ellie sees his true heart. I can't wait to see what happens next when the boys found out the truth about those four years! This is the first book in the duo and now I have to wait until April to find out what happens!!
I received a complimentary copy of this book. The views and opinions expressed in this review are completely my own

[Lemon · Rating 4 out of 5]

Plot: 4/5 - Smut: 2.5/5 ————> Ellie moves into the trailer park when she’s young and friends four guys - Tank, Kade, Cyrus and Jinx. They grow up together. They’re constantly at each other’s side. Always together. That is until Ellie’s mother becomes engaged to the senator and they have to move away.


She’s cut off from the only family she’s known - the four guys, her best friends. Four years goes by. She’s abused by her step father and reaches out to a group of vigilantes. Irony strikes. These vigilantes? The four guys she grew up with. And this time? they’re not letting her go. In order to fulfill her request of killing her step father she has to become theirs for one whole year. Everything and anything they ask. EVERYTHING.


She moves out of her dorm and into the house with them. She has her room painted just as if she had dreamed it herself. They all want her. They all can’t resist her. They never forgot about her. And she never forgot about them.


I’m pissed off with how this just abruptly ended. It was like over? No cliffy, no suspense. Just like poof. Ends. So that’s a little frustrating. Especially with only one book being out. 🤷🏻‍♀️

[Reds Book Nook · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book was incredible!
Why choose (with MM), trauma, stalking, retouch her and well you know 💀, delicious friends to enemies to lovers, mute and scarred MMC, alpha-hole MMC, geek with control issues MMC who is in a relationship with the Sexy Bi God MMC and they all love our FMC

The storyline was amazing, it was emotional, it had depth, it had me intrigued and kept me hooked from the first page to the last.

I cant wait for the next book!!!

[Jess McDaniel · Rating 4 out of 5]

Enjoyable second chance romance

I loved where this was going in the beginning, but didn't love that Ellie was stripped of her friends by an outside force and then put through he ll. I feel like Tank is the only one who knows it wasn't by choice and Cyrus and Jinx seem to be more understanding, but Kade wants to break her.

Ellie hasn't felt safe without them in years. They've turned into something she should fear, but feels safe with them. I was expecting more of a cliffhanger than it just ending the way it did. I'm excited to read the next one!

[Elaynor Hazelman · Rating 4 out of 5]

Nooooooo!!! not a cliff hanger!!

Yess unfortunately ladies and (gents) we have a cliff hanger! BUT! I ATE THIS BOOK UP! I’m so curious what the stepdad has on the fmc and mom and what secrets she’s keeping from the mmcs! Man there was so much anxiousness, I NEED THE NEXT BOOK ASAP PLSSSS 🤤

[Lian Carver · Rating 4 out of 5]

A why choose, friends to Lovers story that was an enjoyable read. I really enjoyed that the characters and storyline kept me engaged throughout the book.

However, there was a few holes in the story and it felt a bit rushed, and the cliff hanger… yeah! Now I need to wait for book two to find out what happens!!

Would recommend to anyone who loves friends to Lovers, why choose dark romance

[Vulgxr · Rating 5 out of 5]

The cliffhanger?!!! No!!!! It’s going to eat me alive until book 2 comes out in March. This was an ARC from book sirens and it didn’t disappoint at allll. There was some repetitiveness but I loved these characters so much I can look past it. Need justice for Ellies mom right NOW!

[Kathryn Williams · Rating 4 out of 5]

I'm just sad that it's over. I love Tank so much

[Brita Mackay · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ellie made a promise they won’t let her forget.

Four years ago, Ellie Riggs left her best friends behind for a mansion and a supposed life of privilege as a politician’s daughter.

Now, she needs someone dead and they’re the monsters who can make it happen.

But that help comes at a price.

These four masked psychos aren’t the damaged boys Ellie grew up with in the trailer park. But they haven’t forgotten the blood oath their “Princess” made years ago.

Kade. The pyromaniac with a vendetta and the scars to prove it.

Tank. The silent giant whose damaged face hides an even more damaged heart.

Cyrus. The calculating genius who sees through every lie she's ever told.

Jinx. The golden boy with a dark and hidden obsession.

But they don’t want her money. They want her submission. Her body. Her soul.

YOU'RE MENTAL HEALTH MATTERS!!! Please read and pay close attention to the trigger warnings at the beginning of this book. There is some content and scenes in this book that are not suitable for all readers and could be triggering for others. Always remember that your mental health comes first at all times. Reader discretion is advised. Intended for readers 18+.

Tropes: Enemies-to-Lovers, Friends-to-Lovers, Disabilities & Scars, Bodyguard/Protector MMC, Height Difference, Poly, Why Choose, Possessive MMC, Tortured MMC, New Adult, Contemporary, Found Family, Shy MMC, Nerdy MMC, Virgin MMC, Bad Boys, Grumpy/Cold MMC, Queer Romance, Bisexuality, MMF, Dark Romance, Second Chance, Dangerous Men, Bound by Obsession, Trauma, Unfinished Loyalty, Collision of Power/Control/Desire, Tense, Emotional, Unapologetically Dark, Cliffhanger.

Trailer Park Princess is the 1st book in the Trailer Park Psychos Series by Nikki Lark.
Kade, Cyrus, Jinx, and Tank would have burned the entire would down for Ellie. But now, they might just burn her instead.

Kade, Cyrus, Jinx, and Tank were the only ones who ever truly saw Ellie but four years ago, she up and vanished without a word of where she was going or why. This completely and totally broke all four of them, more than this though, it changed them, now they are dangerous.

They are now known as The Kings of Ruin, they built their name on control and vengeance. But, through it all they never forgot Ellie, the one girl who just up and disappeared on them without a word.

The suddenly one day out of the blue, Ellie returned, walked back into their lives asking for their help. But she doesn’t get the hired guns she’d been hoping for. Ellie finds that she gets the four men that she left behind four years ago. And all four of them make it clear that they don’t want one penny of her money, they want her.

Kade is still the pyromaniac full of fire and fury who has a vendetta to prove and he has all the scars to prove that he’s been through hell and back.

Cyrus is this calculating genius who manages to control all the shadows around him and at the same time he can see through each and every lie Ellie tries to tell him or has ever told them all.

Jinx is the one who manages to hide all his hurt behind the chaos the swirls around him. He’s always been the golden boy who has this dark and hidden obsession.

Tank watches everything around him in complete silence, taking in every word. He’s the silent giant with his damaged face that hides his even more damaged heart.

Kade, Cyrus, Jinx, and Tank all loved Ellie at one time. But, none of them could ever forget what she did and they couldn’t risk her hurting them again. Having her sign their contract ties her to them completely, once and for all. And they know it’s not just for her protection. It’s for her punishment, their obsession, and yet, there’s something else under the surface, something simmering under the surface that neither side ever expected.

All four men soon realize that Ellie isn’t the woman that they remembered from four years ago. She’s grown, she’s stronger now. What they had set out to be their control quickly becomes something different, something tangled. Kade, Cyrus, Jinx, and Tank had wanted to own her. But Ellie just wants to survive the four of them. And yet somewhere in the wreckage, love was still waiting for them, it was bruised but it refused to break.

These four men are for more than just dangerous. But they are each also broken in their own ways. And they quickly realized that Ellie has just changed far more than they ever could have thought possible. And she soon realizes something about each of the men. Kade masks his own pain with the power he clings to. Cyrus has to teach himself how to feel something, really feel anything. Jinx has decided that it’s time to stop pretending. And Tank proves that love has never needed words, it just needs actions. And the five of them together, they remake what love looks like.

Ellie, Kade, Cyrus, Jinx, and Tank form this bond that might have begun with betrayal and control. But quickly they all realize that it has been shifting into this raw emotion that has started to shift into a beautiful intimacy. What I really loved was that Kade, Cyrus, Jinx, and Tank each form a special connection and bond with Ellie that is very different. Some of the bonds are tender and sweet what others can be brutal and demanding. Through the power the men take they realize that they have to share in the power, trust, and survival with Ellie if she is truly worth holding onto and loving the way they feel she is.

This is a beautiful dark, spicy, why choose with MMF tension, enemies-to-lovers, second chance, and found family. I found that this book went deep and explored trauma, guilt, loyalty, identity, revenge, and power. I found it really interesting to see this authors take on how betrayal can reshape love, control can blur into caring, and what it means to be wanted completely without any kind of an apology.

Warning, this book does end on a cliffhanger.

If you enjoy a good why choose, found family, explorations of trauma, loyalty, identity, revenge and power then this is a great book for you to pick up and I highly recommend it.

[Kat Jowett · Rating 4 out of 5]

Ever read a book that draws you in from the first page? Gets its hooks into you and doesn’t take them out until the very last word? I have and it was this book! I don’t think I can wait till march for the second part!
This is a RH Book the FMC is Ellie, she is a sweet girl who got handed a bad deck, her father was cheating with her mother and when his wife found out he abandoned them, poor confused young Ellie ended up moving to a trailer park where her mum got more and more distant and her only friends were the 4 boys she met on her first day, each loved her in there own way. There tank, who fits the description at 10 he’s double the height of a average ten year old, he is badly scared from a accident, and considers himself a monster, but monsters don’t rescue little girls from playground bullies, they don’t rescue injured birds and build bridges for ants. He’s a gently giant that uses violence when needed to protect others, then there’s Kade the ringleader of the ragtag group, full of himself always coming up with the next big money making scheme and fancies himself the next don of the trailer park, he loves Ellie but he doesn’t like to be obvious about it, she’s were he shows his awkward side. He cares passionately about there little group. There’s jinx, who’s being hurt by his brother but hides it from everyone, he hides his hurt with humor and cares more about Ellie and his found brothers than himself. He is the golden retriever boy in the group, then there’s Cyprus the geeky one, he likes to see himself as sophisticated in the way only a teenage boy can, he loves his group he’s blunt, Sarcastic and serious and each of them means the world to Ellie. So imagine her heartbreak when her mum meets someone yeah he’s rich, he’s going to get them off the trailer park but he’s also controlling, abusive and going to take her away from her boys but they don’t know what he’s doing to her, 4 years later after being controlled and abused and watching her mum do the same she secretly saves money to hire a group of killers to get rid of him imagine her surprise when that group of killer is her best friends the ones who think she left them behind and wanted nothing to do with her, the only way they’ll help her is if she signs on the dotted line agreeing to be there’s for the next year and all that entales. Each of them has changed, hardened and treat her like she’s a money grabber trying to get rid of her step dad for the inheritance… what are they going to do when they find out that she’s not what they thought and that they’ve been wrong about why she left them this whole time. I reckon they’ll be ready to raze the earth to dust when they find out she was hurt.



Fantastically written.

I received a free copy of this book and am voluntarily leaving a review.

[TeeBee · Rating 2 out of 5]

Ellie moves into a trailer park as a kid and finds her people in the form of Tank, Kade, Cyrus, and Jinx. Four boys who become her entire world. They grow up tangled together, inseparable, chosen family in the truest sense of the word. Until Ellie’s mother’s luck changes and she gets engaged to a senator. She’s high flying now folks, and just like that, Ellie is uprooted and taken away from the only home she’s ever known.

Four years pass. Those years are not kind to her. Ellie is abused by her jerkhole of a stepfather and, desperate for escape and justice, reaches out to a group of vigilantes for help. The twist? Well not really a twist for us. The vigilantes are the same four boys she grew up with. The same ones who never forgot her. And this time, they’re not letting her slink off into the sunset.

However, there’s a price for their help. They aren’t Robinhoods after all. If they’re going to kill her stepfather, Ellie has to belong to them for one year.

Fully.

Completely.

No limits.

She leaves her dorm and moves into their house. They give her a room painted exactly like something she once dreamed of. They all want her. They all remember her. And she’s never stopped wanting them either.

Here’s where my frustration kicks in.

This book ends abruptly. No real cliffhanger. No rising tension. Just… done. And with only one book currently out, that ending feels especially unsatisfying. I genuinely loved the first half of this book. The childhood chapters, the bond between Ellie and the guys, especially Tank.

I’m rooting for you Big Guy!

Their childhood was emotionally rich and well done. The kids didn’t feel like someone was writing for babies, and they didn’t feel like tiny adults. They were kids thrust into adult situations.
But once we hit the present timeline, the story peters out! And that’s where the fun should’ve begun!! We’re introduced to Ellie’s new life and barely introduced to the Big Bad of the story. Then BOOM, the guys show up, and suddenly the entire second half of the book takes place over roughly a week.

The Big Bad just slips from the pages. Ellie’s mom does a page runner too. The abuse storyline barely gets explored. Character development slows to a crawl, her trauma just glossed over.
We get a small burst of rushed spice near the end, and then the book is over.

There’s no real payoff, no escalation, no thread that makes me desperate to continue the series. It feels like the author had a strong concept and a solid beginning but didn’t fully flesh out the plot.
With deeper character development and a clearer storyline, this could have been something really compelling. As it stands, it’s a promising start that never quite commits to its own potential.

I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.

[Victoria · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is complicated but in a good way! While there is a lot of back story getting us to the end of the book, it's all very much needed and worth it. I will say most authors make the back stories boring or very one dimensional, however Nikki Lark made all of it flow so smoothly you forget that you're reading the events of what leads up to everything else.

I fell in love with all of the main characters, Tank being my favorite. Who doesn't love a gentle giant that tries to do the right thing, even if he goes about it the wrong way sometimes? All Ellie's boys are easy to love...I at times got frustrated with them going about things the way they choose too. Especially when you find out that she haunted them nightmares they don't want to stop having for fear of losing her forever...even if it's not really her. Yet I will say that at times I was equally frustrated with Ellie for not being able to look at the bigger picture and doing exactly what the boys are doing to her, giving no grace or room for explanations. Plain and simple while they all do communicate to a degree they don't communicate at all in the ways that matter. Sometimes pretending not to care is all we can do to make it through the day and so we lie to ourselves and everyone around us.

But such is life, often a simple conversation can change so much, but it seems as though I will have to wait til Spring 2026 to get any answers I was hoping would be revealed, as the book ends on a cliff hanger!!!! Which as I have stated in many other reviews I am not a fan of, they drive me nuts especially when you're unsure if you'll get another book. However there is another book coming so I'm okay with this one...for now.

I gave this book 5/5 because not only is the writing good, it's actually real. We hear stories like Ellie's all the time, and we know that there are definitely criminal organizations out there hidden very well like The Kings of Ruin. I wasn't desperately to talk about this book more however I know I will 100% give every little thing away, so I'll leave this with if you like spice that burns in a delicious way, bad boys who are pining over their first love, why choose and men who don't just claim to kill those who even look at her, but act on it then this is definitely the book for you!

[Michelle Frater · Rating 4 out of 5]

When betrayal cuts this deep, vengeance isn’t just an option—it’s inevitable. Ellie vanished from the trailer park without a word, leaving behind four boys who loved her fiercely from the moment they met. Kade, Cyrus, Jinx, and Tank thought losing their Princess would destroy them. Instead, it forged them into something dangerous. Something ruthless. They rose from heartbreak to become the Kings of Ruin. Like many readers, Tank stole my heart. There’s just something irresistible about a gentle giant, especially one who sees himself as a monster because of his scars. Be honest: you wanted to wrap him up in a hug and tell him he was enough. However, that softness disappears the second someone threatens the people he loves, and that contrast is absolute perfection. Kade, the group’s leader, comes across as an arrogant jerk at times, but beneath that sharp edge is a man who would burn the world down for his brothers. Jinx masks a dark secret with humor and chaos, while Cyrus, the blunt, sarcastic geek, cuts through everything with razor-sharp honesty. When Ellie returns four years later, desperate for exactly what the Kings now provide, they seize the opportunity for payback. She’s right where they want her. The deal they offer isn’t one she can refuse. These men aren’t just dangerous, they’re all broken, each in their own way and thinking Ellie is only after her stepfather’s money they want their pound of flesh… but what happens when they realize they were wrong? When the truth about what happened to her and why she really left comes crashing down? What begins as vengeance and control twists into something raw, intimate, and emotionally brutal. But Ellie isn’t the same girl they lost. She’s stronger, sharper, and just as dangerous in her own way. Each man connects with her differently, but together, they find something worth fighting for. And God help anyone who ever hurt her. The only real crime of this book is that BLOODY cliffhanger. March cannot come soon enough.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.

[Turbo Himbo · Rating 4 out of 5]

No pregnancy or breeding but the first 12 chapters are from the POV of the MCs as children.

The last chapter of the book was worth every other tropey, slogging, predictable turn of this story.

This book was definitely slow burn and light on the smut, I think three total sex scenes, neither of which is really my cup of tea. Not to mention how much of the book involved children, but the children were not caricatures and I appreciated the reality of their personalities from the perspective of a group of children who had to grow up fast.

The majority of the book was a slog, I’m not a fan of flashbacks but I guess if I have to read them I prefer them done the way Trailer Park Princess did it: all at once in the first half of the book.

The first sex scene is over halfway in to the book and between two of the MMCs. It had heavy BDSM themes which at this point bore me to death in dark romance, but the way the MMCs were working out their feelings through role play is something I would have liked to see more of.

The build up to the first sex scene with the FMC feels a little rushed but at the same time perfectly slow? The first MMC to perform a sex act with her panics and leaves the first time he tries to force her. I liked that, and I appreciated that the FMC’s inner monologue wasn’t all self-loathing for being attracted to her childhood friends.

The literal final chapter is when the FMC takes the hulking MMC’s virginity and I am living for it. He was sweet and scared and *huge* and (finally!) she was the one praising him during sex. Encouraging him and all but calling him a good boy. It wasn’t discussed beforehand it was just natural to the scene and this one sex scene absolutely solidified my decision to try the second book when it comes out.

Not to mention she tells him he would have been the one she picked? I’m dying over here 💖

[Dee · Rating 5 out of 5]

I can usually connect to her books but this one I don’t know it was a little hard, but I did like the story line just felt unfinished in some parts but a great story line. Elie and her friends grew up together but four years ago she vanished without a trace, nothing leaving her boys behind the only friends she ever really had behind the ones who really knew her but what they didn’t know was her life wasn’t a bed of roses in fact it was the total opposite and she wasn’t trying her best to get back them or reach them some way …somehow. Kade, Cyrus, Jinx, Tank were the boys she grew up with fast forward now the men that run everything The Kings of Ruin they have made a name for themselves aren’t the nicest of men in fact you don’t want to be on their radar but they have only one girl on their mind and she was the one who left them without a trace. But the moment she returns asking for help offering to pay they are willing to help her but not for payment of money but for her in return she learns that her boys are different. Kade is fury, Cyrus is all control stays in the shadows, Jinx hides his hurt in the chaos and Tank well his silence speaks for itself but they all loved her once well they still do but not willing to admit it to her or themselves because she hurt them when she left but will she sign the contract knowing it will be protection, punishment, will they see the love they have always had through the protection, the punishment, the obsession, will they be able to get past her leaving, will they learn to listen, to understand it wasn’t fun for her, and can they find happiness somewhere along the path they have chosen?

[Sandra · Rating 5 out of 5]

I have really enjoyed this book, it made me laugh and smile from the beginning. We have the four boys who are friends in the trailer park; Kade, Tank, Jinx and Cyrus when along comes Ellie. Tank saves her from the playground bullies. Ellie sees past Tanks scars, she sees the kind boy he is. He may be big and scary but when it comes to Ellie he is a pussycat. She has a special connection with him. But she soon becomes an integral part of the group. She becomes the sun the boys revolve around. So when she suddenly leaves because of her mother's relationship with the Mayor, the boys take it hard, very hard.

The boys think she has moved on from them. Why would she want her poor friends when she now moves in moneyed circles. But she misses her boys, they are the ones she truly feels she can be herself with. So when she comes into contact with them again a few years down the line, certain ones aren't there with open arms. Hurt and resentment of her leaving colour their views, even though they know deep down it wasn't her own doing.

When the boys find out why she has met up with them, they come up with a solution which will force her hand, if she wants them to do her bidding. Can Ellie agree to the contract they propose? Ellie has to face what the boys have become. How they have changed from the trailer park days, yet, also, they have stayed the same.

The book leaves us on a cliffhanger. Ellie has made her choice and her reasons for doing so. How will the others react especially Kade?

I can't wait for the next in the series to see how it all plays out.

I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.

[Nora · Rating 5 out of 5]

Maybe justice is just four angry kids who decided that someone's gotta make the monsters pay.

Okay. Trailer Park Princess is the dark horse I wasn't expecting to be THE stand out read for me in 2025. This book came out of nowhere and ate my heart.

Ellie Riggs shows up at Creekside Estates trailer park at eight years old, the unwanted daughter of an affair, and immediately gets cornered by bullies. Then this huge, scarred, silent boy appears out of nowhere and saves her. Tank doesn't say a word. He just offers her his hand and leads her to an old RV where three other boys are waiting.

And that's it. That's when they become five.

Ellie is ripped away from her boys and grows into the kind of heroine who's been knocked down her entire life and keeps getting back up. She's a survivor. Resourceful, sharp, and brave enough to walk straight into the lions' den to sign her life away on her own terms. She doesn't know the Kings of Ruin - the hitmen she's hired to kill her abusive stepfather - are her boys.

They think all she wants is her stepfather's money and blame her for abandoning them. Only Tank doesn't blame her because he always felt she deserved better than them anyway. And Ellie is at peace with them believing that's all she wants because she doesn't want them to know the truth.

I went into this book expecting the usual morally gray bad boys. What I got was morally gray bad boys AND a devastating found family gut-punch ripping my heart out. And then ripping it out again. And again. With sprinkles of spice and hope in between gut punches.

[Heidi N · Rating 4 out of 5]

She was always theirs, until she wasn’t

OMG! I just happen to stumble upon this book and so thankful that I did!! Trailer Park Princess is a slow burn with not a lot of spice…for now but things are just getting started in the first part of this duet. From childhood friends, to enemies, to lovers, this book has a bit of everything in it! The characters are complex with a lot of traumas, but they all fit together so seamlessly. They are family in every way that counts, regardless if blood is not involved.

Ellie is having to start a new life in the trailer park with her mom. When she is rescued by a tank of boy her age, he brings her back to his friends where the welcome her to their group. Well, some do right away while it takes one in particular to warm up to having her around. But they all become fast friends, all five of them, Ellie’s lucky number. They stick by each other through thick and thin, the good times and the bad. They are always there for each other. Until years later, Ellie disappears from their life.

When Ellie starts to seek out the Kings of Ruin, she never expected to come across her boys, the ones she left in the trailer park 4 years ago. But they are different now. They are no longer her boys. They are men, men who kill, and kill for money. Ellie is willing to sign her soul to the devils themselves but can she ever get her boys back?

Things are about to get interesting…

[Ashley · Rating 3 out of 5]

⭐⭐⭐ | 🌶️🌶️

So this book had me feeling mixed emotions. The first half? I was actually into it. I liked the vibe, I was entertained, I was invested enough that I thought I might end up loving it. But then the last half leaned so hard into tropes that by the time I reached the ending, I literally sighed in relief. Not because it was satisfying, but because it was over.

And listen…... I can suspend disbelief when I read a story. But we have a group of 20-somethings running around with a full mafia-style setup, killing people, pulling off schemes, doing high-level criminal mastermind work with zero training.....

Okay.

Sure.

Also, 20-somethings barely have their frontal lobes fully developed, but apparently, they can run an organized crime empire like they’re in The Godfather.

MMCs:

Kade: didn’t care for him.

Tank: LOVE HIM. Needed him for most of the book, honestly.

Cyrus: also didn’t care. He’s supposedly a hacker god who’s completely self-taught and can run circles around every alphabet agency known to man. Like… sure, Bobby.

Jinx: still undecided. I need more time, or maybe I don’t.

Spice:
There’s one M/M scene, two F/M scenes, and one MFM scene. Most of them were kinda blah… except the M/M scene, which was so unexpectedly deranged that I loved it.

Would I read the next book? Honestly… probably not. Unless I get it as an ARC or something. Otherwise, it’s just not my cup of tea.

[x.o-St3fani3-o.x · Rating 5 out of 5]

Five Hearts, One Big Wound

Some childhood bonds never fade, they fester, break hearts, and demand to be reckoned with years later. This was such a fun read, and I truly enjoyed every moment of it. I love a good friends-to-lovers, enemies-to-lovers, and second-chance romance, and this dark romance delivers all three beautifully.

Ellie moves to a trailer park after her father abandons both her and her mother. She quickly becomes a target for bullies, but Tank, the quiet kid, steps in to protect her and brings her back to their clubhouse.

The RV the kids use as a base is home to four boys who truly believe they can rule the world. Tank is the silent protector who cares deeply about animals and defenseless creatures. Kane is the self-proclaimed king who thinks he runs the show and always has a plan. Cyrus is the brain of the group super smart and obsessed with computers. Jinx is the heart, a kind soul and jokester who keeps this ragtag bunch together.

When Ellie’s mom gets married, Ellie is forced to leave the boys behind, breaking all five of their hearts. Though they never stop thinking about each other, the boys believe Ellie forgot them once she stepped into her new, wealthy life. What they don’t realize is that she’s trapped in a golden cage and enduring abuse.

Can the five of them move past the pain of the past and become something stronger, or will the hurt destroy them all? I can’t wait to find out in book two.

[Raquel Garces · Rating 4 out of 5]

I loved this.


I received this as an ARC through BookSirens.

A young girl moves into a trailer park and befriends 4 young boys who take her in and they all cause chaos.

But when Ellie's mom meets and marries the Mayor when Ellie is 17, everything changes.

Four years later, Ellie's stepfather is now a Congressman, but her life is anything but luxurious. She wishes she could have stayed with her boys.

It gets to the point where she can't take her current life and reaches out to an underground contract-for-hire group to have her stepfather murdered, she comes face to face with The Kings; but she knows them by another name; her boys.

But her boys have grown up, and they're furious with how she left them and for that, she'll pay. Oh they'll take the job, but she has to become theirs for a full year.

Now, do I wish there was more in the ''make her theirs'' part of the story? Yes. BUT! This is the first of a duology so, I'm assuming there will be MUCH MORE in the second book.

I do also wish there was a little more back story for all the boys equally. It seemed to mainly focus on Kade and Tank but left much to the imagination for the other two.

Again, being the first of two, this could be answered later.

Overall, I enjoyed this a lot.

[Emily Beer · Rating 5 out of 5]

✨ARC Book Review✨
Trailer Park Princess by Nikki Lark
Rating: 🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤

Oh, this book does not hold your hand and honestly I loved that. It is layered, messy, and a little chaotic in the best way.

There is a lot of history woven in, but instead of dragging, Nikki Lark makes it addictive. Blink and suddenly you are fully invested, emotionally compromised, and wondering how this all became your personality.

I liked everyone but Tank owned me. A certified gentle giant with a heart of gold and the decision making skills of a man who means well but absolutely chooses chaos. Instant favourite. No notes.

Ellie and her boys are the definition of just talk to each other, which of course they refuse to do. Everyone is acting unbothered while being deeply and painfully obsessed, and it is frustrating in that delicious scream into the pillow kind of way.
And that cliffhanger. Criminal. Truly rude behaviour. The only reason I am coping is because I know another book is coming.

Easy 5 out of 5. The writing feels real, the emotions hit like a truck, and the spice burns slow, burns hot, and leaves you wanting more.

If you love why choose romance, bad boys still pining for their first love, and men who do not just threaten but follow through, congrats, this book was written for you