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RCA: Royal Crown Academy #2
Pay For Your Lies
Rhys
The moment I see her, I want her.
And what I want, I always get.
It’s the competitive side of me.
Learning that she has a boyfriend already enrages me, but does nothing to deter me.
I know that eventually she’ll submit to me and be mine.
I’m so sure of it that I bet my friends I can crack her in a month.
I just hope I don’t come to regret it.
Thayer
From the moment I meet him, he’s determined to have me.
He doesn’t know that I’m just as competitive as he is and he’s met his match.
I’m attending Royal Crown Academy on an athletic scholarship for my senior year; the only things I care about are good performances on the field and lots of fun off of it.
I’m not interested in any of the resident heartbreaker’s games but find myself sucked in when the soccer star becomes my personal Coach.
As we spend more time together, I see a different side of him and find myself falling for him a bit more every day.
But can I really trust him?
Pay For Your Lies is book two of the Royal Crown Academy series. It can be read as a standalone novel, but for better understanding of the universe, it’s recommended that you start with the first book in the series, Long Live The King. This is a mature, mild slow burn, new adult romance with a jealous/possessive hero and lots of angst. It contains situations that some readers might find offensive.
The moment I see her, I want her.
And what I want, I always get.
It’s the competitive side of me.
Learning that she has a boyfriend already enrages me, but does nothing to deter me.
I know that eventually she’ll submit to me and be mine.
I’m so sure of it that I bet my friends I can crack her in a month.
I just hope I don’t come to regret it.
Thayer
From the moment I meet him, he’s determined to have me.
He doesn’t know that I’m just as competitive as he is and he’s met his match.
I’m attending Royal Crown Academy on an athletic scholarship for my senior year; the only things I care about are good performances on the field and lots of fun off of it.
I’m not interested in any of the resident heartbreaker’s games but find myself sucked in when the soccer star becomes my personal Coach.
As we spend more time together, I see a different side of him and find myself falling for him a bit more every day.
But can I really trust him?
Pay For Your Lies is book two of the Royal Crown Academy series. It can be read as a standalone novel, but for better understanding of the universe, it’s recommended that you start with the first book in the series, Long Live The King. This is a mature, mild slow burn, new adult romance with a jealous/possessive hero and lots of angst. It contains situations that some readers might find offensive.
429 pages, Kindle Edition
Published January 9, 2023
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Khai Hara
7 books724 followersKhai Hara is an American author currently based out of New York City. An avid fan of the romance genre, her debut novel 'Long Live The King' comes after years of planning. In her spare time, she enjoys traveling, hiking, reading and spending time with her boyfriend and their dog Thunder.
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October 15, 2024
i’m literally begging you guys to stop lying to me
June 17, 2024
*ೃ༄ 4.75 stars ⭐️
“𝘐 𝘵𝘰𝘭𝘥 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘢𝘯 𝘰𝘤𝘦𝘢𝘯 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘬𝘦𝘦𝘱 𝘮𝘦 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘺𝘰𝘶.”
AAAAAAAAH RHYSTHAYER WERE AMAZING.
I loved the banter and the way Rhys immediately got obsessed w Thayer and wanted to make a move on her. Sooo Thayer has a bf already that’s in Chicago but she and her bff moved to Switzerland to attend a school w rich rich people and her and her friend got scholarships there. So Thayers bf is a dhead so it’s a little of a love triangle but nothing that I got annoyed over. I loved seeing the jealousy from Rhys AHAHAH 🤌🏻🕺
ok so this book will not leave my mind at all. The plot was PLOTTING alright? And whoever said that Khai Hara books are RINA KENT books but on steroids? THEY ARE RIGHT. keep in mind all these books has TW’s and are dark romances.
THIS SERIES IS SO SO GOOD. KHAI HARA IS SUCH A HIDDEN GEM.
brb running to the next book 🥳
“𝘐 𝘵𝘰𝘭𝘥 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘢𝘯 𝘰𝘤𝘦𝘢𝘯 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘬𝘦𝘦𝘱 𝘮𝘦 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘺𝘰𝘶.”
AAAAAAAAH RHYSTHAYER WERE AMAZING.
I loved the banter and the way Rhys immediately got obsessed w Thayer and wanted to make a move on her. Sooo Thayer has a bf already that’s in Chicago but she and her bff moved to Switzerland to attend a school w rich rich people and her and her friend got scholarships there. So Thayers bf is a dhead so it’s a little of a love triangle but nothing that I got annoyed over. I loved seeing the jealousy from Rhys AHAHAH 🤌🏻🕺
ok so this book will not leave my mind at all. The plot was PLOTTING alright? And whoever said that Khai Hara books are RINA KENT books but on steroids? THEY ARE RIGHT. keep in mind all these books has TW’s and are dark romances.
THIS SERIES IS SO SO GOOD. KHAI HARA IS SUCH A HIDDEN GEM.
brb running to the next book 🥳
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January 18, 2023This book was top tier! If you’re looking for an obsessed hero who’s jealous, sexy, and the sex is rough and hot, this is for you 😍
July 5, 2024
Not him cutting another guys tongue for her, chill, dude. You're just 19.
June 20, 2024
lesson learned: don’t let your long distance boyfriend stop you from finding the love of your life
January 10, 2023
ALL THE FEELS!
I loved Thayer and Rhys even more than Bellamy and Rogue!!
Rhys… oh my god, RHYS!!! He’s so funny, kind, and obsessed with Thayer. He was always there for her and supporting her when she needed him and the way he came through for her in the end 😍.
I love how jealous and possessive he was but how he never wavered from his dedication to her. And his dirty talk 🥵🥵🥵 this book is definitely spicier than the first (although first smex scene comes around the halfway mark of the book).
I loved how well he groveled! Thayer was so strong mentally and physically. I loved how much she made him grovel when he messed up.
This book was a 10/5 for me!!
I loved Thayer and Rhys even more than Bellamy and Rogue!!
Rhys… oh my god, RHYS!!! He’s so funny, kind, and obsessed with Thayer. He was always there for her and supporting her when she needed him and the way he came through for her in the end 😍.
I love how jealous and possessive he was but how he never wavered from his dedication to her. And his dirty talk 🥵🥵🥵 this book is definitely spicier than the first (although first smex scene comes around the halfway mark of the book).
I loved how well he groveled! Thayer was so strong mentally and physically. I loved how much she made him grovel when he messed up.
This book was a 10/5 for me!!
December 20, 2024
This is probably my favorite book in the series so far I enjoyed both the plot and characters. This was not as dark as the first book and I loved how it focused on the main characters, sports, the slow burn, and the chemistry between them. I loved both their backstories, the found family and friend group, and the steamy parts of the book. Overall a good read and i'll probably read more by the author.
June 22, 2023
I enjoyed this one and I will definitely read the next book. I loved how hero was so jealous and possessive. And all the rough smexy scene 😩🤌🏼
Few things bothered me tho :-
-I didn't like how she took his cheater bf back and I'm really not a fan of love triangle but since he wasn't actually present in the story for the half part made it easier to read this book. By the time he made a presence, heroine was almost convinced that she didn't love him anymore and then broke up with him.
-Although hero was celibate, he had intended to fuck another girl had it not been his dick not getting hard for another girl 😑 like I get it he was jealous over heroine bf but it doesn't mean I liked it any better. Hence the 4 stars.
⚠️ SAFETY DETAILS: ⚠️
Cheating:no
Sharing:no
OM drama:h was in a long distance relationship with her bf when the book started and she did love him so this book has some kind of love triangle but she later realized that she's already fallen out of love when he cheated (yeah she took him back after he cheated on her 😑)
OW drama: he said he's been Celibate since he saw heroine but he did threaten a time or two to fuck another girl to make her jealous.
Sex scene with OM or OW:no
Virgin/manwhore: h was a virgin and hero was a manwhore
Separation: yes for few weeks
Celibate during separation: yes
Condoms: used the first time then no
HEA:yes, he proposed 4 years later and she was pregnant
SAFE?:for me, yes!
Few things bothered me tho :-
-I didn't like how she took his cheater bf back and I'm really not a fan of love triangle but since he wasn't actually present in the story for the half part made it easier to read this book. By the time he made a presence, heroine was almost convinced that she didn't love him anymore and then broke up with him.
-Although hero was celibate, he had intended to fuck another girl had it not been his dick not getting hard for another girl 😑 like I get it he was jealous over heroine bf but it doesn't mean I liked it any better. Hence the 4 stars.
⚠️ SAFETY DETAILS: ⚠️
Cheating:no
Sharing:no
OM drama:h was in a long distance relationship with her bf when the book started and she did love him so this book has some kind of love triangle but she later realized that she's already fallen out of love when he cheated (yeah she took him back after he cheated on her 😑)
OW drama: he said he's been Celibate since he saw heroine but he did threaten a time or two to fuck another girl to make her jealous.
Sex scene with OM or OW:no
Virgin/manwhore: h was a virgin and hero was a manwhore
Separation: yes for few weeks
Celibate during separation: yes
Condoms: used the first time then no
HEA:yes, he proposed 4 years later and she was pregnant
SAFE?:for me, yes!
November 5, 2023
I am SO tired of books where the author makes the H such a total d*ck and the h falls in love with him anyway. This is such a poor example to set, especially in a YA/NA book.
April 12, 2024
I never learn. I was giving this book a chance, but heroines like Thayer just annoy me. Every. Single. Time.
January 13, 2023
This was an okay read. Someone who finds comfort in reading cliché tropes will probably enjoy this more than I did. The story is predictable with recycled tropes and characters and a general epilogue that is along the lines of what seems like every other contemporary romance novel. Although I didn't read the first book and initially felt disconnected from the story, I quickly got the gist of it. I skimmed a good portion of the book; it may or may not have been 70% of the book... ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Avid readers within this genre often will probably predict everything like I did. If you're looking for a story with new elements—beyond the characters' names—this probably isn't the story for you. If you're looking for the classic push and pull of a heroine and hero who pretend to hate each other but lust after the other nonstop in their inner monologue, and where the climax is obvious because the story revolves around the hero making a sex bet on the heroine, here you go.
There were a few grammatical errors. I probably should have marked them to be more helpful, but at some point in the book, it is Rhys' POV, except he refers to himself in third-person. I think the author meant to write "Rogue."
Avid readers within this genre often will probably predict everything like I did. If you're looking for a story with new elements—beyond the characters' names—this probably isn't the story for you. If you're looking for the classic push and pull of a heroine and hero who pretend to hate each other but lust after the other nonstop in their inner monologue, and where the climax is obvious because the story revolves around the hero making a sex bet on the heroine, here you go.
There were a few grammatical errors. I probably should have marked them to be more helpful, but at some point in the book, it is Rhys' POV, except he refers to himself in third-person. I think the author meant to write "Rogue."
January 11, 2023
I didn’t think I could love anyone more than I loved Rogue . But then Khai put Ryes book out and let me tell you! Puddles of drool EVERYWHERE surrounding me, hearts are in my eyes, birds are singing around my head and love songs are on repeat in my head. I have never met a character that made crude words sound so romantic 🥰. I’m telling you these men these days need to step up their game when it comes to dirty talking cause they are playing checkers while these fictional characters like Rhyes are playing chess 😂.Rhyes is jealous,possessive and overly obsessive with only one women in mind. And that’s Thayer. Nothing is gonna get in his way, and that includes her boyfriend who is an ocean away. But in Rhyes eyes she has been his since the second he set his eyes on hers. And he doesn’t mind reminding her of that every chance he gets so she doesn’t forget it. And Thayer is no doormat either. She has a back bone. But she is also in denial about her feeling I for him . But not for long when she is spending more time with him and seeing another side of him and seeing just how caring he is. Cause there is more to him than his crude words.
April 1, 2023
dnf at 85% when they breakup . I did like the start of the book but when they got together the male lead was acting extremely abusive and toxic....hitting other guys for being with the female lead in the same room, hurting her, manipulating her...lying. I don't think those actions need to be romanticized just because the smut is good.
August 22, 2024
Womp womp. This was such a big disappointment. I expected it to go a certain route but I was so wrong.
This book could have been more but one thing that served in this book was the tension. Like, okay Kate and Anthony from Wish.
And, oh my Lord, Thayer is so fucking loyal, if I were her I would have folded and dumped Carter's stupid, cheating ass the moment this man uttered a single syllable.Oh and fuck Carter.
I loved Thayer's relationship with Bellamy's mom.
This man, Rhys was crazy, and not in the hot and unhinged way but in the "911,what's the emergency" way. I was hoping for more character development.
This book could have been more but one thing that served in this book was the tension. Like, okay Kate and Anthony from Wish.
And, oh my Lord, Thayer is so fucking loyal, if I were her I would have folded and dumped Carter's stupid, cheating ass the moment this man uttered a single syllable.Oh and fuck Carter.
I loved Thayer's relationship with Bellamy's mom.
This man, Rhys was crazy, and not in the hot and unhinged way but in the "911,what's the emergency" way. I was hoping for more character development.
October 8, 2025
Rating: 4 ⭐
Okay, I lied. I thought I wasn't going to finish this series, but I got tempted by the snippets I saw...and I'm so glad I did. I can't believe how much I enjoyed this book, when I barely liked the first one! Rhys and Thayer are everything. Yes, it was a bit too much sometimes, and there were a few typos, nonetheless Pay For Your Lies was an extremely nice read!
Okay, I lied. I thought I wasn't going to finish this series, but I got tempted by the snippets I saw...and I'm so glad I did. I can't believe how much I enjoyed this book, when I barely liked the first one! Rhys and Thayer are everything. Yes, it was a bit too much sometimes, and there were a few typos, nonetheless Pay For Your Lies was an extremely nice read!
May 20, 2024
Rhys: “She’s beautiful isn’t she?”
Also Rhys: “No, dont look at her. She’s mine!”
Rhys in all his obsessive, jealous, possessive and slightly unhinged glory, awakened all my red flags. Crack. That’s what this book was.
March 25, 2024
Tropes: bully romance, sports, high school, rich/poor
Feels: 3/5
Steam*: 4/5
Kinks: rough sex
Angst: medium
HEA: yes
Pairing: MF
Triggers/potential icks/content warnings: cheating ex, addict mom, dead parents, bet, unsafe sex (they didn't even talk about birth control STDs)
Thayer and Rhys are high school seniors. Thayer has recently transferred to the high school for rich kids with an awesome sports program as a scholarship kid. She left her boyfriend of 2 years in Chicago to go to a different country for this opportunity. Her boyfriend cheated on her a few months ago and their relationship is rocky but they are trying long distance. From pretty much the moment they meet, Rhys is super attracted to her and wants to steal her away from her boyfriend. He wants her but he won't take her until she's all his. At first she wants nothing to do with him, yeah he's hot but she's committed to her relationship. But they spend a lot of time together because of their shared love of soccer and the fact that their coaches want them to work together. And she starts to like him for who he is. But she doesn't want to choose him over her boyfriend, because Rhys is not promising her a relationship, he's just promising her sex. He is afraid of relationships.
They spend a huge hunk of the book building up the sexual tension between them, bantering and parrying back and forth, but not crossing any physical lines. Because neither of them will do anything physical until she dumps the boyfriend. When she eventually breaks up with him, they drive straight into an intensely sexual relationship. They cannot keep their hands off of each other and it's well written smut I'd say. But they don't have a easy path to happiness even once the boyfriend is out of the picture because he's afraid of commitment and he also made a dumb bet very early on in the book that's going to come back to haunt him.
Overall, it was a pretty enjoyable book for what it was. It's dramatic high school drama and angst. Smutty and possessive. I liked that the FMC took him down a couple pegs and made him work for it. And it was easy to forgive Rhys for the bet because it never meant anything to him, he was always so obsessed and in it with her even if he stupidly thought he wouldn't be able to do a relationship.
One scene that was just dumb beyond belief though was when Rhys and his friends held a party with their parents' clients as guests. They were trying to build a relationship with the clients with it in mind that eventually they would be taking over the business of their parent's. Who would take teenagers seriously in this context? They're very successful businessmen clients of the father. The teenagers eventually will have the education and experience to take over the business but they don't right now, they're just angsty teens with no jobs. I'd be laughing at them. And this is cringe behavior for when they're older. Also immature and unprofessional that they run out of the party because the girls are at a club dancing and they are jealous other men are looking. If I was a client I would hold this against them and laugh at them later on when they were taking over the business, "remember that time you got dressed up in your big boy pants and had a party as if you knew enough to converse with all us big wigs as if you were our equals? And then you ran out because your girlfriends were dancing at a club and you got jelly? Lol". It was also dumb at the end how he hurt two people for her. One of the guys was a rich kid, and it was hard to believe Rhys would get away with him not blabbing about what happened.
Some notable moments:
Thayer really wants Rhys to fuck off... Lol! "“You’re like a venereal disease,” I tell him, “You just keep coming back.” “Got a lot of experience with those, have you?” “Yes. In fact, I’m riddled with diseases. Chlamydia, gonorrhea, herpes. You name it, I’ve got it.” “Is this supposed to make me not want to fuck you?” “Is it working?”"
"“If you ever doubt that again, come find me. I’ll put myself on a leash and let you walk me around campus for all to see, because I belong to you just as much as you belong to me.” He kisses the tip of my nose. “Understood?”"
Him never taking off her pink hair tie was a sweet thing. "I look down at where her palm is wrapped around my wrist and see that she’s running tentative fingers across her fluffy pink hair tie. I never took it off. “Maybe you should give this back,” she says softly, her head bent to look at it. I pull my wrist out of her hold. “You’ll have to pry it off my cold, dead body.”"
*FYI about steam: I rate steam based on a combination of quality & quantity. I note kink separate from steam because I don't want to underrate steamy reads that don't have much kink.
**Note about spoilers: I like to comment on the plot of a book in reviews, so I almost always mark my reviews as containing spoilers. But I try to avoid spoiling the big dramatic moments! As a reader, I personally like to know what I'm getting into before I read a book so I know more about the content and if it's to my taste/mood, so I try to give that information in my reviews for myself when I'm considering rereading and also for other readers.
Feels: 3/5
Steam*: 4/5
Kinks: rough sex
Angst: medium
HEA: yes
Pairing: MF
Triggers/potential icks/content warnings: cheating ex, addict mom, dead parents, bet, unsafe sex (they didn't even talk about birth control STDs)
Thayer and Rhys are high school seniors. Thayer has recently transferred to the high school for rich kids with an awesome sports program as a scholarship kid. She left her boyfriend of 2 years in Chicago to go to a different country for this opportunity. Her boyfriend cheated on her a few months ago and their relationship is rocky but they are trying long distance. From pretty much the moment they meet, Rhys is super attracted to her and wants to steal her away from her boyfriend. He wants her but he won't take her until she's all his. At first she wants nothing to do with him, yeah he's hot but she's committed to her relationship. But they spend a lot of time together because of their shared love of soccer and the fact that their coaches want them to work together. And she starts to like him for who he is. But she doesn't want to choose him over her boyfriend, because Rhys is not promising her a relationship, he's just promising her sex. He is afraid of relationships.
They spend a huge hunk of the book building up the sexual tension between them, bantering and parrying back and forth, but not crossing any physical lines. Because neither of them will do anything physical until she dumps the boyfriend. When she eventually breaks up with him, they drive straight into an intensely sexual relationship. They cannot keep their hands off of each other and it's well written smut I'd say. But they don't have a easy path to happiness even once the boyfriend is out of the picture because he's afraid of commitment and he also made a dumb bet very early on in the book that's going to come back to haunt him.
Overall, it was a pretty enjoyable book for what it was. It's dramatic high school drama and angst. Smutty and possessive. I liked that the FMC took him down a couple pegs and made him work for it. And it was easy to forgive Rhys for the bet because it never meant anything to him, he was always so obsessed and in it with her even if he stupidly thought he wouldn't be able to do a relationship.
One scene that was just dumb beyond belief though was when Rhys and his friends held a party with their parents' clients as guests. They were trying to build a relationship with the clients with it in mind that eventually they would be taking over the business of their parent's. Who would take teenagers seriously in this context? They're very successful businessmen clients of the father. The teenagers eventually will have the education and experience to take over the business but they don't right now, they're just angsty teens with no jobs. I'd be laughing at them. And this is cringe behavior for when they're older. Also immature and unprofessional that they run out of the party because the girls are at a club dancing and they are jealous other men are looking. If I was a client I would hold this against them and laugh at them later on when they were taking over the business, "remember that time you got dressed up in your big boy pants and had a party as if you knew enough to converse with all us big wigs as if you were our equals? And then you ran out because your girlfriends were dancing at a club and you got jelly? Lol". It was also dumb at the end how he hurt two people for her. One of the guys was a rich kid, and it was hard to believe Rhys would get away with him not blabbing about what happened.
Some notable moments:
Thayer really wants Rhys to fuck off... Lol! "“You’re like a venereal disease,” I tell him, “You just keep coming back.” “Got a lot of experience with those, have you?” “Yes. In fact, I’m riddled with diseases. Chlamydia, gonorrhea, herpes. You name it, I’ve got it.” “Is this supposed to make me not want to fuck you?” “Is it working?”"
"“If you ever doubt that again, come find me. I’ll put myself on a leash and let you walk me around campus for all to see, because I belong to you just as much as you belong to me.” He kisses the tip of my nose. “Understood?”"
Him never taking off her pink hair tie was a sweet thing. "I look down at where her palm is wrapped around my wrist and see that she’s running tentative fingers across her fluffy pink hair tie. I never took it off. “Maybe you should give this back,” she says softly, her head bent to look at it. I pull my wrist out of her hold. “You’ll have to pry it off my cold, dead body.”"
*FYI about steam: I rate steam based on a combination of quality & quantity. I note kink separate from steam because I don't want to underrate steamy reads that don't have much kink.
**Note about spoilers: I like to comment on the plot of a book in reviews, so I almost always mark my reviews as containing spoilers. But I try to avoid spoiling the big dramatic moments! As a reader, I personally like to know what I'm getting into before I read a book so I know more about the content and if it's to my taste/mood, so I try to give that information in my reviews for myself when I'm considering rereading and also for other readers.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
June 24, 2025
never let your relationship stop you from finding the love of your life ❤️
October 24, 2025
This was so terrible omg… onto the next 🫣
May 18, 2023
*4,5 stars*
I feel this overly dramatic villain is this authors mo. That was so eye roll I even cannot. But still, I loved the whole book minus that one scene I will dive into in a minute.
I think, as personality wise I liked this book tad bit more than first. Their witty banter was absolutely fantastic and made me laugh my ass off.
I am usually not into love triangles, okay I am absolutely not into it BUT, thankfully here we have a boyfriend in another continent so yay. This was very well written, as it dragged on the gray zone of emotional cheating but somehow I didn’t feel outraged about it or I didn’t feel it was wrong. You know when you know someone is together with a wrong person but, then they find that right person and you just know.
I understand why h didn’t break up with her bf and I know I am repeating myself but, the reason behind it was valid and I could totally connect with her feelings over it.
Now we arrive to the moment where this book fell “ what the motherfucking hell is this”. When the villain makes the move and H becomes like some badass torturer. I was honest to god thinking what the fuck am I reading right now. This took me really out of the story. Thankfully, it was few pages of insanity and then we get back to normal. Sometimes less is more. Story itself was already so good, it really didn’t need this part.
That aside, loved it! This author came out of nowhere with this awesome series! Gives me old- school high school/ college romance vibes.
🔸virgin h
🔸no cheating
🔸om drama as h is in relationship
🔸very persistent H
🔸witty banter
🔸grovelling
🔸no condoms used
🔸 hot AF smex scenes 🥵
🔸small separation as couple but H doesn’t give up
🔸can be read as standalone but I wouldn’t recommend
I feel this overly dramatic villain is this authors mo. That was so eye roll I even cannot. But still, I loved the whole book minus that one scene I will dive into in a minute.
I think, as personality wise I liked this book tad bit more than first. Their witty banter was absolutely fantastic and made me laugh my ass off.
I am usually not into love triangles, okay I am absolutely not into it BUT, thankfully here we have a boyfriend in another continent so yay. This was very well written, as it dragged on the gray zone of emotional cheating but somehow I didn’t feel outraged about it or I didn’t feel it was wrong. You know when you know someone is together with a wrong person but, then they find that right person and you just know.
I understand why h didn’t break up with her bf and I know I am repeating myself but, the reason behind it was valid and I could totally connect with her feelings over it.
Now we arrive to the moment where this book fell “ what the motherfucking hell is this”. When the villain makes the move and H becomes like some badass torturer. I was honest to god thinking what the fuck am I reading right now. This took me really out of the story. Thankfully, it was few pages of insanity and then we get back to normal. Sometimes less is more. Story itself was already so good, it really didn’t need this part.
That aside, loved it! This author came out of nowhere with this awesome series! Gives me old- school high school/ college romance vibes.
🔸virgin h
🔸no cheating
🔸om drama as h is in relationship
🔸very persistent H
🔸witty banter
🔸grovelling
🔸no condoms used
🔸 hot AF smex scenes 🥵
🔸small separation as couple but H doesn’t give up
🔸can be read as standalone but I wouldn’t recommend
November 10, 2023
“ I told you that an ocean would not keep me from you” 💞💞
Rhys and Thayer were just fire. I love everything about this. The tension between them had me screaming 🫠🫠 and when they kiss I was like “ freaking finally” 👏👏👏
I love how Rhys was just gone for her from the very beginning and how possessive and jealous he was towards her👌👌. This guy mouth was just hot 🥵 the thing he would said to her had me fanning myself. 💦💦🌊
And let me tell you how much I love how Thayer was just as possessive as him. I love everything about her 💁♀️💁♀️
The stuff he would do for🥹🥹 like when he went to her apartment before her game.
I just gonna said if he does not take a whole elevator out of a building because it cause you a panic attack is he really worth it? 🤷🏻♀️🤷🏻♀️
Rhys and Thayer were just fire. I love everything about this. The tension between them had me screaming 🫠🫠 and when they kiss I was like “ freaking finally” 👏👏👏
I love how Rhys was just gone for her from the very beginning and how possessive and jealous he was towards her👌👌. This guy mouth was just hot 🥵 the thing he would said to her had me fanning myself. 💦💦🌊
And let me tell you how much I love how Thayer was just as possessive as him. I love everything about her 💁♀️💁♀️
The stuff he would do for🥹🥹 like when he went to her apartment before her game.
I just gonna said if he does not take a whole elevator out of a building because it cause you a panic attack is he really worth it? 🤷🏻♀️🤷🏻♀️
January 12, 2023
mwahaha this is the type of groveling that i love to see🫣
rhys>>>rogue by a long shot we love a man who knows when he f’d up
also WHO is the man nera’s with???? i must know immediately😭
cannot wait for phoenix and sixtine’s story though, so excited to see their past!!
rhys>>>rogue by a long shot we love a man who knows when he f’d up
also WHO is the man nera’s with???? i must know immediately😭
cannot wait for phoenix and sixtine’s story though, so excited to see their past!!
June 22, 2024
Rhys & Thayer
May 19, 2024
Rhys is a piece of shit. :)
February 21, 2025
4.5⭐️
YES YES YES A MILLION TIMES YESSSS
”I told you that an ocean wouldn’t keep me from you.”
“I’d wait for you for a thousand lifetimes if I had to. But I’d hate every second of not having you in my arms”
RHYS THE MAN YOU ARE. When I tell you this man is genuinely fucking OBSESSED with her. He simply cannot get enough, and neither can I. Their banter was fantastic. Their flirting era had me giggling and kicking my feet constantly.
“She can hurt me all she wants. I’ll still be here waiting for her.”
Like WHO SAYS THIS IF THEYRE NOT UTTERLY IN LOVE WITH SOMEONE. Rhys has it fucking BAD. BADDD.
I must say that I AS A WHOLE enjoyed Rogue and Bellamy’s story more, but the banter, the feels and the SMUT in this was fucking fantastic.
And not to mention the Phoenix and Six scenes. They are definitely my most anticipated couple I cannot fuckinf WAIT. I have their book open next to me RIGHT NOW ready to be cracked open and read. Also, why do I feel as though Nera is getting with her coach?😭
YES YES YES A MILLION TIMES YESSSS
”I told you that an ocean wouldn’t keep me from you.”
“I’d wait for you for a thousand lifetimes if I had to. But I’d hate every second of not having you in my arms”
RHYS THE MAN YOU ARE. When I tell you this man is genuinely fucking OBSESSED with her. He simply cannot get enough, and neither can I. Their banter was fantastic. Their flirting era had me giggling and kicking my feet constantly.
“She can hurt me all she wants. I’ll still be here waiting for her.”
Like WHO SAYS THIS IF THEYRE NOT UTTERLY IN LOVE WITH SOMEONE. Rhys has it fucking BAD. BADDD.
I must say that I AS A WHOLE enjoyed Rogue and Bellamy’s story more, but the banter, the feels and the SMUT in this was fucking fantastic.
And not to mention the Phoenix and Six scenes. They are definitely my most anticipated couple I cannot fuckinf WAIT. I have their book open next to me RIGHT NOW ready to be cracked open and read. Also, why do I feel as though Nera is getting with her coach?😭
December 25, 2025
This book was… okay. I did like it more than the first book in the series, but it still had several moments that really didn’t sit right with me.
One thing that bothered me a lot was the torture scene. The MMC torturing and cutting off a man’s tongue just because he told the FMC the truth about a bet felt extreme and unnecessary especially when he himself was the one who should have come clean about it. That scene alone pulled me out of the story.
Another issue I kept running into was the characters’ ages. All the MMCs in this series behave like they’re in their late twenties or thirties, and I constantly had to remind myself that they’re supposed to be 18 or 19. Some of their actions felt far too mature and sometimes far too violent for their actual ages. At times, it genuinely felt like I was reading a mafia romance instead of a college-age dark romance.
The possessiveness in this book also crossed a line for me. It didn’t feel romantic it felt abusive. Beating his best friend for lending her a sweatshirt (when her top was literally ruined), accusing her of cheating, and then burning the sweatshirt was not it. That wasn’t protectiveness; it was aggression masked as love.
That said, this book did have some improvements. I liked that it focused more on main lead's career goals, and there were a few genuine bonding moments between the leads that I actually enjoyed. Those parts made it more readable than the first book.
One thing that bothered me a lot was the torture scene. The MMC torturing and cutting off a man’s tongue just because he told the FMC the truth about a bet felt extreme and unnecessary especially when he himself was the one who should have come clean about it. That scene alone pulled me out of the story.
Another issue I kept running into was the characters’ ages. All the MMCs in this series behave like they’re in their late twenties or thirties, and I constantly had to remind myself that they’re supposed to be 18 or 19. Some of their actions felt far too mature and sometimes far too violent for their actual ages. At times, it genuinely felt like I was reading a mafia romance instead of a college-age dark romance.
The possessiveness in this book also crossed a line for me. It didn’t feel romantic it felt abusive. Beating his best friend for lending her a sweatshirt (when her top was literally ruined), accusing her of cheating, and then burning the sweatshirt was not it. That wasn’t protectiveness; it was aggression masked as love.
That said, this book did have some improvements. I liked that it focused more on main lead's career goals, and there were a few genuine bonding moments between the leads that I actually enjoyed. Those parts made it more readable than the first book.
December 5, 2025
Парі на дівчину, хлопець що не вірить у кохання, дівчина якій вже робили боляче, тренування з футболу, історія не нова, але мені було цікаво 🔥
Різ та Тайер підходять один одному, їх відносини палкі, ревниві, але справжні, обидва зі шрамами в душі, але кохають сильно та яскраво, я повірила ❤️
Але все ж, Фенікс, і загадковий мен з четвертої частини, темні конячки, зацікавили більше! Люблю мовчазних, небезпечних типів 😈😈😈
Різ та Тайер підходять один одному, їх відносини палкі, ревниві, але справжні, обидва зі шрамами в душі, але кохають сильно та яскраво, я повірила ❤️
Але все ж, Фенікс, і загадковий мен з четвертої частини, темні конячки, зацікавили більше! Люблю мовчазних, небезпечних типів 😈😈😈
February 4, 2023
This had the potential to be 4 star but the fact that the Rhys was so infatuated with Thayer from the get-go and a complete simp was a bit off putting. The author, on the other hand, has gotten significantly better in her writing since Rogue and Bellemy's story.
However, this story lacked the angst and drama that I generally like in my stories. If this story had some deeper heated arguments, some enemies to lovers moments, it would have been perfect.
The fact that the h was named Thayer was a bit confusing for me. Every time I tried to pick up from where I'd left off reading I'd get confused whether Thayer was the h or H.....maybe just me bc Thayer is male name imho.
Looking forward to Phoenix and Six's story. I'm hoping their fighting will result in an enemies to lovers book.
However, this story lacked the angst and drama that I generally like in my stories. If this story had some deeper heated arguments, some enemies to lovers moments, it would have been perfect.
The fact that the h was named Thayer was a bit confusing for me. Every time I tried to pick up from where I'd left off reading I'd get confused whether Thayer was the h or H.....maybe just me bc Thayer is male name imho.
Looking forward to Phoenix and Six's story. I'm hoping their fighting will result in an enemies to lovers book.
January 13, 2023
Excuse me as I repair my make up before work
The grovel in this book is chef's kiss. There's plenty of heat, and it's 🌶🌶 as well. I love the insane possessive protective trope and this new author nails it. I can't wait for the next book!
The grovel in this book is chef's kiss. There's plenty of heat, and it's 🌶🌶 as well. I love the insane possessive protective trope and this new author nails it. I can't wait for the next book!
January 19, 2023
My new favorite author! Can’t wait for Six and Phoenix. I hope it comes out soon!
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