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Spearcrest Kings #1.5
Spearcrest Rose
Once upon a time, I had it all.
The looks, the money, the promise of an illustrious fashion career, and the dream of a future with the most popular guy at Spearcrest Academy.
Until my father decided that he should be in charge of my life, not me.
He took away my trust fund and my dreams of fashion school, and to make it all worse, the boy I thought I would end up with rejected me in favour of the poorest girl at school.
This sort of thing might have broken a lesser woman, but I'm Seraphina Rosenthal.
I’m going to come out on top even if it means I have to go low to do it.
Even if going low means using Noah Watson—part-time gardener, part-time boxer, and full-time poor—to get back at my father.
I only have one rule: don’t fall in love with Noah.
But this might be the hardest thing I’ve ever done, because Noah isn't like any man I've been with before.
He's hard-working, honest, affectionate—and he calls me all sorts of sweet and dirty things in bed…
And I think I might have a thing for being praised.
The looks, the money, the promise of an illustrious fashion career, and the dream of a future with the most popular guy at Spearcrest Academy.
Until my father decided that he should be in charge of my life, not me.
He took away my trust fund and my dreams of fashion school, and to make it all worse, the boy I thought I would end up with rejected me in favour of the poorest girl at school.
This sort of thing might have broken a lesser woman, but I'm Seraphina Rosenthal.
I’m going to come out on top even if it means I have to go low to do it.
Even if going low means using Noah Watson—part-time gardener, part-time boxer, and full-time poor—to get back at my father.
I only have one rule: don’t fall in love with Noah.
But this might be the hardest thing I’ve ever done, because Noah isn't like any man I've been with before.
He's hard-working, honest, affectionate—and he calls me all sorts of sweet and dirty things in bed…
And I think I might have a thing for being praised.
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Published January 14, 2023
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October 14, 2023
breaking my silence: this not being a full length book is CRIMINAL. i will always eat up the mean rich girl x poor boy trope
February 13, 2024
3.5/5
rich mean girl with redemption arc x poor boxer lovable boyfriend, it's something I will never get tired of reading
rich mean girl with redemption arc x poor boxer lovable boyfriend, it's something I will never get tired of reading
“You like girls being mean to you, Noah?”
“No, princess,” he says, looking up at me with hooded eyes and a lazy grin. “I like you being mean to me.”
“Go on,” he says, looking down at me. “What would you like me to do, princess? I know how bossy you can be. Order me around.”
October 17, 2023
"you like girls being mean to you, noah?"
"no, princess. i like you being mean to me."
in this book, we meet the humblest of them all- seraphina rosenthal <3
'i don't deserve this. life is too cruel to the beautiful.'
'as beautiful as they are, none of them can compare to me.'
'i am the main character: effortlessly beautiful and delightfully charming.'
she also advocates for the lives of poor people ! she is too kind, truly. what a queen
'he leads me up a set of concrete stairs (apparently poor people don't do elevators?)'
'what do poor people own? what do they read? i'm surprised they read at all.'
'i would never have guessed someone so poor, who works so hard, could smell this good.'
this shit had me dyinggg she was actually too funny. ate it up🤣🤣
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April 24, 2023RICH POPULAR GF X POOR LOSER BF >>>>>
June 28, 2023
choosing love over being a nepo baby is not something i would do but i respect it
3.5 ⭐️ this was fun
3.5 ⭐️ this was fun
October 19, 2025
i have fallen victim to the regina and rodrick ship due to tik tok. i was looking for books with that vibe and stumbled across this. unfortunately this was not what i was looking for because this was just rich girl x poor boy and i wanted something with more angst, more push and pull from both fmc and mmc. i wanted them to be mean to each other and this was just too sweet for me.
March 31, 2024
“You like girls being mean to you, Noah?”
“No, princess,” he says, looking up at me with hooded eyes and a lazy grin.
“I like you being mean to me.”
I was afraid I wouldn't like it but I ate it up. It’s so freakin’ good it should have been a full lenght book. Noah Watson and Seraphina Rosenthal are mine. I don’t share, thanks.
April 28, 2023
this is for the girls that grew up watching the lady and the tramp and we love it here.
February 1, 2026
well yes!!! noah is like cold water after drinking alcohol all night and that's putting it lightly, some could find FMC annoying, but she is nothing of that sort mmcs do so much worse than her but loved by anyone.
i was scared of how noah would act after learning the truth about why rose approached him but he was a REAL MAN.
We’re the picture-perfect couple. I’ve always known we would end up together. It’s the ending that makes the most sense for us. I’ve been willing to wait for him to make his way through the hottest girls in the year and get it out of his system. I even conceded him to Giselle, for fuck’s sake, and I despise Giselle— so that was especially generous and patient of me.
This is typical Evan behaviour. He would never be rude to anyone other than Sophie Sutton, but this is still a dismissal. This is his sweet, non-confrontational way of getting rid of me.
It’s not like I can’t— I’ve had other Young Kings before. I had the aristocratic French playboy Sev Montcroix, and I even had the cold-blooded Novus heir, Luca Fletcher-Lowe, who tied me to his bed and choked me with his belt. But just because I didn’t like them doesn’t mean I couldn’t have had them if I’d chosen.
this is about evan btw FUCK YOU EVAN.
The fact he doesn’t seem at all protective of his personal space feels… I don’t even know. Sexy in a way I can’t explain. Like his life is a treasure chest he’s opened for me, and I just get to plunder those treasures as I wish.
“Seraphina.” My name is soft and sibilant in his mouth. “I think you’re a gorgeous girl. I’m sure you can tell, but I find you really hot, and there are a ton of things I could think of doing to you on this couch right now. So we’re not calling it a night because I don’t want to do this, or because I don’t fancy you— because I really fucking fancy you. I’m calling it a night because this is the first time we’ve hung out together, and you’re still in college, and I don’t want to take advantage.” “You’re not taking advantage,” I say quickly.
“No games,” he says. “Take a week to think about it. If you still want to have sex with me, then come back— you know where I live now. Come back and I’ll do anything you want me to do to you.” It’s the most condescending thing I’ve ever heard in my life— as if I need to take time to decide who to sleep with. I cross my arms and speak icily. “What makes you think I won’t just find someone else to sleep with?” “If that’s what you want. I’m not in control of your life. You are.”
And just because I’ve faked most of my orgasms doesn’t mean I don’t deserve real orgasms.
“I wouldn’t recommend that gamble,” Kayana says, checking her long, cinnamon-coloured nails. “I tried the same thing with my ex and he swore off love, fucked everything that moved, and now he’s engaged.” “That engagement doesn’t count. It’s arranged,” Cammie points out. “And you fucked everything that moved first.” Kayana waves her fingers at Cammie. “Yes— to make him jealous, obviously.
Which didn’t work— obviously.”
this is about severin book 3, fuck severin too.
“No,” he says, kissing the inside of my knee. “I’m not scared.” “You like girls being mean to you, Noah?” “No, princess,” he says, looking up at me with hooded eyes and a lazy grin. “I like you being mean to me.”
Sex with Noah is addictive because it’s not like any of the sex I’ve ever had before. And that’s not because I’ve never had good sex before. I’ve had terrible sex before— most girls have— but I’ve had decent sex too. Sex with older, experienced men. Sex with partners who tried very hard to make me come.
He’ll get on his knees if he has to and beg if I ask him to. When I’m a little rough with him, pulling his hair or grabbing his neck or clawing at his arms or back or hips, he lets me, moaning softly. He wasn’t lying when he said he liked it when I was mean. He loves it when I’m mean.
“Then why?” My voice is a pathetic wail. “Why didn’t you say anything? Why did you still agree to come tonight? Why did you keep seeing me?” He tilts my face up to his with a finger and dabs my tears with his shirt sleeve. “Alright, easy with the tears, princess.” He shakes his head. “Because, you clueless girl, people don’t get together because they deserve each other. People get together because they like each other. They stay together because they like being around each other. It’s as simple as that.”
i was scared of how noah would act after learning the truth about why rose approached him but he was a REAL MAN.
We’re the picture-perfect couple. I’ve always known we would end up together. It’s the ending that makes the most sense for us. I’ve been willing to wait for him to make his way through the hottest girls in the year and get it out of his system. I even conceded him to Giselle, for fuck’s sake, and I despise Giselle— so that was especially generous and patient of me.
This is typical Evan behaviour. He would never be rude to anyone other than Sophie Sutton, but this is still a dismissal. This is his sweet, non-confrontational way of getting rid of me.
It’s not like I can’t— I’ve had other Young Kings before. I had the aristocratic French playboy Sev Montcroix, and I even had the cold-blooded Novus heir, Luca Fletcher-Lowe, who tied me to his bed and choked me with his belt. But just because I didn’t like them doesn’t mean I couldn’t have had them if I’d chosen.
this is about evan btw FUCK YOU EVAN.
The fact he doesn’t seem at all protective of his personal space feels… I don’t even know. Sexy in a way I can’t explain. Like his life is a treasure chest he’s opened for me, and I just get to plunder those treasures as I wish.
“Seraphina.” My name is soft and sibilant in his mouth. “I think you’re a gorgeous girl. I’m sure you can tell, but I find you really hot, and there are a ton of things I could think of doing to you on this couch right now. So we’re not calling it a night because I don’t want to do this, or because I don’t fancy you— because I really fucking fancy you. I’m calling it a night because this is the first time we’ve hung out together, and you’re still in college, and I don’t want to take advantage.” “You’re not taking advantage,” I say quickly.
“No games,” he says. “Take a week to think about it. If you still want to have sex with me, then come back— you know where I live now. Come back and I’ll do anything you want me to do to you.” It’s the most condescending thing I’ve ever heard in my life— as if I need to take time to decide who to sleep with. I cross my arms and speak icily. “What makes you think I won’t just find someone else to sleep with?” “If that’s what you want. I’m not in control of your life. You are.”
And just because I’ve faked most of my orgasms doesn’t mean I don’t deserve real orgasms.
“I wouldn’t recommend that gamble,” Kayana says, checking her long, cinnamon-coloured nails. “I tried the same thing with my ex and he swore off love, fucked everything that moved, and now he’s engaged.” “That engagement doesn’t count. It’s arranged,” Cammie points out. “And you fucked everything that moved first.” Kayana waves her fingers at Cammie. “Yes— to make him jealous, obviously.
Which didn’t work— obviously.”
this is about severin book 3, fuck severin too.
“No,” he says, kissing the inside of my knee. “I’m not scared.” “You like girls being mean to you, Noah?” “No, princess,” he says, looking up at me with hooded eyes and a lazy grin. “I like you being mean to me.”
Sex with Noah is addictive because it’s not like any of the sex I’ve ever had before. And that’s not because I’ve never had good sex before. I’ve had terrible sex before— most girls have— but I’ve had decent sex too. Sex with older, experienced men. Sex with partners who tried very hard to make me come.
He’ll get on his knees if he has to and beg if I ask him to. When I’m a little rough with him, pulling his hair or grabbing his neck or clawing at his arms or back or hips, he lets me, moaning softly. He wasn’t lying when he said he liked it when I was mean. He loves it when I’m mean.
“Then why?” My voice is a pathetic wail. “Why didn’t you say anything? Why did you still agree to come tonight? Why did you keep seeing me?” He tilts my face up to his with a finger and dabs my tears with his shirt sleeve. “Alright, easy with the tears, princess.” He shakes his head. “Because, you clueless girl, people don’t get together because they deserve each other. People get together because they like each other. They stay together because they like being around each other. It’s as simple as that.”
August 22, 2023
I love a mean, spoiled, rich girl and her redemption arc.
"I picked you because I thought my father would think you don't deserve me, but in reality, it's me who doesn't deserve you."
I thought I'd hate this because even though I love Rose, I hate the tropes. Poor Girl x Rich Boy is a huge hit, but Poor Boy x Rich Girl sucks, I'm sorry y'all that's just not my cup of tea. However, Noah is such a sweetheart that I ended up loving him too, I love Seraphina so if he's understanding with her and makes her happy then it's winnie approved.
This is also the first book I started liking Cammie, I really want her to have a book or novella.
"I picked you because I thought my father would think you don't deserve me, but in reality, it's me who doesn't deserve you."
I thought I'd hate this because even though I love Rose, I hate the tropes. Poor Girl x Rich Boy is a huge hit, but Poor Boy x Rich Girl sucks, I'm sorry y'all that's just not my cup of tea. However, Noah is such a sweetheart that I ended up loving him too, I love Seraphina so if he's understanding with her and makes her happy then it's winnie approved.
This is also the first book I started liking Cammie, I really want her to have a book or novella.
May 24, 2023
5 stars
This 👏🏻 deserves 👏🏻 more 👏🏻 read 👏🏻
Also, miss aurora just gained a new fan 😘
This 👏🏻 deserves 👏🏻 more 👏🏻 read 👏🏻
Also, miss aurora just gained a new fan 😘
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January 20, 2025the tiktok ban brain rot is so bad i might return to full time reading again…
idk how i feel about this though, i love a good mean/bitchy rich girl x poor guy trope and the set up was promising but i feel like it could’ve been so sm better if it had stronger writing
it also had two of my pet peeves: no protection use or a even a proper discussion of it and ugly ass outfits. i mean this girl really showed up to some party looking like a whole bouquet of roses…and thinking that was a fit
and i rarely say this about a man cause i love pathetic men but where was this guy’s backbone? that’s prob my toxicity talking though bc i was ready to eat up the angst after he found out the fmc was just using him but nothing, he just accepted it. would’ve also loved some more jealousy from him
idk how i feel about this though, i love a good mean/bitchy rich girl x poor guy trope and the set up was promising but i feel like it could’ve been so sm better if it had stronger writing
it also had two of my pet peeves: no protection use or a even a proper discussion of it and ugly ass outfits. i mean this girl really showed up to some party looking like a whole bouquet of roses…and thinking that was a fit
and i rarely say this about a man cause i love pathetic men but where was this guy’s backbone? that’s prob my toxicity talking though bc i was ready to eat up the angst after he found out the fmc was just using him but nothing, he just accepted it. would’ve also loved some more jealousy from him
January 18, 2025
NOAH WATSON THE MAN THAT YOU ARE 🛐 🛐 🛐
I’m so glad I read this novella after that disastrous first book (I have no problem with the author’s writing obviously but the mmc in the first book was seriously grating on my nerves) and I actually can’t believe the same author that wrote Evan created the most loving, kind and warm hearted, compassionate, and gentle guy like Noah. He seems subdued and quiet but the mouth on this man when he’s in bed?!?!? Oh good lord 🥵🥵
Then there’s Seraphina. Oh man, the way I avoid books with mean girls behavior and judgmental people like her but while she is all of that (ngl some things she said pisses me off) but as long as she’s not causing any physical damage or harm to another woman then I’m good (I’m looking at you RK). Seraphina is a spoiled, judgmental, privileged rich princess but then she met Noah and her life seems a lot less grey. Oh she’s mean alright but Noah loves that about her and I’m not about to shame the man for his kink 👀
The chemistry between these two is off the chart and the writing is sublime. The spice is HOT. My only complaint is that this is only a novella and not a whole book.
I’m so glad I read this novella after that disastrous first book (I have no problem with the author’s writing obviously but the mmc in the first book was seriously grating on my nerves) and I actually can’t believe the same author that wrote Evan created the most loving, kind and warm hearted, compassionate, and gentle guy like Noah. He seems subdued and quiet but the mouth on this man when he’s in bed?!?!? Oh good lord 🥵🥵
Then there’s Seraphina. Oh man, the way I avoid books with mean girls behavior and judgmental people like her but while she is all of that (ngl some things she said pisses me off) but as long as she’s not causing any physical damage or harm to another woman then I’m good (I’m looking at you RK). Seraphina is a spoiled, judgmental, privileged rich princess but then she met Noah and her life seems a lot less grey. Oh she’s mean alright but Noah loves that about her and I’m not about to shame the man for his kink 👀
The chemistry between these two is off the chart and the writing is sublime. The spice is HOT. My only complaint is that this is only a novella and not a whole book.
January 22, 2023
so insanely adorable i need a full length novella😭🤌noah and rose are THE BEST. the way he was so cool and calm and loving, he makes rose's sharp edges seem softer i hope i see them again in other books🥺
July 4, 2023
this should have been a full length story!!!!
August 17, 2023
that man needed self respect badly
September 6, 2023
the amount of times she called him poor even to his face😭😭😭 so unserious
March 19, 2024
you are now one of my elite employees, noah watson
October 16, 2023
rich mean girls always 🔛🔝
March 24, 2024
the rich girl x poor boy trope will always be one of my top favourite tropes that will never fail to satisfy my urges 💆🏻♀️
“You like girls being mean to you, Noah?”“No, princess,” he says, looking up at me with hooded eyes and a lazy grin. “I like you being mean to me.”
side note: i’m still not a big fan of Seraphina but Noah though?? every girl needs a man like Noah.
“You like girls being mean to you, Noah?”“No, princess,” he says, looking up at me with hooded eyes and a lazy grin. “I like you being mean to me.”
side note: i’m still not a big fan of Seraphina but Noah though?? every girl needs a man like Noah.
June 16, 2024
poor boy x rich girl but it’s trash
January 28, 2026
The writing got a little bit better than the previous one, and i like noah. Not sure about Seraphina though.
June 26, 2025
5⭐️/5⭐️
This novella deserves to be a full length book I wanted more! More of Rose and Noah
Noah he’s such a gentlemen with a filthy mouth
And the fact he’s a boxer makes him even more attractive
I loved how he took care of Rose and made her feel special and even though he knew she was using him
Seraphine she was misunderstood yeah glad we got more insight in her character and why she’s acting the way she is
Well I didn’t like her in a few bits where she talked bad about Sophie (she’s literally a bad bitch so yeah I’ll defend her)
I wanted more from this!!
This novella deserves to be a full length book I wanted more! More of Rose and Noah
Noah he’s such a gentlemen with a filthy mouth
And the fact he’s a boxer makes him even more attractive
I loved how he took care of Rose and made her feel special and even though he knew she was using him
Seraphine she was misunderstood yeah glad we got more insight in her character and why she’s acting the way she is
Well I didn’t like her in a few bits where she talked bad about Sophie (she’s literally a bad bitch so yeah I’ll defend her)
I wanted more from this!!
July 11, 2025
1.25⭐
“You think you’re so much better than everybody else, but you’re just some spoilt, vapid daddy’s girl.”
“At least I’m not a hypocritical, judgemental asshole.”
“Guess what, Rose? Fucking someone just because they’re poor is just as bad as not fucking someone because they’re poor. You’re just as judgemental as I am, you’ve just fetishized your prejudices.”
That being said they definitely broke up after that ending.
“You think you’re so much better than everybody else, but you’re just some spoilt, vapid daddy’s girl.”
“At least I’m not a hypocritical, judgemental asshole.”
“Guess what, Rose? Fucking someone just because they’re poor is just as bad as not fucking someone because they’re poor. You’re just as judgemental as I am, you’ve just fetishized your prejudices.”
That being said they definitely broke up after that ending.
June 24, 2025
NOAH AND SERAPHINA LIVES INSIDE MY HEART!!! omg what a wonderful novella for a wonderful couple. I loved them a lot, like a lot.
September 13, 2023
3.5 stars ☆ why is this book so good yet so short- i need more of them idc 😫
December 13, 2025
i don't like the author's writing style and i guess this is where i'm dropping her. cliche, poorly written, boring
December 15, 2023
now personally i would not give up my trust fund over love but noah watson is a good man so ykw i can get behind it!
August 17, 2023
Rose I loved ur confidence girl but u were too much w ur “I don’t fuck the help” talk for me sometimes.
Noah, if this was only a review for you you’d get 4 stars. SO FINE. SO EMO. I LOVE ME A HOT EMO BOY. this was entertaining & tbh (which I always am) *not*, I enjoyed this for the smut and his aftercare.
Noah, if this was only a review for you you’d get 4 stars. SO FINE. SO EMO. I LOVE ME A HOT EMO BOY. this was entertaining & tbh (which I always am) *not*, I enjoyed this for the smut and his aftercare.
July 6, 2023
If only this was a full length novel I would have been obsessed with the rich girl/ poor boy dynamic..
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