Cover of Heretics (Bristolwood University)

Heretics (Bristolwood University)

by Taye Steele

4.4
Published May 21 2026

Scarlett Iscariot arrives at Bristolwood University desperate to bury her traumatic past and reinvent herself as the perfect graduate student. However, her carefully constructed life begins to unravel when she encounters her former foster brother, Noah Payne, in her criminal profiling class. Still harboring deep-seated resentment for the role she played in his father’s downfall as a serial killer, Noah is consumed by a vengeful obsession and is determined to make Scarlett pay for the destruction of his family. The situation turns even more dangerous when their professor, Julian Keats, takes an interest in their volatile dynamic. A master manipulator who views human lives as pieces on a chessboard, Julian finds the shared trauma between Scarlett and Noah irresistible. Instead of intervening, he orchestrates a twisted game, eager to break Scarlett’s perfection and watch the consequences unfold. Featuring an intense enemies-to-lovers dynamic and a dark MFM romance, *Heretics* explores the thin line between hate and desire. As these three lives collide, Scarlett finds herself trapped in a high-stakes game where the cost of losing is far greater than just her reputation. *Note: This is a dark, taboo romance containing themes that may be triggering for some readers.*