Pretty When He Bleeds: A Dark MM Hockey Romance (Sinners of Blackthorne U Book 1)

About this book

Roman Bishop is the golden boy of Blackthorne University’s hockey team, but beneath his athletic prowess lies a man drowning in guilt and self-destruction. Haunted by the tragic loss of his first love, Caleb, Roman seeks solace in pain, using it to silence the crushing void inside him. However, his carefully constructed walls begin to crumble when Caleb’s brother, Damon, returns to campus with a singular, burning mission: to make Roman pay for the role he played in Caleb’s downfall. Damon is fueled by raw, volatile rage, viewing Roman not as a teammate, but as the architect of his brother’s ruin. Yet, as Damon moves to dismantle Roman’s life, their dynamic shifts into something dangerously intense. What begins as a calculated game of vengeance spiraling into a toxic, obsessive connection, as Roman leans into the very punishment Damon intends to inflict. Featuring the high-stakes tension of a dark MM hockey romance, this story explores the thin, jagged line between hate and desire. As these two broken souls collide, they discover that their shared grief and violent chemistry might be the only things capable of saving—or destroying—them both. Dive into this heart-wrenching, provocative journey where revenge is never as simple as it seems.