Vicious Games: A Dark Taboo Stepbrothers Reverse Harem Romance (The Lies We Keep, Book 1)

About this book

College is supposed to be a fresh start, but for Rylee, it is a crash course in chaos. She is already struggling to navigate a messy web of forbidden feelings for her rival and former best friend’s boyfriend—who also happens to be her own stepbrother. Desperate for a way out of her suffocating home life, Rylee enters into a twisted "winner takes all" game with him. The prize is her freedom, but the cost is her sanity as she finds herself trapped in a high-stakes challenge she refuses to lose. Just when Rylee thinks she has the upper hand, the stakes skyrocket with the arrival of her stepbrother’s estranged twin brothers. This unexpected turn of events throws gasoline on an already volatile situation, pulling Rylee deeper into a dark, adrenaline-fueled world of jealousy and rivalry. Featuring the "why choose" (reverse harem) and forbidden stepbrother tropes, this story is a gritty, addictive descent into emotional turmoil. Rylee is a unapologetically messy heroine fighting to be seen in a game where the rules are constantly changing and the lines between love and hatred are dangerously blurred. Prepare for a dark, taboo-filled ride that leaves its characters—and the reader—breathless.