The Ritual

By: Shantel Tessier

Narrated by: Aiden Snow, Meg Sylvan

NOW AN AMAZON TOP 50 BESTSELLER

An all-new dark standalone romance from the USA Today & Wall Street Journal bestselling author, Shantel Tessier

THE CHOSEN ONE

Barrington University is home of the Lords, a secret society that requires their blood in payment. They are above all—the most powerful men in the world. They devote their lives to violence in exchange for power. And during their senior year, they are offered a chosen one.

I VOW. YOU VOW. WE VOW.

People think growing up with money is freeing, but I promise you, it’s not. My entire life has been planned out for me. I never got the chance to do what I wanted until Ryat Alexander Archer came along and gave me an option for a better life. He offered me what no one else ever had—freedom.

I chose to be his. He made me believe that anyway, but it was just another lie. A way that the Lords manipulate you into doing what they want.

After being sucked into the dark, twisted world of the Lords, I embraced my new role and allowed Ryat to parade me around like the trophy I was to him. But like all things, what started out as a game soon became a fight for survival. And the only way out was death.

Things to know about The Ritual
It is MF
TW (Please see the author's note on the inside)
J/P (jealous/possessive) Hero
OTT (over the top) Hero
This is a 150K word standalone romance that contains dark themes that may be triggering to some." Check authors website for TWs. shanteltessier.com

©2021 Shantel Tessier (P)2023 Shantel Tessier

Updated Narrators!

The reviews were not kidding about the narration being terrible. I couldn’t take it seriously. But praise the Lords - the narration has been updated and is SO much better. One of my favorite series. Shantel creates an amazing world that will have you so intrigued you’ll shoot through all of the books. One of my favorite reads of 2023!!

A bingeable series!

I KNEW this was going to be wild after everything I've read by this author. The Dare series, Make You Beg, they are incredible check them out! THIS ONE though, is not any less dark than those. Possibly darker.

So many of us who have read this already have said, do not play around with the triggers and we mean it. Don't read this, find out you shouldn't have, and then bash it because you were out of your element. This book is depicted exactly as it is, DARK, and it is perfectly suited for the appropriate audience.

I know that's a bit of a rant but it felt important to clarify because I've been seeing dark romance under attack a lot and I'm just over it. We're here for it and it's going to stick around. Don't sit at our table if you don't like it.

Now, Ryat. I ADORE HIM AND I DON'T CARE WHAT ANYONE HAS TO SAY! He's the obligatory dark and he's obviously delicious but for some reason I just ate him up immediately. He's the ultimate out of the Tessier books I've read so far and I was pretty deep into Law, so.

Blakley is a bit of a lily in the thorns, she's oblivious to the plot she's a part of and I felt a bit sorry for her knowing how wild these plots can get. She was already resolved to the life she was expected to live according to her parents and then she's plunged into all of this. I could go on forever but I really just think you ought to read it.

This is a long book and that can be intimidating but once you get going you won't stop!

SHANTEL TESSIER!

Holy hot and crazy Batman! I’ve been stuck with audiobooks due to eye sh*t. I’ve been waiting for Ms. Tessier’s books to show up in audio format. I will have a book hangover for months.
This book has everything. Drama, spice 🔥🔥🔥🔥, and HEA. And let’s not forget secret society—my kryptonite.

I am anxiously awaiting more audiobooks from Ms. Tessier

Totally worth a read

Love this book! It was so good! Definitely recommend reading it for sure! Loved it!

Smut gold

Everything I love in an anti hero- ruthless, dominant- and obsessed!!! Loved it!! Wish there had been more from his perspective but other than that it’s a great book!