If you're here, then you indeed are a dark romance reader, and I will always recommend the L.O.R.D.S series. Some tropes for this book are enemies to lovers, forced marriage, revenge, and of course dark romance. SHANTEL, YOU DID IT AGAIN <3. Tyson, Tyson, Tyson. I can see why he and Ryat are best friends. They are so alike lmao. We all get a glimpse of Tyson's personality in The Ritual and The Sinner but we explore said personality IN LENGTH here lol. When I tell you this book had me audibly gasping. I had to pause a few times because the plot twists were exactly that. I DID NOT SEE IT COMING. I also appreciated how in this book, we go through a series of flashbacks that key in critical information of the past and future. Shantel does A PHENOMENAL job with the plot, writing, and themes in this book. There are moments that may seem like the plot is dragging but I promise it comes together. Just enjoy the ride. I personally appreciate that secrets of the past completely unfold. This further connects us to the next book, Carnage. Expect to experience a whirlwind of emotions while reading this book. Our FMC is also great. Laikyn pushes Tyson. Actually, they both push each other's boundaries in MULTIPLE ways. We love a good brat, no? I think the connection between these two is different than what anyone can expect. To me, it solidifies that every relationship dynamic is unique in this series, as it should be. Not only does she stake her claim on HER man but she's just as obsessed as he is and I ate it up. Talk about matching energy lol. She fights as much as she gives and didn't just accept things if she could do something about it. For that, she is one of my fave FMC'S in this series. NOW FOR THE SPICE: ***TRIPLE CHECK TRIGGER WARNINGS!*** IT DOES NOT DISAPPOINT! NOT. ONE. DANG. BIT. Please understand that not all books are for everyone. If you simply don't like this one, or this series, that's okay! We don't need to bash one another about it. On that note, thank you for your time!

Just screaming my head off and kicking my feet I’m so completely gone for The Sacrifice. It’s everything I was hoping for and everything that I needed it to be. In short, it’s a work of perfection 😘. Phew. Where do I even begin y’all? Let’s see. One: I love me an obsessed Hero. But you know what I love just as much? An obsessed Heroine!!! I was like YES!!! You claim your man!!! Sink your fangs in girl! Get it!!! Two: all the dirty hawt things Tyson did to his wifey. Yep!!! So good. Three: so much revenge. Blood soaking through the pages there was nothing left on the bones kind of revenge. I’m still shaking. Four: I love that all the main characters from this series (Ritual, Sinner and Sabotage) are still very much central and present in this story. Like, oh hey, the whole gangs here! Strap up! I never know what to expect with a Shantel Tessier novel. Just that it’s gonna be dark. It’s going to take me to very uncomfortable places and make me question if I even know what boundaries are anymore. It’s going to make me root for the sinners who work on the fringes of this society because they’re the only ones who know what loyalty is. But please do you and the author a favor and check out her TWs. Her stories are not intended for everyone. But if you can stomach pain,torture, and everything else that comes with a Shantel Tessier book you’ll be greatly rewarded with an epic story. She balances everything out. Gah!!! It’s intense. It was so dang twisty. And even tho the author gives you plenty of breadcrumbs for you to “try” to come up with your own theories, you’re still going to doubt yourself and just hang on to the edge of your seat. Until the very end. I kid you not! Tyson and Lake start out as a means for an end for Tyson’s long awaited revenge on Lake’s family. They did something to him. They took something from him. It changed him. And he has waited three long years for the moment he can say “I do” and ruin them. Poor Lake. She’s so sheltered. So very very innocent and really has no one on her side. No one! She truly believes that Tyson is the devil himself. The villain that shattered her and her family’s life. But what no one knows is that she’s obsessed with her new husband. Always has been. And is now fighting with herself for feeling all the feelings for this wicked man and trying to remain loyal to her family. What’s a girl to do? Hmmm? Do whatever your husband tells you to do because he’s what dreams are made of!!!! Duh!! She’s a smart one, so she’s pretty quick on the uptake. I liked her. She and Tyson were fire!! Oh me, oh my, Tyson Crawford is the King!!! I’ve loved him from the first time he graced us with his presence in The Ritual and he is truly the antihero to end all. He’s ummm,yeah, he’s perfect!!! The amount of women who have gone insane over him should be way higher in my opinion lol!!! He’s delicious. Absolutely mouthwatering. I loved that we get so many chapters of his POV. He’s funny. He’s loyal. He’s deadly. He doesn’t give a F. He will go to the ends of the earth for his little darling wifey and I was done. I love a hero that can only see one woman once he has her. That all consuming OTT need to own. To possess. To protect. I was actually swooning!!!! And it’s totally needed here imo because of the slight ick factor of who he used to be with so his utter devotion for Lake just cinched it for me that these two were endgame. I can’t even try to give away what takes place because it’s a doozy. Just know that this is probably Shantel Tessier’s tightest plot ever. Meaning not a single plot hole. Her writing is top notch here. She delivered and then delivered some more. Do yourself a favor and take your time reading this one so you don’t miss a single detail. Everything is there for a reason. This story is so immersive. I had to take a few breaks in the past 72 hours just to wrap my head around all the crazy going on. It’s good crazy. Like this is addicting and I have real life stuff to do!!!! Also, I’m so ready for Carnage. Like bring me to the brink and just destroy me!!!! And I really love how each three of these connective novels all have similar secondary epilogues dealing with their kids. Like we all know what your kids were up to last night ;) lmao!!!