The Ritual by Shantel Tessier

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The Ritual
Cover of The Ritual by Shantel Tessier
Author(s) Shantel Tessier
Published November 19, 2021
Publisher Independently Published
Genre(s) Dark Romance
Age group New Adult


The Ritual by Shantel Tessier is a new adult dark romance novel, originally published on November 19, 2021. It is the first book in the L.O.R.D.S. series.

Trigger Warnings

  • Alcohol consumption
  • Anal
  • Arranged, forced & coerced marriage
  • Attempted rape
  • Blood & gore depiction
  • Bondage
  • Branding
  • Breath play
  • Captivity & confinement
  • Consensual non-consent
  • Cults
  • Dead bodies
  • Drowning
  • Drug abuse
  • Drug use
  • Dubious consent scenarios
  • Emotional abuse
  • Execution
  • Gaslighting
  • Graphic death
  • Graphic violence
  • Gun violence
  • Hanging & lynching
  • Hospitalization
  • Imprisonment (intentional)
  • Infidelity
  • Interrogation
  • Kidnapping / Abduction
  • Knife violence
  • Loss of autonomy
  • Masks
  • Medical treatment & procedures
  • Murder & attempted murder
  • Needles
  • Organized crime
  • Painkillers
  • Physical abuse
  • Physical assault
  • Physical injuries
  • Praise kink
  • Pregnancy
  • Profanity
  • Sexism & misogyny
  • Sexual abuse
  • Sexual assault
  • Sexual harassment
  • Sexually explicit scenes
  • Slurs
  • Slut-shaming
  • Stalking
  • Torture
  • Trauma
  • Vomiting

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