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''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. by Shantel Tessier (series)|L.O.R.D.S.]] series.
  
 
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Callously Casual Cheating
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Contraception Deception
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*[[Dark secret (trope)|Dark family secret]]
If I Can't Have You…
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Manipulative Bastard
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*[[Multiple POV (trope)|Multiple POV]]
Masochism Tango
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*[[Revenge (trope)|Revenge]]
A Match Made in Stockholm
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*[[Touch her and you die (trope)|Touch her and you die]]
Romanticized Abuse
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Yandere
 
Frustrating Lie
 
Rich Boredom
 
Apathetic Student
 
Lack of Empathy
 
Non-Answer
 
The Unfettered
 
Aroused by Their Voice
 
Devoted to You
 
Eating the Eye Candy
 
Lust Object
 
More Experienced Chases the Innocent
 
Power Dynamics Kink
 
Power is Sexy
 
Turned Off By The Jerkass
 
Authority Sounds Deep
 
Corporal Punishment
 
Alone with the Psycho
 
Psycho Ex-Girlfriend (boyfriend)
 
Relationship-Salvaging Disaster
 
Second-Act Breakup
 
Anger Born of Worry
 
You Are Not Alone
 
Entitled to Have You
 
He-Man Woman Hater
 
A Man Is Always Eager
 
Property of Love
 
Questionable Consent
 
Nemesis Magnet
 
The Resenter
 
Jerkass
 
After-Action Healing Drama
 
Damsel in Distress
 
Damsel Fight-and-Flight Response
 
I Will Find You
 
Roaring Rampage of Rescue
 
Taking the Bullet
 
Crazy Jealous Guy
 
Stalking is Love
 
Toxic Lover Influence
 
Blind Obedience
 
True Companions
 
Undying Loyalty
 
Big Fancy House
 
Fiction 500
 
Arranged Marriage
 
Marriage Before Romance
 
My Own Private "I Do"
 
Elite Agents Above the Law
 
Murder, Inc.
 
Sworn in by Oath
 
What Did I Do Last Night?
 
The Promise
 
Defiant Captive
 
Not Good with Rejection
 
Attempted Rape
 
Chained to a Bed
 
Downfall by Sex
 
Fetishized Abuser
 
I Have You Now, My Pretty
 
Romanticized Abuse
 
Alliance of Revenge
 
It's Personal
 
Pay Evil unto Evil
 
Revenge Is Sweet
 
Revenge Romance
 
Initiation Ceremony
 
Insignia Rip-Off Ritual
 
Rejection Ritual
 
Test of Pain
 
Disposing of a Body
 
Love Is a Drug
 
Love Redeems
 
If You Ever Do Anything to Hurt Her...
 
Bound and Gagged
 
Erotic Asphyxiation
 
Erotic Dream
 
Everybody Has Lots of Sex
 
Fetishized Abuser
 
Kinky Cuffs
 
Kinky Role-Playing
 
Sex Is Liberation
 
Professional Killer
 
Covert Group
 
Parent-Preferred Suitor
 
Revenge Romance
 
Anti-Hero
 
So Happy Together
 
Unknowingly in Love
 
Dark family secret
 
Dysfunctional family
 
Enemies-to-lovers
 
Happily ever after
 
He worships her
 
Morally-gray romance
 
Multiple POV
 
Name play
 
Possessiveness
 
Touch her & you die
 
Virgin
 
  
 
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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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