Dear Reader

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Product details

  • ISBN 9781464242489
  • Weight: 281g
  • Dimensions: 130 x 199mm
  • Publication Date: 20 May 2025
  • Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc
  • Publication City/Country: US
  • Product Form: Paperback
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From USA Today bestselling author and TikTok sensation* Tate James comes the first entry in a spicy contemporary romance trilogy: a tale full of secret society intrigue and dangerously dark attraction…

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Dear Reader,

You want my advice? Never look a gift horse in the mouth. You don’t want to see the rotten teeth.

In this case, the gift is a scholarship to attend the prestigious Neveah University. The rotten teeth? Well, they came in the form of my brand new stepbrother and his little cohort of entitled, arrogant best friends. Four dangerously handsome and stupidly wealthy men who made up their minds about me long before we met. Men who are used to getting everything they want no matter the price.

I was a big girl; I could ignore them. Then came the secret society hazing. Kidnappings. Crazy parties. Insane stunts. Mindblowing prizes. Even so, I could handle myself...until the secret and stolen moments I shared with men I had no business falling for. It was enough to give a girl nightmares.

Because, dear reader, this was only the beginning of my ordeal with the Devil’s Backbone Society. How do I know?

I read about it...

Sink your teeth into a brand-new dark academia series from Tate James, the master of romantic suspense.

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FMC
Reverse Harem
Why Choose
Dark Academia
College Romance
High Heat

The Devil’s Backbone Series:
Dear Reader
Watch Your Back (COMING JULY 2025)
You’re Next (COMING SEPTEMBER 2025)


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* #TateJames has 10 million views on TikTok as of December 2024

Tate James is a USA Today bestselling author of contemporary romance and romantic suspense, with occasional forays into fantasy, paranormal romance, and urban fantasy. She was born and raised in Aotearoa (New Zealand) but now lives in Australia with her husband and their adorable crotchfruit.

She is a lover of books, booze, cats, and coffee, and is most definitely not a morning person. Tate is a bit too sarcastic, swears far too much for polite society, and definitely tells too many dirty jokes.