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Even If It Hurts

by Sam Mariano
Coastal Elite · Book 1
Kindle Unlimited HEA Standalone 2020 New Adult
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Best for readers who like: Untouchable, Fear Me, Deviant King
Spice5/5
Darkness9/10
Obsession10/10
Psychological10/10
Violence6/10
Emotional Damage9/10
Trigger Intensity10/10
Romance Focus8/10

Book at a Glance

POVDual POV • First person
PaceMedium
Story LengthStandard
EndingHEA
WorldContemporary
SettingHigh School / Academy • Rural / Wilderness
RelationshipM/F
Obsession TypeCaptivity / Control • Romantic Fixation
Experience LevelExperienced / Adult
SubgenreDark bully romance
MMC TypeCaptor / Controlling • Morally Gray / Black
FMC TypeSurvivor / Trauma • Vulnerable / Guarded
Writing StyleCharacter-driven • Emotional / Angsty • suspenseful
MMC PersonalityManipulative, cruel, possessive, calculating
FMC PersonalityIntelligent, guarded, morally conflicted, vulnerable

Tropes & Themes

blackmailBully romancecoercionEnemies to lovershigh school elitemorally black heroobsessionrich hero

Trigger Warnings

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blackmailbullyingcoercive controlemotional abuseNoncon/dubconviolence

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9/10

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