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The Anti-hero

by Sara Cate Publisher: INDEPENDENT CAT

A public image put to the test

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A public image put to the test

The Anti-hero pairs a preacher’s eldest son, raised to protect a spotless reputation, with Sage, whose proposal draws him into a staged relationship and a series of explicit videos. His discovery about his father’s secret life unsettles the moral identity he has maintained, while the arrangement with Sage blurs the line between performance and desire. The setup brings together family hypocrisy, reputation, kink, and the tension between a prescribed role and personal appetite. Its fantasy-romance classification sits alongside a contemporary premise centered on secrecy and sexual power dynamics.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Adult readers interested in romance involving fake dating and explicit kink.
  • Readers drawn to stories about family hypocrisy, public reputation, and self-redefinition.

Themes

Public image and private desireFamily hypocrisyFake datingKink and sexual power dynamicsSelf-redefinition

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Book overview

I've been good long enough.

As the eldest son of Austin's most prominent preacher, I've lived my life on the virtuous side. No scandals. Flawless image. Clean reputation.

That's the way it must be if I'm going to take his place someday.

But everything changes when I find out my father is a VIP member of a local kink club.

A liar. A cheater. A hypocrite.

Now, I'm done being righteous.

And when the club owner's jaded girlfriend comes to me with a proposal, I can't resist.

Sage is nothing like the women I've dated before. Pink hair, tattoos, piercings. I know it'll burn my father's reputation to the ground when she and I are seen together.

But our fake dating scheme isn't enough. We need videos-dirty videos.

The more we film these scenes, the more I like it.

She wants me to degrade her, hurt her, violate her.

And God help me, I want it too.

But it's hardly fake anymore, and before long I don't recognize the Goode man I used to be.

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