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The Ritual

by Shantel Tessier Publisher: INDEPENDENT CAT

A secret society and a perilous bargain

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A secret society and a perilous bargain

Set at Barrington University, *The Ritual* centers on the Lords, a secret society whose members trade blood for power, and a senior-year tradition involving a “chosen one.” The narrator, raised under a life planned by others, sees Ryat Alexander Archer’s offer as a chance to choose her own path. That promise draws her into the Lords’ world, where the relationship between freedom and control becomes increasingly fraught and the stakes turn to survival. The book combines new-adult romance with secret-society dynamics, violence, and a struggle over agency.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Readers interested in new-adult romance with a secret-society premise
  • Readers drawn to stories about power, control, and personal agency
  • Readers comfortable with fictional themes of violence and survival

Themes

Secret societies and powerFreedom and controlAgencyViolence and survival

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Book overview

New York Times Bestselling author of Chaotic

THE CHOSEN ONE

 

Barrington University is home of the Lords, a secret society that requires their blood in payment. They are above all-the most powerful men in the world. They devote their lives to violence in exchange for power. And during their senior year, they are offered a chosen one.

 

I VOW. YOU VOW. WE VOW.

 

People think growing up with money is freeing, but I promise you, it's not. My entire life has been planned out for me. I never got the chance to do what I wanted until Ryat Alexander Archer came along and gave me an option for a better life. He offered me what no one else ever had-freedom.

 

I chose to be his. He made me believe that anyway, but it was just another lie. A way that the Lords manipulate you into doing what they want.

 

After being sucked into the dark, twisted world of the Lords, I embraced my new role and allowed Ryat to parade me around like the trophy I was to him. But like all things, what started out as a game soon became a fight for survival. And the only way out was death.

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