Even if it Hurts (Coastal Elite #1)
Sam Mariano
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars
3.75
· Steam/Spice level: 5 of 5
Explicit and plentiful [?]
· 132 ratings · 424 pages · Published: 27 Jul 2022
He could have been my hero.
He saved my life that night, a beautiful dark angel slicing through my fear and the water, dragging me from its deadly clutches.
He should have been my hero.
I thought maybe he was.
Villains aren’t supposed to win, and good should always conquer evil, but in the elite coastal town I live in, the only purpose a label has is letting you know what something—or someone—costs. Good, bad; it’s all relative, and it hardly matters. Baymont, California is a land of beautiful villains and happy-ever-afters that are just out of reach.
Especially for me.
Until Dare moves the world beneath my feet, and even though I’m afraid to trust it—to trust him—boy, am I tempted.
In more ways than one.
Being with Dare is scary, but being without him is impossible.
He makes it impossible.
Dare’s no hero, that much is clear, but maybe…
Maybe he’s mine.
This story contains triggers and is intended only for a mature, adult audience. See the opening author's note for more explicit triggers, but know this is a very dangerous relationship with a very dark hero.
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Tagged as:
- virgin heroine 21
- dark romance 21
- cruel hero/bully 20
- possessive hero 20
- high school 19
- rich hero 19
- contemporary 17
- sweet/gentle heroine 16
- suspense 15
- somnophilia 15
- vengeance 14
- alpha male 14
- bad boys 13
- angst 12
- other man/woman 12
- m-f romance 12
- love triangle 10
- class difference 10
- enemies to lovers 9
- consensual non-consent 9
- new adult 7
- working class heroine 5
- abduction 4
- poor heroine 4
- athlete hero 3
- young adult 2
- betrayal 2
- cheating 1
- height difference 1
- forced proximity 1
- exhibitionism 1
- Add topics
- content warnings
- dubious consent 20
- rape 19
- abuse 17
- non-consent between mcs 16
- abuse between mcs 13
- birth-control non-consent 11
- nontraditional hea 10
- terminal illness 7
- graphic violence 5
- death / grief 4
- slut shaming 2
- body betrayal 1
- geography
- california 3
- north america 2
- usa 2
- Format
- Audiobook
- dual pov 11
- first person pov 7
- male pov 3
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The 'Coastal Elite' series
3.71 · 288 ratings
contemporary · possessive hero · rape-mc · first-person-pov · angst · dub-con · dual-pov · bad boys · super rich hero · male-pov · from hate to love · m-f · alpha male · audiobook · virgin heroine · dark · cruel hero · rape · class difference · somnophilia
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