Even if it Hurts (Coastal Elite #1)
Sam Mariano
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Explicit and plentiful [?]
· 144 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:
- cruel hero/bully 22
- virgin heroine 22
- dark romance 22
- possessive hero 22
- high school 21
- rich hero 20
- contemporary 18
- sweet/gentle heroine 17
- somnophilia 17
- suspense 16
- vengeance 15
- alpha male 15
- bad boys 14
- angst 13
- other man/woman 13
- m-f romance 13
- love triangle 11
- class difference 11
- enemies to lovers 9
- consensual non-consent 9
- new adult 8
- working class heroine 5
- poor heroine 5
- abduction 4
- athlete hero 4
- betrayal 3
- young adult 2
- cheating 1
- height difference 1
- forced proximity 1
- exhibitionism 1
- Add topics
- content warnings
- dubious consent 22
- rape 21
- abuse 19
- non-consent between mcs 18
- abuse between mcs 15
- birth-control non-consent 12
- nontraditional hea 12
- terminal illness 8
- graphic violence 6
- death / grief 5
- slut shaming 2
- body betrayal 1
- geography
- california 4
- north america 3
- usa 3
- Format
- audiobook
- dual pov 13
- first person pov 9
- male pov 2
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The 'Coastal Elite' series
3.70 · 314 ratings
super rich hero · male-pov · bad boys · alpha male · m-f · contemporary · audiobook · from hate to love · rape-mc · first-person-pov · possessive hero · dub-con · dual-pov · angst · death · forced proximity · new adult · explicit-plentiful · dark · cruel hero
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