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Devious Lies
700 pages
A deliciously angsty, slow-burn battle of wills where revenge blurs into obsession.
What it feels like
Reading this book feels like watching a storm roll in—you know the lightning is going to strike, but the anticipation is half the thrill. It is a masterclass in slow-burn, high-angst tension, wrapping the reader in a brooding, emotionally charged atmosphere where every barbed insult masks a desperate, underlying obsession. The prose is sharp and visceral, driving a steady pace that makes the hefty page count fly by. You are pulled into a world of bitter grudges, shifting power dynamics, and the intoxicating gray area between vengeance and desire. It is perfect for readers who devour enemies-to-lovers romances that do not pull their punches, offering a deeply satisfying emotional arc that transforms cruel resentment into a fiercely protective love.
- Mood
- brooding
- tense
- steamy
- dramatic
- Tone
- angsty
- intense
- sarcastic
- passionate
- Pace
- steady
- Themes
- enemies to lovers · revenge and redemption · class disparity · family betrayal · obsessive desire
- The writing
- Sharp, visceral, and dialogue-heavy, leaning heavily into the dramatic tension of the characters' internal monologues.
- The arc
- Moves from bitter resentment and calculated cruelty to a fiercely protective, all-consuming love.
- Who it's for
- Romance readers who crave high-angst, slow-burn billionaire stories with a heavy dose of enemies-to-lovers tension.
Content notes
- explicit sexual content
- toxic relationship dynamics
- emotional manipulation
- family trauma
About the book
I had a plan to escape the friend zone. Step one: sneak into Reed’s room. Step two: sleep with him.
But when the lights turned on, it wasn’t familiar blue eyes I saw. These were dark, angry, and full of demons. And they belonged to Reed’s much older brother.
Four years later, Nash Prescott is no longer the help’s angry son. I’m no longer the town’s prized princess.
At twenty-two, I’m broke, in need of a job. At thirty-two, he’s a billionaire, in need of revenge.
Who cares if my family ruined his? Who cares if he looks at me with pure loathing? Who cares if every task he assigns me is designed to torture?
I need the money. Simple as that.
I’ll suffer his cruelty in silence, knowing there’s one thing he wants more than revenge... Me.
Description from Open Library.
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