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The Ritual

By: Shantel Tessier
Narrated by: Aiden Snow, Meg Sylvan
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NOW AN AMAZON TOP 50 BESTSELLER

An all-new dark standalone romance from the USA Today & Wall Street Journal bestselling author, Shantel Tessier

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.

Things to know about The Ritual
It is MF
TW (Please see the author's note on the inside)
J/P (jealous/possessive) Hero
OTT (over the top) Hero
This is a 150K word standalone romance that contains dark themes that may be triggering to some." Check authors website for TWs. shanteltessier.com

©2021 Shantel Tessier (P)2023 Shantel Tessier Crime Thrillers Romantic Suspense Thriller Romance Fiction Suspense

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Thank god they changed narrators from the original release

I’ve changed my review as I just redownloaded my purchase and the current narrators have saved this book which I previously had to dnf and chose to read the physical book.

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Loved every second

I loved everything about this story. The actors did so well and the storyline kept me hooked all the way to the end. Was one hell of a world to be lost in that's for sure.

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Just wow, wasn’t expecting that

Had me gasping and oohing, delving into unknown territory.. not PG rated lol. Glad to enjoy the storyline to go along with out Comes hahahaha

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Amazing voice actors!

The voice actors for this book are phenomenal! so much emotion and passion in their reading.

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The narration was amazing. I enjoy the book

I did feel it went on for too long and there was so many plots.

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Bit of a struggle.

I nearly DNF is one. The spicy is this book was quite repetitive in the first two thirds of the book and plot was going anywhere. After chapter 40 the book started to pick up in story and spice. And I enjoyed that ending enough to continue with the series. The voice actors did a fantastic job on this book.

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Obsessed 😍

I can’t get enough of this! This was by far the greatest audiobook I have listened to. There is so much detail and suspense that keeps you on edge. I love the plot, the way you fall in love with he characters and the 🌶️ is a 5/5.

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Great Story

I thoroughly enjoyed this book. It sat in my wishlist for a while but now that it's over I'm regretting not listening to it sooner. The story had a great flow, the character development was really beautiful to ride through and the narrators did a fantastic job. The spice was also 10/10

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Good plot but..

Wen did good job narrating the male parts but I feel Zara exaggerated the female parts, it almost sounded condescending at times.

However listening to this audible made it easier to read the book.

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OMG, really struggling with this male narrator (sorry). Chapter 11 and I’m so tempted to stop listening. Female is ok.

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