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- Content warnings: Terminal illness, Coercive control, Poverty, Toxic relationships, Sexual content, Sex work
Filthy Beautiful Lies
by Kendall Ryan
Book 1 in Filthy Beautiful Lies
Read it when you want the new-adult erotic version of a bad idea you cannot look away from: virginity auction, guarded billionaire, and feelings neither person budgeted for.
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A decision-first view of the reading experience.
Length309 pages
Series statusCompleted series · 4 books
Spice5/5 · Frequent explicit scenes
PacingFast
Story profile
What the story promises
The strongest reviewed signals about romance, fantasy, and the reading experience.
Romance promise
- Power imbalance
- Male/female pairing (M/F)
- Instant attraction
- High
- Frequent explicit scenes
- Tension finally satisfied
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- Billionaire / CEO
- Possessive love interest
- Dominant vibes
- Obsessed
- Possessive alpha
- Push and pull
- Taboo / forbidden
- Dark/tortured soul
- Class difference
- Power dynamic
- Anti-hero
- Experienced / skilled
- Control in bedroom only
- Size difference focus
- Possessive/protective
- BDSM elements
- Power exchange
- Dominance
- Dubious consent elements
Fantasy promise
- Erotica
- Billionaire romance
- Big city / metropolis
- Contemporary
- Contract/transactional romance
- Luxury hotel
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- Virgin x experienced
- Dark romance
Reading experience
- Dual POV
- Fast
- Seductive
- Moderate
- Medium
- Sacrifice / chosen to die
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- Angsty
- Fast-paced
- Survivor
- Dark
- Emotional
- Innocent / sheltered
- Dramatic
- Bargain with consequences
- Forbidden desire
- Morally complex
- Cliffhanger warning
- Series binge material
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Book details
- Length
- 309 pages
- Publisher
- Kendall Ryan Books
- Language
- English
- Format
- Book