A new adult dark academia romance with a scarred hero and a school full of secrets from #1 New York Times Bestselling Author Rachel Van Dyken
They call it the Dean''s List.
Not for grades, but to collect sins.
At West Valley State, power isn’t earned.
It’s traded.
Bought.
Exposed.
Names appear on the List every semester, students, professors, heirs to powerful families. All of their secrets are catalogued in brutal detail: Who they've slept with, what they owe, and how far they'll go to stay on top.
Lila Quinn isn’t supposed to be on it.
She rebuilt her life years ago. With a new name, perfect grades, and a flawless reputation, all she has is one more year and she's free.
Until him.
Jude doesn’t believe in clean slates.
He believes in revenge.
Years ago, "Lila" destroyed his family.
Now he’s going to return the favor.
Slowly.
Strategically.
Painfully.
Until there''s nothing left of her carefully constructed life.
He has the power to do it.
His family owns the system behind the List.
The professors. The rankings. The rules. All belong to him now.
And Lila?
She’s already playing his game. She just doesn't know it.
Because at night, behind a mask and a false name, she works for an anonymous audio app—reading stories to strangers for money.
She doesn’t know the man who listens to her voice every night is the same one tearing her life apart.
And he doesn’t know the only thing that calms the darkness in him, is her.
But he’s about to.
And when he does?
The List won’t just expose secrets.
It’ll destroy them and everyone involved.
Genre: New Adult Romance
They call it the Dean''s List.
Not for grades, but to collect sins.
At West Valley State, power isn’t earned.
It’s traded.
Bought.
Exposed.
Names appear on the List every semester, students, professors, heirs to powerful families. All of their secrets are catalogued in brutal detail: Who they've slept with, what they owe, and how far they'll go to stay on top.
Lila Quinn isn’t supposed to be on it.
She rebuilt her life years ago. With a new name, perfect grades, and a flawless reputation, all she has is one more year and she's free.
Until him.
Jude doesn’t believe in clean slates.
He believes in revenge.
Years ago, "Lila" destroyed his family.
Now he’s going to return the favor.
Slowly.
Strategically.
Painfully.
Until there''s nothing left of her carefully constructed life.
He has the power to do it.
His family owns the system behind the List.
The professors. The rankings. The rules. All belong to him now.
And Lila?
She’s already playing his game. She just doesn't know it.
Because at night, behind a mask and a false name, she works for an anonymous audio app—reading stories to strangers for money.
She doesn’t know the man who listens to her voice every night is the same one tearing her life apart.
And he doesn’t know the only thing that calms the darkness in him, is her.
But he’s about to.
And when he does?
The List won’t just expose secrets.
It’ll destroy them and everyone involved.
Genre: New Adult Romance
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