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Dare to Break: A Dark High School Bully Romance (Churchill Bradley Academy, Book 1)

L. Ann

Book 1 in the Churchill Bradley Academy series · Reading order →

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Why we recommend it

A dark high-school bully romance daring its heroine to break under relentless cruelty. Readers who love tormentor heroes, charged power struggles, and the slow shift from hostility to heat will be hooked. Expect biting tension, simmering menace, and a stubborn heroine who refuses to bend. The mood is brash and intense, a strong pick for fans of elite-academy worlds where contempt and desire blur into one combustible force.

At a glance

Dare to Break is book 1 in L. Ann’s Churchill Bradley Academy series. With 4/5 for spice and 4/5 for darkness it sits mid-range for bully romance (of the 419 bully romance books on Readark, 9% rate lower for darkness and 6% lower for spice). Its tropes include bully, forced proximity and enemies to lovers. It is about as dark as L. Ann’s other books on Readark (average darkness 4.0/5). 2 content warnings are listed below, hidden until you tap.

Book details

Published
April 2025

Dare to Break spice level

Dare to Break is rated 4/5 for spice on Readark’s scale: explicit and frequent, meaning multiple detailed scenes, with heat central to the story. Its darkness rating is 4/5: heavy, meaning sustained cruelty, trauma or non-consent central to the relationship. How we rate

Dare to Break content warnings

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  • Emotional Abuse / Gaslighting
  • Graphic Violence

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