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His to Bully : A Dark High School Hockey Bully Romance ( Cruel Games Book 1)

Anna Mate

Book 1 in the Cruel Games (Anna Mate) series · Reading order →

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Why we recommend it

Cruel games on and off the ice drive this high school hockey bully romance. Possessive, intense and brimming with rivalry-turned-obsession, it pairs a ruthless athlete with the girl he can't stop torturing or wanting. For readers who love jocks who play dirty, slow surrenders sharpened by hate, and a hero whose every cruel move only proves how hard he's already fallen.

At a glance

His to Bully is a bully romance by Anna Mate. It rates 4/5 for spice and 4/5 for darkness, mid-range for bully romance: of the 419 bully romance books we rate, 9% score lower for darkness and 6% lower for spice. Tropes: bully, forced proximity and enemies to lovers. 2 content warnings are listed below, hidden until you tap.

Book details

Published
October 2025

His to Bully spice level

His to Bully 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

His to Bully content warnings

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  • Emotional Abuse / Gaslighting
  • Graphic Violence

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