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Ruined: A Dark Bully Romance (The Primes Book 5)

Linie Bener

Book 5 in the The Primes series · Reading order →

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Why we recommend it

A torment-laced entry in a series built on cruelty and chemistry, this one leans hard into the tension between a heroine who refuses to break and a hero who can't stop pushing. Expect simmering hostility curdling into obsession, power games that cut both ways, and the addictive ache of wanting someone you should despise. For readers who like their romance mean before it turns molten.

At a glance

Ruined is book 5 in Linie Bener’s The Primes series. 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: standalone-in-series, bully and enemies to lovers. Standalone-in-series is one of the less common tropes in our catalogue. 2 content warnings are listed below, hidden until you tap.

Book details

Published
December 2024

Ruined spice level

Ruined 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

Ruined content warnings

We list 2 content warnings for this book. They stay hidden until you tap, so you can check without spoilers.

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  • Emotional Abuse / Gaslighting
  • Graphic Violence

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