What Comes Around: A Dark Romance of Betrayal, Revenge, and a Strong Female Lead (The What Goes Around Duet Book 2)

Name: What Comes Around: A Dark Romance of Betrayal, Revenge, and a Strong Female Lead (The What Goes Around Duet Book 2)
Author: Thalia Nova

Thalia Nova

Book 2 in the The What Goes Around Duet series · Reading order →

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Why we recommend it

The reckoning comes full circle in this duet conclusion, where betrayal and vengeance collide for one final, brutal accounting. The strong female lead pushes her payback to its limit while desire keeps pulling her back toward danger. For readers who started this story craving justice with a side of heat, the finale promises escalation, catharsis, and a dark romance that refuses to flinch from consequences.

At a glance

What Comes Around is book 2 in Thalia Nova’s The What Goes Around Duet series; to read in order, start with What Goes Around. Spice 4/5, darkness 4/5 — mid-range for revenge romance. Among 313 rated revenge romance books, 17% are less dark and 27% less spicy. Tagged tropes include revenge, enemies to lovers and forbidden romance. 2 content warnings are listed below, hidden until you tap.

Tropes

Enemies to Lovers Forbidden Romance Morally Grey MC Possessive-Obsessive MC Revenge

Book details

Published: March 2026

What Comes Around spice level

What Comes Around 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