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KING: A Dark High School Bully Romance (Elite Royal Academy Book 1)

L.J. Woods

Book 1 in the Elite Royal Academy series · Reading order →

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Why we recommend it

Crowns and cruelty define this elite-academy bully romance, where the boy who rules the school sets his sights on the one girl who won't bow. Expect a domineering antihero, a charged hierarchy of haves and have-nots, and the slow corrosion of hatred into obsession. For readers who crave a possessive king, a defiant heroine, and the kind of tension that simmers until it scorches. Series opener with bite.

At a glance

KING is a bully romance by L.J. Woods. 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. 2 content warnings are listed below, hidden until you tap.

Book details

Published
November 2020

KING spice level

KING 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

KING content warnings

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

Content warnings (tap to reveal)
  • Emotional Abuse / Gaslighting
  • Physical Abuse

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