Why Choose / Reverse Harem (Dark)
Vicious Games: A Dark Taboo Stepbrothers Reverse Harem Romance (The Lies We Keep, Book 1)
Amazon Bestseller · #45 in Erotic Romance
Book 1 in the The Lies We Keep series · Reading order →
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Why we recommend it
A taboo stepbrother reverse-harem laced with lies and dangerous games opens this secret-soaked series. Expect forbidden tension, possessive and vicious men playing for keeps, and the slow unraveling of buried truths between them. Dark, steamy, and charged with menace, it caters to readers who love their harems forbidden, their heroes morally bankrupt in the best way, and their romance built on the thrill of crossing every line.
At a glance
Vicious Games is a why-choose romance by Steph Macca. With 4/5 for spice and 4/5 for darkness it sits mid-range for why-choose romance (of the 308 why-choose romance books on Readark, 27% rate lower for darkness and 3% lower for spice). Its tropes include touch her and you die, bully and forced proximity. Touch her and you die is one of the less common tropes in our catalogue. 2 content warnings are listed below, hidden until you tap.
Book details
- Published
- October 2025
Vicious Games spice level
Vicious Games 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
Vicious Games content warnings
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- Emotional Abuse / Gaslighting
- Graphic Violence
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