Bitter Poetry
L.V. Lane
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
4.33
· 3 ratings · 556 pages · Published: 01 Aug 2025
Dante, the man I should have married. He still wants me.
Christian, my bodyguard, the man my husband uses to ensure my life unfolds to his exacting standards. He despises me.
They’re brothers, separated by circumstances and my husband's ruthless power plays.
They claim they want to liberate me. Can I trust them? Or am I just a pawn in the games of made men, collateral in their quest for revenge?
They’re willing to go to any length to get me.
I might not survive if they fail.
The bitter truth: My heart might not survive if they do.
Tropes: MFM, why choose, arranged marriage;, second chance , escaping a bad relationship, Forbidden love, age-gap with one MMC, slow burn, spice, antagonists you will love to hate.
Content advice: Parent Death (off screen), violence, blood, torture, assault/SA/rape *not by MMCs, arranged/forced marriage *not to MMCs, kidnap, dubious consent, non-consent, somnophilia, drugging, breath play, edging/ orgasm denial, forced orgasm, breeding kink, angry/ hate sex, birth control tampering.
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- dark 3
- arranged/forced marriage 3
- reverse harem 3
- organized crime 3
- marriage of convenience 3
- forbidden love 3
- steamy 3
- contemporary 2
- cheating 2
- domestic drama 2
- bodyguard 2
- age gap 2
- secrets 2
- forced proximity 2
- enemies to lovers 2
- romance 1
- gothic 1
- on the run 1
- action / adventure 1
- crime 1
- mystery 1
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- format - reader age
- book 1
- adult fiction 1