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My Top 10 Why Choose Series 🖤 [book recs📚]
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My top 10 why choose series of all time (as someone who has read hundreds) The spice, the plot, the high stakes, and MMCs who are probably darker than morally gray 🖤
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#1- Dirty Broken Savages by Eva Ashwood
 
#2- The Harlequin Crew by Caroline Peckham & Susanne Valenti
 
#3- Emerson U by KC Kean
 
#4- Madison Kate by Tate James
 
#5- Hades by Tate James
 
#6- Brutal Boys of Everlake Prep by Caroline Peckham & Susanne Valenti

#1- Dirty Broken Savages by Eva Ashwood

4 MMC's, 4 Books, no MM
Dark romance, enemies to lovers, gang, all a bit psychotic

 
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Revenge driven FMC with a hit list gets pulled into a deal with 4 psychotic MMCs and it gets hella messy FAST!
Kings of Chaos (Dirty Broken Savages Book 1), by Eva Ashwood
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River's list is done…or is it? The stakes are higher and she may or may not be starting to catch feelings.
Queen of Anarchy (Dirty Broken Savages Book 2), by Eva Ashwood
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The cliffhanger on this one literally killed me…and finding out the series wasn't complete yet until AFTER I read this is what gave me trust issues.
Reign of Wrath (Dirty Broken Savages Book 3), by Eva Ashwood
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As much as I was dying for answers from this one, saying goodbye to my favorite group was literally devastating.
Empire of Ruin (Dirty Broken Savages Book 4), by Eva Ashwood
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#2- The Harlequin Crew by Caroline Peckham & Susanne Valenti

Prequel Novella + 5 Books, 4 MMC's, no MM
Childhood friends to enemies to lovers, unhinged FMC, gangs & gang wars

 
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Read this BEFORE the main series!
Devil’s Pass (Harlequin Crew 0.5), by Caroline Peckham & Susanne Valenti
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Rogue wakes up in a grave outside the town she grew up in…one that her former best friends now run. Oh and their dad said they'd kill her if she ever came back!
Sinners' Playground (Harlequin Crew 1), by Caroline Peckham & Susanne Valenti
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We finally get some quality time with Maverick
Dead Man's Isle (Harlequin Crew 2), by Caroline Peckham & Susanne Valenti
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Ugh Chase..he was so awful for so long but he didn’t deserve thisss
Carnival Hill (Harlequin Crew 3), by Caroline Peckham & Susanne Valenti
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Another brutal cliffhanger!
Paradise Lagoon (Harlequin Crew 4), by Caroline Peckham & Susanne Valenti
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Will Fox ever catch on to the idea of sharing?
Gallows Bridge (Harlequin Crew 6), by Caroline Peckham & Susanne Valenti
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#3- Emerson U by KC Kean

4 MMC's, 3 Books, MM throughout
Childhood friends to enemies to lovers, gangs

 
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KC Kean can do no wrong! One of my top why choose authors but this series is the top of the top for me
Watch Me Fall (Emerson U Book 1), by KC Kean
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So many secrets..
Watch Me Rise (Emerson U Book 2), by KC Kean
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Starting this book off with a funeral? Diabolical
Watch Me Reign (Emerson U Book 3), by KC Kean
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#4- Madison Kate by Tate James

3 MMC's, 4 Books, no MM
Future step-brother, stalker, light bully romance

 
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Steele will forever be my fav..Kody isn’t so bad either
Hate (Madison Kate Book 1), by Tate James
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This stalker is a bit creepy..
Liar (Madison Kate Book 2), by Tate James
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The audiobooks for this series are also amazing! The books are written in only 1 pov, but it’s duet narration which is just perfection
Fake (Madison Kate Book 3), by Tate James
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When Archer finally pulls his head out of his butt he’s pretty fantastic
Kate (Madison Kate Book 4), by Tate James
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#5- Hades by Tate James

3 MMC's, 4 Books, no MM
Motorcycle gang, badass FMC, collects men as she sees fit

 
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Hades is such a baddie
7th Circle (Hades Book 1), by Tate James
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Another amazing set of audiobooks (story is told only from Hades POV, but the audio is duet!)
Anarchy (Hades Book 2), by Tate James
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The betrayallll
Club 22 (Hades Book 3), by Tate James
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I just love these guys
Timber (Hades Book 4), by Tate James
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#6- Brutal Boys of Everlake Prep by Caroline Peckham & Susanne Valenti

4 MMC's, 4 Books, no MM
Pandemic, intense bully romance, enemies to lovers

 
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The bullying is HARSH in this one, but the payoff is so so worth it! (I DNF’d this one before trying again and fell so hard for these guys!)
Kings of Quarantine (Brutal Boys of Everlake Prep #1), by Caroline Peckham & Susanne Valenti
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Tatum’s revenge is so so sweet
Kings of Lockdown (Brutal Boys of Everlake Prep #2), by Caroline Peckham & Susanne Valenti
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Saint is so unhinged lol but I love him 🦑
Kings of Anarchy (Brutal Boys of Everlake Prep #3), by Caroline Peckham & Susanne Valenti
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Kyan will forever be my fav
Queen of Quarantine (Brutal Boys of Everlake Prep #4), by Caroline Peckham & Susanne Valenti
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#7- Academy of Stardom by Bea Paige

4 MMC's, 5 Books, no MM
Breakdancers, childhood friends to enemies to lovers, gang/criminal underground

 
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Recently reread this entire series after 4 years and it was just as amazing the second time around!
Freestyle (Academy of Stardom #1), by Bea Paige
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Pen and the guys finally start to reconcile
Lyrical (Academy of Stardom #2), by Bea Paige
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The lengths all of them go to to keep each other safe..
Breakers (Academy of Stardom #3), by Bea Paige
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Dax 🥲 love love love these men
Finale (Academy of Stardom #4), by Bea Paige
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I didn't know how badly I needed to revisit the breakers!
Encore (Academy of Stardom #5), by Bea Paige
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#8- The Mate Games (War) by K. Lorraine & Meg Anne

4 MMC's, 4 Books, no MM
Fantasy, fated mates, rejected mate, apocalypse, saving the world, shifters, vampires & norse demigods

 
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The series that kicked this world off!
Obsession (The Mate Games #1), by K. Lorraine & Meg Anne
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The audiobooks for this series are SO good..full cast narration and ugh the best
Rejection (The Mate Games #2), by K. Lorraine & Meg Anne
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Alek 😭
Possession (The Mate Games #3), by K. Lorraine & Meg Anne
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Caleb pmo a little but I’ll forgive him
Temptation (The Mate Games #4), by K. Lorraine & Meg Anne
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#9- The Bianchi Chronicles by Laura Bennett

4 MMC's, 2 Books, MM throughout
Mafia, taking down abusive husband, dom/sub dynamics

 
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This duet surprised me so much! The men are chefs kiss
Broken Princess (Bianchi Chronicles Book 1)
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And Aurora? A total baddie
Brutal Queen (Bianchi Chronicles Book 2)
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#10- Boys of Winter by Sheridan Anne

4 MMC's, 4 Books, no MM
Secret society, enemies to lovers, new girl in school

 
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A throwback for me, I don’t always love high school romances but this was so so good
Dynasty (Boys Of Winter Book 1), by Sheridan Anne
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Corruption, secrets, lies..
Damaged (Boys Of Winter Book 2), by Sheridan Anne
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I devoured this series
Deviant (Boys Of Winter Book 3), by Sheridan Anne
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This literally has everything; high stakes, kickass FMC, amazing MMCs, betrayal, loyalty, secret society..so good
Deity (Boys Of Winter Book 4), by Sheridan Anne
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