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Pretty Ruthless. The Order. The Beginning: A Southern Gothic Dark Academia Secret Society Romance

She wants the truth. He wants her

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Pub Date 28 May 2026 | Archive Date 30 Jun 2026


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Description

At Ashford University, power doesn’t belong to the professors.

It belongs to the students.

The ones with the right names.

The right connections.

The ones who decide what happens behind closed doors.


Becky Dawson doesn’t belong there.

She’s not rich. Not connected. Not invited.

But she knows something’s not right.

And every answer leads back to one man.


Carrson Ashford.

Cold. Controlled. Untouchable.

They say he’s dangerous. They don’t know the half of it.


Now Becky’s on the hunt.

Studying him, following him, learning patterns he thinks no one sees.

Because Carrson isn’t just a man.

He’s a door.

The heir to a world built on power, ambition, and survival.


But Becky isn’t the only predator here.

Carrson notices. Pushes to see if she’ll break.

When he presses a blade to her throat, she doesn’t flinch.

When he tells her to stay away, she steps closer.

When he tells her to run,

she waits to see if he’ll chase.


That’s a problem.

Because Becky Dawson?

She was never supposed to be part of his world.


But now that she is,

Carrson can’t decide

whether to destroy her…

or make sure she never leaves.


Before Pretty Vicious... there was Pretty Ruthless.

Set in 1994, this dark academia secret society romance is where is all begins, where power is everything, obsession is inevitable, and love is the most dangerous game of all.

Pretty Ruthless is a prequel to Pretty Vicious.

You can read this either before OR after reading Pretty Vicious. Either way works!


EARLY GOODREADS PRAISE FOR PRETTY RUTHLESS

"The Order is officially my new Roman Empire"-Alicia

"I finished this book in less than 24 hours because I could not put it down"- M. Chapman

"A sinfully delicious read"- Danielle

"Y'all, listen... The Vault Scene... Shewwwww. And then The Chase Scene… Girrrrlllll!"-Willie

"I love when the FMC is just as intense and unhinged as the MMC"-Reanna


At Ashford University, power doesn’t belong to the professors.

It belongs to the students.

The ones with the right names.

The right connections.

The ones who decide what happens behind closed...


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ISBN 9798994004678
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PAGES 300

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