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- Content warnings: Sexual content, Attempted sexual assault, Violence, Slut shaming, Victim blaming
Pretty Rings & Broken Things
by Kat Singleton
Book 2 in Black Tie Billionaires
For the arranged-marriage reader who wants the contract to start practical, get messy, and then turn possessive in the best possible way.
goodreads 3.99/5 47,886 ratings
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Length364 pages
Series statusCompleted series · 3 books
Spice4/5 · Passionate / intense
PacingMedium
Story profile
What the story promises
The strongest reviewed signals about romance, fantasy, and the reading experience.
Romance promise
- Enemies to lovers
- Male/female pairing (M/F)
- Medium burn
- High
- Passionate / intense
- The angst delivered
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- Billionaire / CEO
- Age gap romance
- Dirty talk heavy
- Romantic fulfillment
- Possessive alpha
- Class difference
- Possessive / claiming
- The swoon
- Secretly soft
- Power imbalance
- Dominant vibes
- Possessive love interest
- Slow seduction
- Banter
- Praise-focused
- Slow burn
- Praise kink
- Mine declarations
- Jealous/possessive during intimacy
- Playful banter
- Possessive
- Dominance
Fantasy promise
- Contemporary romance
- Arranged marriage
- Contemporary
- Humans only
- Marriage of convenience
- Forced proximity
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- Billionaire romance
- Fake marriage becomes real
Reading experience
- Dual POV
- Medium
- Angsty
- Banter-heavy
- Moderate
- Survivor
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- Seductive
- Snarky/sarcastic
- Dramatic
- Emotional
- Steamy
- Conversational
- Witty
- Fast-paced
- Battle of wills
- Addictive pacing
- Series binge material
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Book details
- Length
- 364 pages
- Publisher
- Kat Singleton
- Language
- English
- Format
- Book