# The Ritual by Shantel Tessier Part 1

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Podcast: [Spice Traders](https://stenobird.com/podcast/spice-traders-6325130)
Published: 2025-09-16T08:20:10+00:00
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## Resource

This week the Traders dive into a dark romance and boy is it a ride! Put your feminist card to the side for this one, we swear it’s worth it! This is part 1 of 3. Triggers: From the author “Graphic violence, non/dub con, branding, forced sex fantasy, drug/alcohol use, masks, breath play, bondage, kidnapping, anal.” Tropes: secret societies, arranged marriage, forced proximity, morally grey anti-hero, dark college romance, dark romance KU: Yes! Recommendation: Yes! For more information on the book or the author, check out https://shanteltessier.com/ .

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