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Dear Reader

Devil's Backbone, Book 1

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Dear Reader

By: Tate James
Narrated by: Lilly Drake, James Joseph, Corvin King, Gregory Salinas, Michael Gallagher
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Dear Listener,

You want my advice? Never look a gift horse in the mouth. You don’t want to see the rotten teeth.

In this case, the gift is a scholarship to attend the prestigious Neveah University. The rotten teeth? Well, they came in the form of my brand new stepbrother and his little cohort of entitled, arrogant best friends. Four dangerously handsome and stupidly wealthy men who made up their minds about me long before we met. Men who are used to getting everything they want no matter what the price.

I was a big girl, I could ignore them. Then came the secret society hazing. Kidnappings. Crazy parties. Insane stunts. Mindblowing prizes. Even so, I could handle myself… until the secret and stolen moments with men I had no business falling for. It was enough to give a girl a nightmares.

©2025 Tate James (P)2025 Tate James
Contemporary
Captivating Plot Twists • Witty Character Banter • Full Cast Production • Emotional Rollercoaster • Immersive Storytelling
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Tate James never ceases to amaze me with the endings of her books! She leaves my jaw on the floor and rips my heart out every time. I loved Dear Reader so much, Ashley and the DB boys have my heart and now I’m going to wait to find out if I truly need to cry or not.

What the Duck Tate

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I love having Tate back in my life 🤩🤩
This is definitely one of her best yet! I love the first book in a Tate series as we get to know the guys and the plot gets set up. I really admire Ashley as a FMC, she’s strong and determined to take zero crap from her new stepbrother and his friends. I enjoyed the set up of a secret journal and Ashley trying to uncover just how sinister the Devil’s Backbone society really is. 🤔🤔 the suspense is a perfect pace as you’re questioning just as much as Ashley is as new dangers pop up. As usual, it’s hard to decide on a favorite Tate MMC but I’m leaning towards Carter. There’s something about him 😅 BUT CAN WE TALK ABOUT THAT CLIFFHANGER???? Tate how could you make us wait for the next book like this????
Note: Full cast narration was absolutely phenomenal. All the male narrators knocked the guys out of the park and Lilly Drake was perfection for Ashley’s character

New favorite Tate story

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Omg!!! Omg!!! OMG!!!!! What!!! July!!! I need more now. Literally speechless, I shut out my entire day listening to this. So so good, seriously speechless!!! I would expect nothing less from Tate James!!! HOLY COW!!!!

Need more asap!!!!

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Tate is the cliffy queen and normally I can see a plot twist coming from a mile away but my mouth literally dropped open in shock at the end of this book!!! So so good!! Cannot wait for the next one!

Left in absolute shock!!

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what an amazing start to this series! I loved everything about it. the suspense, secrets, brilliant characters, and the narrators were superb! if you love secret society, intrigue, and s gut-wrenching cliffhanger this book is totally for you!! I cannot wait for book two!!

phenomenal!!

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This book is in a completely different universe from all other Tate books so feel free to jump right into this one. This is book one and it does leave off on a cliffhanger. However, this cliffhanger is not TOO bad (coming from a hardcore WTF Tate girly here). The narrating is top notch in this audio book. The voices are perfect. The story is captivating from the start to end and amazing. This is definitely a must listen/read.

Brand New Universe Amazing Tate Book

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This Book is So Good But Now I know I will be in a reading Slump till I get the next book but it's so Worth it !!

OMG The Cliffhanger Just Took Me Out how can I move past that

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That cliffhanger about did me in !!! Need book 2 right now!!! Loved it !!! Highly recommend

Omg !! So good !

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This felt new from Tate, more of a mind mess than normal! Not as steamy, but really loved it

Not what I expected

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Cannot wait for the next book! I love Tate James’ writing and this new series did not disappoint.

Eeeekkkk

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