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Devil's Backbone, Book 1

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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
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Had me intrigued from the start but actually just got better and better. The combination of narrators are incredible and there’s no way I’m not going to listen to book 2 and 3 immediately.
All plans cancelled until I have finished! X

Wow

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Wow!
I have tingles...this was so exciting and mysterious.
I want to know what is happening.
The Devil's Backbone Society is causing problems within the college, Ashley has a scholarship for. She finds a book about a girl apparently killed by the DBs - Ashley is at risk and does get kidnapped etc. Ashley is falling for all 4 of the boys most likely responsible, but its a weird situation and they don't seem to be in control....

Exciting

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I enjoyed this book from start to finish.
The narrators was soooo god, loved every one of them.
The tension between them all was fantastic and I did not want to finish.
I will not rest till I have read the next book in this series.

It was amazing 🤩

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I binged the 3 books in 2 days loved them so brought the books as well as kindle 5 stars 🌟

everything

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Dear Reader: Devil's Backbone, Book 1
By: Tate James
🎧 Audiobook Narrated By: Lilly Drake, James Joseph,
Corvin King,
Gregory Salinas, and
Michael Gallagher.
Length: 11 hrs and 53 mins
📖 Ebook Read Using Kindle Unlimited

Multi PoV narration. This was done absolutely wonderfully!⭐️ Tate James always has great audiobooks.👏

This was a fantastic read. It's the start of a 'why choose' romance and a secret society thriller. It has a lot of dark undertones and alludes to parental abuse, which has caused mental health problems for the mmc's!😟

Ash is one of the guys' new step-sisters. His 3 best friends are all attracted her. Her bestie is a hoot.😁

They're all in a secret society that seems harmless. Ash finds a diary that implies it has very dark parts to it, though, and if the diary is found, it means she's dead!😳 Scary and dangerous stuff starts happening to Ash, which seems to be linked to the secret society. She thinks her stepbrother, Nate, is behind it all.💥

This gets dark right at the end.💔😢 (I think Heaths' councillor/Doctor is involved.🤷🏻‍♀️)

Debbie, 1970, UK

4.5 Stars on Vibes!⭐️

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