{"product_id":"the-savage-merit-alisson-bento-9798247405986","title":"The Savage Merit: A Dark Reverse Harem Academia Romance","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThey broke my twin brother and left him for dead. Now, I'm going to burn their kingdom to the ground from the inside out.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Sterling Institute isn't just a university; it's a fortress of old money, older secrets, and lethal ambition. To get in, I had to forge a transcript. To survive, I had to forge a new soul.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI came here with a knife in my boot and a single goal: find out what happened to Victor.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut standing between me and the truth are the \u003cb\u003eKings of Sterling\u003c\/b\u003e. The Triumvirate. Three men who rule this campus with god-like arrogance and cruelty.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLionel Smith: \u003c\/b\u003e The Prince. Cold, calculating, and devastatingly beautiful. He doesn't just want to rule me; he wants to own me.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eKenneth Obrien: \u003c\/b\u003e The Joker. A chaotic sadist with a smile that cuts like glass. He wants to play a game where the loser bleeds.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eGed Cummings: \u003c\/b\u003e The Wall. A silent, tattooed giant who looks at me like he knows my darkest secrets. He doesn't want to hurt me-he wants to break me so he can put me back together.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThey think I'm just another scholarship student to be hazed. Another toy to be broken. They think I'm prey.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThey have no idea that I'm the hunter.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut as I dig deeper into the rot beneath the Spire, I discover that the Kings aren't the villains I thought they were. They are prisoners of the same sick system that took my brother. And when the true monster of Sterling reveals herself, I realize I can't fight this war alone.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI don't have to choose between my revenge and my heart. I don't have to choose between the King, the Joker, and the Wall. \u003cb\u003eI choose them all.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSurvival requires shedding your skin. But becoming a Queen requires a Savage Merit.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Savage Merit\u003c\/b\u003e is a dark, full-length \u003cb\u003eReverse Harem \/ Why Choose\u003c\/b\u003e academia romance. It contains mature themes, high heat, violence, and scenes that may be triggering for some readers. It ends with a Happy Ever After (HEA) where the heroine doesn't have to choose.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTROPE LIST: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhy Choose \/ Reverse Harem\u003c\/b\u003e (One girl, three guys, no choosing)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDark Academia Setting\u003c\/b\u003e (Secret societies, gothic campus, corruption)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEnemies to Lovers\u003c\/b\u003e (From knife-to-throat to sharing a bed)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Touch Her and Die\"\u003c\/b\u003e (Protective\/Possessive Alphas)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBully Romance\u003c\/b\u003e (Initially cruel heroes who grovel\/redeem)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRevenge Plot\u003c\/b\u003e (Strong, capable heroine seeking justice)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Who Did This To You?\"\u003c\/b\u003e (Extreme protective violence)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eClass Warfare\u003c\/b\u003e (Scholarship girl vs. Billionaire boys)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eForced Proximity\u003c\/b\u003e (Snowed in\/Lockdown scenarios)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePrimal Play \/ Knife Play\u003c\/b\u003e (Edgy, dangerous intimacy)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alisson Bento\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798247405986\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/08\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 362\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.96lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.90d","brand":"Alisson Bento","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49172137672959,"sku":"9798247405986","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-savage-merit-alisson-bento-9798247405986","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}