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By Harley Laroux

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Includes a Brand-New Novella - Ghosted The Prom Queen and the Freak are enmeshed in an evening of dangerous pleasure in this super spicy, viral prequel novella to New York Times bestselling BookTok sensation Harley Laroux's infamously hot, irresistibly dark, Why Choose bully duology The Losers—perfect... Read More

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Includes a Brand-New Novella - Ghosted

The Prom Queen and the Freak are enmeshed in an evening of dangerous pleasure in this super spicy, viral prequel novella to New York Times bestselling BookTok sensation Harley Laroux's infamously hot, irresistibly dark, Why Choose bully duology The Losers—perfect for fans of Kate Stewart, LJ Shen, Sara Cate, and Penelope Douglas.

Jessica Martin is not a nice girl. As Prom Queen and Captain of the cheer squad, she'd ruled her school mercilessly, looking down her nose at everyone she deemed unworthy. The most unworthy of them all? The "freak," Manson, her favourite victim.

But a lot changes after high school.

A freak like him never should have ended up at the same Halloween party as her. He never should have been able to beat her at a game of Drink or Dare. He never should have been able to humiliate her in front of everyone.

Losing the game means taking a dare to serve Manson for the entire night as his slave. It's a dare that Jessica's pride—and curiosity—won't allow her to refuse. What ensues is a dark game of pleasure and pain, fear and desire.

Is it only a game?

Only revenge?

Only a dare?

Or is it something more?

Book Details

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ISBN: 9781496761682

Publisher: Kensington Publishing

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 28 July 2026

Country: United States

Imprint: Kensington Publishing

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 140.0mm

Height: 210.0mm

Weight: 0g

Pages: 128

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About the Author

HARLEY LAROUX is the New York Times bestselling author of dark romance, erotic horror, and new adult erotica, including the Souls Trilogy, the Losers Duet, and House of Rayne. They enjoy horror films, dry red wine, lit candles, and crafting steamy stories on the dark and kinky side. Originally from Southern California, they now live with their husband and three cats in Seattle, WA. Visit them online at HarleyLaroux.com, on Instagram, Facebook, and Threads @harleylarouxwriter, and @harleylaroux on Bluesky, X, and Tiktok.

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