The Dean's List: Broken Scholarship: A Dark Reverse Harem Bully Romance (The Dean's List Book 1)

By Wren Maddox

They had the power. The money. The connections to destroy me. I had a recording that could end them.

When scholarship student Vera Hale overhears Carter Blackwood, Rhett Kingsley, and Eli Mercer-the three untouchable Kings of Clearwater University-admitting to systematic academic fraud, she makes a choice that will change everything.

She hits record.

Within 48 hours, they launch a campaign to erase her. Plagiarism accusations she didn't commit. Job shifts that vanish overnight. Rumors that turn her into a pariah. The Kings of Clearwater have crushed dozens of students who threatened their empire.

Vera Hale refuses to be number forty-eight.

Instead of running, she walks straight into their world. Accepts their "recruitment" into The Ledger-the secret society that's controlled Clearwater for seventy years. Plays the game better than they ever expected.

And gathers evidence to burn it all down.

She didn't plan on Carter's ice-blue eyes watching her like she's a puzzle he can't solve. Or Rhett's dangerous charm that makes "enemy" feel like foreplay. Or Eli's brilliant mind recognizing hers as an equal.

She definitely didn't plan on all three of them deciding she's worth more than their legacies.

Now Vera's caught in a game where the rules keep changing. Carter chose her over his father's empire. Rhett chose her over his family's approval. Eli chose her over seventy years of tradition.

And she's choosing all three of them-even though it should be impossible.

They tried to break her. She's about to break their entire world. And they're going to help her do it.

TROPES: Dark Bully Romance Enemies to Lovers ( 3) Reverse Harem/Why-Choose Elite University Secret Society Morally Gray Heroes Powerful FMC Touch Her And Die Energy They Fall First

HEAT LEVEL: Explicit/High Heat

RELATIONSHIP: Why-Choose (She keeps all three) No Cheating HFN Ending

CONTENT: This is a DARK romance. Contains explicit sexual content, psychological warfare, bullying, power dynamics, and morally questionable characters. All characters are 18+. No sexual assault between romantic leads. Book 1 of 3 - continues in Book 2.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0G91RJ94K
• ISBN13: 9798261747901
• Release Date: December 2025
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 332 Pages
• Weight: 0.98 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"