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Pirate Girls

Penelope Douglas (2022)

SubgenreDark Romance
Age groupAdult 18+
Content ratingR
Pages (Standard (250-400))
SettingContemporary Urban
CSM age18+

Content levels

ViolenceModerate
Sexual contentExplicit
LanguageStrong

Protagonist archetypes

Multiple POVs

Synopsis

She's the daughter of Jared Trent. He's the son of Madoc Caruthers... Kade and Hunter Caruthers. Brothers. Twins. My cousins. In a way, they’re my family. Protective. Indulgent. My best friends. But there was something else there, too. That ever-present whisper that reminded me more as I got older that we didn’t actually share any blood. They used to be inseparable. We all were, but not anymore. I don’t know why Hunter left or why he joined a rival team in Weston—that Rebel town across the river—to stand on the opposite side of the field from his brother, but Kade is out for blood now and Hunter has finally decided to engage. Rivalry Week. Parades. Parties. Pranks. And the Prisoner Exchange. Weston will send a hostage to our school, and they’re taking me. I’m Hunter’s for two weeks. In a dilapidated brownstone on a nearly abandoned street with almost no supervision. Ten days in an enemy school. Fourteen nights in a town full of bullies with no curfews and no rules. And Hunter has no intention of protecting his little cousin anymore. The Pirates will come for me. How can they not? A Pirate never sits out on the fun. But I never needed protection or rescue, because a Pirate never runs, either.

Tags

Bully RomanceNew Adult RomanceDual Timeline

Pirate Girls: content & age rating

Intended for adult readers (18+).

Dark romance with intense themes including captivity, bullying, power imbalance, and explicit sexual content. Contains dubious consent scenarios and emotionally manipulative situations in a hostile environment.

What to know going in

This book has moderate violence, explicit sexual content, and strong language. Content notes include captivity, dubious consent, and bullying (see the full list above).

Who'll love this

Adults who enjoy dark, intense romances will be drawn to the forbidden dynamic and high-stakes rivalry between cousins-who-aren't-blood-related.