A dark college romance series · 18+
The Rivals of Elite
The Rivals of Elite is a dark college romance series by Amalia Brooks. Read it in order: He Played Me, then They Played Me.
Book 1
He Played Me
Tiffany Sinclair is first in her year. Top of every list, one scholarship away from Paris, and utterly untouchable. Until you count Tristan Ford.
Book 2
They Played Me
She stopped fighting it. Tiffany Sinclair spent two months hating the man who bought her. She found out what he does in the dark, what he's capable of, exactly how far he'll go — and somewhere in all of it, the hate turned into something far worse.
Main characters
- Tiffany Sinclair
- Tristan Ford
Content note
18+ dark academic romance with explicit sexual content, dark obsession and possessive relationship dynamics. A full content-warning list is in the book's front matter.
Questions about The Rivals of Elite
In what order should I read Amalia Brooks' books?
Marked by Him is a standalone, so it can be read at any time. The Rivals of Elite must be read in order: start with He Played Me, book one, and continue with They Played Me, book two, which picks up Tiffany Sinclair and Tristan Ford's story.
Is The Rivals of Elite series 18+?
Yes. Amalia Brooks describes The Rivals of Elite as a strict 18+ dark romance. He Played Me focuses heavily on obsession, possessiveness and dark rituals, with explicit sexual content, and They Played Me continues Tiffany Sinclair and Tristan Ford's story in the same tone.