Black Tie Billionaires · 2024
Pretty Rings and Broken ThingsSpice level, tropes & is it dark romance?
Spice 4/5 (Explicit) · Darkness 3/5 (Dark) · 2 trigger warnings flagged
From Kat Singleton, 2024: Pretty Rings and Broken Things, book 2 of Black Tie Billionaires. Readers shelve it for arranged marriage, billionaire and enemies to lovers. We score it spice 4 (explicit) and darkness 3 (dark). The heaviest flags readers report are psychological abuse. Our scores lean on what readers report, not on a full reread, so treat them as a guide. This note is ours. It is not a publisher blurb.
First published: 2024. Book 2 of Black Tie Billionaires.
Pretty Rings and Broken Things tropes
On this shelf, Pretty Rings and Broken Things is filed under Arranged marriage, Dark billionaire and Enemies to lovers. Each tag opens more books with that trope.
Pretty Rings and Broken Things spice level
Is Pretty Rings and Broken Things dark romance?
Yes. Pretty Rings and Broken Things scores 3 of 5 on our darkness scale (Dark).
Spice and darkness are separate scores. More dark books. How we rate.
Pretty Rings and Broken Things trigger warnings
Book-specific flags taken from reader-submitted content warnings on The StoryGraph (top flag reported by 14 readers), grouped by us. Also on that list: sexual content, pregnancy, cursing, classism, alcohol. See the reader-submitted list.
Graphic (1) — open before you read
Open this before you read. These are the flags most likely to be a hard stop.
Minor (0)
Present, and usually not the reason someone puts the book down.
None flagged in this band.
Full Pretty Rings and Broken Things trigger warnings
Black Tie Billionaires reading order
Pretty Rings and Broken Things is book 2 of 1 in Kat Singleton's Black Tie Billionaires series. Start here.
- Book 2 Pretty Rings and Broken Things (this book) · 2024
Order checked against the StoryGraph Black Tie Billionaires series page on 13 October 2026.
Who it's for
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Books like Pretty Rings and Broken Things
Matched on shared tropes, then the closest spice and darkness scores. Other books in the same series are listed above, not here.
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Spice ●●●●○Dark ●●●○○
Shared: Arranged marriage, Dark billionaire
- The Marriage Contract
The Marriage Contract
Katee Robert
Spice ●●●●○Dark ●●●○○
Shared: Arranged marriage, Enemies to lovers
- The Villain
The Villain
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Spice ●●●●○Dark ●●●○○
Shared: Arranged marriage, Enemies to lovers
- Angry God
Angry God
L.J. Shen
Spice ●●●●○Dark ●●●○○
Shared: Enemies to lovers, Dark billionaire
- Girl in Black and White
Girl in Black and White
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Spice ●●●●○Dark ●●●○○
Shared: Arranged marriage, Enemies to lovers
- The Darkest Temptation
The Darkest Temptation
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Spice ●●●●○Dark ●●●○○
Shared: Arranged marriage, Enemies to lovers
- The Poison Daughter
The Poison Daughter
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Spice ●●●●○Dark ●●●○○
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- Amid Clouds and Bones
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Spice ●●●●○Dark ●●●○○
Shared: Arranged marriage, Enemies to lovers
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Questions readers actually ask
What is the spice level of Pretty Rings and Broken Things?
Pretty Rings and Broken Things spice level is 4 of 5 (Explicit). On-page sex, clearly written. Darkness is a separate score: 3 of 5 (Dark).
What are the Pretty Rings and Broken Things trigger warnings?
Graphic: Psychological abuse. Moderate: Violence. Minor: none flagged. These are book-specific flags reported by readers on reader-submitted content warnings on The StoryGraph (top flag reported by 14 readers), grouped by us. The author's own note may list more. Read it before you start.
Is Pretty Rings and Broken Things dark romance?
Yes. Pretty Rings and Broken Things scores 3 of 5 on our darkness scale (Dark). Harm is part of the romance, not a footnote.
What tropes are in Pretty Rings and Broken Things?
On this shelf Pretty Rings and Broken Things is filed under Arranged marriage, Dark billionaire and Enemies to lovers.
Who is Pretty Rings and Broken Things for?
Pick this up if you want arranged marriage and billionaire with explicit spice. Read the warnings first. Start earlier in Black Tie Billionaires if you can.
What are some books like Pretty Rings and Broken Things?
Matched on shared tropes and similar spice and darkness: The Unwanted Marriage by Catharina Maura; The Marriage Contract by Katee Robert; The Villain by L.J. Shen; Angry God by L.J. Shen; Girl in Black and White by Danielle Lori; The Darkest Temptation by Danielle Lori. More read-alikes, each with a reason, are on zademasked.com/like/pretty-rings-and-broken-things.
Is Pretty Rings and Broken Things a standalone?
No. Pretty Rings and Broken Things is book 2 of 1 in the Black Tie Billionaires series by Kat Singleton.
What order should I read the Black Tie Billionaires series in?
2. Pretty Rings and Broken Things.
How many books are in the Black Tie Billionaires series?
The Black Tie Billionaires series by Kat Singleton has 1 main book.
What is the Pretty Rings and Broken Things age rating?
We'd say 18+. Spice sits at 4/5 (explicit) and darkness at 3/5 (dark). That's our recommendation, not an official rating, so read the trigger warnings as well.
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