The Obsidian Order · 2024
Vicious SecretSpice level, tropes & is it dark romance?
Spice 4/5 (Explicit) · Darkness 5/5 (No light) · 10 trigger warnings flagged
From Morgan Bridges, 2024: Vicious Secret, book 1 of The Obsidian Order. Expect stalker, possessive hero, morally grey, secret society, enemies to lovers and academy. We score it spice 4 (explicit) and darkness 5 (pitch black). The heaviest flags readers report are violence, stalking, blood. 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 1 of The Obsidian Order.
Vicious Secret tropes
On this shelf, Vicious Secret is filed under Stalker romance, Possessive heroes, Morally grey heroes, Secret society romance, Enemies to lovers and Dark academy romance. Each tag opens more books with that trope.
Vicious Secret spice level
Is Vicious Secret dark romance?
Yes, at the very dark end. Vicious Secret scores 5 of 5 on our darkness scale (No light).
Spice and darkness are separate scores. More no light books. How we rate.
Vicious Secret trigger warnings
Book-specific flags taken from reader-submitted content warnings on The StoryGraph (top flag reported by 13 readers), grouped by us. Also on that list: sexual content, toxic relationship, injury/injury detail, abandonment, drug use, classism, gun violence, misogyny, drug abuse. See the reader-submitted list.
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Open this before you read. These are the flags most likely to be a hard stop.
Moderate (0)
Harm, control, or obsession that is common in this lane.
None flagged in this band.
Minor (0)
Present, and usually not the reason someone puts the book down.
None flagged in this band.
Full Vicious Secret trigger warnings
The Obsidian Order reading order
Vicious Secret is book 1 of 2 in Morgan Bridges's The Obsidian Order series. Start here.
- Book 1 Vicious Secret (this book) · 2024
- Book 2 Vicious Society · 2024
Order checked against the StoryGraph The Obsidian Order series page on 13 October 2026. The The Obsidian Order series in order.
Who it's for
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Books like Vicious Secret
Matched on shared tropes, then the closest spice and darkness scores. Other books in the same series are listed above, not here.
- Vicious Society
Vicious Society
Morgan Bridges
Spice ●●●●○Dark ●●●●○
Shared: Stalker romance, Dark academy romance
- The Wallflower
The Wallflower
J.L. Beck
Spice ●●●●○Dark ●●●●●
Shared: Dark academy romance, Enemies to lovers
- Driving My Obsession
Driving My Obsession
Lauren Biel
Spice ●●●●○Dark ●●●●●
Shared: Stalker romance, Possessive heroes
- The Truths We Burn
The Truths We Burn
Monty Jay
Spice ●●●●○Dark ●●●●●
Shared: Possessive heroes, Morally grey heroes
- The Wrong Quarterback
The Wrong Quarterback
C. R. Jane
Spice ●●●●○Dark ●●●●○
Shared: Stalker romance, Dark academy romance
- Now You're Mine
Now You're Mine
Morgan Bridges
Spice ●●●●○Dark ●●●●○
Shared: Stalker romance, Possessive heroes
- You're Next
You're Next
Tate James
Spice ●●●●○Dark ●●●●○
Shared: Morally grey heroes, Secret society romance
- Insatiable
Insatiable
Leigh Rivers
Spice ●●●●○Dark ●●●●●
Shared: Stalker romance, Possessive heroes
Books like Vicious Secret, with a reason for each
Questions readers actually ask
What is the spice level of Vicious Secret?
Vicious Secret spice level is 4 of 5 (Explicit). On-page sex, clearly written. Darkness is a separate score: 5 of 5 (No light).
What are the Vicious Secret trigger warnings?
Graphic: Violence, Stalking, Blood, Death, Murder, Torture, Kidnapping, Sexual assault, Abuse, Psychological abuse. Moderate: none flagged. Minor: none flagged. These are book-specific flags reported by readers on reader-submitted content warnings on The StoryGraph (top flag reported by 13 readers), grouped by us. The author's own note may list more. Read it before you start.
Is Vicious Secret dark romance?
Yes, at the very dark end. Vicious Secret scores 5 of 5 on our darkness scale (No light). The book is not interested in pulling the punch.
What tropes are in Vicious Secret?
On this shelf Vicious Secret is filed under Stalker romance, Possessive heroes, Morally grey heroes, Secret society romance, Enemies to lovers and Dark academy romance.
Who is Vicious Secret for?
Pick this up if you want stalker and possessive hero with explicit spice. Read the warnings first.
What are some books like Vicious Secret?
Matched on shared tropes and similar spice and darkness: Vicious Society by Morgan Bridges; The Wallflower by J.L. Beck; Driving My Obsession by Lauren Biel; The Truths We Burn by Monty Jay; The Wrong Quarterback by C. R. Jane; Now You're Mine by Morgan Bridges. More read-alikes, each with a reason, are on zademasked.com/like/vicious-secret.
Is Vicious Secret a standalone?
No. Vicious Secret is book 1 of 2 in the The Obsidian Order series by Morgan Bridges.
What order should I read the The Obsidian Order series in?
1. Vicious Secret; 2. Vicious Society.
How many books are in the The Obsidian Order series?
The The Obsidian Order series by Morgan Bridges has 2 main books.
What is the Vicious Secret age rating?
We'd say 18+. Spice sits at 4/5 (explicit) and darkness at 5/5 (no light). That's our recommendation, not an official rating, so read the trigger warnings as well.
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