Tarnished Angels Motorcycle Club · 2019
Wreck & RuinSpice level, tropes & is it dark romance?
by Emma Slate
Spice 4/5 (Explicit) · Darkness 3/5 (Dark) · 5 trigger warnings flagged
Emma Slate published Wreck & Ruin in 2019. It is book 1 of Tarnished Angels Motorcycle Club. Readers shelve it for motorcycle club, enemies to lovers, revenge and morally grey. We score it spice 4 (explicit) and darkness 3 (dark). The heaviest flags readers report are death, violence, grief. 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: 2019. Book 1 of Tarnished Angels Motorcycle Club.
Wreck & Ruin tropes
On this shelf, Wreck & Ruin is filed under Motorcycle club romance, Enemies to lovers, Revenge romance and Morally grey heroes. Each tag opens more books with that trope.
Wreck & Ruin spice level
Is Wreck & Ruin dark romance?
Yes. Wreck & Ruin scores 3 of 5 on our darkness scale (Dark).
Spice and darkness are separate scores. More dark books. How we rate.
Wreck & Ruin trigger warnings
Book-specific flags taken from reader-submitted content warnings on The StoryGraph (top flag reported by 24 readers), grouped by us. Also on that list: gun violence, sexual content, death of parent, alcohol, injury/injury detail, sexism, pregnancy, drug use, fire/fire injury, cursing. See the reader-submitted list.
Graphic (5) — open before you read
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 Wreck & Ruin trigger warnings
Tarnished Angels Motorcycle Club reading order
Wreck & Ruin is book 1 of 1 in Emma Slate's Tarnished Angels Motorcycle Club series. Start here.
- Book 1 Wreck & Ruin (this book) · 2019
Order checked against the StoryGraph Tarnished Angels Motorcycle Club series page on 13 October 2026.
Who it's for
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Books like Wreck & Ruin
Matched on shared tropes, then the closest spice and darkness scores. Other books in the same series are listed above, not here.
- Blood of My Monster
Blood of My Monster
Rina Kent
Spice ●●●●○Dark ●●●○○
Shared: Revenge romance, Morally grey heroes
- Beast
Beast
A. Zavarelli
Spice ●●●●○Dark ●●●●○
Shared: Motorcycle club romance, Morally grey heroes
- Bitter Burn
Bitter Burn
Sierra Simone
Spice ●●●●○Dark ●●●●○
Shared: Enemies to lovers, Revenge romance
- Confess
Confess
A. Zavarelli
Spice ●●●●○Dark ●●●●○
Shared: Motorcycle club romance, Morally grey heroes
- Scarred
Scarred
Emily McIntire
Spice ●●●●○Dark ●●●●○
Shared: Morally grey heroes, Enemies to lovers
- Rook & Rebel
Rook & Rebel
Kate Crew
Spice ●●●●○Dark ●●●●○
Shared: Motorcycle club romance, Enemies to lovers
- Tempest of Wrath and Vengeance
Tempest of Wrath and Vengeance
Melissa K. Roehrich
Spice ●●●●○Dark ●●●●○
Shared: Revenge romance, Morally grey heroes
- The Reaper
The Reaper
RuNyx
Spice ●●●●○Dark ●●●●○
Shared: Enemies to lovers, Morally grey heroes
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Questions readers actually ask
What is the spice level of Wreck & Ruin?
Wreck & Ruin spice level is 4 of 5 (Explicit). On-page sex, clearly written. Darkness is a separate score: 3 of 5 (Dark).
What are the Wreck & Ruin trigger warnings?
Graphic: Death, Violence, Grief, Blood, Murder. 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 24 readers), grouped by us. The author's own note may list more. Read it before you start.
Is Wreck & Ruin dark romance?
Yes. Wreck & Ruin scores 3 of 5 on our darkness scale (Dark). Harm is part of the romance, not a footnote.
What tropes are in Wreck & Ruin?
On this shelf Wreck & Ruin is filed under Motorcycle club romance, Enemies to lovers, Revenge romance and Morally grey heroes.
Who is Wreck & Ruin for?
For readers hunting motorcycle club and enemies to lovers with explicit spice. Look at the warnings before you commit.
What are some books like Wreck & Ruin?
Matched on shared tropes and similar spice and darkness: Blood of My Monster by Rina Kent; Beast by A. Zavarelli; Bitter Burn by Sierra Simone; Confess by A. Zavarelli; Scarred by Emily McIntire; Rook & Rebel by Kate Crew. More read-alikes, each with a reason, are on zademasked.com/like/wreck-and-ruin.
Is Wreck & Ruin a standalone?
No. Wreck & Ruin is book 1 of 1 in the Tarnished Angels Motorcycle Club series by Emma Slate.
What order should I read the Tarnished Angels Motorcycle Club series in?
1. Wreck & Ruin.
How many books are in the Tarnished Angels Motorcycle Club series?
The Tarnished Angels Motorcycle Club series by Emma Slate has 1 main book.
What is the Wreck & Ruin 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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