Carola Lovering gave our generation one of the most addictive and to some, relatable, toxic love stories with Tell Me Lies. It’s no surprise that the Hulu series adaptation of this show is one that leaves people constantly craving more. From the college kids behaving badly to the sharp dialogue with twists and turns galore? With the explosive finale in season two, fans are dying to find out how season three will open when it premieres on January 13th. If you’re looking for some toxic (and twisty) tales of love (and hate), check out these books if you’re a Tell Me Lies fan!
These Violent Delights by Micah Nemerever
Paul is still reeling from the death of his father when he meets Julian at a university in Pittsburgh during the 1970s. Julian is charming and mysterious and Paul is immediately drawn to him, becoming obsessed with proving to Julian that he is worthy of his friendship. As the friendship turns to a relationship and Paul gets more in tune with who Julian really is deep down, obsession turns to violence and neither man is prepared for what’s to come.
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Seeing Strangers by Sebastian J. Plata
Greg Kelly has it all. Married to an attractive Spanish-born artist named Cristian, he has a successful job, a beautiful apartment, and also an open marriage that allows him to sleep with whomever he wants in NYC. Their open marriage is about to come to an end as Greg and Cristian choose a surrogate and once the baby is here, the two agree to close their marriage. With one last summer of sexual trysts, Greg’s life becomes an anxiety-filled rollercoaster when an old hookup comes back into his life and refuses to let him go.
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White Ivy by Susie Yang
Ivy’s immigrant grandmother taught Ivy at a young age how to steal from yard sales and second-hand stores in order to fit in. Ivy is your typical teenager, lusting after the wealthy Gideon, until her mother discovers Ivy’s stolen goods and sends her to China. Years later and back in Boston, Ivy runs into Gideon’s sister Sylvia and takes it as a sign the two are meant to be together. As Ivy infiltrates her way into Gideon’s life, someone from her past that knows her better than anyone threatens to shatter the luxurious lifestyle Ivy has fought so hard to achieve.
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All the Little Houses by May Cobb
In Longview, Texas in the mid-1980s, Nellie Anderson is the daughter of the Anderson family dynasty and used to getting whatever she wants. Her mother, Charleigh Anderson, the blonde and beautiful, remembers when she was Nellie’s age and was living on the poor side of town shunned by the popular crowd. She had to claw her way to the top and now a new family moves into town that is the epitome of a perfect family with a trad wife, woodworking dad, and wholesome daughter, Charleigh’s empire is threatened and she simply can’t have that.
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A Twisted Love Story by Samantha Downing
Wes and Ivy are in a tumultuous relationship. When things are good, they are the picture-perfect couple but when things are bad, all hell breaks loose. While Wes and Ivy are used to this rollercoaster of breakups to makeups, things need to end soon when the arrival of a detective threatens to pop their bubble. No matter how good or bad things get, Wes and Ivy have never discussed what happened the night that they had their biggest fight that resulted in someone dead.
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Ugly Love by Colleen Hoover
Tate Collins has just met airline pilot Miles Archer and the two cannot deny the mutual attraction, but love is the farthest thing from either of their minds. Once they realize how badly they want one another, they realize what they have is the perfect opportunity for sex without love. This will be easy for the two, as long as Tate follows Miles’ two rules: don’t ask about the past and don’t expect a future. The further they get in this relationship, they both learn that these rules may break them completely.
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Luckiest Girl Alive by Jessica Knoll
Ani FaNelli has a glamorous job and the perfect fiancé, and is on her way to truly living the life she’s worked so hard for. That is, until a secret from her past threatens to destroy everything Ani has worked so hard to leave behind from her high school years.
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Bath Haus by P.J. Vernon
Oliver used to be an addict living in Indiana and now he lives in Washington DC and is married to a successful doctor, Nathan. When Nathan goes out of town, Oliver finds himself visiting a gay bathhouse out of curiosity. Oliver’s night erupts in violence when he is attacked inside and out of fear, lies about what happened. From the moment that first lie slips, Oliver finds himself in a deadly game.
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The Favorites by Layne Fargo
Katarina Shaw always believed she was destined to be an Olympic skater. When Katarina meets heath Rocha, their connection makes them dynamite on the ice. As the two kids from the wrong side of the tracks end up at the Olympic games, an unexpected event causes them to part ways. Now, on the ten year anniversary, a documentary is claiming to uncover the real story.
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The War of the Roses by Warren Adler
After eighteen years of marriage begins to fall apart, Barbara and Jonathan Rose’s divorce becomes intense, as material items such as their beautiful home become the catalyst in a shocking battle between husband and wife.
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