The Rivals of Elite · Book 2
They Played Me is a dark college romance by Amalia Brooks, book 2 in The Rivals of Elite.
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.
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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.
For a while, being his made sense. The manor. The games. The nights she stopped pretending she wanted out.
She told him she was falling in love. He told her he'd stop before she did. She should have asked herself why a man who takes whatever he wants had suddenly started asking.
Because Tristan Ford has never done one thing without a reason, and he'd been playing a far longer game than she could see.
Official description from Amazon.
His, for two months
The man who bought her
The Rivals of Elite is a strict 18+ dark romance, according to the author. Check the book's front matter for content warnings.
| Book | Series | Genre | Pages | Published | Kindle Unlimited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| He Played Me | The Rivals of Elite #1 | Dark college romance | 634 | August 2026 | Yes |
| Marked by Him | Standalone | Second-chance romance | 335 | April 2026 | Yes |
| They Played Me | The Rivals of Elite #2 | Dark college romance | 499 | September 2026 | Yes |
They Played Me: A Dark College Romance was written by Amalia Brooks. Published in September 2026 (Kindle ASIN B0HJP7CVMM), it is book two of her series The Rivals of Elite and continues the story begun in He Played Me.
They Played Me continues Tiffany Sinclair's story after two months as the property of Tristan Ford. Her hatred has turned into something far worse, and as she falls for him inside the manor's games, she starts to see that Tristan has been playing a much longer game than she realised.
Yes. They Played Me is book two of The Rivals of Elite and picks up Tiffany Sinclair and Tristan Ford's story after He Played Me. Read He Played Me first, then They Played Me; both books are on Amazon and available with Kindle Unlimited.
Yes. They Played Me is available with Kindle Unlimited or as a Kindle ebook on Amazon. It was published on September 13, 2026, runs to 499 pages and, like He Played Me, is written as a strict 18+ dark college romance.
Amalia Brooks is an indie dark romance author. Her Wattpad debut reached over 200,000 readers before she brought her books to Kindle Unlimited. She writes The Rivals of Elite, a dark college romance series of He Played Me and They Played Me, and the standalone second-chance romance Marked by Him.
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.
The Rivals of Elite currently has two books: He Played Me (book one, 634 pages) and They Played Me (book two, 499 pages). Both follow Tiffany Sinclair and Tristan Ford, so they should be read in that order. New releases are announced on Amalia Brooks' Amazon author page, TikTok and Instagram.
Two Rivals of Elite books have been published so far, He Played Me and They Played Me, and no third title is listed on Amazon yet. Follow Amalia Brooks on her Amazon author page, Goodreads, TikTok or Instagram to hear first about any new book in the series.
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.
All three novels — He Played Me, They Played Me and Marked by Him — are on Amazon as Kindle ebooks and are available with Kindle Unlimited. He Played Me is also sold in paperback. You can follow new releases on her Amazon author page and on Goodreads.
Yes. All three novels by Amalia Brooks — He Played Me, They Played Me and Marked by Him — are included in Kindle Unlimited, so Kindle Unlimited members can read them at no additional cost. They are also available to buy as Kindle ebooks.
The main characters in He Played Me and They Played Me are Tiffany Sinclair, a fiercely ambitious top student one scholarship away from Paris, and Tristan Ford, her ruthless academic rival who demands two months as his property inside a private manor of seven millionaires.
The Rivals of Elite series (He Played Me and They Played Me) features enemies-to-lovers / academic rivals, dark academia, an obsessive and possessive hero, a bargain or debt trope (two months as his property), and a private lawless manor of seven millionaires.
Amalia Brooks is an indie romance author who writes dark romance, dark college romance and second-chance romance. She started on Wattpad, where her debut reached over 200,000 readers, before bringing her books to Kindle Unlimited. Her novels include Marked by Him, which she began writing at 17, and The Rivals of Elite series: He Played Me and They Played Me.
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