Credence by Penelope Douglas is a dark romance that’s like Birthday Girl on steroids, cranking the taboo dial to 11 with a remote cabin, three hot guys, and one emotionally wrecked girl. Tiernan de Haas, a 17-year-old Hollywood orphan, is numb after her famous parents’ suicide. Shipped off to her dad’s stepbrother, Jake Van der Berg, in a snowy Colorado mountain town, she lands in a cabin with Jake, a rugged 38-year-old, and his sons, Noah, the charming 20-year-old dreamer, and Kaleb, the silent, feral 22-year-old. Tiernan’s used to neglect, but these men teach her survival—chopping wood, fixing trucks—and awaken her in ways that blur every line (🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️). It’s not a reverse harem (sorry, RH fans!), but a tangled love square where desires clash: one wants her heart, one wants her body, and one… wants to own her. Think steamy truck scenes and a kitchen counter moment that’ll have you clutching pearls. The 487-page 2020 standalone, with a 3.88-star Goodreads rating from 57.2K reviews, hooks with raw emotion and Tiernan’s growth from lost to fierce, but X posts and Goodreads reviews roast the “misogynistic” men, “Stockholm-y” vibes, or a pregnancy scare subplot that feels like a cheap shot. BookTok’s split: some call it “scorching poetry” (Amazon), others a “grotesque mess”. Triggers are heavy—dubious consent, neglect, suicide—so check warnings. If you loved Birthday Girl’s forbidden heat, bhai, this’ll blow your mind, setting up Noah’s story in Five Brothers. It’s a wild, unapologetic ride for dark romance junkies.

Who Should Read It? Perfect for dark romance fans who love taboo romance and complex dynamics, readers craving Birthday Girl’s spice or Vow of Deception’s intensity, or BookTok buffs into Den of Vipers vibes. If you’re into The Foxhole Court for grit or A Kingdom of Flesh and Fire for heat and can handle triggers like dubious consent, sexual violence, suicide, neglect, or taboo relationships (18+, check warnings!), grab this—great for ages 17+ for a steamy, polarizing read. Standalone, with Five Brothers as a loose follow-up. If you hate misogyny, pseudo-incest, or erratic plots, check reviews first.

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