7th Circle
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7th Circle

Tate James2020
7th Circle is the first of a new series set in Shadow Grove. Several characters cross over to the Madison Kate series but it is not necessary to read MK's story first. HADES is a contemporary new adult reverse harem series, which means the leading lady has several love interests and never has to choose in order to find her HEA. ♥♥♥ Five years ago, I masterminded the infamous massacre of the Tri-state Timberwolves. The streets outside the Wolves HQ ran red with the blood of the old guard, and not one of those members loyal to my father were spared mercy. Not a single one. I let the media twist and distort the story. My new recruits eagerly proved themselves in spreading false news, in covering our tracks. To the general public, the Tri-State Timberwolves were extinct. But that couldn't have been further from the truth. We changed, we grew, we evolved and came out stronger than ever. Now, I live, eat, sleep and breathe Timberwolves. I'll do anything to keep my empire safe and thriving. To keep the people depending on me safe. So, what do I do, when it's my own weakness that places us all in danger? When I let sex cloud my judgment, and my people pay the price? Simple. Kill the distractions. I'm called Hades for a reason, after all. ♥♥♥ 7th Circle is book ONE of FOUR.
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Priscilla Stanfield@priscillas01
4 stars
Feb 12, 2025

4.25/5⭐️ • 2.5/5🌶️

Good god, I think I’m going to love this series more than the Madison Kate series. I’m so happy to have found Tate James because it’s giving every part of a dark romance that I love. Everyone always focus on the why choose of it all, but they never realize how amazing the plot is. I’m so excited to see where else this series go and am obsessed with this FMC and to see who’s heads she’ll have rolling next.

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Kayla lord @kaylalovesbooks27
5 stars
Oct 21, 2022

what the heck! This book was a rollercoaster of emotions and the ending was ugh! On to book two! Love this series so far!

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Sven Test@sven-sg-test-1
3 stars
Aug 31, 2022

I’ll be honest. I wasn’t too impressed with this one. Something that bothered me was how Hades is supposed to be this badass person that everyone fears, but it was mostly told, rather than shown. I feel like MK is more badass, which says a lot since she barely knew how to defend herself. I hope Anarchy is better.

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Loulou@juliaany
4 stars
Aug 12, 2022

Omg this is so good Hades is a boss ass bitch, I love her too much

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Tristen D’Amico@readwitht
5 stars
Jul 16, 2022

You have to be MFING kidding me HOLY FUCKING SHIT IM SO GLAD I DIDN’T READ THIS WHEN IT WAS FIRST RELEASED. TJ, YOU DIRTY DOG THATS NOT NICE!!!

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Molly Morgan@sarcasticlive
5 stars
Mar 24, 2022

This book was such a better start than the MK series was!! I listened to it and the audiobook is fantastically voice acted! Hades is an absolute badass. I love her inner dialog and I love her shoot first ask questions later attitude. The respect she gets from the men is 10/10. I'm stoked to watch the relationships develop. 😍 Can't wait for Daddy Cass to undress..

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Becci Ridley@beccisreads
4 stars
Mar 24, 2022

ok i'm already liking this book more than the Madison Kate series and i'm only one book in. don't get me wrong, MK and the boys were great but the characters in this book? phenomenal. let's start off with the biggest YAAASSS from me: Hades herself. yes HERself. a bad-ass, no-bullshit, scarily intimidating but sexy af female crime boss. i've read quite a few mafia books, shock all the crime bosses were men. this is a pleasant twist and Hades is fucking fantastic. this series is a RH but so far she's only slept with one person. it's pretty obvious from reading this who the other 2 guys will be and i can't wait to see how her relationship develops with them. i'm super intrigued by the ghost from Hayden's past and how the story will develop. it's somewhat similar to MK's stalker plot, which i was unfortunately disappointed with so i hope this works out better in the end. i'm straight onto book one as the ending can only be described as: oh shit

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Caitlin Vanderheide@turnthepageswithcait
4 stars
Mar 18, 2022

Great world building Tate James does it again! Such a great world building first book with some nice spice! I'm curious to see how this series plays out. I will say the plot seems a little too close to Madison Kate series, but it's still dragging me in. I need all the answers! Also, hello Zed ...where can I order myself one of those?

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Maggie K@afictionalgal
5 stars
Mar 17, 2022

FUCKING TATE JAMES DID IT AGAIN 18+ Spice 3 When I tell you I read this in a day. I did. I was supposed to be doing homework for university... yeah no. I started reading this because I read Madison Kate and got the Timber ARC... Now I'm fucking stuck where I can't think about anything else except the dedication (AND THE STORY BEHIND IT) and Zed. Like, Zed my dude. #justiceforzed. I NEED TO READ ZED'S POV. So can't wait for my grades to go downhill this week because all I can do is think about this book and these men. But also the panic I felt when I think about Hades. GOD DAMN TATE. She definitely knows how to make the main character a girl boss, gaslight, gatekeeping badass. The vibes and smutty scenes in this book make me want to just soak it up and find a boyfriend. But I cant. Because no man will chase me like Lucas. Do Not Read If You Want To Stay Innocent, You Will Have Dirty Thoughts After

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Tanya @babygyalreadit
4 stars
Mar 16, 2022

Thoughts? Yeah I have some of those. __________________________________________ I told myself I wouldn’t compare this to MK but it’s impossible not to. This started off so slow I was beginning to get scared this would fail to live up to the expectations that it was better than MK. & while I don’t have all the pieces to the puzzle right now, I will say that I do like the way this book has been written so far, the relationship dynamics is completely different than the MK series. All of the men in here though I was comparing to Madison Kates men and the positions they hold. Lucas is the golden retriever of the pack, he’s the one that alleviates all her worries, brings her joy, and is just all-around lovable. Zed on the other hand is shaping up to be like Kody he is more neutral, he’s always on her side, he also has more rapport with her because he’s known her longer than anyone else, and they’re both ignoring their feelings that they have for each other bc of something that happened in the past. Cass he is definitely the Archer of the group I feel as though he is going to be the last one to come around and the one who is less likely to play nice with everyone else. Although in this particular situation it’s understandable because they’re supposed to be rivals. This book was very slow to start but I appreciate the foundation that was laid in Hades background, all the men, all the businesses, all the Gang’s, and everything that we need to know that’s currently happening in the town since we last saw it in the MK series. This book was very steamy from the beginning, there is sexual tension between her and all the men and I am here for it. I do wish she had more scenes with the other men and not just one of them in this book I won’t say who. That would be my only concern but we do have three more books so we’ll see where it goes. Also the cliffhanger wasn’t as terrible as I was expecting it just made me roll my eyes if anything.

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Jessica Clem@itsmeejessc
5 stars
Jan 26, 2022

🤌🏼

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Genesis (@whisperingchapters)@whisperingchapters
3 stars
Nov 20, 2021

I’ll be honest. I wasn’t too impressed with this one. Something that bothered me was how Hades is supposed to be this badass person that everyone fears, but it was mostly told, rather than shown. I feel like MK is more badass, which says a lot since she barely knew how to defend herself. I hope Anarchy is better.

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Ashley Nicole Woody@ashleynwoody
4.5 stars
Oct 22, 2021

I read threw all 4 books within three days! It was so good !

+5
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Michelle Vasquez@yourfavoritebookbag
5 stars
Sep 27, 2021

“Please, just give me one chance to convince you that this isn’t a bad idea, that I could be exactly what you need in your life. Someone with no ulterior motive. Someone who sees the real you.” Hades is a jack of all trades. Leader of the Tri-State Timberwolves. Guardian. Protector. Ghost. Unexpected. What nobody sees is who Hades is under the persona. The outfit - the guns holstered to the shoulder straps. Well. So they thought. Hades uses that to their advantage. They may be a ghost and currently flying under the radar, but the reach that they have is large and once they are back out in the open nobody will see them coming. “7th Circle”, by Tate James is book one in the Hades Series and is a dark reverse harem romance. It grabbed ahold of me right at the beginning, and kept my attention throughout the entire story. I was a HUGE MK fan, but this right here. Nobody is ready for Hades and the power that they yield. It was action packed, full of secrets and lies - and in true #wtftate fashion we were #blessed with a cliffhanger that left my heart pounding. I’m so anxious for book two and CANT wait for more!

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Anna // read.all.night @readallnight
5 stars
Sep 24, 2021

7th circle is incredible. I’ve been trying to figure out how to review this without spoiling it and I still just say- this was a wild ride from start to finish. I think everyone should just go in blind. You technically don’t need to read the Madison Kate series to understand what’s going on, but that series is amazing so you should also read it. Hades is suuuuuch an amazing character and I need more main characters like that in my life! The relationships are developing slowly and steadily and I can’t wait to see what happens. There are a lot of really interesting details and side plots and I like how all the gang stuff is structured and explained. This book is full of badasses and excitement and once again Tate James has totally knocked it out of the park. The cliffhanger has me dying and I can’t wait for the next book!

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Emma Kamer@emmakamer
2 stars
Dec 16, 2024
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Elaina Wells@fangirlnerd2001
5 stars
Sep 18, 2024
+3
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garnet@garnettbs
5 stars
Jan 2, 2024
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Mara Jeckel@mara_jeckel
5 stars
Apr 16, 2023
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Kim Lynn@kimmlynnn
4 stars
Apr 3, 2023
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Lyndsy Argento@lyndsyc32
2.5 stars
Oct 16, 2022
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Áróra Lind @icelandicbookworm
4 stars
May 13, 2022
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Julia@im_jules
5 stars
Apr 9, 2022
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Marija Stepanovska@stepanovska
3 stars
Apr 5, 2022