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How spicy is The Deal?

by Elle Kennedy

Spice: about 4/5 (High, estimate) · Open door

Kindle Unlimited: Not checked yet

Content warnings: Child abuse

Based on 5 sources. How we rate

Sources for these ratings

  • commonsensemedia.org: Describes a fake-dating college romance with frequent open-door scenes, and notes content warnings for past sexual assault, parental abuse, and physical injury. Covers open or closed door, tropes and content warnings.
  • moodreads.app: Notes open-door scenes shown on the page, with no fade to black, and lists content warnings for sexual assault, domestic violence, and parental death. Covers spice level, open or closed door and content warnings.
  • goodeyreads.com: Describes a standalone sports romance about a fake-date arrangement with a hockey captain, and lists it as a new-adult title. Covers tropes and reading order.
  • triggerwarningdatabase.com: Lists fake dating and a tutoring setup as tropes, and flags child abuse, both physical and emotional, as a content warning. Covers tropes and content warnings.
  • underthecoversbookblog.com: Notes the book works as a standalone but links to later series titles, and lists a fake-dating setup with a college hockey captain and his tutor as its trope. Covers tropes and reading order.

Tropes

Content warnings (1)
  • Child abuse (minor)

Facts

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Ending:
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Standalone or series:
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Series completed:
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Darkness:
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Pairing:
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In this series: Off-Campus

  • Book 1: The Deal · spice about 4/5
  • The Goal · spice about 2–3/5

Like this but spicier

  • Twisted Lies: Also fake dating; spice about 5/5 vs about 4/5 here

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Ratings last checked Oct 20, 2026. The Kindle Unlimited line carries its own source or check date, when there is one.

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