
Book 2 of 2 in These Violent Delights
Our Violent Ends
by Chloe Gong
The year is 1927, and Shanghai teeters on the edge of revolution.
After sacrificing her relationship with Roma to protect him from the blood feud, Juliette has been a girl on a mission. One wrong move, and her cousin will step in to usurp her place as the Scarlet Gang’s heir. The only way to save the boy she loves from the wrath of the Scarlets is to have him want her dead for murdering his best friend in cold blood. If Juliette were actually guilty of the crime Roma believes she committed, his rejection might sting less.
Roma is still reeling from Marshall’s death, and his cousin Benedikt will barely speak to him. Roma knows it’s his fault for letting the ruthless Juliette back into his life, and he’s determined to set things right—even if that means killing the girl he hates and loves with equal measure.
Then a new monstrous danger emerges in the city, and though secrets keep them apart, Juliette must secure Roma’s cooperation if they are to end this threat once and for all. Shanghai is already at a boiling point: The Nationalists are marching in, whispers of civil war brew louder every day, and gangster rule faces complete annihilation. Roma and Juliette must put aside their differences to combat monsters and politics, but they aren’t prepared for the biggest threat of all: protecting their hearts from each other.
- Spice
- 1/5
- Burn
- Slow
- Pages
- ~512
- Ending
- HFN
HFN means happy for now: together at the end, with their future left open.
How spicy is Our Violent Ends?
Our Violent Ends is a 1 out of 5 on our spice scale: sweet (kisses only). Kissing, longing looks, maybe a fade-to-black. Nothing on the page.
- Steam: Glimpses and kisses
- Burn: Slow burn
- Pairing: One man, one woman
- POV: Third person, multiple POVs
- Ending: Happy for now
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- Graphic violence
- Murder
- Self-harm
- Suicide / suicidal ideation
- Torture
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Our Violent Ends: quick answers
How spicy is Our Violent Ends?
Our Violent Ends is a 1 out of 5 on our spice scale: sweet (kisses only). Kissing, longing looks, maybe a fade-to-black. Nothing on the page.
Is Our Violent Ends a standalone?
No. Our Violent Ends is book 2 of 2 in These Violent Delights. Start with These Violent Delights. The series is complete.
What tropes are in Our Violent Ends?
Our Violent Ends features enemies to lovers, secret relationship. It is a slow burn M/F romance that ends with a happy for now.
Does Our Violent Ends have content warnings?
Our notes for Our Violent Ends include: graphic violence, murder, self-harm, suicide / suicidal ideation, torture. This list may not be complete; check the author's own content notes if anything is a hard limit for you.
What should I read after Our Violent Ends?
If you loved Our Violent Ends, try Flame in the Mist by Renée Ahdieh, Foul Lady Fortune by Chloe Gong, The Winner's Curse by Marie Rutkoski. They share its enemies to lovers and secret relationship energy at a similar spice level.












