The Anti-hero (The Goode Brothers)

By Sara Cate

I've been good long enough.

As the eldest son of Austin's most prominent preacher, I've lived my life on the virtuous side. No scandals. Flawless image. Clean reputation.

That's the way it must be if I'm going to take his place someday.

But everything changes when I find out my father is a VIP member of a local kink club.

A liar. A cheater. A hypocrite.

Now, I'm done being righteous.

And when the club owner's jaded girlfriend comes to me with a proposal, I can't resist.

Sage is nothing like the women I've dated before. Pink hair, tattoos, piercings. I know it'll burn my father's reputation to the ground when she and I are seen together.

But our fake dating scheme isn't enough. We need videos-dirty videos.

The more we film these scenes, the more I like it.

She wants me to degrade her, hurt her, violate her.

And God help me, I want it too.

But it's hardly fake anymore, and before long I don't recognize the Goode man I used to be.

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Published May 3, 2023

366 pages

Average rating: 6.93

29 RATINGS

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Tipsy Mermaid
Jul 15, 2026
6/10 stars
This is a cute romance between a Sage and Adam. Sage runs a sex club and Adam is a famous preacher's son.
The two meet in a cafe and hit it off, but don't exchange numbers and assume they will never see each other again. Unfortunately, they reconnect in the worst of ways.
Adam struggles with learning new information about his family, While Sage comes to terms being fired from the sex club.
They make it through and get their HEA. And there are two great epilogues.
Even though at about halfway through, they decide to make sex tapes for reasons that I can't say or it would spoil the book, the book is actually not that spicy. I'm giving it 🌶🌶/5 chilies on the spicy scale. I would have given a lot more chilies, had they been more freaky and more adventurous, maybe used some toys.
I listened to the audiobook.
Dual narration, 2 narrators, 2 POVs, first person
Katie Davila
Sep 26, 2025
10/10 stars
Sara Cate is my all time favorite author, and never disappoints! This book had so many descriptive moments and I truly felt captivated with the story line. Adam and Sage are HOT HOT HOT and the character development from Adam added that much more depth to it. I would give this 6 stars if I could.
@thekimlewis
Jun 25, 2025
8/10 stars
I truly was unsure about this story and first, but quickly fell in love with both Sage and Adam! I was happy to see that in the end, Adam didn't loose his faith, but reevaluated it and himself. I loved this instant connection they had and I truly can not wait to see more of them in this series!
Priscilla Love
Aug 01, 2024
3/10 stars
I wonder if the author had an inch of faith in her lifetime? Seriously, who hurt this author and what made her hate her own character (Adam Goode) so bad?! I’m not a fan of mixing faith/God with sinful pleasure because much blasphemous things were said in this book! I mostly liked the love story and naturally falling in love with a bad girl for once!

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