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Sloane Kennedy

Sloane Kennedy is a romance author known for "Atonement," the first book in The Protectors series, which explores themes of redemption and complex relationships within the romance genre. The novel establishes Kennedy's style of character-driven storytelling focused on emotional depth and personal transformation.

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Atonement (The Protectors) is the sixth book in Sloane Kennedy's contemporary MM romance series, following twenty-six-year-old Dante Thorne and Magnus as they navigate a charged enemies-to-lovers dynamic rooted in guilt, redemption, and unexpected desire. It stands out within the series for the emotional intensity of its central pairing and earns attention as a self-contained entry that readers can approach without prior knowledge of the series.

Reviewed Oct 14, 2026

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