Maggie: The Friend Study. The Maggie Protocol, #5

Maggie keeps a journal of her experiments in human destruction. Mark, Daniel, Alex, Elias: each man carefully chosen, methodically broken. Now comes the fifth: Ben, the kind, steady boyfriend next door. What starts as neighborly smiles and shared pizza nights becomes something far more dangerous. Maggie infiltrates his friendship, plants seeds of doubt, mirrors his desires, and slowly dismantles his loyalty, his relationship, his entire sense of self.
She coaches him to lie, to cheat, to betray, to beg. And he does. Every step. Until nothing remains but surrender. A chilling tale of psychological manipulation, erotic obsession, and the darkest side of trust, Maggie: The Friend Study proves the most devastating betrayals come from the people we never suspect. Perfect for readers who crave dark romance, toxic relationships, and mind-bending suspense with explicit heat.
Contains intense themes of emotional manipulation, betrayal, and power exchange. This blurb emphasizes the psychological/erotic thriller angle, teases the friendship-to-ruin arc, and includes subtle hooks for dark romance fans.