Driftwood Sanctuary: Books 1-2
(2025)(A book in the Driftwood Sanctuary series)
An omnibus of novels by Birdie D'Avo
Driftwood Sanctuary Duet is a re-release of books: A Little Bit Psycho and A Little Bit Sated, now together in one! I repeat: this is not a new book; this is a re-release as a duet!
From best-selling author Birdie D'Avo comes a dark contemporary romance!
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Sadie
[Book one]
My brother used to call me Psycho Sadie because I always had a bad temper. But he loved me anyway, and I followed him around like any good kid sister would. Until one day, I was ripped away from him and everything I loved and forced into a gilded cage—one with real bars on the windows and monsters within the walls.
My childhood was no fairy tale, but as I got older, years of simmering temper boiled over into rage. With no visible way out, I did the unthinkable to free myself. Nothing could stop me from getting back to my family.
After what I did, I never thought I deserved to find love. So when I finally started to rebuild my life, the last thing I expected was Elias'''the man parted the clouds and took my breath away.
Unfortunately, ghosts from my past threaten to derail my fresh start, and I’m forced to fight again for my freedom.
[Book Two]
Just when I think I've got a handle on this thing called living a normal life, my past sins catch up with me. New family, old threats, and pretending to be stable all strain my imperfectly crafted control, like a house of cards, ready to fall apart and explode in a fit of rage at any moment.
I can only pray my relationship with Elias doesn't become collateral damage.
Elias
[Book one]
Day in and day out, I push through the monotony. As an ex-con, I don’t have many options, but it doesn’t really matter. I have a job, peace and quiet when I need it. I don’t need much else.
But then, Sadie shows up in town and changes everything. I don’t deserve her. I’m too old for her, too rough around the edges. She has trauma and secrets a mile wide. But none of that matters. Together, we’re fire, and I’d burn the world down to keep her safe.
When outside forces threaten her life, I’ll stop at nothing to keep her safe, even if that means protecting her from herself.
[Book two]
I love Sadie more than my next breath, but her explosive temper is never sated. Because she ignores her dark past, her anger sneaks up on us. We try to overcome and build a strong future together, but relying on sex to fix all our problems only causes more strain. But I'll do anything to help her—even sacrifice our relationship—if it means she'll be okay.
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The duet does not end in a cliffhanger; HEA, dual-POV, small age-gap, medium-burn romance with darker themes and no cheating. It includes descriptions of very graphic/sexually explicit scenes intended for mature (18+) audiences only, and descriptions of or references to violence and SA. Please read the full trigger warning list at the start of the book.
Genre: Romance
From best-selling author Birdie D'Avo comes a dark contemporary romance!
--
Sadie
[Book one]
My brother used to call me Psycho Sadie because I always had a bad temper. But he loved me anyway, and I followed him around like any good kid sister would. Until one day, I was ripped away from him and everything I loved and forced into a gilded cage—one with real bars on the windows and monsters within the walls.
My childhood was no fairy tale, but as I got older, years of simmering temper boiled over into rage. With no visible way out, I did the unthinkable to free myself. Nothing could stop me from getting back to my family.
After what I did, I never thought I deserved to find love. So when I finally started to rebuild my life, the last thing I expected was Elias'''the man parted the clouds and took my breath away.
Unfortunately, ghosts from my past threaten to derail my fresh start, and I’m forced to fight again for my freedom.
[Book Two]
Just when I think I've got a handle on this thing called living a normal life, my past sins catch up with me. New family, old threats, and pretending to be stable all strain my imperfectly crafted control, like a house of cards, ready to fall apart and explode in a fit of rage at any moment.
I can only pray my relationship with Elias doesn't become collateral damage.
Elias
[Book one]
Day in and day out, I push through the monotony. As an ex-con, I don’t have many options, but it doesn’t really matter. I have a job, peace and quiet when I need it. I don’t need much else.
But then, Sadie shows up in town and changes everything. I don’t deserve her. I’m too old for her, too rough around the edges. She has trauma and secrets a mile wide. But none of that matters. Together, we’re fire, and I’d burn the world down to keep her safe.
When outside forces threaten her life, I’ll stop at nothing to keep her safe, even if that means protecting her from herself.
[Book two]
I love Sadie more than my next breath, but her explosive temper is never sated. Because she ignores her dark past, her anger sneaks up on us. We try to overcome and build a strong future together, but relying on sex to fix all our problems only causes more strain. But I'll do anything to help her—even sacrifice our relationship—if it means she'll be okay.
--
The duet does not end in a cliffhanger; HEA, dual-POV, small age-gap, medium-burn romance with darker themes and no cheating. It includes descriptions of very graphic/sexually explicit scenes intended for mature (18+) audiences only, and descriptions of or references to violence and SA. Please read the full trigger warning list at the start of the book.
Genre: Romance
Used availability for Birdie D'Avo's Driftwood Sanctuary: Books 1-2