He was supposed to protect her. Instead, she was taken.
Now Summer is trapped in a place where obedience means survival — and resistance means pain. The men holding her want answers. They want leverage. They want her broken.
But they’re not the only monsters in this story.
Jacob will burn the world to get her back.
Lawless protector. Possessive anti-hero. Touch-her-and-die fury unleashed.
As Summer is pushed past her limits, devastating truths about her father surface — secrets that change everything she thought she knew about her past… and about herself.
Meanwhile, Jacob abandons the badge, the rules, and the man he used to be.
Because love like his isn’t gentle.
It’s feral.
And it comes with a body count.
Alliances fracture. Blood spills. Lines are crossed that can never be uncrossed.
And even if he finds her…
Will there be anything left to save?
The Ashes of Summer is Book Two in The Reckoning Duet '' a dark romance thriller featuring:
• Possessive anti-hero sheriff
• Kidnapping & captivity
• Touch-her-and-die obsession
• Found alliances
• Buried family secrets
• Moral grey hero
• High-stakes violence
• Emotional devastation
• A love that refuses to die
For readers of intense, psychologically dark romance where protection blurs into possession and survival comes at a cost.
Genre: Romantic Suspense
Now Summer is trapped in a place where obedience means survival — and resistance means pain. The men holding her want answers. They want leverage. They want her broken.
But they’re not the only monsters in this story.
Jacob will burn the world to get her back.
Lawless protector. Possessive anti-hero. Touch-her-and-die fury unleashed.
As Summer is pushed past her limits, devastating truths about her father surface — secrets that change everything she thought she knew about her past… and about herself.
Meanwhile, Jacob abandons the badge, the rules, and the man he used to be.
Because love like his isn’t gentle.
It’s feral.
And it comes with a body count.
Alliances fracture. Blood spills. Lines are crossed that can never be uncrossed.
And even if he finds her…
Will there be anything left to save?
The Ashes of Summer is Book Two in The Reckoning Duet '' a dark romance thriller featuring:
• Possessive anti-hero sheriff
• Kidnapping & captivity
• Touch-her-and-die obsession
• Found alliances
• Buried family secrets
• Moral grey hero
• High-stakes violence
• Emotional devastation
• A love that refuses to die
For readers of intense, psychologically dark romance where protection blurs into possession and survival comes at a cost.
Genre: Romantic Suspense