Naomi Brooks is everything he's not-pure, soft-spoken, raised on hymns and hallelujahs. A church girl with a kind heart and a secret longing for something more. Dave East is everything she's been warned about-ruthless, feared, raised on pain and silence. A man who doesn't beg, doesn't break, and doesn't believe in salvation. But when a quiet prayer crosses paths with a silent war, Naomi becomes the one light in Dave's dark world. And he'll burn it all down to protect her. As their worlds collide, secrets unravel, blood is spilled, and faith is tested. Because some love stories aren't about fairy tales... They're about survival. And when Dave finally uncovers the truth about who killed his mother, love might not be enough to stop him from getting revenge.

𝐁𝐚𝐛𝐲, 𝐈 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐚 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐓𝐨 𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐜𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐨𝐫 𝐧𝐞𝐱𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐦𝐞 𝐒𝐚𝐲 𝐠𝐢𝐫𝐥, 𝐈'𝐥𝐥 𝐛𝐞 𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐥𝐨𝐰 '𝐂𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐈 𝐠𝐨𝐭 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞, 𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐭, 𝐦𝐚𝐲𝐛𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫

Two different men, both under her skin like a tick. 𝐌𝐱𝐅𝐱𝐌