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Devil's Violin
Book One of the Black Static Series
Knox "Riot" Mercer was never built for softness.
As the emotionally volatile frontman of Black Static, Riot lives inside chaos - screaming his pain across sold-out stages while the world mistakes destruction for strength. Fame made him untouchable. Music kept him alive. But somewhere beneath the noise, Knox Mercer is exhausted from surviving himself.
Then one rainy night after a concert, he hears a violin.
Hidden in a dark alley beneath neon lights, Layla Moreau plays like heartbreak turned into music. Quiet. Haunting. Unforgettable.
Layla walked away from the rigid world of classical music and the control of a family determined to decide her future. Music is the only thing she's ever truly owned - until Knox crashes into her life like a storm she never saw coming.
Their connection is immediate. Dangerous. Deeply emotional.
As Black Static rises higher into fame, Knox and Layla become tangled in a relationship built on healing, obsession, vulnerability, and music powerful enough to crack old wounds open. But Riot has always believed love destroys everything it touches.
And when the world of Black Static collides violently with Layla's past during a live performance of Dissonance, Knox is forced to confront the terrifying truth beneath Riot himself:
What if the person he's trying hardest to protect her from... is him?
Darkly cinematic, emotionally immersive, and music-driven, Devil's Violin is a slow-burn rockstar romance about broken people learning how to survive love, fame, trauma, and each other.