Before the Ashes

Before the Ashes

Book One of The Ashes of Chaos Trilogy

Phoenix Marino-Rivers thought surviving her past was the hardest part.

After graduating from college and landing her dream job at Greywood Publishing, her life finally feels like it's falling into place. A new apartment. A growing career. A man who loves her deeply and makes her feel safe for the first time in years.

Adrian is attentive, passionate, and everything she didn't know she needed.

But love doesn't always arrive with fire and destruction.
Sometimes it comes softly. Patiently. Quiet enough to feel like home before you realize you're trapped inside it.

As Phoenix's world grows brighter, the shadows around her begin to shift in ways she can't yet see - blurring the line between devotion and control, comfort and confinement.

And by the time the smoke appears... the damage may already be done.