Liberty The hopeless romantic who believed in her novels—that’s who I was. Until betrayal shattered me. I lived by the rules. The good wife. The respected professor. The woman who never crossed the line. Then my world unraveled in truths I wished were lies. Now, I don’t know who I am anymore. But I know what I crave. Something deeper. Something darker. Something real. And he sees it in me. Colt. My first love. My greatest mistake. He offers me a challenge—one that strips away everything I thought I knew about control. No love. No promises. Just surrender. His game. His rules. I should walk away. But every time he touches me, I come apart. I tell myself I can play without losing… just one more time. Colt Liberty spent her entire life trapped in a self-made cage. Now she’s standing before me, silently begging to be set free. She thinks she can control this. That she can take what I give and still walk away unscathed. She’s wrong. Because the moment she lets go of her fears around desire, everything changes. When she embraces all her raw, uninhibited fantasies, she ignites a fire that could consume us both. This isn’t romance. It’s dominance. It’s control. A game she swears she won’t lose. But she’s playing against me. And when it’s over… she still won’t understand the power I have… Which means she’ll come back for more. Will I break her? Or will she break me? Trigger This book contains adult content, explicit sexual scenes, strong language, and is intended for mature audiences only. This is not your typical romance. It’s raw, messy, sexy as hell, and painfully emotional. It’s about a woman who takes what she wants for the first time—and finally admits she wanted it all along. It’s about the thrill of being caught in a situationship, or wrapped up in an emotionally unavailable man, because it feels too damn good to walk away... until you finally do. This second-chance romance simmers just beneath the surface, full of lust, longing, heartbreak, and heat. It’s a story about choosing yourself, even when it hurts like hell. It’s about the kind of power that comes when you stop asking for permission and start owning your desire. Empowering. Emotional. Unapologetically sexy. This book is a roller coaster—and you’re going to want to hold on tight.
Author
Zara Teleg is an American romance author, entrepreneur, tree hugger, yoga enthusiast, and coffee addict. Zara has a wide variety of interests, which has led to many creative ventures over the years, but none has fulfilled her true passion for reading and writing. In her debut novel, Consumed by Rage, Zara has finally made into reality her dream of becoming a novelist, which has been thirty years in the making. She fell in love with books when she received her first Sweet Valley High at age ten, and she has been a book addict ever since. She started writing her first YA bad boy romance at age thirteen and has since moved on to alpha males, hot bikers, and sexy vampires. Zara is a free spirit, who spends her days alternating between writing and cooking. No one makes a better veggie burger! Her love of animals has influenced her plant-based lifestyle. From the time she could walk she brought home every stray she came across, wanting to keep them all. Her friends nicknamed her “Snow White” because she is slightly obsessed with feeding every hungry wild animal in her neighborhood. She can often be found outside, reading or writing a juicy romance while listening to loud music under fairy lights, surrounded by plants, crystals, and wind chimes. Zara lives with her husband of 23 years, their teenage daughter, spoiled pit bull, and her very ornery cat. She spends weekends laughing on the Chesapeake Bay with her extremely loud Italian family! She dreams of moving to a place where she can walk barefoot and be on a paddleboard with her pit bull all year long.
