The scandal isn’t in the secret, it’s in those unwilling to accept that love can be unconventional, dark, and depraved. On my 18th birthday, I gave myself to the man who’s always at the forefront of my mind, the one I’ve loved my entire life. What I thought would be our beginning turned out to be the end, and the direct reason he abandoned me and my sister. Leaving us on our own, all because he can’t look at me after what we did. F\*ck that! Instead of letting the rejection bring me down, it becomes the reason for my transformation. My job at Dirty Diamonds opens my eyes to a brutal reality I never even knew existed, let alone in small, quiet Briarwood. And I’m quickly learning that Dante might not have been the man I thought him to be. The girl Dante left behind doesn’t exist anymore, and when he returns to Briarwood, he’ll learn that I haven’t just spent my time pining. I’ve built a new life, one where I’ve turned my heartache into a purpose and a need for revenge. In a bid to silence my nightmares, Dante used to call me his perfect storm. I’m not sure he’s ready to meet the new me… the Storm of Briarwood. PLEASE NOTE: Dante’s Storm is book 1 in the Scandalous Secrets series. The series is a shared-world with three standalone books written by different authors. Each book features a different couple. Scandalous Secrets is set in a fictitious town in England, and the books are written with British spelling, slang, and grammar. Content warning: These books are intended for mature audiences, and reader discretion is advised. They contain, but are not limited to, violence, profanity, reference to abuse, and explicit scenes.

The scandal isn’t in the secret, it’s in those unwilling to accept that love can be unconventional, dark, and depraved. When my twin sons best mate needs a place to stay, I’m all too willing to have Asher Scott live with me. It’s not like he’s a stranger. I helped raise him, and I’ve even been looking after him more than most know about. If it wasn’t for me, I don’t know if he would have survived serving his prison sentence. Now he’s back in Briarwood, the small town we call home. A town that seems quiet on the surface, but underneath, is plagued by the crudest of oxygen thieves who I hunt and exact revenge for their victims. No one knows it’s me doing the unaliving, striving to protect those who aren’t able to defend themselves, and I need to keep it that way. People wouldn’t understand. They would only see a bloodthirsty killer, and not the woman who brings good by ridding the earth of predators. Leading this double life is harder now that Asher is back. Despite the fact that I'm hiding behind a name that makes the hair stand on the arms of even the most hardcore criminals, it’s having Asher walk around my house shirtless that really unnerves me. I’m not prepared for the way his heated gaze travels over my body like he wants to taste me. And I’m definitely not prepared for the way my body reacts, igniting a hunger in me that both terrifies me and stirs the darker parts of me to life. Unfortunately, someone does know my secret identity, and my life starts to spiral as a stalker sends me damning pictures, a hit is put out for my death, and my ex-husband and his new wife make it their life goal to torture me with their demands. All I have to do is eliminate my threats and remind myself that Asher Scott is off limits. Honestly, what could go wrong? PLEASE NOTE: Lily’s Ash is book 2 in the Scandalous Secrets Series. This series is a shared world series with three standalone books written by different authors. Each book is a dark romance consisting of different tropes. Lily’s Ash is a reverse age gap. These books are intended for mature audiences, and reader discretion is advised. Please refer to Sarah JD’s website to read the full content warning.

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