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He saw the real me—and loved the chaos.

She’s always been a survivor. Growing up on the streets of Cincinnati, Lucy learned to fight for what’s hers and trust no one. But one desperate act set off a chain reaction she couldn’t control—rage, betrayal, and a dangerously obsessive ex. A con artist with a violent past, Damien knows the darkest parts of her soul—and he’s not letting go. Everyone thinks he’s out of her life for good, but they don’t know how deep their connection runs. As secrets unravel and her haunting visions of the future grow more urgent. The chaos is closing in—and if she wants to save herself and those she loves, she’ll have to fight harder.

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Sometimes survival means becoming the villain.

In The Road Home, assassin and hacker Mackenzie is thrust into a deadly web of betrayal, secrets, and shifting loyalties. Hunted and on the run, she navigates the gritty underworlds of Craydon and Dubai, where trust is a rare currency and survival is never guaranteed. As her estranged husband, Samuel, descends into a ruthless drug empire and her brother, Damien, confronts the ghosts of their past—including Mackenzie’s ex-lover, Lucy—every choice could be fatal. Gritty, emotional, and fast-paced, this is a story of betrayal, blood ties, and the fight to reclaim what was lost.

 

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What happens when the past won't let you go?

After years behind bars, Damien is free and ready to start over—but just as he reconnects with his daughter Keturah, he discovers he has another child. Caught between the pull of his past and the weight of fatherhood, he must choose who he wants to become. Meanwhile, Lucy is haunted by dreams she believes are messages from her late mother—and by feelings for Damien she can't outrun. As their lives collide once more, love, loss, and second chances hang in the balance.

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What's New:
✦ Extended scenes with deeper depth.

✦ Bonus content only in this edition, including interconnected short stories.

Book One of Intertwined Destinies – Expanded Edition


Lucy’s spent her whole life running—from her mother’s memory, her own secrets, and a city that tried to break her. When Damien, a hot-tempered ex who knows too much, barrels back into her life, she’s forced to confront the past she thought she’d buried. But Damien wants more than forgiveness—he wants to claim her.
In this gritty, emotionally raw expanded edition, uncover never-before-seen scenes and a deeper dive into Lucy’s twisted choices, haunting dreams, and the ghost of the girl she used to be.

Book Two of Intertwined Destinies—Expanded Edition


She was trained to survive—but no one warned her what it would cost to stay alive.
As a former assassin with global reach, Mackenzie thought she’d outrun danger. But betrayal from within leaves her hunted, exposed, and trapped in a deadly game where everyone wants something from her—including the family she married into.
While Samuel searches the dark corners of Dubai’s underworld for the truth, Mackenzie is forced to decide who she can trust—if anyone. And as her brother Damien tries to escape his past, old wounds and buried secrets resurface.
This expanded edition delves deeper into Mackenzie’s motivations, unveils a brand-new short story about her marriage to Samuel, and lays bare the brutal question: What happens when survival demands becoming the villain?

Book Three of Intertwined Destinies—Expanded Edition

 

Fresh out of prison, Damien is determined to turn his life around—but the past won’t let him go. Not just the crimes, the regrets, or the people he hurt… but something older. Something deeper. Weeks before his release, he’s haunted by a vision of a woman dressed in 1880s mourning, who warns him: "Mend what has been shattered, for this—this is our last life granted to set things aright.

Across the country, Lucy’s world begins to fracture. What started as dreams quickly spiral into full-blown visions—unexplained glimpses of another time, another woman’s sorrow, and a warning she can’t ignore. As she investigates her mother’s mysterious death, Lucy is pulled into dangerous territory—and it’s more than just the living she needs to fear.

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