Phoenix and Ash
A dark romance about pain, power, and the boy who burned for her.
Ash is used to closets. Used to silence. Used to the sting of being unloved and unwanted. When she's placed in yet another foster home, she expects the same routine: survive, stay quiet, don’t trust anyone. But Nick, the guarded, ice-cold foster brother with too many secrets, sees her in a way no one else ever has.
Nick knows darkness. He’s lived in it, been shaped by it, and now he’s the only one who might be able to offer Ash something she’s never had: safety. Not the soft kind. The brutal, possessive, I-will-burn-for-you kind. Together, they find something raw and real in the push and pull of pain and comfort, control and surrender.
But when Ash’s past comes back to claim her, all the rules change. Nick has kept her safe in the shadows. The question is, can he protect her in the light?
This novel includes childhood trauma, foster care themes, BDSM, degradation, shame-based kinks, consensual watersports, emotional manipulation, intense power dynamics, emotional distress, and explicit sexual content. It also explores themes of healing, trust, shame, and finding safety after trauma. Reader discretion is advised. All intimate encounters are consensual within the fictional world.
