BURN THE CAGE DOWN: A Dark Romance of Ruin and Return

I didn't realize I was living in a cage until he locked the door from the outside. Seven years ago, Brett Callahan was the golden boy of Chicago commercial real estate. He was brilliant, wealthy, and he chose me when I had absolutely nothing. I thought I was living a modern fairytale. I didn't know he was building a prison. I survived the lies. I survived the agonizing divorce. I even survived the humiliating discovery of the secret digital files he kept to monitor my every move. But when my ex-husband walks back into my high-rise apartment and uses me to prove he still owns my mind, something inside me finally snaps. I am done being the victim. I am ready to burn his empire to the ground. But taking down a powerful, untouchable billionaire broker requires a weapon I don't possess. Enter Cole Brennan. He poses as the quiet, watchful night doorman of my building, but the jagged scars on his arms tell a different story. Cole isn't a doorman. He is a lethal, highly trained fixer for one of the most ruthless, old-money families in the city. And he has been watching Brett Callahan for a very long time. Cole offers me a dark, dangerous partnership. He has the financial evidence to destroy my ex-husband, but he needs me to pull the trigger. In exchange for my help, Cole promises me the ultimate revenge, and absolute, uncompromising protection. But as the danger escalates and Brett's desperation turns deadly, the lines between my revenge and my undeniable, slow-burn obsession with Cole begin to blur. Cole doesn't just want to keep me safe. He wants to tear apart the world with his bare hands to prove that I am worthy of being truly seen. Burn the Cage Down is a gripping, high-stakes dark romantic suspense standalone. If you love breathtaking psychological thrillers, fierce female revenge, and fiercely protective, morally gray heroes who will do anything for the woman they love, this book will consume you until the very last page. No cheating, no cliffhangers, and a guaranteed, hard-earned happily ever after.

Pages: 228, Paperback, Independently published