Light in the Darkness: 1

Welcome to Blackridge-the most violent and corrupt city in America. A place where morality is rare and survival often demands compromise. For Kieran Ward, Blackridge has already taken everything. Consumed by anger and despair, his life changes when a mysterious amulet finds its way into his hands. The artifact awakens something buried deep within him-an inner darkness he can bend into a weapon. From the shadows, Kieran becomes the Wraith-a relentless vigilante who wages war on the city's criminal underworld through fear, brutality, and supernatural force. To the Wraith, justice is not about mercy. It is about punishment. But everything begins to unravel when a new tenant moves in across the hall. She is kind. Genuine. Uncorrupted by the city that has broken him. As Kieran grows closer to her, he feels something unfamiliar stirring inside him: hope. And with it, the darkness that fuels the Wraith begins to fade. As his power weakens and Blackridge's evils grow bolder, Kieran is forced to confront an impossible choice: cling to the darkness that gives him strength... or embrace the light that may cost him everything.

Pages: 288, Paperback, Axiom Press