Severed Hope: a Gripping Second Chance, Forbidden Romance Bursting With Spice and Angst.

*#1 Best Selling Rank in Erotic Interracial Fiction in Amazon, Australia*A scorching second-chance romance about the girl he lost, the woman he finds—and the love that refuses to die.💔 She vanished without a trace. He crossed continents to bring her home.I spent nine years looking for her.Avery was never supposed to be mine. My best friend’s little sister. Off-limits by every rule that ever mattered—until she kissed me, and all those rules burned to ash.But before I could fight for us, her stepfather made her disappear. No note. No goodbye. Just gone.I searched relentlessly. And when I finally find her—living under a fake name in another country—she looks at me like I’m the enemy.She’s scared. Guarded. And hiding secrets I’m not sure I’m ready to hear.But I see the truth in her eyes. The way she trembles when I get close. The war behind her smile.She’s hurting. She doesn’t think she’s worth saving.She’s wrong.Whatever hell she’s been through, I’m going to carry it with her.I didn’t come this far to lose her again.I’ll earn her trust.I’ll earn her body.And if she lets me—I’ll earn forever.Please note: This novel is intended for mature readers, over the age of 18. Triggers include profanity, references to racism, self-harm (cutting), open-door spice with mild BDSM, and recollections of a scene involving sexual violence.