A widowed Dove on the run from a secret society auction. A Talon enforcer sent to drag her back. One road trip that turns hunter into something far more dangerous -- obsessed.

Briar

I ran the morning after my husband's funeral with thirty thousand dollars and the clothes on my back. Because in our world -- the world of the Ravens -- widowed Doves don't grieve. They get auctioned off to the next man willing to pay.

I survived eight years of Roland's fists. I won't survive another marriage like that.

But the Ravens don't let their property disappear. They sent a Talon to find me -- a dangerous, lethal man named Cain who tracked me down in less than a day. He's supposed to drag me back to Boston. Back to the auction block.

So why does my body come alive under his hands when it was dead for eight years?

Cain

Briar Whitmore is a mission. Retrieve the runaway Dove. Deliver her to auction. Earn my place with the Ravens.

She's not supposed to get under my skin. Not supposed to make me want to burn down everything I've built to keep her.

But she's mine now. And anyone who tries to take her from me is going to die.

Tropes: captive to protector · possessive morally gray hero · on the run · forced proximity · touch her and die · only soft for her · secret society · widow auction

Heat Level: Scorching Tone: Dark, Raw, Intense Series Type: Standalone Prequel (The Raven Society) Ending: HEA POV: Dual POV, First Person Content Notes: Past domestic abuse (off-page), on-page violence, breath play, possessive hero Comp Authors: Shantel Tessier, Penelope Douglas

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• Publication Date: November 15, 2025
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• Print Length: 167 Pages
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