She came to write their legacy.
He made her part of the lie that built it.
Wren Delaney expected a simple puff piece on Kentucky’s richest bourbon dynasty.
She didn’t expect Holden Blackstone—the brooding heir with bourbon on his tongue and danger in his shadow. Raised to protect the empire. Trained to bury its sins.
He doesn’t want her questions.
He doesn’t want her digging into the past.
But he wants her—in every forbidden, possessive way he swore he never would.
Their chemistry is brutal. Addictive. Wrong.
And the deeper Wren falls into Holden’s world, the clearer it becomes: this family protects its own… violently.
Someone inside the estate watches her.
Follows her.
Warns her to leave before she uncovers a truth the Blackstones would kill to protect.
Holden will burn the whole empire down to keep her safe.
But loving a man like him comes with a price—
one paid in loyalty, blood… and silence.
A dark Southern romance for readers who crave obsession, power, and danger—perfect for fans of Luna Mason, Sadie Kincaid, Shantel Tessier, and K.A. Knight.
Where bourbon tastes like power, desire becomes obsession, and secrets never stay buried.
