My entire life I've been blinded by distrust, forever damaged by the selfish choices of those meant to choose me first. Finding my father at the bottom of a bottle while my mother sneaked around with another man obliterated all my foolish hopes for a happy family.

It's only fitting that I stay in Lost Hope. Twenty years later, my mother's betrayal still smarts against my skin. The steel walls around my heart are reinforced when my son is abandoned at birth by his own mother; and my distrust in women cements.

Until an unexpected Thanksgiving dinner ends with HER in the close-confines of my car.

Quiet, reserved, and impossibly beautiful, she puts a spell on me.

Between my deep-rooted obsession and her innocent curiosity, we strike a deal. A one-night deal that ends with the sunrise.

Except... one taste is not enough. My instincts to run away fade into nothingness with every stolen glance and possessive touch. Her lips are forbidden to me, yet all I think about.

I may wear a badge, but I'm no wallflower's knight in shining armor.

So what does it say about me when all I want is to destroy the wallflower of Lost Hope with my love?

Atramentum et Telum Pulvis is the third book in the Lost Hope series of interconnected standalone novels. It's a single dad romance with a pinch of suspense, complete with HEA, and a cliff-hanger introducing book four of the series. This book is intended for readers 18+, with explicit scenes, mature language, touching on sensitive topics, and more.

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