A hidden son. A vanished spy. One fatal trade that will burn the Pemberton empire to the ground. The Coffee Shop Trap The coffee shop window had a small crack in its corner, a hairline fracture that caught the pale…
He left to protect her. Seven years later, the son she hid from him is Aldridge’s next target. The Coffee Shop Reunion The rain had been threatening all morning, a low gray bruise of a sky pressed against the plate-glass…
He survived their game once. Now his son is the target—and Xavier will burn Sterling down. The Boy with His Father’s Eyes A folded newspaper, a twenty-dollar burner phone, and a small ceramic saucer with a single sugar packet: the…
A hidden son. A deadly ledger. One father burning the world down to save them. The Face in the Window The aroma of dark roast and burnt sugar did nothing to mask the metallic tang of fear that had lived…
A dead woman’s son is the only clue Lucas Crane needs to expose the Langley family’s city-burning secret. The Boy in the Coffee Shop The Grindhouse Café smelled of burnt sugar and desperation. Lucas Crane had chosen the corner table…
He faked his death to escape a dynasty. She raised their son alone. The grid is next. The Man Who Left at Dawn The espresso machine screamed like a small animal being strangled. Rowan Mercer—Elias Vance since he shed his…
A faded star, a hidden son, and a studio empire that kills to keep its secrets. The Boy at the Coffee Counter Julian Rutherford arrived at Ember & Ash eleven minutes early because punctuality was the last professional skill he…
She signed a contract to protect her son. He signed to reclaim the family he never knew. The Coffee Shop Lie The barista’s nose ring caught the pale light as she slid a cardboard tray across the counter. “Two butter…
One ledger. One hidden son. One family that will burn the city to bury both. The Boy in the Crowd MARCUS VOSS SAT with his back to the wall, a position he’d taken so many times over the past decade…
A seven-year secret. A ruthless dynasty. One man risks everything to protect the son he never knew. Chapter 1: A Boy Named Oliver The coffee shop was a fishbowl. Glass on three sides, exposed ductwork overhead doing nothing to muffle…