A deadly island. A brutal regime. A forbidden attraction that could destroy them both.
Briar Hollis would rather die fighting than live kneeling—and New America's brutal regime is about to grant her wish. Condemned for refusing to breed the next generation of their twisted society, she's given an ultimatum: execution or exile to Blue Arrow Island, where survival is measured in heartbeats and mercy is a luxury no one can afford. The island doesn't just break prisoners—it devours them. Blue Arrow isn't just a prison; it's a savage paradise where predators lurk and the laws of science don't apply. Here, mercenaries rule through blood and brutality, and every shadow hides a new threat. But Briar didn't come here to surrender. Then she meets him. Dark, lethal, and infuriatingly magnetic, he commands the island's most feared faction with an iron fist and secrets that could either save her life or end it. Their chemistry is a live wire—explosive, consuming, and absolutely forbidden. He's everything she should avoid, yet she finds herself drawn to the dangerous game they're playing, where one wrong move could mean death... or something far more dangerous. Love. As the island's mysteries unravel and prisoners lose their grip on sanity, Briar discovers she holds the key to destroying the twisted new world order. But it will require her to trust the one man who could betray her, navigate deadly alliances, and survive a power struggle that will test every limit she thought she had. In a world where trust is a death sentence and love is the ultimate rebellion, how far will she go to burn it all down? Contains mature content. A complete list of content warnings can be found on the author's website.
