The Apricity Series · Book 1

Scratched Surface

He warned her not to dig too deep. She should have listened.

Some scars never fade. Some wounds are never meant to heal.

Colt has spent years perfecting the art of control— of his surroundings, his secrets, and the sharp edge of his blade. But when a chance encounter with Evie threatens the carefully constructed walls around him, he finds himself caught between the darkness he thrives in and her light.

Evie has always been drawn to the unexplained, the things others fear. When Colt steps into her life, danger and desire intertwine in ways she never imagined. He's a man of violence, yet she can't turn away. He's a man of secrets, yet she craves to know more.

But the closer she gets, the clearer it becomes—some mysteries are better left unsolved. Because in Colt's world, love isn't soft. It's sharp. And some obsessions leave more than just a scratch.

He warned her not to dig too deep. She should have listened.

Released
30 April 2025
Pages
361
ISBN
9798319382160
Tropes
  • Dark comedy
  • Dark romance
  • Morally grey hero
  • Obsessive love
  • Spicy

From the pages

Scratched Surface

  • “You would become a distraction, Evangaline, because if you keep mentally undressing me with your eyes, I'll have to let go of my control and start physically undressing you in front of the whole class.”

    Colt
  • “As silence lingers between us, tension continues to rise, and if a person with a knife even thinks about cutting it to see how thick it is, I'll cut the bitch myself.”

    Evie
  • “His cocky smirk is easily a panty dropper if it were to ever be used with that intention. His piercing blue eyes stare back at me, and his… blonde hair. Well, that's unfortunate. Moving on.”

    Evie

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