Rise By Sin by Kerry Taylor

Despite the scars left from a tough childhood, Ava Scott overcame the challenges life had thrown at her and focused on one thing – becoming an FBI agent. It was all she had ever wanted and she was determined nothing would stop that dream.

By the time she graduated, she had everything right on track . Quantico was within her grasp, her FBI dreams now so close she could almost touch them. She was crushing deeply on two guys who showed interest in her just as keenly, and she had the support of her half-brother, who took her in when she most needed him. Life was looking bright and positive.

One night.

One foolish mistake made in the heat of jealousy.

One lapse in judgement was all it took for everything to change.

Her dreams abandoned, Ava fled the city she loved. Determined not to fall apart, she pursued the next best thing to her dream – a career as a detective with the Chicago police department . She built a safe, solitary life for herself, and pushed every day to overcome the demons that haunted her constantly. It wasn’t perfect, but it was enough.

Now, a decade after she fled New York, she finds herself pulled back to the past as she goes in search of her brother, who seems to have mysteriously disappeared.

What should be a quick mission with her detective background, is complicated by more life altering events that have left Ava even more broken than she already was. She inadvertently finds herself relying on the help of the two men she never wanted to face ever again. The two men she has been in love with for over a decade. The two men who refuse to let her slip through their fingers ever again. Add in an overbearing head of security from the kink club her brother owns, and she finds herself surrounded by care and protection she is too stubborn and proud to accept.

When the investigation to track down her brother sets them all on the trail of a serial killer, will she be able to let go of her shame and stubbornness enough to rely on the men who are determined to keep her safe? Will they be enough to chase off her demons when they come back to haunt her with a vengeance?

This a standalone reverse harem romance, which means the female main character will have more than one love interest and she will not have to choose. It is intended for readers aged 18+ and includes some dark content. Please check trigger warnings inside the book for details.