Severed Rivalry

A gritty, second-chance romance about a single mom running from her past and the protective hero who would set the world on fire to save her.

Some people never get a second chance with their first love. For me, it’s a dream I can’t afford.

From the moment I met Cian Murphy, I wanted him. He’s the only man I’ve ever loved. But I couldn't stay.

Now that I’m back and our stars align again, he tells me I’m his everything—an idea as gallant as the man himself.

But the hell I escaped at Promised Land Ranch never stops haunting me. Terror nips at my heels and breathes down my neck.

Cian swears he’ll burn the world down to protect me, to protect us, but some things are too precious to risk, even for a chance at happily ever after.

I’d rather die than dance with the devil who wants me, and if Cian can’t save me, I just might.

And it’s no second chance if one of us is dead.

Hadley Finn delivers a beautifully crafted romantic suspense that feels almost Hitchcockian in its tension. The anticipation builds scene by scene—you know something will happen, you just don’t know when or how the hammer will fall. The emotional intensity and heart-pounding action kept me glued to the pages from start to finish.