Lessons in Ruin (Steel & Shadows #1)

I was never supposed to survive that night.

Now I’m on the run with no one to trust, and no idea what the world really is.

Because everything I thought I knew?
It was a lie.

The people who find us say they can help.
They train like soldiers.
Fight like they’ve already lost everything.

And one of them watches me too closely.
Knows things he shouldn’t.
Pushes me harder than anyone ever has.

I should stay away from him.
I should keep my distance.

But in a world built on secrets, war, and survival…
he might be the only one who can teach me how to fight back.

If he doesn’t destroy me first.

If you love morally gray MMCs, dislike-to-lovers tension, slow burns, forced proximity, found family, training scenes packed with tension, touch-her-and-die energy, and dark emotional arcs…Welcome home.

Content Warning (18+): This novel contains childhood abuse, psychological and physical trauma, graphic violence, torture, references to sexual assault, panic attacks, substance use, and mature themes.