Where The Iris Withered (The Roots of Obsession) Hardcover – September 1, 2025

She grew up drowning in chaos.Now she’s in the hands of a man who thrives in it.Iris is barely holding herself together—pitied by a town that knows her mother’s insanity, and slowly broken down by the woman behind closed doors. The verbal abuse. The constant attacks on her character. The twisted need to control every part of who she is.Her mother’s illness doesn’t just consume her—it poisons everything around her. Especially Iris.Until one night, something finally snapped.Sirens. So many sirens.The first to arrive is Officer Ethan Saunders. A ghost from her past wearing a badge and a look she can’t quite read.But then she hears a voice—low, smooth, and laced with danger. It makes her blood run cold… and her chest tighten with something she can’t explain.Dark. Brooding. Untouchable. He doesn’t walk into a room—he takes control of it. Feared by Ravenhill, not just for what he’s capable of, but because no one really knows where his limits lie.Officer Roman Steele.And from the moment his eyes meet Iris’s, he doesn’t look away.He’ll cross lines to keep her safe—no matter who has to bleed for it.This is a dark romance about inherited trauma, lust, obsession, and the kind of love that doesn’t care who it destroys. Exploring the impact of untreated mental illness, a dangerously possessive man, and an ending written in consequences, not apologies. Read more