From Zero to Hero

From ZERO to HEROis a mature superhero romance filled with secret identities, dangerous powers, high-tech robberies, betrayal, jealousy, action, friendship, and a love triangle between a new hero, the villain she once dreamed about, and the man who knew her before the world learned her name.

At the center of the story is Ramona, an intelligent eighteen-year-old high school senior who has spent years allowing other people to make her feel invisible. When a laboratory accident gives her incredible abilities, Ramona finally receives the attention, confidence, and power she always believed she needed.

But becoming powerful does not automatically make her a hero.

As Ramona struggles with her new identity, she is pulled betweenParker Williams, the seductive college student hiding a dangerous criminal life, andDonte, her best friend’s older brother and the one person who never needed her to change before seeing her worth.

For readers who enjoy:

• Superhero origin stories

• Villainous love interests

• Best friend’s older brother

• Childhood friends to lovers

• Secret identities

• High-tech criminal organizations

• Morally gray characters

• A heroine discovering her confidence

• Action, romance, betrayal, and revenge

• The hero versus villain attraction

• Found family and loyal friendships

• A powerful Black heroine

This story contains mature language, violence, criminal activity, bullying, dangerous situations, sexual themes, and explicit consensual scenes between adult characters.

All characters involved in romantic or sexual situations are eighteen years of age or older.

This is a fictional story. Names, characters, organizations, events, places, technology, and incidents are either products of the author’s imagination or used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual people, organizations, or events is purely coincidental.

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