Synopsis & Trigger warnings!!!
Broken Rhythm
A Why Choose MMM Dark Romance
Book Two in the Ashes & Embers Universe
Jack Rylan’s addiction has hollowed him out from within, leaving nothing but a desperate craving for the very poison that’s destroying him. The heroin pulses through his veins like liquid fire, a lover that promises oblivion while delivering only agony. When his world shatters in a hotel room filled with needles and regret, he’s left with the brutal truth: he’s already dead inside, and no amount of redemption can resurrect what’s been buried alive.
Kieran Blackwell was forged in violence and raised by fists. His control isn’t a choice, it’s the leash that keeps the monster within from tearing through flesh and bone. But Jack’s destruction awakens something darker in Kieran, a hunger to possess what’s broken, to claim what’s dying, to dominate what’s already surrendered. The protective instinct that wars with his need for control is losing, and what’s emerging is something far more dangerous.
Dominic Reeves has spent a lifetime collecting secrets like scars, each betrayal carving deeper hollows in his soul. When a bullet tears through his body and exposes the darkness beneath his carefully constructed lies, he’s left with wounds that will never close.
Years of loving two broken men from afar have twisted his devotion into something possessive, something hungry. As a Secret Service agent, FBI operative, and SWAT officer, he’s saved countless lives while drowning in his own darkness, his hands stained with the blood of others and the poison of his own making.
When betrayal fractures what little remains between them, and a near-death experience forces all three men together, the lines blur between possession and protection, between obsession and love. Their rhythm is broken, their hearts fragile, but together they might find a new way to breathe or they might finally suffocate on the darkness that binds them.
Three shattered souls.
One dangerous connection.
And a love that refuses to let go, even when everything else falls apart.
Broken Rhythm explores addiction, abuse, betrayal, and survival through the lens of a raw, emotionally intense MMM romance. It’s dark. It’s messy. It’s possessive. And it’s about three men who will stop at nothing to heal each other, even if healing means breaking what’s left of themselves completely.
No easy healing.
No safe choices.
Just three men fighting for the same thing.
Each other.
⚠️Content & Trigger Warnings
Broken Rhythm is a dark, emotionally intense why choose MMM romance. This story explores trauma, addiction, power dynamics, and psychological tension. Reader discretion is advised.
This book contains:
Addiction & Substance Abuse
• Active recovery themes
• Cravings and relapse triggers
• References to past overdose
• Emotional and psychological struggle with sobriety
• Internalized shame surrounding addiction
Violence & Trauma
• Gun violence (on-page shooting)
• Medical trauma (emergency surgery, coding, near-death events)
• Hospital scenes and life-threatening injuries
• Childhood physical abuse (off-page, referenced in detail)
• Emotional and physical abuse from a parent
Mental Health
• Trauma responses
• Panic attacks
• Dissociation
• Anger management struggles
• Survivor’s guilt
• Grief and fear of loss
BDSM & Explicit Sexual Content (18+)
• Consensual BDSM dynamics
• Dominant/submissive relationships
• Power exchange
• Possessive and controlling behaviors within consensual boundaries
• Explicit MM and MMM sexual scenes
• Switching dynamic (dominant/submissive role fluidity)
• Praise kink and control-based intimacy
Dark Emotional Themes
• Anger
• Betrayal and fractured trust
• Intense possessiveness
• Emotional volatility
• Themes of identity and power
This story does not romanticize addiction or abuse. Healing is messy, nonlinear, and emotionally raw. While this book contains dark themes and explicit content, it also centers on consent, communication, and survival.
Please read responsibly and take care of yourself.
