[Into the Fire 02] • Into the Fire 02 - Strike

STRIKE (Into the Fire #2)

Rivals-turned-lovers Marc and Wolf set out to cross the fallen Roman Empire with one aim: to reach the western sea. But neither the journey nor the goal is simple. Former soldier Marc is in his element—on the move and fighting—and dreads the end of their march. Blacksmith Wolf treads uneasily amid the turmoil of the ungoverned countryside and longs for a safe place to put hammer to anvil again.

As Marc and Wolf tangle with roving outlaws and each other, they gradually discover that their combined strength—and any hope of seeing the sea—lies in their deepening bond. Every present moment and shared memory, every rough stroke and whispered demand, will bring the men closer to a destination neither can predict but that each craves, body and soul.

A novella (approx. 20,000 words) featuring two strong, stubborn M/M heroes and the melding of two hearts into a formidable force of will.

INTO THE FIRE Series

Against the backdrop of the Roman Empire’s collapse comes this story of two boyhood rivals reunited as very different men. Twenty years on, Marcus is a soldier with no army and few skills beyond killing. Wolfram is a blacksmith forced to defend his home with a hammer and his wits. Thrust together by cataclysm, Marc and Wolf will strike a partnership from the raw material of their shared past, shaping its angles and edges with a desire they won’t deny, to forge a future strong enough to withstand an unpredictable new world.