The world may be burning — but here, in this moment, there is grace.
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Joshua believes love can bring Colin home. And even from across an ocean, Colin hears it calling.
Colin Campbell–Abrams went to Ireland carrying a weight his pack could never hold. Grief he couldn't name. Guilt he couldn't shake. A marriage he loved too much to destroy with the pieces of himself that remained.
Ireland didn't heal him; it offered him the grace that allowed him to heal himself.
In green hills and strangers' kindness. In ancient stones that remembered centuries of pain. In thirty seconds of unexpected sunlight breaking through gray skies. In the slow, stubborn work of putting one foot in front of the other until the man he used to be began to walk by his side.
The road taught him something Joshua had been trying to tell him from the very beginning:
You don't have to be unbreakable to be worthy of love.
Some journeys you walk alone—not to leave, but to learn how to come home.
Dark Justice releases March 17, 2026
Publisher: Independently Published
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Genres:
Pairings: M-M
Heat Level: 3
Romantic Content: 4
Ending: Click here to reveal
Character Identities: Gay
Protagonist 1 Age: 36-45
Protagonist 2 Age: 36-45
Tropes: Fated Mates / Soul Mates, Found Family, Hurt / Comfort, True Love
Word Count: 87390
Setting: Charlottesville, VA, Killarney, Ireland Galway, Ireland
Languages Available: English
Series Type: Continuous / Same Characters
Colin leaned forward, every muscle tense. “If this is about optics, Esther—if someone’s worried about how this is going to look instead of what needs to be done to protect—”
“Stop right there! Please tell me you’re not suggesting I would compromise your safety or Joshua’s in service to political expediency!”
Colin relaxed just slightly. “Of course not, Esther, but…” He paused for a moment, then met Esther’s eyes, his gaze hot with resolve. “But there’s a target on my back, Esther. And even more importantly to me… on my husband’s back! So, forgive me if patience isn’t my first response when I suspect that the mayor is dicking around!”
READ MORE“I think we both know you’re too close to this to play the long game—and that may be exactly what’s needed right now.” She leaned in, her tone sharp and unwavering. “I’ll handle city hall!”
Colin growled out a frustrated breath, his hand drawing into a fist. His anger hadn’t cooled; it had coiled into something even more volatile. He gave a slow nod. “Fine. You handle city hall. But I won’t pretend this is just another case, Esther—not when it’s Joshua’s life on the line.”
His voice was quiet, controlled, but beneath it was something razor-edged, something dangerous and close to breaking. He leaned toward his superior, his eyes narrow. “I signed on for this. I knew the risks.” He leaned another inch closer, his teeth clenching around his words. “But not him, Esther. They don’t touch him! And please believe me, if they do, I will burn everything they’ve ever loved to the fucking ground and not give a good goddamn how I do it.”
Esther held his gaze, unflinching. She let the silence stretch between them, absorbing the heat of his fury without adding fuel to it. Then, finally—quietly—she spoke. “I hear you.”
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