The Jade Duology

Jade Sorel learned early that beauty could open doors honesty never could. To the men who loved her, she was soft, fragile, and worth saving. But behind every smile was a calculation. Behind every tender word was a purpose. And behind every lie was a woman determined never to be powerless again. Leo Navarro believed in her. He saw the girl beneath the charm, the pain beneath the beauty, and the future he thought they could build together. But Jade was not searching for love. She was searching for escape, luxury, control, and access to a life she believed she deserved.

Why She Rises is the second and final book in The Jade Duology, a dark, intimate, and psychological story about death, desire, guilt, and redemption. Reborn as a Succubus, Jade Sorel must face the darkness that lifted her, the power that wants to control her, and the truth she can no longer bury. She is no longer the woman who lied, seduced, and destroyed. Now she belongs to something darker. Something ancient. Something that feeds on desire and punishes weakness. But even in damnation, Jade begins to understand the weight of what she has done. The men she broke. The love she poisoned.