Ashes

The Bleeding Hearts, Book 3

Fate is as fickle as an unattended flame, you never know what’s going to happen—and sometimes all that’s left are the ashes.

Twice now my life has been altered by the choice of someone else.

The first time I was ten; when my mom got married she moved us into a better neighborhood, which meant I had to leave behind everything and everyone I loved.

The second time was six years later; when someone made the choice to drive instead of calling a cab, my life was once again altered and I had to move back to the place I left. Harley had always been a bad neighborhood, but things had gotten so much worse.

No one should walk down the streets alone after dark, and gangs ruled everything, including the classrooms.

Then there were them; Vail, Lee, and Shaw.

The three boys I grew up with. I cried over them for days after we moved away, the loss I felt was only overshadowed by the knowledge that they didn’t want me there.

Once upon a time they tried to protect me from the hardships of our neighborhood. Now they are the hardship.

But like the nursery rhyme we used to sing said, eventually,

We all fall down.

**Trigger Warning: This book is meant for mature readers, 18+.

Ashes is a 135k+ word mature high school/contemporary dark romance and contains scenes and situations that may be upsetting for some readers. Includes several triggers and sensitive material such as: domestic abuse, profanity, gang violence, PTSD, depression, anxiety disorders, and sexual assault. This is a reverse harem novel, meaning the main character has more than one love interest.

Please do not read if you are uncomfortable with any of the above. Thank you. **

©2021 by Dylan Page. (P)2026 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved.

Wow!!

I loved this story!! It did not disappoint and I can't wait for the next book.

Eeeeek😝!!!!

I've waited so long for this to come out and it was totally worth the wait! I loved it all, the new characters, their tragedies and love for each other. Also the crossover characters from books 1 & 2 were exciting. I can't leave out how exceptional the narrator was, each character was different and the accents were chef's kiss
5🌟🤌🏼🎧🖤🔥

Worth It!

I’ve been waiting for this to be released on audio for some time, and it did not disappoint!! The story had a lot of depth that I’m not used to seeing in some of these why choose books but I didn’t get that from “Ashes”! 10/10 would recommend.

Amazing

Another great addition to the Bleeding Hearts series! Can’t wait for the next audiobook, hopefully it’s soon!

I couldn’t keep interested

The narrator’s voice just blended with every character and I couldn’t keep track of who was actually supposed the be talking in the book. Needed this to be duet style. DNF. First 2 books were manageable with her as the narrator because there was only 2 main characters. Her voice gets kind of annoying after awhile when she’s supposed to be doing multiple characters…they all sounded the same.