Burn Me Gently

College was supposed to save her. Instead, it broke her in ways she didn’t know were possible.

She’s nineteen, broke, bleeding between classes, and hiding bruises under oversized hoodies. Her mother’s fists still echo in her bones, and her heart’s still tangled in a mess she swore she’d outgrow.

Zayne is the last person she should’ve fallen for—tattooed, arrogant, and always two steps from destruction. He’s her best friend’s cousin. He’s her f*ck buddy. And he’s the only person who’s ever made her feel anything other than invisible.

But Zayne doesn’t love. He ruins.

And somewhere in the shadows of their toxic, pull-you-back-in connection is Luca—his quiet, brilliant cousin, an engineering major with soft hands and secrets behind his eyes. The one who sees her. The one who waits.

As midterms close in and her life unravels, betrayal and obsession crash into long-buried family secrets—and the things that are supposed to stay hidden won't stay quiet for long.

Raw. Addictive. Unapologetically steamy.

Burn Me Gently is an 18+ college romance that dives headfirst into emotional damage, toxic lust, healing love, and the kind of choices that leave scars.