Ruby Blackthorn

Ink and Asphalt

Elena Vasquez rides into the Rusty Spoke Diner with ozone and ink in her wake, her tattooed arm a map of every mile she's run for the Castellano syndicate. But tonight, a stranger's note is tucked under her windshield wiper, and it's not from her boss. In a town where everyone owes someone, you're the only one who owes nothing — and that makes you the most dangerous person in the room.

Inked in Blood

Every line of ink on Caleb's skin tells a story he swore never to repeat—until you walk into his bar wearing a necklace that matches his oldest tattoo perfectly. The storm locks the doors, the sheriff is circling, and a mafia lieutenant wants what's around your neck. By dawn, someone will bleed.