A year after the eruption that turned cities to ash, Aria survives in the ruins with only her dying mother and her sister’s ex-boyfriend, Cole. When her mother passes, the silence of their shattered world becomes unbearable. Cole insists they must leave her childhood home to seek safety, but Aria knows the only place she feels safe is with him.
As hunger and danger press closer, Aria’s love becomes both her refuge and her risk. Together, she and Cole navigate a broken landscape filled with grief, memory, and the faint hope of rebuilding what was lost. To stay alive, they must face the fire still burning inside them.
In the Ashes by Vada Ryan is a gripping post-apocalyptic romance rated 4.0 stars on Amazon and 3.7 on Goodreads.
