Carver’s Crusade

Name: Carver’s Crusade
Author: K.L. Barstow

by K.L. Barstow

Genre: Romance New Adult MC

89 pages

She hunts monsters… until one starts hunting her.

Raven has dedicated her life to delivering justice where the law has failed. By day, she’s the warm, capable receptionist at a therapist’s office. By night, she becomes judge, jury, and executioner, using an ancient African ritual known as the Trial Ordeal to punish the men who prey on women.

Then she chooses the wrong target.
When her latest victim turns the tables, Raven barely survives the attack. Bruised, terrified, and trapped in a hospital bed, she’s forced to face a truth she’s spent years avoiding—she can’t fight this battle alone. But trusting anyone means exposing the dangerous secrets she’s killed to protect.

Carver built Demon Dawgs Construction from the ground up, earning every success through grit, loyalty, and relentless determination. Nothing matters more than protecting the people under his care. The moment he finds Raven beaten and broken, he claims the chair beside her hospital bed—and refuses to leave until he uncovers who put her there.

As Raven’s attacker closes in, Carver discovers she’s hiding far more than fear.

At the same time, someone is stripping his construction sites bare, threatening everything he’s worked to build. But the thieves aren’t hardened criminals—they’re desperate siblings risking everything to protect their younger brother and sister from a dangerous stepmother. Saving innocent children while hunting a ruthless predator forces Carver and Raven into a battle where compassion can be just as deadly as revenge.

With enemies closing in from every direction, Raven must decide whether to keep running alone… or trust the outlaw who would burn the world down to keep her safe.
Because this time, justice isn’t enough.
Survival demands trust.
And love may be the most dangerous risk of all.
Revenge. Redemption. A love worth fighting for.

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