Crisim

In a city ruled by Councils and old debts, the orchard keeps score. Rea carries a secret under her ribs and a coin that knocks when danger is near. Jack bears the scars of a life spent choosing her—against the Council, against the Pack, against the quiet that wants them small. When the riot breaks the last safe doors, Rea and Jack pull a circle tight around the ones who matter: gutter kids, a lost daughter with a lullaby that won't quit, and a handful of allies who know that survival is a vow. The orchard remembers every promise. It also remembers every betrayal. As bounties rise and ghosts come walking, their home turns into a map of hard decisions: hide or stand, run or root, forgive or burn it all down. The secret Rea carries could free them—or put a target on every back she loves. Keeping that secret means risking the only soft thing they have left: each other. CRISIM BREAK is an Irish-gothic, consent-forward romance threaded with rebellion, family, and heat. Expect cinematic stakes, tenderness after the storm, and the kind of found-family that refuses to leave anyone behind. For readers who like atmosphere with their ache, kisses with promise, and endings that hold.