Deliverance

Banished gangster Benito Martell is living on the edge. An explosive hook-up in a club gifts him the relief he craves, but nothing about his life is ever so simple. Complications abound, and before long, he's falling for the only man who can save his family from eviction.

Recovering addict Mickey Larwood has worked hard to leave his past behind. He can't look back, not even for the beautiful Benito — the last soul on earth he expected to steal his heart, and one who's knee-deep in the underworld Mickey ran hundreds of miles to escape.

As Benito's desperate lies unravel, so does the fledgling love that's grown between them. If he wants deliverance from his old life and a future with Mickey, old ghosts need to die — if they don't kill him first.

Deliverance is an angsty standalone M/M romance with second chances, found family, friends-to-lovers, and plenty of hurt/comfort, set in the world of Garrett Leigh's Darkest Skies.