Beautiful Lies, Brutal Love: Part Two: The Afterburn

By Iyesha Hodge

Beautiful Lies, Brutal Love

Part Two The Afterburn

Leaving was supposed to be the end.

Imani survived the lies and escaped the brutality. She rebuilt her life with love, safety, and peace. Or so she believed.

The past does not let go quietly.

When silence turns into signals and fear finds new ways to speak, Imani realizes healing does not protect you from being watched. Stalking is not always loud. Control does not always disappear. And freedom does not always mean safety.

As the threat grows closer, Imani must protect more than herself. Her marriage. Her child. Her peace. What began as survival now becomes a fight for control over her future.

This is not a love story.

It is a story of resilience, reckoning, and a woman who refuses to be owned by her past.

The fire is behind her.

But the afterburn remains.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0GBD3P14X
• ISBN13: 9798279237050
• Release Date: December 2025
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 238 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.7" x 9.6"