Rooted in Redemption: A Dark Romantic Suspense Novel

By Vexi Thorne

He was built to kill. She was born to heal. But survival might require them both to burn.

Elias Bishop is a dead man walking. Formerly known as Asset Four, he is a genetically modified weapon of war whose expiration date has finally arrived. The serum that gave him superhuman strength is now eating him alive, driving him into the deep woods of Hollow Creek to die alone.

He didn't expect to collapse in a garden full of poisonous flowers.
He didn't expect the woman holding the shotgun.

Elara doesn't deal with people; she deals with plants, poisons, and the quiet magic of the earth. When a broken soldier bleeds out on her hydrangeas, her first instinct is to bury him. Her second is to save him.

But saving Bishop triggers a biological reaction neither of them predicted. A volatile, electric connection that grounds his madness and amplifies her power. As Bishop heals, he realizes he isn't just recovering-he's evolving. And the man who made him, Colonel Sterling, knows it.

Sterling wants his weapon back. He wants the cure flowing through Bishop's veins. And he will burn the forest to the ground to get it.

Now, Bishop must make a choice: Unleash the monster inside to save the woman who taught him how to be human, or die a man and leave her defenseless against the wolves.

In a war between science and nature, love is the most dangerous variable of all.

Rooted in Redemption is the fourth and final explosive book in the Hollow Creek Vigilantes series. It features a tortured super-soldier, a fierce herbalist, and a love story that defies biology.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0GDYP9P9S
• ISBN13: 9798242479920
• Release Date: January 2026
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 222 Pages
• Weight: 0.67 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"