The Black Ledger

He inherited his father's pulpit. She inherited her father's sins. Together, they'll burn down the lies that built their city.Pastor Caleb Miller thought he knew his father. Thomas Miller led St. Odessa Community Church for twenty-eight years, beloved by everyone who knew him. Then Caleb found the ledger hidden in his father's office, and everything he believed turned to ash.The entries are coded. The transactions are damning. And every name in that book could destroy lives, including his own.Leah Rossi knows exactly what her father was: Emilio Rossi, the mob's most meticulous accountant, architect of the criminal empire that controls St. Odessa. Now he's dead, and she's spent years trying to wash blood money clean through charity work. It's never been enough.When Caleb demands her help decoding the ledger that connects their fathers' darkest secrets, Leah should refuse. Should run. Should protect herself from the pastor with fire in his eyes and righteousness in his veins, the man determined to expose every corrupt deal their fathers made, even if it tears the city apart.But Caleb Miller doesn't just want truth. He wants justice. And he's willing to sacrifice everything for it: his father's legacy, his congregation's safety, his own life.The Collector is already hunting them. The board wants him removed. The mob families are circling. And somewhere between decoded entries and burning buildings, between federal investigations and midnight confrontations, Leah discovers something more dangerous than any ledger: a pastor who sees past her father's sins to the woman trying desperately to atone for them.He's reckless with his own life. She's terrified of loving someone who runs into fires. But when choosing silence means enabling evil, and choosing truth means war, they'll have to decide what they're willing to burn for and who they're willing to become in the ashes.A pastor's crusade for truth. An accountant's daughter seeking redemption. And a love forged in the ruins of their fathers' corruption.Trigger Warning: This story contains violence, arson with children present, kidnapping, references to human trafficking, organized crime, physical altercations, family betrayal, death of parents (past), panic attacks, nightmares, and morally complex situations involving difficult choices.