The Ashes — B. Love

Oscar and Selena Medina gave birth to four beautiful baby girls â€" Fury, Blaze, Arsen, and Red. Because of Oscar's business, the girls grew up close and tough. As time progressed, the girls grew into women and their bond wavered. When Oscar goes missing the sisters reunite, and their already fragile bond completely unravels or ties into an infinity knot that not even death can pull loose. As the oldest sister and leader, Fury has taken on the burden of finding their father. Her biggest adversary? Her mother. It seems strange to Fury that Selena so quickly and willingly gives up the search for her father, but she has a bigger battle to face â€" her heart. Her past. Her rekindled feelings for her childhood best friend and first love â€" Wade Lamar. Blaze couldn't care less either way about her father returning home alive. In her mind, all of her family let her down when she needed them most. Now that they need her, Blaze has no desire to help them find Oscar or grieve for him in his absence. All she cares about is herself and her business; until she meets Maddox Reyes. Although Arsen isn't the youngest of the sisters, she looks and acts the part. Her quiet and distant innocence has driven an even bigger wedge between her and her sisters. As if dealing with the disappearance of her father isn't enough, Arsen has gotten herself into a bit of a sticky situation with her best friend, Morgan. She's so embarrassed that she can't even go to her big sisters for help. To her benefit, that help comes from Knox Hearst. As the baby of the family, Red is used to being spoiled, coddled, and getting anything she wants. When she leaves for college and gets her first taste of independence she finds herself stressed beyond measure. Between trying to master five classes and work two jobs, Red is right at the brink of a meltdown that her family knows nothing about â€" until Nicholas Black comes to her aid with an offer she can't refuse. In The Ashes, these sisters are dealing with not only their own personal demons and issues, but they are also dealing with their father missing, secrets coming to the surface, and betrayal from those they least expected. At the end of their weary days all they have is each other… but with so much tension and distance between them… will that be enough? The Ashes: The Medina Sisters' Story is a 147,000-word novel with explicit language and some instances of instalove or love at first sight. If either of these aren't your preference please skip The Ashes as an option for your reading pleasure.