INDECENCY by Kaylessa Black A convicted killer. A librarian with secrets. A love story no one is supposed to survive. In a place meant for quiet and order, something feral slips through the cracks. A man with no past. A woman who sees too much. One moment in the shadows changes everything. It starts with a look. It becomes a pattern. And soon, it’s the only thing that feels real. She should turn him in. He dares her to. Desire isn’t the worst thing she finds in him. Not even close. Indecency is a story of heat that won't fade, hunger that won't obey, and the kind of devotion that doesn’t care who it breaks. Once you cross the line, there’s no going back. He walked out of prison with blood on his hands and nothing left to lose. He only wants to disappear—but then he meets Rachel, the librarian whose life is as lonely and messed up as his own. She’s everything he can’t have: gentle, fierce, far too good at hiding her scars. And she’s willing to let him ruin her, body and soul. What starts as an obsession spirals into something brutal and beautiful, a desperate connection forged in secrecy, shame, and need. But the past is a living thing, hungry and relentless. There are no clean slates for people like him. There are only choices, consequences, and the kind of love that leaves marks you can never hide. Tropes: Ex-con / criminal hero - “Good girl” librarian heroine - Morally gray, antihero romance - Small town secrets - Obsession / forbidden desire - Unapologetically dark and raw Content Warnings: Indecency contains explicit sexual content, graphic violence, trauma, prison settings, references to murder, criminal activity, substance abuse, mental health struggles, grief, and themes of obsession and self-destruction. The story includes power imbalances, psychological intensity, and difficult emotional subjects. Readers should proceed with care. Warning: Non-Traditional HEA This is not a sweet romance. Indecency is messy, complicated, and refuses to play by the rules. If you’re looking for a traditional happily-ever-after, turn back now. This book is about survival, love that claws and bleeds, and what it means to find light in the darkest places...even when it can’t last forever.