Violet Ash: AfterburnBook Two in the Violet Ash TrilogyBy MyKell SmithAva Lorraine thought she had buried the past-along with the last man she ever loved. But peace is a lie.Hiding by the ocean, Ava tries to silence the violence still humming in her blood. Then a body washes ashore-burned in a pattern only she recognizes: Choir residue. Someone survived the experiments. One of the children. But what's returned isn't fully human.Pulled back into a world of conspiracies, code, and corruption, Ava crosses paths with a relentless detective who sees too much-and wants even more. Their chemistry is dangerous. Their connection, inescapable.As the Choir evolves and a new generation of engineered subjects emerges, Ava must decide who she's willing to trust-and who she's willing to burn.Because the fire never really went out.It just waited for Afterburn.