Ace and Ember - Kate Crew

Jul 31, 2026

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Ace and Ember is a mature YA/NA dark-romantic story centered on Evie and Aiden, where emotional numbness collides with volatile attraction. The excerpt opens at Hellfire Bar, a loud, risky space that should feel familiar but instead amplifies Evie’s restlessness and sense of fraud. Evie’s strained relationship with her boyfriend contrasts with the magnetic, “off-limits” presence of Aiden, her brother’s best friend, intensifying conflict, jealousy, and power dynamics. Content includes explicit violence warnings.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryStory & Novel

FormatPDF

Pages333

Reading Time8 h 33 min

AccessFree to download

Contents

Chapter 1: Evie

Chapter 2: Aiden

Chapter 3: Evie

Chapter 4: Evie

Chapter 5: Aiden

Chapter 6: Shadow

Chapter 7: Evie

Chapter 8: Evie

Chapter 9: Shadow

Chapter 10: Aiden

Chapter 11: Evie

Chapter 12: Evie

Chapter 13: Aiden

Chapter 14: Evie

Chapter 15: Aiden

Chapter 16: Evie

Chapter 17: Shadow

Chapter 18: Evie

Chapter 19: Aiden

Chapter 20: Evie

Chapter 21: Aiden

Chapter 22: Evie

Chapter 23: Shadow

Chapter 24: Aiden

Chapter 25: Evie

Chapter 26: Aiden

Chapter 27: Evie

Chapter 28: Shadow

Chapter 29: Evie

Chapter 30: Aiden

Chapter 31: Evie

Chapter 32: Evie

Chapter 33: Aiden

Chapter 34: Evie

Chapter 35: Shadow

Chapter 36: Aiden

Chapter 37: Evie

Chapter 38: Aiden

Chapter 39: Evie

Chapter 40: Evie

Chapter 41: Shadow

Chapter 42: Evie

Chapter 43: Aiden

Chapter 44: Evie

Chapter 45: Aiden

Chapter 46: Evie

Chapter 47: Evie

[OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com) Dedication For everyone who wants to be worshipped, ruined, loved, and feared . . . in exactly that order by a tall, tattooed biker with a lip ring [OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com) Contents Cover Title Page Dedication Content Warning Chapter 1: Evie Chapter 2: Aiden Chapter 3: Evie Chapter 4: Evie Chapter 5: Aiden Chapter 6: Shadow Chapter 7: Evie Chapter 8: Evie Chapter 9: Shadow Chapter 10: Aiden Chapter 11: Evie Chapter 12: Evie Chapter 13: Aiden Chapter 14: Evie Chapter 15: Aiden Chapter 16: Evie Chapter 17: Shadow Chapter 18: Evie Chapter 19: Aiden Chapter 20: Evie Chapter 21: Aiden Chapter 22: Evie Chapter 23: Shadow Chapter 24: Aiden Chapter 25: Evie Chapter 26: Aiden Chapter 27: Evie Chapter 28: Shadow Chapter 29: Evie Chapter 30: Aiden Chapter 31: Evie Chapter 32: Evie Chapter 33: Aiden Chapter 34: Evie Chapter 35: Shadow Chapter 36: Aiden Chapter 37: Evie Chapter 38: Aiden Chapter 39: Evie Chapter 40: Evie Chapter 41: Shadow Chapter 42: Evie Chapter 43: Aiden Chapter 44: Evie Chapter 45: Aiden Chapter 46: Evie Chapter 47: Evie Acknowledgments About the Author Also by Kate Crew Copyright About the Publisher [OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com) Content Warning This book is for mature adult readers (18+) . Contains talk of parental death, home ﬁres with death mentioned, knife violence, torture (some onpage scenes), primal play, mention of tongue torture, stalking, and general violence. [OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com) Chapter 1 Evie I didn’t want to be here. Which was ironic, considering Hellﬁre Bar was exactly my kind of place—loud, sweaty, full of reckless decisions waiting to be made. Normally, I’dbe one of them. Normally, I’d let the bass thrum through my bones, throw back a shot, and pretend my life wasn’t an absolute train wreck of bad decisions wrapped in sarcasm . But tonight? It all felt grating. The neon lights ﬂickered too bright, the music pulsed like an irritating mosquito in my skull, and every drunken laugh around me felt like sandpaper against my nerves. Even my drink was wrong—just water, cold and tasteless, reminding me I was a fraud among the truly unhinged. I leaned against the sticky bar, sipping my water and forcing a smile. People bumped into me, shouting and laughing, throwing back shots like their livers didn’t exist. I was supposed to be one of them. Evie Emberson—the fun one, the wild one . The one who never cared. Beside me, my boyfriend—or whatever he was about to be—shifted closer.“You’re quiet tonight.” His voice cut through the music, warm and close enough to send his tequila-laced breath straight into my ear.“Starting to feel like I’ve got a different girl here with me .” I plastered on a sarcastic smile.“Sorry to disappoint. Maybe call your ex? I assume she can fake it better than I can .” He shrugged, a grin twitching like he had a winning comeback.“No need to drag her into this. She at least knew how to have fun.” Any other night, I might have let his comment get under my skin. But not tonight. I took a long sip of my drink, the cool water doing nothing to settle the gnawing restlessness under my skin. Maybe I was just tired. Maybe I wasn’t faking it as well as I thought. My gaze drifted past him to the pool tables in the far corner. Or maybe I was already too distracted. He was all sharp edges and quiet menace—six-foot-four of muscle carved lean, broad shoulders ﬁlling the doorway. Ink climbed his arms in deliberate patterns, each line thought out, a story written in skin. His darkblond hair brushed his temple as he bent forward. Trouble—beautiful, reckless trouble. Aiden. He made a shot and stood, unfurling until he towered over the crowd around him, cue in one hand, his other tucked in his pocket. Watching. His blue eyes scanned the room, sharp and predatory, before locking on to mine.

FAQs

What content warnings are included in the book?

The book is for mature adult readers (18+) and includes mentions of parental death, home fires with death, knife violence, torture, primal play, tongue torture, stalking, and general violence.

Where does the story begin in the provided excerpt?

It begins at Hellfire Bar, where Evie is out with her boyfriend but feels unsettled and out of place.

How are Evie’s relationships and attractions portrayed early on?

Evie’s boyfriend questions her quietness and their interaction highlights tension around hobbies, while Evie’s attention keeps drifting to Aiden—her brother’s best friend—who feels both forbidden and dangerously compelling.

Jul 31, 2026

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