I'm not at Alastair's mercy.
But by the time this is through, he will be at mine . . .
HEATHER
So our raid on the Sinners failed, Sam is at the end of a rope, and Alastair has taken me and Bentley hostage. It should be a bad day. The worst, even.
But my “worst day” already happened.
Five months, two days, and about three hours ago, Alastair put a bullet in Tommy’s head. He broke him open. Took him apart. He stole Tommy away before I could put him back together. Before I could breathe, or blink, or even start to tell him all the things I was so, so overdue to say.
He made Tommy vanish . . . and with him, every part of me that was worth loving vanished, too.
So I don’t care if Bentley wants to bat eyes at Mateo to get his ass out of here. I don’t care how many Sinners are breathing down our necks, and I don’t care how Alastair is looking at me. I’m burning this place to the ground with all of us inside it if that’s what this takes.
Because this was only ever going to end one way—with Alastair dead at my feet.
ALASTAIR
She’s my favorite kind of agony.
And she just might kill me for it.
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This is *not* a why choose romance, it's M/F true enemies-to-lovers between Heather & Alastair, and a gentler M/M rivals-to-lovers with Bentley & Mateo. It is a slower burn than the main trilogy with high angst and deep, deep yearning. Heather especially needs to rip out Alastair's thumping heart for all the depths of grief he's given her . . .
The events of this book follow on from the end of Entangled (book 2 of the Brutes of Bristlebrook series), and it acts as a shadow or “parallel” book to Entwined (book 3 of the Brutes of Bristlebrook series)—only this time, it’s the villains’ side of the story. To that end, while not mandatory, Sinners of Cyanide is best read as book 4, after the events of the main trilogy, for readers to have full context.
The series
In a world where the rules of civilization have burned to ash, Brutes of Bristlebrook doesn’t just build a post-apocalyptic setting—it smolders with intensity. This steamy reverse harem romance series drags you into a crumbling landscape where survival isn’t just about strength, but trust, loyalty, and the kind of connection that refuses to be broken, no matter how broken the world becomes.
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The story begins with Eden, a woman who’s known more silence than safety, suddenly finding herself in the middle of a dynamic ruled by five hardened ex-soldiers. Each of these men is damaged in his own way—scarred by loss, driven by duty, or hiding something dangerous beneath the surface. And yet, in the brutal sprawl of Bristlebrook, they’re all that stands between Eden and a world eager to consume her. What starts as protection slowly becomes something deeper, more tangled, and far more dangerous than any of them anticipated.
What makes this series stand out isn’t just the smoldering tension or the explosive chemistry—it’s the emotional grit. These aren’t just “brutes” in name; they’re flawed, real, and heartbreakingly human. The series explores trauma and tenderness side by side, balancing sensuality with the slow burn of healing, and building something fragile but fierce in the wreckage.
With evocative world-building, dark romantic suspense, and characters who bleed just as much emotionally as physically, Brutes of Bristlebrook delivers a unique blend of high-stakes survival and unapologetic intimacy. This is reverse harem done with depth—where every relationship feels earned, every moment holds weight, and every page pulls you deeper into a world you won’t want to leave.
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