Rio (Redcars 3)
About
Hunted by killers. Protected by a monster.
Hidden deep in witness protection, Lyric Thornwood thought he was untouchable. But when federal agents close in on his family and a kill order bearing his real name hits the dark web, he realizes the truth—someone inside the system wants him dead. And a powerful billionaire with a vendetta is hunting him like prey.
Desperate and alone, Lyric turns to the last name in a buried file—a ghost contact, a final Hail Mary. He never expects it to lead him to a rundown LA garage… and Rio Villareal.
Rio is all sharp edges and shadows—an ex-con brawler with blood on his knuckles and rage in his bones. He doesn’t play the hero, doesn’t take in strays. But Lyric is hunted. Helpless. Beautiful in a way that screams danger. And something in Rio breaks.
What begins as distrust sharpens into protection—and spirals into obsession. As the noose tightens and bodies fall, Rio is left with a brutal choice: walk away to save his family, or become the monster they should’ve feared all along to keep Lyric alive.
Rio is a gritty, high-stakes M/M romantic suspense featuring a conspiracy-laced manhunt, found family, trauma recovery, a murdering billionaire with revenge in mind, and the kind of love that isn’t safe—but might be worth dying for.