The Dagger and the Disaster (Heartwrecked #2)
Ember Heart
She does it anyway. Until the whole damn block starts to burn.**
Since inheriting The Violet Hour—a scrappy queer bar and Austin icon—Dani's been keeping it afloat with tequila, sass, and a rapidly unraveling sense of control. Grief still lingers like glitter in the floorboards. Feelings? Not her thing. Coping mechanisms? Questionable at best.
Enter Harper, an indie horror filmmaker who wants to turn Dani’s haunted queer haven into a film set. Introspective, emotionally intense, and impossible to ignore, Harper sees through Dani’s walls from the jump.
Then comes Jace—stage name Saint Dagger—a charismatic drag king with a jawline that could cut glass and a past Dani never dealt with. Their chemistry is wildfire. Their history? Even messier.
Caught between two people who want more than Dani knows how to give, a love triangle turns into a brief throuple experiment... before it explodes. Secrets spill. Hearts break. And while Dani’s wrecking her love life, Emerson Grant, a predatory “queer ally” developer, is quietly dismantling her block—starting with The Violet Hour.
When a protest goes viral and Dani's bar becomes a battleground for queer joy, chosen family, and legacy, she finally has to
What’s worth fighting for? Who’s worth staying for? And can a disaster like her build something that lasts?
🖤 The Dagger and the Disaster is a messy, funny, gut-punch queer romance about grief, glitter, and growing up—set in a vibrant Austin neighborhood under threat. It’s book two in the Heartwrecked series, perfect for fans of emotionally complicated bisexual chaos, trans masc love interests, found family shenanigans, and unapologetic queer community magic.
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