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WITHOUT LEVERAGE
Book One in The Leverage Series
Jessie Byrne does not believe in losing herself for love.
At thirty-two, she is rebuilding everything - her body, her confidence, her life - through discipline, ambition, and control. After an eight-year marriage that quietly dissolved into emotional absence, she has learned one never surrender your autonomy.
Romance is not on her agenda.
Until Jax Rolfour enters it.
Charismatic, restrained, and quietly magnetic, Jax challenges Jessie in a way she never planned for. Their connection unfolds slowly, deliberately - two strong-willed professionals circling each other with precision. What begins as attraction deepens into something neither of them fully understands.
Then Jessie discovers a devastating truth.
She was never supposed to fall in love.
She was part of an experiment.
What follows is not betrayal in a traditional sense, but something more dangerous - misplaced control, wounded pride, and the question of whether love born from flawed beginnings can still be real.
Without Leverage is a sharp, sensual contemporary romance about autonomy, emotional intelligence, and choosing vulnerability without bargaining for safety.
Because sometimes love doesn't need leverage to survive.
It only needs courage.
Jessie Byrne does not believe in losing herself for love.
At thirty-two, she is rebuilding everything - her body, her confidence, her life - through discipline, ambition, and control. After an eight-year marriage that quietly dissolved into emotional absence, she has learned one never surrender your autonomy.
Romance is not on her agenda.
Until Jax Rolfour enters it.
Charismatic, restrained, and quietly magnetic, Jax challenges Jessie in a way she never planned for. Their connection unfolds slowly, deliberately - two strong-willed professionals circling each other with precision. What begins as attraction deepens into something neither of them fully understands.
Then Jessie discovers a devastating truth.
She was never supposed to fall in love.
She was part of an experiment.
What follows is not betrayal in a traditional sense, but something more dangerous - misplaced control, wounded pride, and the question of whether love born from flawed beginnings can still be real.
Without Leverage is a sharp, sensual contemporary romance about autonomy, emotional intelligence, and choosing vulnerability without bargaining for safety.
Because sometimes love doesn't need leverage to survive.
It only needs courage.
206 pages, Kindle Edition
Published February 19, 2026
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March 25, 2026
I absolutely flew through this book. Ava’s writing style is really unique - the book is written with a lot of short, poetic, powerful sentences that seem to naturally increase your reading pace.
The story itself is relatable - it’s refreshing to read a romance where the characters might not be perfect, but they’re mature and don’t make the obvious (and sometimes infuriating) miscommunications that so many books are full of. I’m excited to dive into book 2, Intentional Leverage!
The story itself is relatable - it’s refreshing to read a romance where the characters might not be perfect, but they’re mature and don’t make the obvious (and sometimes infuriating) miscommunications that so many books are full of. I’m excited to dive into book 2, Intentional Leverage!
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March 2, 2026A powerful story about strength and self-possession.
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