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The Girl in The Cage
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Expected 22 Jan 27He went home to bury the past.
He never expected to inherit her.
Ryze spent his entire life hating his parents for the damage they inflicted on him. The moment he was old enough, he walked away and built a life of his own, one without their cruelty, their control, or their secrets.
Then they’re murdered.
Ryze feels nothing.
But an inheritance is an inheritance, and someone has to go home and deal with the mess they left behind. He just never expected to find a woman locked in a cage. His father kept her hidden for years, convinced she was the key to getting what he wanted. When she refused to break, he made her pay for it.
Now Ryze has no idea who she is, why his father wanted her, or what secrets she’s been protecting all this time. And she isn’t talking.
Ryze should set her free.
Instead, he keeps her. Maybe because he understands more about captivity than he wants to admit. Maybe because there’s something about her that gets under his skin. Or maybe because, for the first time in his life, he likes the man he becomes when he’s with her.
But Ryze has spent years running from the darkness he inherited from his parents. And with her, he’s dangerously close to becoming the very man he swore he’d never be.
He has two Keep the woman who has become his obsession… or give her the freedom she’s never stopped fighting for.
The problem is, Ryze doesn’t know how to let her go.
And she may be the only person who can save him from himself.
He never expected to inherit her.
Ryze spent his entire life hating his parents for the damage they inflicted on him. The moment he was old enough, he walked away and built a life of his own, one without their cruelty, their control, or their secrets.
Then they’re murdered.
Ryze feels nothing.
But an inheritance is an inheritance, and someone has to go home and deal with the mess they left behind. He just never expected to find a woman locked in a cage. His father kept her hidden for years, convinced she was the key to getting what he wanted. When she refused to break, he made her pay for it.
Now Ryze has no idea who she is, why his father wanted her, or what secrets she’s been protecting all this time. And she isn’t talking.
Ryze should set her free.
Instead, he keeps her. Maybe because he understands more about captivity than he wants to admit. Maybe because there’s something about her that gets under his skin. Or maybe because, for the first time in his life, he likes the man he becomes when he’s with her.
But Ryze has spent years running from the darkness he inherited from his parents. And with her, he’s dangerously close to becoming the very man he swore he’d never be.
He has two Keep the woman who has become his obsession… or give her the freedom she’s never stopped fighting for.
The problem is, Ryze doesn’t know how to let her go.
And she may be the only person who can save him from himself.
173 pages, Kindle Edition
Expected publication January 22, 2027
About the author
Erin Trejo
199 books1,362 followersI am a wife, mother, child chauffeur and author. I love being able to create different characters and spin a web that makes them come together in the end. My books do not stick to just one genre, they span many.
I write about things that are real life situations and fairy tales are not always smooth sailing. My MC books are hard and gritty and they have struggles just like you would in life.
I also have books that are not so in your face. There are several that are good love stories that are fraught with issues that the characters have to deal with.
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I write about things that are real life situations and fairy tales are not always smooth sailing. My MC books are hard and gritty and they have struggles just like you would in life.
I also have books that are not so in your face. There are several that are good love stories that are fraught with issues that the characters have to deal with.
Amazon https://www.amazon.com/Erin-Trejo/e/B...
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/authorerintrejo
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October 10, 2026
I know the author states it’s a shorter read. But I do think it would benefit from being a bit longer as it just came across as a bit rushed.
There is potential for this and the dark chemistry between Ryze and Rory is there.
From the start you find out pretty quickly that Ryze is seriously damaged and by his parents and carries a lot of trauma.
Rory is just a broken little ladybug, which you fully understand why, given the abuse she goes through. But saying that, it didn’t really go into depth as to why she was where she was. Not really. You get the gist but there was always something lingering that there was more to the story.
When they first meet- I hadn’t expected him to be so cold towards her. I thought maybe he would want to ‘help’ her. Given how much hate he has towards his parents. So it didn’t go the way I thought it would.
I just felt like there was a lot left ‘unsaid’ and it feels a little incomplete for me.
There is potential for this and the dark chemistry between Ryze and Rory is there.
From the start you find out pretty quickly that Ryze is seriously damaged and by his parents and carries a lot of trauma.
Rory is just a broken little ladybug, which you fully understand why, given the abuse she goes through. But saying that, it didn’t really go into depth as to why she was where she was. Not really. You get the gist but there was always something lingering that there was more to the story.
When they first meet- I hadn’t expected him to be so cold towards her. I thought maybe he would want to ‘help’ her. Given how much hate he has towards his parents. So it didn’t go the way I thought it would.
I just felt like there was a lot left ‘unsaid’ and it feels a little incomplete for me.
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