VA Vance

In the furnace of a burning Queensland summer, Nerida Carroll is no stranger to protest lines. A sharp-tongued Wiradjuri lawyer turned activist, she’s made her life out of standing firm—against governments, corporations, and anyone who dares to silence her.

Then she meets Mali Crowe.

A notorious Gomeroi warrior whose name is whispered through court filings and protest camps alike, he is fire in human form—uncompromising, relentless, dangerous in the way gravity is dangerous.

 

When their worlds collide on the frontline of a coal and gas blockade, sparks fly hotter than the land they’re fighting to protect. Their attraction is fierce, forbidden, and impossible to ignore. But as police lines tighten and corporations push harder, Nerida and Mali must decide whether their connection is a distraction—or the most powerful act of resistance they have.