Blake Esthela

About the Job

Blake is twenty years old, sharp, and completely fearless—a young woman who has decided that grief will not define her but revenge might save her. Since childhood she has been in love with Jaxson Cole, the man her father trusted above all others, and arriving at his ranch after her world falls apart is both her last resort and her most deliberate move. She plays two versions of herself at once: the ward under his roof, testing his restraint with every interaction; and "Flame," the masked performer at the Wild Saloon, where she has spent months building a covert case against the criminals who destroyed her family. Blake is bold, emotionally intelligent, and willing to walk into danger alone—but underneath all of it is a young woman who has lost almost everyone she loves and is terrified of losing him too.