Agony to Ashes

AGONY TO ASHES Lost Kings Mc #23 AUTUMN JONES LAKE Ahead of the Pack, LLC CONTENTS Also By Autumn Jones Lake Social Media About Agony to Ashes Glossary Of Characters And Terminology Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Chapter 10 Chapter 11 Chapter 12 Chapter 13 Chapter 14 Chapter 15 Chapter 16 Chapter 17 Chapter 18 Chapter 19 Chapter 20 Chapter 21 Chapter 22 Chapter 23 Chapter 24 Chapter 25 Chapter 26 Chapter 27 Chapter 28 Chapter 29 Chapter 30 Chapter 31 Chapter 32 Chapter 33 Chapter 34 Chapter 35 Chapter 36 Chapter 37 Chapter 38 Chapter 39 Chapter 40 Chapter 41 Chapter 42 Chapter 43 Chapter 44 Chapter 45 Epilogue The Lost Kings MC World Reading Order About the Author Untitled COPYRIGHT Agony to Ashes (Lost Kings MC #23) Copyright 2023 Autumn Jones Lake All Rights Reserved Digital ISBN: 978-1-943950-93-5 People Paperback ISBN #: 978-1-943950-96-6 Alternate Paperback ISBN: 978-1-961848-00-9 Alternate Cover Hardback ISBN: 978-1-961848-01-6 Cover Model: Camden and Ella Photographer: Wander Aguiar Cover Designer: Shanoff Designs Alternate Cover Design: Shanoff Designs Edited by: Creating Ink Proofreading: Julie Barney Thank you for buying an authorized edition of this book and for complying with copyright laws by not reproducing, distributing or transmitting in any form or by any means, including photocopying, recording, translating into other languages, or distributed by other electronic or mechanical methods, without the prior written permission of the author except in the case of brief quotations in a book review. By purchasing a legal copy of this book, you are allowing this independent author to continue to publish books. Agony to Ashes is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and plots are a product of the author’s imagination. Any similarity to real persons, living or dead, is coincidental and not intended by the author. LOST KINGS MC and AUTUMN JONES LAKE are registered trademarks of Ahead of the Pack, LLC. 6-21-23 ALSO BY AUTUMN JONES LAKE SLOW BURN (LOST KINGS MC #1) – free ebook! 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Temptation got the best of Emily. Between raising her sister and working full time, she knew she didn’t have time for a relationship. Then she met Dex and despite her painful past and weight of her responsibilities, she fell for him hard. Still reeling from the trauma of her past, Emily was forced to confront her worst fears and had to do the unimaginable. Driven by a tragic past, Dex never expected to fall in love again. But Emily unlocked the carefully constructed cage around his heart and burned all of his doubts to ash. Being with her is everything he never knew he needed. Living without her isn’t an option. And a Lost King will burn down the entire world to keep his queen. Full of steamy romance, unforgettable characters, surprise twists, and witty banter, Agony to Ashes is a must-read for fans of the Lost GLOSSARY OF CHARACTERS AND TERMINOLOGY The Lost Kings MC™ World © Autumn Jones Lake Skip to Chapter 1 The following may contain spoilers if you are not caught up on the series or have skipped books. Please note, this glossary only pertains to my romantic fictionalized motorcycle club world. It should not be construed as applicable to any other fictional club or a real-life motorcycle club. THE LOST KINGS MC: UPSTATE, NY (“EMPIRE,” NY) President: Rochlan “Rock” North. Leader of the Upstate NY charter of the Lost Kings MC. Sergeant-at-Arms: Wyatt “Wrath” Ramsey. Protector or enforcer for the club. Vice President: Blake “Murphy” O’Callaghan. Murphy was the road captain up until White Lies (Lost Kings MC #15) Treasurer: Marcel “Teller” Whelan. Handles the money and investments for the club. In After Glow (Lost Kings MC #11) Rock and Teller discovered they were father and son. In Reckless Truths (Lost Kings MC #21) they let the whole club in on their secret. Road Captain: Dixon “Dex” Watts (newly appointed to the position in White Lies) THE LOST KINGS MC: DOWNSTATE, NY