The Ex-Cult Halfway House

Ex-best friends reunite to bring down a cult in a spicy romance brimming with Southern charm from the author of The Jezebel List.

Bree Campbell will never let emotions in the driver’s seat again. Five years after escaping Ascension, a religious cult targeting new adults, she’s built a life based on logic and reason: a new city, a steady job, and a reliable boyfriend who checks all the boxes. Nothing gets a rise out of her—until her ex-crush, Nathan Bell, goes viral for whistleblowing their ex cult. 

Four years after leaving Ascension, Nathan Bell can no longer stay silent. After plenty of therapy and soul-searching, he’s ready to speak out against the institution that harmed his community and drove away the woman he loves. 

In a fit of dangerous emotion, Bree flies home to Georgia and lands on Nathan’s doorstep with a proposition: work together to bring Ascension down. They haven’t seen each other since she begged him to leave Ascension with her nearly five years ago, and he turned her down. Their mutual attraction still lingers—but was it ever real or just a product of the cult? 

When a carload of ex-cult members shows up seeking solace, Bree and Nathan’s complicated feelings for each other only get more difficult to ignore. 

A heartfelt novel about staying true to yourself, perfect for fans of the second-chance romance in Happy Place and the deep yearning of The Night We Met.