The Phoenix Heist
Reynolds Recoveries, Prequel
A second-chance heist novella where a smooth-talking getaway driver and the FBI agent who left him for her badge are forced together on a high-stakes job — recovering a stolen medieval manuscript before it hits the black-market auction. He’s spent three years convinced she’s the mistake he won’t repeat. She’s spent three years pretending the right life is supposed to feel this empty. When bullets start flying, every reason they walked away starts to look like the wrong call.
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When my ex—the one who left me for the FBI—shows up in the middle of a high-stakes mission, it’s not just a priceless manuscript we’re fighting for. It’s our second chance.
My team’s job is simple: recover the manuscript before it hits the black market, no matter what it takes. But then Ashley Bradford crashes back into my life, and nothing’s simple anymore.
She’s still brilliant. Still beautiful. Except the woman who stole my heart is now an FBI agent who enforces the rules I break for a living.
When bullets start flying and rival thieves close in, we’re forced to work together. Heated arguments give way to lingering glances, and suddenly I’m risking everything—the job, my crew’s trust, and worst of all, my heart.
Because I can handle any high-speed chase. But losing Ashley again? That might just destroy me for good.
The Phoenix Heist is the exhilarating prequel in the Reynolds Recoveries romantic suspense series about a heist crew who returns stolen items to their rightful owners—by any means necessary.
Perfect for readers who love
- Second-chance romance with sizzling chemistry
- An FBI agent torn between duty and desire
- A smooth-talking getaway driver who’ll break every rule to win back the woman he loves
- Cops-and-robbers dynamics
- A quick-read novella that introduces a heist-crew world
- Dual first-person POV
Tropes & content tags
Genre: Romantic suspense, heist romance, second chance romance
Tropes: Reconciliation / second chance, stranded / forced proximity, loved one is a criminal
Content tags: FBI agent heroine; getaway driver hero; she chose the FBI over him three years ago; black-market auction investigation; attacked by a rival crew; she’s a mistake he won’t repeat; the heist that brings them together. Again.; heist prep
Quick facts
| Heat tier | Steamy (3/5 chili peppers) — one explicit open-door scene |
| POV | Dual first-person |
| Tense | First-person past |
| Setting | Contemporary North America; covert recovery op around a black-market auction |
| Series | Reynolds Recoveries, prequel novella (Book 0.5) |
| Read order | Ideal entry point to the series; series proper must be read in order from Book 1 |
| Length | Novella — 117 pages, intentional quick read |
| Formats | Ebook, paperback |
| Language | English |
| HEA | Yes — guaranteed happy ever after, no cliffhanger, no cheating |
| Distribution | Reader magnet — free ebook in the WolfPack Edition newsletter via BookFunnel; paperback available for purchase |
| Status | Published July 17, 2022 |
About Reynolds Recoveries
Reynolds Recoveries follows a tight-knit crew of professional thieves who only steal one kind of thing: items that were stolen first. They return what was taken to its rightful owners, take on the jobs official channels can’t touch, and keep each other alive in the process.
A completed six-book romantic suspense series. Each book features a different couple from the crew, but the world and timeline are continuous — best read in order from The San Marco Heist. The Phoenix Heist is the prequel novella and ideal entry point to the world.
