Beneath: Book 1

Beneath: Book 1 by Ariel Sullivan is a gritty dystopian romance that pulls you into an underground city built on strict routines, hard labour and tightly guarded secrets after nuclear fallout reshapes the world. Twenty-three-year-old Sasha Cadell spends her days on tunnel expansion, pushing deeper into the earth to stay ahead of grief and memory. When Tristian Hayes, a relentless commander in the Force, recruits her for a covert program, Sasha is dragged into punishing training for a mission no one is allowed to discuss. As rivalries sharpen and alliances prove fragile, it becomes clear the threat isn’t only outside the walls. The slow-burn tension between Sasha and Tristian simmers through every test, but in a society that survives on control and silence, trust can be more dangerous than the surface. Ideal for readers craving post-apocalyptic fiction, enemies-to-lovers romance, high-stakes survival and a fierce heroine. Slip underground with Beneath and decide who you’d risk everything for.