Fortress

How far do you have to run to be truly safe?

The Agency of Supernatural Control built Freak Camp. They imprisoned Tobias when he was five years old. After years of captivity, they let him walk out with Jake.

Now, they want him back.

Tobias carries the invisible scars of his past, wounds that make it difficult for him to trust, even as his bond with Jake strengthens. Together, they’ve laid the foundation for a perfect life, but the ASC’s sudden reappearance threatens to destroy everything they’ve fought to build.

With the government closing in, Jake and Tobias must stand together and trust in the bond they've forged, because their future—and their survival—depends on it.


FORTRESS is the fourth book in the A MONSTER BY ANY OTHER NAMES series, an m/m paranormal romance. Readers are recommended to start with either book 1, FREAK CAMP, or book 2, FEAR. Please take note that FORTRESS includes references to past sexual and physical abuse, torture, and neglect of children. This series is the slowest of burns, but each book comes with a happy for now / happily ever after.

Laura Rye is the co-author of the FREAK CAMP series, a m/m paranormal romance that explores forbidden love, trauma recovery, and what makes you a monster or a human. As a diehard fan of hurt/comfort, she's sworn a solemn vow to bring a pound of comfort for every ounce of hurt.Books saved her life through a difficult childhood and continue to sustain her through hard times, and Laura has dedicated her life to creating stories to help others deal with trauma and find the simple joy of escapism in a story. Writing is the only thing she ever wanted to do with her life, and as she has often told her friends, she'll crawl over bodies to make it her full-time job. Other jobs are nonsense.A native of Houston, Texas, she now lives in Portland, Oregon, where she has fallen in love with the mountains, sea, and every single tree. When she's not writing, she loves to travel to state parks, practice martial arts and yoga, and volunteer in her local community - plus play cozy video games. She earned a BFA in Creative Writing from the University of Evansville, where she met her best friend and co-author Bailey R. Hansen.You can say hi to Laura by emailing her at laura@freakcamp.com or finding her on Instagram or TikTok as @lauraryewrites or on Facebook as Laura Rye. She'd love to know what book saved your life.

Bailey R. Hansen spent her unconventional childhood traveling the continental United States with a clown and a clarinetist (aka her parents). She graduated from the University of Evansville with a BFA in Creative Writing, lived for a few years in Spain, and has since settled in Wisconsin. A technical consultant by day, she happily writes at any time for both love and money.