Moth to a Flame: Tenth Anniversary Edition

In the little city of Flint, MI, the good die young and the people left standing are the grimiest of characters. With reign over the city’s drug trade, Benjamin Atkins made sure that his precious daughter, Raven, was secluded from the grit that the city had to offer. But when Raven’s young heart gets claimed by Mizan, a stick-up kid in search of a come-up, there’s nothing Benjamin can do about losing her to the streets.  She chooses love over loyalty and runs off with Mizan, but her new role as wifey soon proves to be more than she can handle.

Puppy love always feels right, but things turn stale, and she soon finds that everyone she loves has disappeared. All she has is Mizan, but when hugs and kisses turn to bloody lips and black eyes, she realizes that Mizan is not who she thought he was.

Raven becomes desperate for a way out, but this time, Daddy can’t save her. Every time she finds the courage to leave, fear convinces her to stay. Like a moth to a flame, Raven is drawn to Mizan, even though she knows he’ll be the death of her.  When the hood life she chose becomes unbearable and the only way out is in a coffin, what will she do?

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Published Feb 25, 2020

320 pages

Average rating: 8.68

228 RATINGS

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Readers say *Moth to a Flame* delivers a gripping emotional roller coaster with intense feelings of pain, anger, and sympathy, particularly for the co...

socialbookclub
Dec 31, 2025
10/10 stars
Chef Kiss! Highly recommend.
Mrs. Dainty
Mar 06, 2024
8/10 stars
This was my first Ashley Antoinette book. It was also my first urban fiction in over a decade. The book was interesting. I gave my rating due to the plot holding my attention. I will probably read Ethic just to see what happens but this book wasn’t one of my favorite urban novels.
Lexiisloveeee
Jan 31, 2026
10/10 stars
This book bought me through so many emotions I give this book a 10 out of a 10. Before reading this book, I’ve seen that a lot of people hate Raven but what they don’t realize is Raven was just a little girl literally a 17-year-old girl that looked up to her father and thought that she found a man that was in the image of her father but shortly realizing she did not and he came with consequences. So I do not have hatred towards Raven because I sympathize with her because they have a lot of women today that’s in the same boat as Raven she was just a child. But all in all I am going to continue to read the series and I know my girl is going to bring me through more emotions and roller coasters and I can’t wait to start pulling my hair out lol
Sheena86
Jan 09, 2026
This book was good but it was a crazy ending…the ending had me on the edge of my seat.
Keitha
Dec 15, 2025
7/10 stars
The underage thing made me cringe throughout

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