Cora seeks safety without betraying her closest friend.
Arson leaves Cora with nothing after her boyfriend's debts turn deadly. Firefighter captain Jackson pulls her from the wreckage and into his protection, his steady command the first real shelter she has known. Attraction flares fast and fierce between them, a blaze neither expects. Then the truth lands: Jackson is the father of her dearest friend. Loan sharks circle closer while Cora weighes the heat of his arms against the bond she would shatter by crossing that line.
Why it hooks you
- Forbidden spark with a silver fox protector
- Loan sharks raise the stakes daily
- Best friend's dad makes every choice risky
Intensity
Tension simmers hot, then erupts when loyalty and desire collide.