Embers of Deception

The fire destroyed her home. The truth could destroy them both.

Julia Reyes learned the hard way what loving the wrong man can cost. One call. One loss. One life that never came home. So she doesn't fall for men who run toward danger anymore.

Then her house burns down.

Pulled from the flames by a firefighter who doesn't hesitate-and goes back in when she tells him her cat is still inside-Julia barely has time to process her brother's death before the truth starts unraveling.

Because the fire wasn't an accident. And her brother wasn't as innocent as she believed. The evidence he left behind points to a man no one can catch...a man who cleans up every mistake with fire.

Ghost.

Firefighter Gabriel "Bear" Stone knows that pattern. He's seen the aftermath. Chased the trail. Missed it by inches. Now Julia is standing right in the middle of it.

She doesn't trust him. Not the way he watches everything. Not the way he makes decisions without asking. Not the way her pulse reacts every time he gets too close. And definitely not the way he makes her forget why she swore she'd never do this again.

But Ghost thinks she knows more than she does.

And this time...he's not missing. As the fires escalate and the truth closes in, Julia and Bear are forced into a dangerous fight where trust is a risk, hesitation can get them killed, and walking away isn't an option.

Because some fires don't burn out. They come back to finish the job.