Still Burning For You

A Second Chance Small Town Romance

Eight years ago, David Carter vanished from my life without a word.
Now he’s back, fighting fires and fighting for my heart.

I left Boston after everything fell apart. Betrayal. Loss. The kind of hurt that forces you home just to breathe again. Maple Grove was supposed to be quiet. Safe. A place for healing.

I was wrong.

Because the first person I run into is David.
My first almost. My deepest ache.
The boy who disappeared and never looked back.

He broke me.
And now he wants to explain why.

I should hate him. I try to. But he doesn’t ask for forgiveness. He gives me space. He’s chivalrous. Respectful. Different.

The way he’s supposed to be.

Late-night honesty. Lakeside walks.
Surprises that feel too good to trust.

By New Year’s Eve, when the countdown hits zero,
I’m the one who kisses him first.

But when I uncover the truth he’s been carrying, the real reason he left all those years ago, I might be the one who disappears this time.

Because trust breaks easier the second time around.
I push. He pulls. And I fall, helplessly, right back into his arms.

Still Burning for You is a clean, emotionally grounded small-town romance featuring a firefighter hero, second chances, and a slow-burn love story.