A decade-old grudge.
A spark neither man expected and a fire they may never extinguish.
When Dean Malone, local firefighter and perpetual protector of everyone he calls family, gets a frantic call from his sister Kara begging him to "come rescue her" from her best friend's brother, he doesn't hesitate. That's what Dean does-he saves people.
What he doesn't expect is Jed Smith.
Jed is sin wrapped in charm-handsome enough to grace a magazine cover, dangerous enough to make Dean's pulse trip the moment their eyes meet. One look, and Dean is the one who suddenly needs saving. Because Jed isn't just in their beachside town by coincidence. He's here for reasons that pit Dean's loyalty to Kara against desires Dean never planned to feel again.
And the "hard place" Dean finds himself in? It sits just behind the snap of his jeans.
Kara's long-time nemesis should be off-limits. Instead, Jed is the one man Dean can't stop wanting. The one man who makes "hero" feel like the wrong role entirely.
But Jed didn't expect this either. He came with a decade of anger locked tight in his chest, prepared to confront old wounds and long-held grudges. What he didn't prepare for was Dean-steady, golden-eyed, infuriatingly sexy. One spark between them and Jed's good intentions go up in flames.
Desire hits hard. Chemistry crackles and neither man can deny the heat pulling them under.
Caught between secrets, history, and the people they love, Dean and Jed have to face the question burning between them:
Is this a one-time flash of fire or the beginning of a flame that could last a lifetime?
About the Author :
Tracey Jerald knew she was meant to be a writer when she would re-write the ending of books in her head on her bike when she was a young girl growing up in southern Connecticut. It wasn't long before she was typing alternate endings and extended epilogues "just for fun". After college in Florida, where she obtained a degree in Criminal Justice swearing she saw things she'll never quite believe and never quite forget, Tracey traded the world of law and order for IT. Her work for a world-wide internet startup transferred her to Northern Virginia where she met her husband in what many call their own happily ever after. They have one son. When she's not busy with her family or writing, Tracey can be found in her home in north Florida drinking coffee, reading, training for a runDisney event, or feeding her addiction to HGTV. To follow Tracey, go to her website at https: //www.traceyjerald.com.
