She came to escape the past. He came to face it. But neither expected to find danger waiting…

Paige McFarland came to New Freedom to hide and finish her work. A brilliant paramedic with a classified past, she’s spent years developing life-saving technology to protect soldiers—driven by the heartbreaking loss of her fiancé. But when the couple who took her in are run off the road, and their daughter, Paige’s best friend, is threatened, she realizes danger has found her.

Scott Crafton had never planned to return to New Freedom, but he couldn’t turn down the opportunity to prove to the town that he was no longer the hot-headed teen he had been. Haunted by the past and the town’s whispers about his connection to a long-ago disappearance, he was done running and took the position as the new fire chief. When his parents are nearly killed in a suspicious crash, his focus is split between protecting his sister, uncovering the truth, and fighting for his second chance.

As a ruthless enemy sets their sights on Paige, Scott finds himself caught between duty, his desires, and the shadows of his past. The closer they get to the truth, the deadlier the game becomes. Will they expose the enemy before Paige vanishes like the girl Scott couldn’t save? Or will history repeat itself—this time, with even higher stakes?

Some fires never go out—they just wait for the right moment to reignite.

Private investigator and volunteer firefighter Tylan Jamison knows evil when he sees it—and he’ll do anything to keep it away from his daughter. After losing his wife, he vowed to protect Sari from the ghosts of the past that nearly destroyed their family.

Humanitarian Madyson Viruel returns to New Freedom to recover after barely surviving an attack while exposing those who exploit children. Hiding was her plan—until she comes face-to-face with Tylan, the boy who once held her heart and the man she never stopped loving.

When Madyson’s enemies follow her home, the danger becomes impossible to ignore. As secrets surface and threats escalate, Tylan realizes the darkness hunting Madyson may be the same evil that took his wife.

Drawn together by danger and a love left unclaimed, they must face the past to protect the innocent—and their second chance at forever.