Jamie Rivers thought he’d buried the past years ago. A rising novelist with scars that still ache in the quiet, he has sworn never to look back—especially not at the man who shattered him. But when fate throws him into the same glittering gala as Cole Bennett, the firefighter who once held his heart, old wounds crack open…and the spark that never really died roars back to life.

Cole has spent years trying to be the steady, reliable hero everyone sees, but behind the uniform is a man haunted by the one love he lost. Seeing Jamie again is a shock he isn’t ready for, and resisting him proves impossible. One night of catching up turns into a dangerous game of temptation, stirring up memories of laughter, passion, and heartbreak.

Neither man has forgotten how good it felt—or how badly it ended. With the weight of past mistakes pressing down, trust is fragile and desire is combustible. As they circle each other with fiery banter and simmering tension, Jamie and Cole must face the question they’ve both avoided: can two broken hearts truly learn to beat as one again, or are they destined to repeat the same painful ending?

A steamy, emotional second-chance romance about love, regret, and the courage to risk everything one more time.

How many nights can you share with the one who once destroyed you…before you admit you never stopped loving him?