Sametra Andrews knows how to run into burning buildings, but facing her own emotions has been a harder fight. For seventeen years, the devoted single mother and fearless firefighter has kept life simple: protect her son, avoid heartbreak, and never depend on a man to show up.

But one rainy night shatters that plan. After a devastating car crash leaves her son Samaj hospitalized, Sametra meets Dr. Malik Holloway, a fine physical therapist with Alabama roots, healing hands, and an energy that disarms her defenses without even trying.

She wasn’t looking for help. Definitely, not looking to fall. But Malik makes it too easy to do both.

As Sametra rebuilds her life and wrestles with old wounds, Malik becomes more than just support. He becomes the reason she learns that love can rise from the wreckage.