Worth the Flames: A Small Town, Brother's Best Friend, Firefighter Romance (Ember Ridge #2)
Ruby Rollins
Small town. Fresh start.
She rebuilt her life in the light.
Someone wants to burn it down.
And the man sworn to protect everyone may be the one thing she can’t afford to trust.
Whitney Hart came back to her hometown for one reason: to start over on her own terms.
Hart & Hearth isn’t just a bakery—it’s her second chance. Proof she survived a broken engagement, reclaimed her voice, and refuses to be managed “for her own good” ever again.
Then smoke curls up the wall during her very first dawn bake.
Jake Bennett is the firefighter on scene. Her brother’s best friend. The charming, controlled man who knows how fast a spark can become an inferno—and who has spent his entire career protecting people whether they asked for it or not.
As accidents turn into threats, and threats turn into fire, Whitney and Jake are forced into uneasy proximity. She demands partnership, not protection. He struggles to unlearn a lifetime of stepping in too soon.
Because the danger circling the bakery isn’t random.
It’s personal.
And when the flames finally rise, Whitney must decide if standing fully in her life—and choosing the man who sees her strength as something worth trusting—is worth the risk of losing everything she’s rebuilt.
—including her heart.
Small Town Romance
Brother’s Best Friend
Slow Burn
Forced Proximity
Found Family
Strong FMC
