Some scars never fade. Some fires never burn out.Tucker Maddox has always been the lighthearted one—the flirt, the charmer, the brother who keeps things easy. But after losing Priya and watching his brothers fall apart, the easy smiles hide deeper cracks.Then Nova West walks into his bar.Guarded. Sharp-tongued. Absolutely uninterested in his charm. She’s running from a past she won’t talk about, one that left scars—both seen and unseen. But Tucker isn’t just drawn to her beauty... moreSome scars never fade. Some fires never burn out.Tucker Maddox has always been the lighthearted one—the flirt, the charmer, the brother who keeps things easy. But after losing Priya and watching his brothers fall apart, the easy smiles hide deeper cracks.Then Nova West walks into his bar.Guarded. Sharp-tongued. Absolutely uninterested in his charm. She’s running from a past she won’t talk about, one that left scars—both seen and unseen. But Tucker isn’t just drawn to her beauty. He wants to know the woman who hides behind the walls.What begins as slow-burn attraction turns into something neither of them can ignore. But when the shadows of Nova’s past find her, they bring danger to her doorstep—and to Tucker’s.Now they’ll have to decide if their connection is strong enough to survive the flames… or if love will leave them both burned.A steamy, emotional small-town romance about healing, trust, and finding love after the wreckage. less
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