The Wildfire Pact Series by Nelly Adler

I ran from the altar … and ran straight into the man who still holds my heart. After bolting from my high-society wedding in a designer gown and heels, I had nowhere to go but back to Ember Ridge, the small town I left behind. I wasn’t expecting Cal Bennett, my high school ex, to pull me from a ditch in the pouring rain. Or to still be just as grumpy and gorgeous. When the town assumes we’re together, I panic and blurt out we’re engaged. Cal’s a rule-following fire captain... moreI ran from the altar … and ran straight into the man who still holds my heart. After bolting from my high-society wedding in a designer gown and heels, I had nowhere to go but back to Ember Ridge, the small town I left behind. I wasn’t expecting Cal Bennett, my high school ex, to pull me from a ditch in the pouring rain. Or to still be just as grumpy and gorgeous. When the town assumes we’re together, I panic and blurt out we’re engaged. Cal’s a rule-following fire captain. But agrees to fake it to protect me from my ex. What starts as pretend turns real glances that last too long, walks in town that lead to sweet kisses that don’t feel fake. Tangled sheets and feelings we never dealt with the first time around. But when the man I ran from tries to ruin everything with one post, the fallout threatens to destroy our second chance—for good. And I’ll be damned if I’ll let that happen. less

DAMAGED DADDY. Unforgettable nights with the man who always keeps me safe—. And now I’m carrying his baby… and it finally feels like home. Nate Bennett is the gruff, silent legend everyone in Ember Ridge whispers about. Broad shoulders. Haunted eyes. A past wrapped in shadows he refuses to name. Years ago, an ambush overseas took everything from him—his best friend, his loyal K9. Since then, Nate’s buried himself in hard work and harder silences... moreDAMAGED DADDY. Unforgettable nights with the man who always keeps me safe—. And now I’m carrying his baby… and it finally feels like home. Nate Bennett is the gruff, silent legend everyone in Ember Ridge whispers about. Broad shoulders. Haunted eyes. A past wrapped in shadows he refuses to name. Years ago, an ambush overseas took everything from him—his best friend, his loyal K9. Since then, Nate’s buried himself in hard work and harder silences. He shows up at my rescue shelter claiming it’s about the dogs, never about me. But I see the truth in the way he looks at me. The way his voice drops when we’re alone. The way our late-night talks turn into even later nights tangled in sheets. Somewhere between his walls crumbling and mine finally falling—. I fall for him. Hard. But just as we finally let ourselves believe in more, danger finds us. He throws himself in front of a bullet meant for me. Now I’m the one pacing hospital hallways. Praying the man I love survives long enough…. To meet the child who already calls him daddy in my heart. less