Sara Fields returns to Crystal Lake with a funeral behind her and two teenagers depending on her to hold the world together. A failed marriage followed by a tragic event in New York nearly broke her; her grief finished the job. This is not a homecoming—it’s survival.

 

Ethan Rhodes learned how to live without oxygen the day his wife died. Fourteen years later, the world still expects him to breathe… but it's too hard—until Sara walks into town with a massive storm of her own looming over her. 

 

Broken recognizes broken.

 

Across town, Devin Rhodes would rather eat glass than admit she has feelings for her partner, Anthony. He infuriates her, pushes her, unsettles her… and yet somehow makes her feel safe. Anthony knows exactly what he wants—her. Getting Devin to stop running from what they could build together might be the hardest fight of his life.

 

Grief, desire, second chances, and the kind of love that demands you stop running.

 

When their past burns to the ground, they can either run from the smoke—or face the storm and rebuild a new life together.