A decade-old grudge.

A spark neither man expected and a fire they may never extinguish.

When Dean Malone, local firefighter and perpetual protector of everyone he calls family, gets a frantic call from his sister Kara begging him to “come rescue her” from her best friend’s brother, he doesn’t hesitate. That’s what Dean does—he saves people.

What he doesn’t expect is Jed Smith.

Jed is sin wrapped in charm—handsome enough to grace a magazine cover, dangerous enough to make Dean’s pulse trip the moment their eyes meet. One look, and Dean is the one who suddenly needs saving. Because Jed isn’t just in their beachside town by coincidence. He’s here for reasons that pit Dean’s loyalty to Kara against desires Dean never planned to feel again.

And the “hard place” Dean finds himself in? It sits just behind the snap of his jeans.

Kara’s long-time nemesis should be off-limits. Instead, Jed is the one man Dean can’t stop wanting. The one man who makes “hero” feel like the wrong role entirely.

But Jed didn’t expect this either. He came with a decade of anger locked tight in his chest, prepared to confront old wounds and long-held grudges. What he didn’t prepare for was Dean—steady, golden-eyed, infuriatingly sexy. One spark between them and Jed’s good intentions go up in flames.

Desire hits hard. Chemistry crackles and neither man can deny the heat pulling them under.

Caught between secrets, history, and the people they love, Dean and Jed have to face the question burning between them: Is this a one-time flash of fire or the beginning of a flame that could last a lifetime?