Hartley Quinn never expected life to turn out this way. One year ago, he was finishing school to become a massage therapist; now he’s the full-time guardian of his niece, Alaska—a bright little girl who hasn’t spoken a single word since the day her father, a firefighter, died in the line of duty. He doesn’t know if he''s doing anything right, but he’s determined to give her every good thing he can… even if it means admitting he needs help.
Enter Stellan Brooks—a man born to run toward smoke and danger, now stuck on medical leave from Ladder 99 after an injury that nearly cost him everything. Tutoring wasn’t part of his plan, but the moment he steps into Hartley’s apartment, something shifts in a way he hasn’t felt in a long time. He sees a small family trying to survive the hardest year of their lives, a girl who deserves more love and more time, and a man who has no idea how magnetic he is.
Hartley only wanted a tutor.
He did not want stolen glances.
He did not want chemistry that hits harder every day.
And he definitely didn’t want to fall for a fireman—he’s already lost too much to that world.
But romance has a way of rewriting the rules, especially when the right man walks into your life at the wrong time. As Stellan helps Alaska, Hartley discovers something unexpected too: desire he’s never felt for anyone, that challenges everything he thought he knew about himself. The more Stellan stays, the more Hartley realizes that this connection might be the one thing strong enough to change the way he sees his future.
When Stellan’s old career threatens to pull him back, Hartley must decide what matters most—the fear of repeating the past, or the chance to build something real. And Stellan has to choose whether to return to the life that nearly broke him, or stay in the one place where he finally feels seen. In a city where smoke signals rise and second chances burn bright, two men learn that the bravest thing isn’t falling in love—it’s believing they deserve it.
A fast-burn MM romance full of heat, heart, family, and the courage to start again.
Genre: Gay Romance
Enter Stellan Brooks—a man born to run toward smoke and danger, now stuck on medical leave from Ladder 99 after an injury that nearly cost him everything. Tutoring wasn’t part of his plan, but the moment he steps into Hartley’s apartment, something shifts in a way he hasn’t felt in a long time. He sees a small family trying to survive the hardest year of their lives, a girl who deserves more love and more time, and a man who has no idea how magnetic he is.
Hartley only wanted a tutor.
He did not want stolen glances.
He did not want chemistry that hits harder every day.
And he definitely didn’t want to fall for a fireman—he’s already lost too much to that world.
But romance has a way of rewriting the rules, especially when the right man walks into your life at the wrong time. As Stellan helps Alaska, Hartley discovers something unexpected too: desire he’s never felt for anyone, that challenges everything he thought he knew about himself. The more Stellan stays, the more Hartley realizes that this connection might be the one thing strong enough to change the way he sees his future.
When Stellan’s old career threatens to pull him back, Hartley must decide what matters most—the fear of repeating the past, or the chance to build something real. And Stellan has to choose whether to return to the life that nearly broke him, or stay in the one place where he finally feels seen. In a city where smoke signals rise and second chances burn bright, two men learn that the bravest thing isn’t falling in love—it’s believing they deserve it.
A fast-burn MM romance full of heat, heart, family, and the courage to start again.
Genre: Gay Romance
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