DISCOUNTED MAY PICK IT UP LAYER I DON'T KNOW IF YOU LIKE MY WORK PLEASE READ MY OTHER WORKS. Book 3 of Playing With Fire series Warning ⚠️⚠️Mentions of Mental Abuse and Depression and other mental health issues and Physical abuse and Drugs and Fluff and Smut and alcohol The title of the third Playing With Fire series is Rising From The Ashes. The story continues to follow Maya and Carina's journey through the highs and lows of their love. The title refers to the idea of overcoming challenges and rising back up stronger, just like a phoenix rising from the ashes. The book will explore the continuation of their love story, the obstacles they face, and the growth they experience individually and together. The main theme of the book will be resilience and strength in the face of adversity, as well as the power of love to conquer all.

Will the trip to Aspen mark a turning point in their relationship? Between whispered confidences under the starlight and stolen kisses in the snow, Carina and Maya finally give in to their feelings. But as high school draws to a close, they are faced with a multitude of choices: which university to attend, what future to build... and above all, should they stay or go? As their love seems to take flight, shadows loom on the horizon. Because sometimes, what we believe to be solid can crumble in an instant. An unexpected trial could well call everything into question. They met when they were 17. Here is the next chapter in their story.

« We met when we were 17... and this is our story. » When Carina left Sicily for Seattle, she thought she'd lost everything: her bearings, her dreams, her roots. But she never expected to meet Maya. Between two worlds, two languages and two hearts beating out of sync, It Never Ends tells the story of friendship, uprooting and the invisible link that sometimes becomes everything. What if growing up meant learning to love differently? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Volume 1: « When I was 17, I met her. And nothing was ever the same. » At just seventeen, Carina DeLuca leaves her native Catania to follow her parents and younger brother to the United States, forced by the American dream her parents had been cherishing for years. Winners of the green card lottery, they settled in Seattle, a gray, foreign city far from the Sicilian sun and Carina's emotional bearings. She leaves behind her friends, her lover and, above all, her cousin Graziella, a true sister at heart. In this new life, Carina tries to find meaning and stability, even as everything eludes her: her future in medicine, her plans, her sense of belonging. Between vibrant memories of Catania and clumsy attempts to anchor herself in her new reality, Carina vacillates, hesitates and observes the world around her with lucidity and melancholy. It Never Ends is an intimate account of the blurred zone between adolescence and adulthood, between departure and arrival, between what is lost and what is hoped for.

After overcoming the pain of losing Danny, Carina thought she'd found a new equilibrium with Maya, the woman who helped her find love again and relearn how to be happy. Together, they share a family life with their children, full of laughter, joy and complicity. But behind this appearance of perfect happiness, a heavy secret weighs on Carina's shoulders: a professional opportunity in New York, which could turn their future upside down. Torn between her career and her love for Maya, Carina makes a choice she had never considered: to lie. This first lie shakes her relationship with Maya, and is only the beginning of the trials that lie ahead. Maya, for her part, 2struggles with the risks of her job as a firefighter and the fears that threaten their family. How can they continue to fight for their happiness when the truth is crumbling and every decision seems2 to call their future into question? In this intense and moving second volume, the two women face impossible choices. Their feelings will be put to the test as doubts, fears and conflicting dreams cloud their daily lives. Will Carina and Maya be able to protect their love despite growing obstacles? Or is their relationship doomed to shatter under the weight of unspoken truths and impossible decisions?

Promoted to Battalion Chief, Maya Bishop is about to embark on what should have been a promising new chapter in her career. However, on her very first day, she is confronted with a catastrophe that will turn her life upside down in unexpected ways. This day, one of the worst she has ever experienced, will mark an irreversible turning point in both her professional and personal life.

Brooklyn Montgomery is the younger sister of Travis Montgomery. She's seventeen-years-old and has been in foster care since their parents died almost five years ago. With Travis and Michael's job as firefighters, child protective services didn't want to place Brooklyn with them and so she was put into a group home and subsequently fostered. Brooklyn has always been a smiley girl but when that changes, will Travis be able to help her before it's too late?