Burn For Me

Julian Mercer has spent most of his life trying to keep his head down, to quietly fly under the radar of his ruthless school bullies and the conservative community he was forced into. Growing up in a strict religious household has taught him to hide his secrets-like the crush he's had on his straight best friend since they were kids.

Kieran Crosse, star quarterback and resident bad boy, is a ticking time bomb, fighting demons he can't outrun: a volatile father, a neglectful mother, and a world that expects him to be perfect on the outside, even when he's falling apart on the inside.

But Julian isn't as invisible as he thinks. And Kieran sees more than he's willing to admit.

When an unthinkable betrayal leaves Julian shattered, Kieran's pent-up rage boils over to a dangerous breaking point, and their entire future could go up in flames. Caught in the blazing crossfire between loyalty and longing, Julian must decide if the only person he's ever trusted is about to become the one who sets his life on fire.

Because once Kieran crosses this fateful line to protect him, there won't be any going back.

In a small Southern town where whispers, judgments, and secrets threaten to consume them both, will their unshakable bond burn them alive-or lead them toward the only kind of love that's ever felt like home?