Ashes and Roses
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Ashes and Roses
Some wounds don't bleed-they burn.
At fourteen, Lilly Morgan's voice was silenced by betrayal and disbelief. Shamed into silence by the very people who should've protected her, she buried the truth and built a life wrapped in perfection and control.
Now twenty-nine, she crafts fairytales for strangers as a wedding planner, all while secretly doubting that love even exists. But when tragedy strikes again-taking the only man who ever truly believed her-Lilly's carefully constructed world begins to unravel.
Enter Ryan Carter: a firefighter with a haunted past and a smile that sees through the smoke. When fate throws them together, sparks ignite, but so do the ghosts neither of them are ready to face. As their worlds collide, passion and pain intertwine, forcing Lilly to confront everything she's buried-and everything she might lose if she lets herself feel.
Ashes and Roses is a raw, emotional, and deeply human love story about healing after heartbreak, trusting after betrayal, and the fire it takes to rise again.
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