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After the Flames

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Reads 147
Votes 12
Parts 42
Time 3h 14m

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Sometimes the safest place... is in the arms of someone just as broken.

After tragedy leaves firefighter Jesse Locke raising his daughter alone, he builds a life of routine and quiet heartbreak - until a fiercely gentle nanny named Nina steps through the door. Scarred by her own past and desperate for a fresh start, Nina finds herself forming an unexpected bond with little Amelia... and a slow-burning connection with Jesse that neither of them can ignore. But healing doesn't come easy. 

As ghosts of past loves and buried fears resurface, Jesse and Nina must choose: keep surviving in silence or fight for the kind of love that makes a family whole.

Raw, romantic, and redemptive.
This is a story of second chances, the weight of grief, the courage to be vulnerable... and the beautiful, messy journey toward finding home.All Rights Reserved

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