What We Survived to Find Each Other
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After seven years as a Marine K-9 sergeant, Jordan Connors returns home to Los Angeles scarred, decorated, and emotionally guarded. Now with the LAPD K-9 unit and a new partner dog, Ace, Jordan is trying to build a life beyond combat and chaos.
Angel Reyes has just fled an abusive marriage and moved to LA, where a close friendship with Maddie Buckley helps her land a new start as a paramedic at Station 118. She's strong, soft-spoken, and carrying wounds that don't always bleed.
When they meet at Eddie Diaz's dinner table - one woman all armor, the other all quiet resilience - something clicks. But healing isn't linear, and love isn't easy when you've survived warzones both foreign and domestic.
As danger creeps back into Angel's life and Jordan is forced to confront her ghosts, the two women are drawn into a bond forged by survival, trust, and a relentless need to protect each other - no matter the cost.
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