Smoke and Steel
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"He was her brother's best friend. She was the one girl he couldn't have. But when love burns slow and forbidden, it doesn't go out - it explodes."
In a small Southern town full of secrets, Olivia "Liv" has always known the rules - especially the one that says Camden Ryder is off-limits. He's her protector, her past, her brother's best friend... and the man she was never supposed to fall for.
But when sparks turn to wildfire and whispers turn to war, Liv and Cam must choose between what's right and what's real.
Tangled in loyalty, passion, and a love too fierce to deny, can they survive the storm - or will the fire that brought them together be the one that tears them apart?
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