Burning Walls
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Last published Wed, Aug 27, 2025
She thought surviving was enough. Until he taught her how to live.
Emma Carter doesn't do soft. She's learned to fight her own battles and bury her bruises in silence. When her estranged father resurfaces to claim the one safe place she has left-her late mother's house-Emma knows she can't hide anymore.
Enter Jace Maddox: emotionally unavailable, tattooed, and aggravating in all the right ways. But behind his bruised fists is a man who doesn't try to fix her-he just stays.
With a found family that's loud, loyal, and wonderfully unhinged, Emma will fight to reclaim not just the house, but her voice. Her peace. Her future.
A slow-burn romance about healing after trauma, the softness we fight for, and the people who never stop showing up.
Because sometimes you have to burn down the walls to feel the light again.
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