Still Burning: Book 1 (After Midnight in Larkspur Point)

Eight years ago, Callan Mercer broke Elowen Price's heart and left Larkspur Point without telling her the truth. She rebuilt her life inside Paper Harbor Books, creating a place where everyone could find the right love story except her.

Now Callan is back.

During the worst thunderstorm the town has seen in decades, the community radio station accidentally broadcasts ten private confessions. Elowen immediately recognizes one of them.

“I left because I thought staying would ruin her life. I was wrong. Leaving ruined both of us.”

Before Elowen can decide what Callan’s regret means, the same storm damages her bookstore and threatens its most important event of the year. With five weeks to complete the repairs, she reluctantly accepts help from the firefighter who once walked away from her.

Working side by side brings back the banter, desire, and tenderness neither of them managed to forget. But repairing a roof is easier than rebuilding trust. Callan must prove he can love Elowen without making her choices for her, and Elowen must decide whether accepting his support means risking her independence and her heart all over again.

Still Burning is an emotionally intense, moderately steamy small-town romance featuring a firefighter hero, a bookstore-owner heroine, second-chance love, and a radio confession that changes everything.