C. A. Shafer

After discovering her boyfriend’s betrayal, Myra wants nothing more than to disappear into her work and forget the world. Instead, she’s dragged—reluctantly—by her best friend on a “healing vacation” to Seattle, where the city’s rain-soaked streets, glowing night skyline, and rich coffee culture promise distraction, if not peace.

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But distraction comes in an unexpected form.

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Ezra, the dangerously handsome owner of one of Seattle’s most exclusive nightclubs, sees Myra once—and that’s all it takes. Something about her quiet heartbreak, her guarded eyes, her fire dimmed but not extinguished, hooks him instantly. Ezra, a man used to getting what he wants, suddenly finds himself wanting her more than anything else.

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And he doesn’t just want to know her.

 

He wants to consume her.

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Myra isn’t looking for a new beginning, but Ezra makes it impossible to resist the pull between them—slow, electric, magnetic. Soon, she’s swept into his world of velvet shadows, pulsing music, whispered secrets, and intoxicating desire.

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Yet neither of them is prepared for what follows.

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Because the past doesn’t stay buried, and both Myra and Ezra have shadows trailing behind them—shadows willing to claw their way into the present. When old wounds, old lovers, and old mistakes resurface, the couple must decide if their connection is strong enough to survive the truth.

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Two strangers. One scorching spark.

And a past determined to burn everything down.