Ashes of HopeThey both lost everything. Neither expected to find love in the ruins.After a tragedy stole the woman he loved, Lieutenant Collin buried his heart beneath duty and guilt. His life as a firefighter in Seattle's Station 34 is the only thing keeping him from falling apart - until the night a rescue mission brings him face-to-face with a woman who challenges everything he thought he knew about healing.Dr. Emma has built her life on helping others overcome their pain, yet she no longer believes in love. A single night of horror taught her to rely only on herself - and never again let her heart lead her into danger. But when Collin storms into her life, broken yet kind, guarded yet real, the walls she spent years building begin to crack.As the embers of their pasts threaten to reignite, Collin and Emma must decide whether to let the fire consume them... or allow it to forge something new - something that might finally heal them both.