Stay With Me : Elladine Fire Series - Finley Daniels

A steamy small-town romance about a young widow rebuilding her life and the firefighter best friend who's always been her safe place. Friends-to-lovers heat with found-family warmth, in a series of interconnected standalones. Falling for my sister's best friend was never the plan. Especially less than a year after my husband betrayed me, then died the same day. I've sold my house and need a place to stay. That place belongs to Charlie Fitzgerald, my slightly grumpy, fiercely loyal firefighter friend who's been by my side through it all. Charlie has always been my rock. And my secret crush. But when I move in, the line between friendship and something more starts to blur. The looks. The touches. The way he cares feels different now: intense, impossible to ignore. I thought I was destined to stay in the friend zone forever. But when Charlie finally lets me in, it's raw, passionate, and real, everything I never dared hope for. Then his fears come crashing in. He's terrified of hurting my sister, afraid he'll become the kind of man his father was. He can't see he's the hero in my story. And if he won't fight for us, we might lose everything before it even begins. Stay With Me is the third full-length novel in the Elladine Fire series, five interconnected standalones that can be read in any order, for readers who love friends-to-lovers, firefighter heroes, forced proximity, and small-town found family. Perfect for fans of Lucy Score, Tessa Bailey and Christina Lauren. Praise for Elladine Fire? ? ? ? ? Fantastic writing, characterisation, flow, plot, angst...everything was so well balanced. ? ? ? ? ? This is a beautiful, heart-wrenching story of the power of love, hope and overcoming fear. Beautifully written. A true masterpiece. ? ? ? ? ? Love, happiness and also sadness and heartache. ? ? ? ? ? All of the characters have depth and are good decent people. ? ? ? ? ? This is a truly heartfelt romance. ? ? ? ? ? It was a very sweet story. ? ? ? ? ? Emily and Charlie's story was so beautiful. A true tale of traumatic pasts, healing and finding your person.