Ashes to Embers

What happens when your “almost forever” walks back into your life… looking fine, healed, and holding your favorite coffee order?

Teresa Brown is doing just fine—thank you very much. She’s got her solo apartment, her peace-of-mind playlist, and a therapist who doesn’t flinch when she spirals into sarcasm. Sure, she might still write unsent letters to the man who shattered her heart, but that’s just journaling... with extra steps.

Paul Jordan is back in town, beard upgraded, feelings intact, and surprisingly emotionally literate. Years ago, their relationship went up in flames—because love doesn’t conquer all when both people are battling themselves. But time has a way of softening sharp edges and making space for growth. And therapy. Lots of therapy.

When a chance encounter turns into late-night texts, bookstore dates, and the slow unraveling of walls they once built brick by brick, Teresa and Paul find themselves asking the unthinkable:

Is it possible to fall in love with the same person twice... for the first time?

Tender, funny, and fiercely honest, Ashes and Embers is a second-chance romance about grown-up love, emotional healing, and how the real magic happens after the fire.