{"product_id":"come-back-to-me-2","title":"Come Back to Me","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA nurse starting over in a small town falls for the firefighter everyone else counts on, then learns that heroes hide their damage best. Small-town contemporary romance with heat, grief and hard-won healing.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHe Saves Everyone But Himself.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI came to Elladine to start over. A new job. A quiet town. A chance to breathe again. Not to fall for another man who could break me all over again.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut firefighter Jack Donley didn’t get the memo.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe’s steady, selfless, and impossible to ignore. I feel the pull every time he walks into a room, and I remind myself I’ve been here before, and love nearly destroyed me.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSo I make him an offer: no strings attached. He wants more. Before I know it, we’re sharing late nights, stolen glances, and a connection I swore I’d never risk again. Then his pain surfaces, his heart breaks under it, and the man I thought I knew is gone.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow Jack’s fighting demons I can’t see, and I’m fighting the urge to keep saving him.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBecause loving him once nearly broke me. And letting him go might finish the job.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCome Back to Me is Book One in the Elladine Fire series, a small-town firefighter romance, for readers who love found family, hometown heroes and hard-won second chances. Perfect for fans of Lucy Score, Tessa Bailey and Penny Reid. The Elladine Fire books are five interconnected standalones that can be read in any order; Finley recommends reading Come Back to Me before Stay with Me to avoid spoilers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePraise for Elladine Fire\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e? ? ? ? ? Fantastic writing, characterisation, flow, plot, angst…..everything was so well balanced.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e? ? ? ? ? This is a beautiful, heart-wrenching story of the power of love, hope and overcoming fear. Beautifully written. A true masterpiece.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e? ? ? ? ? Love, happiness and also sadness and heartache.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e? ? ? ? ? All of the characters have depth and are good decent people.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e? ? ? ? ? This is a truly heartfelt romance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e? ? ? ? ? It was a very sweet story.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e? ? ? ? ? I was hooked from the first page. I think Annie and Jack are couple goals.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57573209244021,"sku":"9781036715168","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781036715168.jpg?v=1789395948","url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/come-back-to-me-2","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}