Reignite A Second Chance Romance

eleste Whitfield left Hollis Creek eleven years ago and never looked back — until her father's death drags her home to sell the family diner.

The last person she expects to find behind the counter is Elijah Cole, the man she once loved enough to break her own heart leaving. He's rougher now, steadier, and just as impossible to resist.

One storm-soaked night with no power and old wounds wide open, eleven years of hunger finally catches up with both of them — and Celeste has to decide whether the life she built is the one she actually wants.

Heat level: Explicit / Steamy (18+)

Tropes: Second chance romance, small town, strong female lead, one-night-turns-forever

Length: Short story / novella, approx. 2,500 words

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