num_pages: 274
description:  Hes a jaded paramedic hell-bent on leaving.Scott Pataki became an EMT to save lives but ten years later the stress of his job is killing him. Hes counting down to his escape from San Amaro Island to work on a cruise ship. Estranged from his family theres nothing holding him back. But when his big move is only a month away the half sister he never wanted to meet and her bulldog advocate Mercedes crash into his life.Mercedes Stone is a sucker for underdogs and lost souls. Though shes drowning in responsibilities as a caretaker business owner and volunteer she cant ignore a homeless teenagers plight. Shell do anything to help her including lock horns with Scott the troubled but tempting half brother the girls determined to bond with. It doesnt take Mercedes long to see hes not the heartless jerk he wants everyone to believe he is.Scott feels his hardened heart softening but he fights it knowing hes the dark cloud to Mercedes bright sunshine. Will he chase the peace he craves or figure out the best way to weather any storm is together?Afterburn is a stand-alone novel with a hard-won happy ever after in the Island Fire series.
language: English
title: Afterburn
publisher: None