Nova Travers built walls to survive. As a single mother and the Director of Nursing at a crumbling facility, she wasn’t looking for love. She was looking for safety, survival, and a sliver of peace in a world that had taken too much from her. Love was a luxury she couldn't afford. They say love conquers all. They never said what it destroys in the process. Nova’s life revolved around long shifts, whispered fears, and protecting her daughter from the ghosts that refused to stay buried. But Nova has a secret that could destroy them both and enemies lurking in the shadows who’d stop at nothing to drag her back into the life she fought to escape. In a city ruled by power and money, love isn’t given. It’s taken. In Timberline, power isn’t clean. Bloodlines are everything. And love? Love is a war zone. Then one reckless night with Crew Sanderson, a dangerously charming stranger at a corporate gala shatters everything she thought she knew about herself. Crew Sanderson stepped into her world like a storm wrapped in a tailored suit. A man who doesn’t ask permission, who doesn't know how to lose. Rich, ruthless, and carrying secrets darker than the scars on his skin, Crew isn’t just dangerous. He’s inevitable, not just a man. He was a force of nature, hellbent on claiming Nova and her daughter. Her moment of surrender leads to a collision of worlds neither of them are ready for. Nova thought running would save her. She didn’t realize Crew Sanderson was the kind of man who would burn cities to the ground to keep what’s his.