The Firehouse Between Us

He was sent to tear down her past. She never expected him to become her future.

Nora Callahan has spent years holding together the historic Lantern Key firehouse — along with the memories of the husband she lost. When the village hires disaster-recovery contractor Cole Mercer to condemn the storm-damaged building, the widowed volunteer firefighter and single mother has just seven days to prove it can be saved.

Cole came to the island to do a job, not become entangled with a stubborn woman, her sharp-eyed daughter or a town that treats strangers like weather warnings. But cracks in the firehouse reveal more than structural damage. A buried report, a council secret and one dangerous rescue force Nora and Cole onto the same side — while an attraction neither of them planned becomes impossible to ignore.

As a tropical storm closes in on Lantern Key, saving the firehouse will demand more than money and repairs. Nora must decide whether honouring the past means protecting it forever — or finally making room for something new.

The Firehouse Between Us is a heartfelt, slow-burn small-town romance filled with coastal atmosphere, community warmth, a guarded hero, a resilient heroine and the courage to love again.

Book One of The Lantern Key Firehouse Series.