Through the Darkness (Winter at the Shore Book 2)

Mackenzie Scirocco balances single motherhood of five-year-old twins with running her bakery. When a man she is interested in asks her out, her life shifts dramatically—her ex-husband questions her mental fitness and files for full custody of the boys. Captain Phoenix Egan of the Water Course Fire Department survives being trapped in a burning building but carries both physical and emotional wounds. He harbors a fear of fighting fires that he must conceal to protect his career, making him a danger to others. Mack is the only person who can help him heal, yet a relationship between them is impossible. Pursuing a relationship jeopardizes Mack's custody case, but she cannot ignore her feelings. If she can prove her ex-husband is the unstable one, she may find a way to be with Phoenix. If she cannot, both will lose what matters most to them.