Sydney would do anything to keep her younger sister safe. Anything.
When she finds herself in danger, a chance encounter beneath a Seattle sky lit with fireworks, ignites a spark of hope, a moment of comfort, and a love that won’t let go.
Sydney Harrett has endured years of working long double-shifts at her step-father’s restaurants with one singular goal: Keep her younger sister, Ava, safely at boarding school. As Ava approaches graduation, and Sydney discovers that Tad is selling more than just food and drink at his establishments, the clock is ticking to find a way to continue to keep Ava safe. There’s one big problem: She has never been allowed to know which school Ava was sent to.
Ward McKinney fosters his most-eligible-bachelor status with gusto. He has worked hard to maintain a public playboy image while also working his way up the ladder at McKinney Enterprises to take over the family business one day. He didn’t think he needed connection. He’d learned from his absentee mother that women weren’t to be trusted.
A chance encounter brings Ward and Sydney together, setting them both on a new path. Sydney’s fierce love for her sister + Ward’s resources and determination = a tale of redemption, overcoming a toxic step-family, and finding love and comfort.
This is the first in a series of low-spice, happily ever after stories of women who overcome trauma and/or adversity and fall in love along the way with men who stand beside, behind or in front of them as the need arises. While the romance isn’t spicy, content warnings may be found on the author’s website.
From the Publisher
ASIN : B0FVV7H8WK
Publisher : Resilient Embers Publishing
Accessibility : Learn more
Publication date : November 14, 2025
Language : English
File size : 4.6 MB
Screen Reader : Supported
Enhanced typesetting : Enabled
X-Ray : Not Enabled
Word Wise : Enabled
Print length : 250 pages
ISBN-13 : 978-1970345018
Page Flip : Enabled
Book 1 of 2 : McKinney Enterprises Seattle
Best Sellers Rank: #590,393 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store) #7,268 in Billionaires & Millionaires Romance #9,219 in Billionaires & Millionaires Romance eBooks #9,244 in Contemporary Women’s Fiction
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