When the Smoke Clears by Jewel E. Ann (ePUB)

A second‑chance love story that tugs at the heart, from USA Today bestseller Jewel E. Ann, follows Everleigh Reichart and William Landry as they wrestle with lost time, painful secrets, and the bravery required to choose joy after tragedy. Their whirlwind affair lasted only a week before Will—an earnest 29‑year‑old firefighter—discovered Everleigh was just seventeen, prompting him to walk away for both their sakes. Fate, however, refuses to stay silent.

A decade later, Will is still battling blazes, while Everleigh has built a successful career as a psychiatrist. When a house fire leaves her stranded on Will’s property, the embers of their past flare once more. Yet Everleigh clings to the childhood wounds she’s kept hidden, and Will bears the crushing burden of his father’s looming death. The fragile reunion shatters under pressure, thrusting them farther apart than ever.

Now Everleigh must confront the shadows of her history if she hopes to forge a future with Will—provided he can love her, scars and all. And this time, Will must seek her out through faith, not chance.