Kindled Hearts: A Small Town, Best Friend’s Brother Romance (Ember Hollow Romance Book 1) by Abbey Easton

There’s a killer in Ember Hollow—and he’s come back for me.Nine years ago, my best friend was murdered in her bed. I barely survived and ran from town, never looking back.When I’m forced to return to Ember Hollow, the past is waiting.Reid Ramsey is the last person I expect to see.My best friend’s big brother. The boy who once tried to protect me.Now he’s a private investigator with shadows in his eyes and guilt etched into every line of his face.As we work together to solve a new missing persons case, something sparks between us—a slow, burning connection we never expected.But the deeper we dig, the more the past claws its way back.The closer we get to the truth, the more dangerous this town becomes.The killer who started it all is still out there.And this time… I may not make it out alive.Kindled Hearts is Book 1 in the Ember Hollow Romance series—a small-town romantic suspense full of slow-burn tension, healing love, and pulse-pounding danger.**Each book in the Ember Hollow world stands alone, but are connected by the Ramsey brothers. Follow each brother as they heal past wounds and find their happily ever after! All Ember Hollow Romances have plenty of sizzling kisses and intimacy, but the spice is not explicit.