She ran to survive.He runs into danger.Ava Carter thought she could disappear.Start over. Stay hidden. Stay safe.But when she falls for a firefighter who refuses to let her face the darkness alone, everything changes.Because the past she escaped isn’t done with her yet.And when it finally catches up…Running won’t be enough.

Hannah Blake’s life looks perfect—from the outside.As a travel writer, she spends her days exploring luxury destinations and writing stories that make people fall in love with the world. But behind the curated photos and carefully chosen words is a truth she’ll do anything to hide.She’s engaged to a man she doesn’t love.A man she can’t escape.Pretending is the only thing keeping her alive.Until a flight gone wrong changes everything.When emergency turbulence forces Hannah into the arms of a stranger, she doesn’t expect to feel safe—especially not with someone like Everett Cole. Calm, steady, and impossible to ignore, Everett is everything her life isn’t… and everything she can’t afford to want.He doesn’t know who she really is.And she intends to keep it that way.But fate has other plans.From chance encounters to stolen moments across different cities, Hannah and Everett find themselves drawn together again and again. What begins as a harmless escape turns into something far more dangerous—because this time, the feelings aren’t pretend.And neither is the risk.When the truth comes crashing in, Hannah is forced to choose between the life she’s been faking… and the one that could finally set her free.But the man she’s been running from isn’t finished with her yet.And when he finds her, there won’t be anywhere left to hide.In a heart-pounding race against time, Hannah will have to fight for her life—and trust the one man who refuses to let her go.