no good fight

Release Date: 9.22.26

Series: Birch Harbor: Coming Home

Genres: Contemporary Romance, Romantic Suspense

Tropes: Brother’s Best Friend, Tragedy, Military Romance, Found Family, Small Town, Romantic Suspense

I escaped one man who watched me to control me. Falling for the one who watches me to keep me safe should probably scare me more than it does.

Ryder Cook is my brother’s best friend, Birch Harbor’s favorite firefighter, and the man I’ve spent years pretending I don’t want.

He also notices everything.

So when my past starts creeping back into my life, Ryder sees the danger before I’m ready to admit it’s real.

Suddenly, he’s checking my locks, watching my windows, and making it impossible to pretend the heat between us isn’t there. Ryder might be everyone else’s golden boy, but there’s a darker edge beneath all that heroism—and the more threatened I become, the harder it is for him to hide it.

The problem?

My ex doesn’t just want me back.

He wants to punish me for choosing Ryder.

And Ryder Cook has never been the kind of man who walks away from a fight.

triggers

The heroine in this story is a survivor of domestic violence while the hero is a firefighter, and this romantic suspense story deals heavily with stalking, trauma, fire, and violence. I think I caught everything, but please be aware.

Alex and Ryder do get their happily ever after.

Specific Trigger Content

On the page – spicy sex scenes · stalking/obsessive behavior · harassment · invasion of privacy · home invasion · fire/arson · attempted murder · attempted kidnapping · kidnapping · captivity/restraint · domestic violence · physical assault · severe beating · threats of violence/death · emotional abuse/manipulation · coercive control · victim-blaming · sexual degradation/verbal abuse · blood · gun violence · suicide by firearm · smoke inhalation · concussion/head trauma · hospitalization · medical trauma · panic attacks · PTSD/trauma responses · hypervigilance · emergency situations · alcohol consumption · pregnancy

Discussed/remembered – past domestic abuse · past physical abuse · past sexual abuse/coercion · controlling behavior · isolation · withholding food · punishment with a belt · sexual humiliation/degradation · trauma related to darkness and loss of control

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