Embers of Torment (Power and Passion #2)

They used to be sworn enemies. Now they’re falling in love.

Della Nash has a revenge wish: if she ever sees her childhood bully again, she’ll make him pay. But when they cross paths decades later, neither recognizes the other — and Della can’t help but be drawn to the chivalrous, kind-hearted, new-guy-in-town.

Her dating life is a dumpster fire anyway, why not enjoy the heat?

Jace Welch doesn’t think about his past if he can help it. There was a time when his father’s aggression bubbled out through Jace’s actions, but that is a door he’s firmly closed. Seeking redemption and family...

They used to be sworn enemies. Now they’re falling in love.

Della Nash has a revenge wish: if she ever sees her childhood bully again, she’ll make him pay. But when they cross paths decades later, neither recognizes the other — and Della can’t help but be drawn to the chivalrous, kind-hearted, new-guy-in-town.

Her dating life is a dumpster fire anyway, why not enjoy the heat?

Jace Welch doesn’t think about his past if he can help it. There was a time when his father’s aggression bubbled out through Jace’s actions, but that is a door he’s firmly closed. Seeking redemption and family connection, he moves back to Boston — and pink-haired, whip-smart Della feels like a new beginning.

But no matter how much trust the pair build, one very inconvenient secret is lurking, ready to shatter both hearts: Della and Jace can’t truly be in love because they don’t know who they’re really dating.