Pretty When It Burns (When The Lights Go Down #1)

Mia I’ve built my career staying behind the lens, behind the scenes—exactly where I belong.

But when fate throws me straight into the orbit of the one man I never truly got over, everything I’ve kept tightly held starts to unravel. Grayson Harris. My childhood crush.

The boy across the street turned alt-rock god with tattoos, a tortured soul, and a voice that still makes my heart stutter. I promised myself I wouldn’t fall for him. That I couldn’t.

But Grayson doesn’t play fair. And somewhere between the music, the grief, and the chaos, he’s breaking through every wall I’ve built.

Grayson My world...

Mia I’ve built my career staying behind the lens, behind the scenes—exactly where I belong.

But when fate throws me straight into the orbit of the one man I never truly got over, everything I’ve kept tightly held starts to unravel. Grayson Harris. My childhood crush.

The boy across the street turned alt-rock god with tattoos, a tortured soul, and a voice that still makes my heart stutter. I promised myself I wouldn’t fall for him. That I couldn’t.

But Grayson doesn’t play fair. And somewhere between the music, the grief, and the chaos, he’s breaking through every wall I’ve built.

Grayson My world is on fire. A band on the edge of fame, a marriage in ashes, and the mother that didn’t give me a chance to know her slipping away from me before we could fix it. Then she shows up.

Mia Alexander. The one person who looked at me like I was worth something—before the world ever did. She’s calm in the chaos. Sharp behind the camera and soft where it counts.

I should keep my distance. I’m too broken, too bitter, too much. But Mia is the only thing that feels real anymore. And if I don’t find a way to hold onto her, I might lose myself for good.

Pretty When It Burns is a slow-burn, emotionally charged contemporary romance about second chances, unspoken love, and finding light in the wreckage.

The first installation of the When The Lights Go Down series of interconnected stand-alone novels, Mia and Grayson’s story will leave you wanting more long after the final song ends.