She thought the fire was the worst thing that could happen to her.
After a brutal divorce, a layoff, and the humiliation of moving back into her childhood bedroom, she takes the last of her savings and opens a tiny drive-through coffee shack in her hometown. It’s messy. It’s held together with tape and hope. It’s hers.
Then an electrical fire nearly takes it all — and brings her face-to-face with Eli Harkness, the quiet, steady, stupidly handsome firefighter she never got over.
What starts with sirens and smoke turns into coffee on the curb at sunrise, slow rebuilding, and a heat she hasn’t felt in years. This is a story about second chances, timing, and the way something small — a hand on your shoulder, a shared muffin, a kiss under bad string lights — can wake you up and keep you burning.
“Ashes and Coffee” is for anyone who’s ever had everything fall apart… and then met someone who made staying feel like a choice again.
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**While this is my voice, sometimes I use an AI cloned version of my voice because it helps with my dyslexia.
