Jared Hawthorne was everything Brooklynne Perez ever wanted - until he broke her heart to leave their sleepy hometown in the rearview for a better life - one Brooke had thought they could've sought out together. Twelve years later, as a raging wildfire threatens to destroy the town of Elk River, Oregon, Brooke finds herself caught up in a fight against time with the last person she ever expected to see again. Time has done wonders for Jared, now a lieutenant in the fire department, and Brooke finds herself quickly falling for him all over again. But will he stick around this time?