{"product_id":"slow-burn-annie-carlisle-9798235187955","title":"Slow Burn","description":"\u003cp\u003eSix weeks. One house. Zero chance this stays professional.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCaptain Beckett Delano moved to Copper Ridge for peace, quiet, and fewer emotional disasters. As a newly divorced, grumpy fire captain with a six-year-old daughter who asks deeply inappropriate questions at full volume, his life is already chaotic enough.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThen Gemma Lockhart floods it-literally.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Gemma's apartment explodes in a plumbing catastrophe, the only place she can afford is the in-law suite at Beck's new house. Six weeks. Shared walls. One relentlessly cheerful paramedic who talks to everyone. One stoic captain who communicates mostly in grunts. And one dinosaur-obsessed little girl who decides Gemma is her new best friend-and potential future mom.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGemma doesn't do serious. Beck doesn't do feelings. Unfortunately, forced proximity, late-night coffee, and accidental domesticity have other plans.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs sparks fly and old wounds surface, they'll have to decide if love is worth the risk... or if this slow burn is about to turn into a five-alarm heart emergency.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOpposites attract-especially under one roof.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eForced proximity has never been this dangerous-or this tempting.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis wasn't the kind of heat either of them trained for.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA grumpy captain. A sunshine paramedic. One very opinionated six-year-old.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Copper Ridge, even the grumpiest hearts catch fire. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTropes in this book: \u003cbr\u003eGrumpy x Sunshine\u003cbr\u003eSingle Dad Romance\u003cbr\u003eForced Proximity\u003cbr\u003eRoommates to Lovers\u003cbr\u003eFirefighter Romance\u003cbr\u003eSmall Town Romance\u003cbr\u003eFound Family\u003cbr\u003eSlow Burn Tension\u003cbr\u003eOpposites Attract\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Annie Carlisle\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798235187955\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Annie Carlisle, LLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/20\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 316\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.69lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.71d","brand":"Annie Carlisle","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":50665777627391,"sku":"9798235187955","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8b95b5d3-236c-4fb4-9da4-d58ab4a74be4.jpg?v=1792013847","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/slow-burn-annie-carlisle-9798235187955","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}