by Ruthie Knox
First published 2014
Amber Clark runs the Camelot Community Center with steady hands and a level head. When tornado sirens wail, she ducks into the basement and finds herself pressed close to Tony Mazzara in the darkness. The building contractor has a voice that could melt steel, and suddenly Amber feels anything but composed. Their chemistry sparks immediately in the confined space, turning shelter into seduction. Tony came downstairs to escape the storm outside, but now he faces a different kind of tempest. Amber awakens feelings he thought he had buried with his past. Their attraction burns hot and fast, but Tony carries scars that make him doubt he deserves this kind of happiness. Amber must decide if she has the courage to pursue what she wants, while Tony wrestles with whether to trust this unexpected connection or retreat to the safety of solitude.
Genres: fiction, romance, adult-fiction, contemporary-romance
Vibes: emotional, fast-paced, intimate
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, found-family, second-chance-romance
Setting: Camelot Community Center
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