First date? He ghosted.
Second date? He threw up on her.
Third date? He proposed.

Back in high school, Cora O’Hara was the invisible book nerd. Jay was the golden-boy star athlete who actually saw her—then broke her heart.

Now Cora is the Nevada state hydrologist, knee-deep in data and happily single. But Jay moves to town as the new firefighter with way too much charm and a dangerously flammable smile.

When a flash flood threatens their town, their worlds—and their unresolved chemistry—collide head on. She works in facts and forecasts…he thrives on instinct and adrenaline. But in the middle of the storm, they discover that opposites don’t just attract—they ignite. And as the danger rises around them, they’ll have to decide if they can keep their heads above water…or drown in something far more unpredictable.