Perfect Wreckage

The narrator has built her life on caution. A bad past taught her to keep away from handsome men who promise everything, and by her own account her days are stable, secure and predictable.

Then a single kiss changes her mind about how long she has been playing it safe. One night with a man leaves her wanting more of his wildfire, and one challenge from him brings down the walls she spent years putting up.

In the rubble she finds a man with more depth than she imagined. When things fall apart, he is the one who stays, and he shows her what it means to live fully rather than carefully.

The book is a romance told in the first person, with an emotional, high-stakes tone. Old demons do not stay buried, and the past comes back at the worst moment. The life he has opened up for her may be shorter than either of them expects.