Hard to Burn (Paperback)

Logan Halvorsen runs into fire without thinking. That's the easy part. Staying is what's hard — being the kind of man someone can count on, day after day, instead of the guy who helps and leaves. Then ten-year-old Beth lands in his life after a call that was never supposed to mean anything: world-weary, sharp-edged, and needing more than Logan has any idea how to give.

Sidney is the caseworker who keeps getting sent to check on them — and she's done saving anyone but herself. She's seen what it costs to care too much: trauma rotations, empty apartments, a heart she's learned to live without. She keeps her life small on purpose. No risks. No roots. But Logan keeps showing up for that kid — clumsy, stubborn, trying so hard — and the hardest part is how much Sidney keeps wanting to stay.

They're nothing alike. She's not supposed to get involved. But some families don't announce themselves — they just gather, one check-in at a time.

Hard to Burn is about found family, trauma that doesn't announce itself, and the kind of love that doesn't fix you — it just holds you steady while you do the work.