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After a devastating breakup, Claire Monroe rents a cheap apartment hoping for quiet and healing. But every night, she hears it—footsteps above her head, crying, whispers through the vents. There’s just one problem: there is no apartment upstairs. It was sealed off years ago after a fire. No one lives there. No one should be moving around. Claire leaves notes beneath the door. Pleading. Begging. The presence never answers. Until it does.

He came to Maplewood to escape the flames. She’s spent her life holding everything together. When sparks fly, will they fight each other, or fight for something more? Leah Brooks has spent years keeping her late father’s beloved grocery store running, her community close, and her heart firmly guarded. She doesn’t have time for feelings, or for the quiet, steady firefighter who keeps showing up with polite smiles and a dangerously charming orange tabby named Val.

Ryan Carter, an overworked paramedic, stumbles into Hart & Bloom, a flower shop, in search of a last-minute birthday gift for his sister. There, he meets Holly Hart, a florist with a quiet strength and a warm sense of humor. Despite his exhaustion, something about Holly—and her massive dog, Tank—grounds him in a way he hasn’t felt in years. After their first meeting, Ryan keeps finding reasons to return, convincing himself it’s just for the flowers. But as their easy banter turns into something more, he finally asks Holly out.