Stoking the Embers — Leslie Johnson

She seeks security. He seeks freedom. They both think their lives are mapped out. Until an accident brings them together and their worlds collide, bringing passion they never expected. But, in their shadow, evil exists. Subtle and soundless. Insidious and menacing. It won't stop until it tears the lovers apart. Welcome to the lives of Stephanie, a nursing student only months from receiving her degree, and Ken, a firefighter training to become a paramedic -- two people dedicated to saving lives. Will the embers of their budding relationship be smothered or stoked? Do they have the power to save themselves from the evil between them? Stoking the Embers is the first book in the dark and sizzling Embers series.