Sunny's Summer — Susan Aylworth

Six months after the deadliest fire in California history, Sunny Ray drives into rubble and ash, all that remains of once-lovely Paradise. She is there to document the history of the Camp Fire for her graduate thesis, one survivor story at a time. Sunny's troubled past enables her to connect with members of the community in a way that helps their healing, except for Deputy Sheriff Evan Millet. Distant and simmering with resentment at Sunny's intrusion, Evan refuses to speak with Sunny, but slowly relents enough to help with her research. A mutual attraction sparks between them and a bond of trust begins to bloom. But when their fragile trust is broken, can they salvage their budding romance, or will it become another paradise lost?