Once upon a hazy time—but I don’t remember exactly when due to living in some kind of time warp (it’s January! Of 2014! WTH!)—I read the opening of a proposal my most awesomest friend Jaci was working up. I might not remember when, but I do remember getting to the end of the proposal chapters (presumably chapter three) and swiping madly, trying to get more pages. THERE WERE NO MORE PAGES!

Now there are and ALL THE PAGES ARE ON MY PHONE! I’m super excited about Jaci’s new series and I hope y’all will grab Hope Flames because YUM!

When it comes to love, they already know the rules…by heart.

Thirty-two and finally setting up her veterinary practice in the town she once called home, Emma Burnett is on her own and loving it. Independent and driven, she’s not letting any man get in the way of her dreams. Not again.

That’s fine with Luke McCormack. Divorced and hardly lacking in female company when he needs it, he’s devoted to the only faithful companion in his life—his police dog. Still, there’s something about Emma he can’t shake.

When a series of local break-ins leaves Emma vulnerable, she seeks help from the first man to spark her desire in years. And now they’re giving each other something they thought they’d lost forever… hope.