A second chance romance standalone short story that started in the anthology Quarantined: A Boxed Set of Pandemic Proportions. After the death of her husband, Ally secluded herself in her cabin in the woods.

When a virus infects humanity, the community enters lockdown. She wakes to the scent of bacon. Armed with a gun, she discovers her husband’s long-lost best friend in her kitchen.

Jordan’s unexpected return ignites the smoldering embers of desire that burn beneath their calm exteriors, but it’s the secrets they keep that could singe them.