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Fires Beneath the Ice - An Arctic Second-Chance: A Second-Chance Lesbian Romance of Survival, Redemption, and Love at the End of the World (Lesbian Fi
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Series: Women Who Return - A Sapphic Lesbian Romance Second Chances, Slow-Burn Desire, and Endurin
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ISBN13: 9798278716594
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Mar 1 2026
Pages: 246
Weight: 0.64
Height: 0.56 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Mar 1 2026
Pages: 246
Weight: 0.64
Height: 0.56 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
AT THE END OF THE WORLD, THERE IS NOWHERE LEFT TO RUN FROM THE PAST. Dr. Avery Chen came to Antarctica to disappear. Once a rising star in glaciology, Avery's career was destroyed by a catastrophic lab accident that cost a colleague her life and shattered the woman she loved. Haunted by guilt and disgrace, she accepts a last-chance position at a remote Antarctic research station, determined to bury herself in ice, data, and silence. What she doesn't expect is Dr. Kieran Walsh.
Kieran is the station's new doctor-and the woman Avery betrayed five years ago. Brilliant, compassionate, and still carrying the scars of that night, Kieran wants nothing to do with the woman who broke her trust. But when the last supply plane leaves and the polar night closes in, escape becomes impossible. Trapped together through months of darkness, brutal storms, and life-or-death emergencies, Avery and Kieran are forced into uneasy cooperation. As equipment fails, accidents strike, and the Antarctic environment proves as deadly as it is beautiful, survival depends on trust-and trust is the one thing they no longer have. Against the backdrop of cutting-edge climate research, a collapsing glacier, and complete isolation from the world, old wounds resurface. Guilt collides with grief. Anger clashes with longing. And forgiveness becomes not a single act, but a slow, painful process measured in actions, not words. As the ice begins to thaw, so do the walls between them. But can love survive a betrayal that once destroyed everything? And is redemption possible when the cost of failure is counted in lives? Fires Beneath the Ice is a tense, emotionally rich second-chance lesbian romance blending survival fiction, forced proximity, and slow-burn reconciliation. Set in one of the most extreme environments on Earth, it explores themes of forgiveness, trust after betrayal, found family, and the courage it takes to believe you deserve love again. Perfect for readers who love emotionally intense LGBTQ+ romance, high-stakes survival stories, and deeply character-driven narratives set against breathtaking, unforgiving landscapes.
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