Phoenix

Rhys Greeley has spent years alone on his farm, caring for injured wild animals in a barn and keeping his dog for company. After his grandparents died, he pulled away from people and settled into a quiet routine that suits him well enough. That routine is disturbed when an old friend from his hometown comes back. James Jardine once left town for military flight school to get away from a violent father. He has returned carrying injuries from a deployment that drew public attention, including chronic pain and post-traumatic stress, and he sees little ahead of him.

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When James finds a hurt hawk on his property, he and Rhys cross paths again. As they work together on the animals, their old closeness returns, along with a new awareness that both men are gay. Their growing bond is tested when more birds arrive injured and a wildfire moves toward the barn, forcing James to face the fears that have held him back.

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