Ashes Don't Forget

Thirteen years after surviving a house fire that killed his parents, Liam Monroe returns to the small town of Ash Hollow—a place built on silence, memory, and unspoken bargains. The town remembers him, even if he wishes it didn’t.

There, Liam meets Ethan Blackwood, a man who never left and never fully lived. Bound to the night of the fire by an ancient pact that feeds on grief, Ethan exists between what was lost and what was stolen. As buried truths surface, Liam and Ethan discover that the town has survived for generations by sacrificing memory, pain, and people who were never meant to burn.

Drawn together by shared trauma and an undeniable connection, their love becomes an act of defiance. When Ash Hollow demands another sacrifice, Liam and Ethan refuse to choose who burns—and instead rewrite the rules that have governed the town for decades.

Ashes Don’t Forget is a dark, emotional BL romance about survival, healing, and choosing love over inherited cruelty. It is a story of what happens after the fire—when the past no longer owns you, and the future finally becomes a choice.

©2026 Kaileigh Morrison (P)2026 Kaileigh Morrison