This was quite possibly one of the most romantic books I’ve ever read. Jewel E Ann is a freaking incredible storyteller that has the ability to make me laugh out loud, cry happy tears and sad tears and put my heart back together again by the end. Ozzy is such a complicated and charming character…single widowed Dad with a 10yr old daughter who is struggling to navigate her Mom’s death and navigate the traumas she went through herself. Maren is a badass wildfire pilot and the way she loves Ozzy and Lola is so pure and beautiful. I just absolutely adored this story and highly highly recommend this author.

This story was beautiful and may be one of my favorites by JEA. She has again shown her talent for writing book that tug at your heartstrings and keep you invested until the last page.

This book is the perfect mix of angst, emotion, humor, and spice. The story touches on the complexities of grief, healing, and moving forward. I loved every minute of this story.

Ozzy is a widowed single dad trying to raise his daughter, Lola, after the tragic loss of his wife. Lola is still struggling with the emotional trauma and PTSD after losing her mother tragically. Ozzy will do anything to help her heal. He’s focused on his daughter and has no intention of getting involved in a relationship, until Marren, a tanker pilot, who unexpectedly enters their lives in a sweet meet cute in a bathroom. 😂

Marren is a strong, independent woman who is still healing from the loss of her brother. She never expected to fall for anyone, especially not for someone like Ozzy. Their chemistry is undeniable from the moment they meet, and the banter between them is fantastic. It is hilarious and endearing. The connection they share felt so authentic, and the way they gradually fell for each other while dealing with their emotional struggles is both heart-wrenching and uplifting.

This book was the perfect balance of light and funny moments while also having moments with heavy emotions. Their character development was so well written and realistic. It was not immediate and took time, but beautiful at the same time.

I really hope will gets to share his story next.

From Nowhere by Jewel E. Ann eARC Review

Releases March 4th!

This book was a rollercoaster of emotions. I absolutely adore Maren. I loved her in the first book in the series and I loved her in this book as well. She is such a confident, badass FMC who has the best energy and sense of humor.

Maren and Ozzy have the most hilarious meet cute ever. And watching their relationship unfold was definitely a whirlwind. Ozzy and his daughter, Lola have been through serious trauma and are still in the healing process. Maren is so patient and understanding with them and their emotions and Ozzy is so sweet to Maren but he just takes a little longer to get where she is.

This is truly a beautiful story about life after loss. A story about facing your fears and moving on with your life when it feels as if the past is holding you back.

Read if you enjoy:
Secret romance
He falls first
Firefighter
Single dad
Small town

Thank you so much Jewel, VPR and NetGalley for the opportunity to read and review this as an ARC!

*edit is mine/photos are not

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4.5 ⭐️ 3🌶️

I am absolutely loving this series! There's always some sort of life in peril situation which I just love!! That's my favourite kind of drama 😍.

Maren is such a BAD ASS! She is strong, and smart and so in touch with her emotions. I loved her character so much! I also really like Ozzy! He had a really difficult situation to deal with, and I really think he did an amazing job navigating it. And then there's Lola. What a sweet little girl. She is also so strong and so amazing. She is where most of the trauma comes into play so if children with trauma is hard for you then I don't recommend! Just full disclosure.

Overall, I really loved this book and I cannot wait for Will's story!!

Thank you so much to NetGalley and Montlake for the advanced reader copy of this novel.

“The bigger the love, the greater the pain. And I don’t know if it’s worth it because it fucking hurts to love someone this much.”

From Nowhere tells the heart warming story of Maren and Ozzy and Lola. Maren and Ozzy meet during a meet cute encounter and sparks fly. Maren is a air tanker pilot with a risky job and Ozzy is a single dad and an aircraft mechanic. Maren and Ozzy fall hard, but their relationship isn't approved by all and so they are forced to hide their relationship.

What happens when tragedy strikes again? How does Lola handle the situtation and how does it affect Ozzy and Maren? Will Ozzy get a second chance at love? Life is unforgiving.

What a beautifully written story by Jewel E. Ann. Another great story about healing, heartbreak, and overcoming hardship for love. I really enjoyed this 2nd book in the Wildfire series. I highly recommend.

"There's nothing more epic than falling in love with someone who loved my daughter first."

There is something special about the connections that Jewel E Ann writes!

From Nowhere features:
🤫 Secret romance
🥰 Single dad
🏡 Small town
🛠️ Cinnamon roll mechanic MMC
✈️ Air tanker pilot FMC
💐 The sweetest small gestures

Ozzy and Maren definitely have the most unique meeting, and Ozzy continues to catch Maren when she is a little messy. As it turns out, he has no problem with that; he just has to see if he has room for more on his plate. His daughter is struggling after the loss of her mom, and Ozzy’s in laws have moved in to help. However, that leaves little time for Maren, but she understands and wants the tiny moments (and flowers) they get together, especially as their relationship develops. Her job takes her everywhere, but Ozzy cannot leave the town: he made a promise to his daughter to only ride a bike. What happens if he needs and wants to leave? I just wish Ozzy had groveled more, but Maren was definitely understanding.

This book was everything. An amazing story from start to finish, I really enjoyed. 5 stars. I love this author.
I received an ARC copy of this book from Valentine PR and Netgalley in exchange for an honesto voluntary review.

FROM NOWHERE by Jewel E. Ann

Romance
Wildfire series book 2

“…I’d rather be with a man that keeps me on my toes than sweeps me off my feet…”

Did I cry? Yep
Did I stay up way too late reading? Yep
So far I’m consistent with my Jewel E. Ann books, that have me not being able to put them down, and taking me on an emotional rollercoaster. And what a ride…!

Lovers of the single dad trope, I don’t know if you’re ready. Gah! Ozzy is…something, let me tell ya. The relationship and dynamics between him and Lola, I could not get enough. Lola was such a sweet and sassy little thing, I wanted to hug her and high-five her so many times.

I was 2% into the book, and I was cackling out loud. JEA’s writing just grabs your attention and doesn’t let go. Characters are written to be great on their own, and then add in the banter and chemistry, and it’s just perfection. Ozzy and Maren had it all, including a hilarious meet-cute.


🛩️ dual POV
🛠️ badass tanker pilot x cinnamon roll mechanic
🛩️ slow burn (that build up…😮‍💨)
🛠️ single dad
🛩️ secret romance
🛠️ grief, trauma, healing
🛩️ Bandit Mouse Bernabe 🐈
🛠️ handwritten notes

“…there’s nothing more epic than falling in love with someone that loved my daughter first…”


Thank you to the author, Valentine pr and NetGalley for the ARC


CW: death of a loved one (parent/wife/daughter/son); accident/hospitalization

Jewel E. Ann does it again! She has quickly become a must-read author for me and this book is no exception.

From Nowhere is a beautiful story, filled with great banter, heartbreaking tragedy and two people who are figuring out what love means to them.

Whether that is Ozzie, who’s figuring out what a second love could look like for him; a single dad with a daughter still dealing with the trauma of losing her mom. Or Maren, who loves adventure, her intense job and exploring the world, while she decides what being with someone like Ozzie would mean.

Also, as much as I loved Ozzie and Maren, I can’t leave out Ozzie’s daughter, Lola. The way she just wants her dad to be happy; the way she’s facing her loss; the bravery of a little girl who has been through so much. I just want to love on these characters!

This book had me laughing and crying and laughing again! 4.5/5 ⭐️s!

Ozzy lost his wife two years ago in a car accident, and is now a single dad. His daughter Lola is traumatized by the accident and won’t get in a car. So Ozzy and Lola rode bicycles everywhere. This alone made me love Ozzy. He is committed to his daughter’s healing journey and refuses to push her. Even when his MIL, who lives with him to help, insists. 

He meets Maren at work, in an unconventional way. I loved the meet cute between Ozzy and Maren. They immediately hit it off with playful banter. I could feel their chemistry right away. Maren is a tanker pilot. She flies the planes and Ozzy is the mechanic, keeping them in top shape.

Maren and Lola form a wonderful relationship too, and Maren really wants to give it a shot with Ozzy. His life is complicated, and my heart broke for him a few times. He was in an impossible situation, and deserved happiness too. 

I loved this book so much. It was a beautiful story of parenthood, grief, healing, love, and sacrifice. Another Jewel E. Ann book that I absolutely devoured. Again, I beg you to read a JEA book!

Jewel E. Ann delivers another emotionally charged love story in From Nowhere, the second book in the Wildfire series. This novel brings together two beautifully complex characters—Maren, a fiercely independent fire-fighting tanker pilot, and Ozzy, a grieving widower and devoted single father. Their journey is one of fate, healing, and unexpected love that burns as intensely as the wildfires Maren helps extinguish.

Maren isn't looking for love. She's strong, self-sufficient, and thrives on adrenaline, whether in the air or in life. Ozzy, on the other hand, has been surviving rather than living since losing his wife in a tragic car accident—an event that left not only a hole in his heart but also deep emotional and physical scars on his daughter, Lola. When Maren and Ozzy cross paths, neither is prepared for the instant spark that ignites between them, and even less so for the way Lola is drawn to Maren. The little girl, who has been hesitant to let anyone in, finds in Maren the comfort and warmth she’s been missing, and soon, the three of them form an unspoken bond.

What makes this story shine is its depth. From Nowhere isn't just about romance—it's about grief, resilience, and the transformative power of love. Ozzy’s struggle with moving on, Lola’s need for stability, and Maren’s fears of vulnerability all create a compelling and heart-wrenching dynamic. Their love story is messy, complicated, and real, but it’s also breathtakingly beautiful.

Jewel E. Ann masterfully balances emotional intensity with swoon-worthy romance. Ozzy is the kind of single dad who will steal your heart, and watching him fall for Maren—despite his fears—makes for a deeply satisfying read. And Maren? She’s a force of nature, but it’s her unexpected tenderness with Lola and Ozzy that truly makes her unforgettable.

If you love heartfelt, slow-burning romances with strong heroines, devoted single dads, and emotional depth, From Nowhere is a must-read. It will make you swoon, tug at your heartstrings, and leave you believing in the power of love to heal even the deepest wounds.

A wonderful story about second chances and overcoming your fears. Ozzy is a single father trying to be and do everything for his daughter. After a tragic car accident took her mother away from them, both Ozzy and their daughter are surviving. She was in the car and has anxiety that she lose him, so neither one will get in a car. They ride bicycles together. When he meets Maren, he is drawn to her right away.

Ozzy deals with guilt, hope and parenthood. His ex-in-laws are helping him and she is resentful and blames him for the accident. Maren just wants to get to know Ozzy and falls for both him and his daughter. Navigating a relationship with a single dad is hard enough, but she also has to deal with people who don’t want him to move on, his daughter and finding ways to be together.

A wonderful story about finding a new normal after loss. I laughed, cried and found myself being hopeful that they could find a way to be together. I received an ARC and this is my honest, voluntary review.

Rating: 5/5 Stars
Genre: Contemporary Romance

Maren isn't sure if she hit it off with a guy during a very awkward meet-cute in the bathroom, but when she bumps into him shortly after and they exchange numbers there is no second-guessing. Maren is an air tanker pilot, flying planes and releasing fire retardant over wildfires in Montana wilderness. Ozzy is the stranger she meets and he happens to be a new aircraft mechanic who lost his wife and father in a car accident two-years-ago. Now he's a single dad to 10-year-old, Lola, and everyone is trying to protect her from more heartbreak.

This is the second book in the Wildfire series (the first book was From Air and was also 5 stars!). I loved Maren's story - she is such a strong female character (female air tanker pilot?! Yes!) and her chemistry with Ozzy was amazing. Her relationship with Ozzy's daughter was also very sweet. All the characters had suffered immense tragedies in their lives, so not surprisingly this was a complicated emotional read. They still had lighthearted, flirty, banter moments (which were excellent, of course), but also addressing grief and mental health, including for Ozzy, which is so important to see to male mental health acknowledged in books! Lola was a character, very precocious, but she is also getting to that pre-teen age, so it was believable. Overall, this book just had a lot of heart and I absolutely recommend reading this series!

Thank you Valentine PR, NetGalley, and Jewel E. Ann for an eARC in exchange for my honest review.

Absolutely adored everything about this story. I’m convinced Jewel E. Ann can do no wrong.
It was funny, it was sweet and spicy, and there was so much emotion crammed into this book I felt every single feeling reading Ozzy and Maren’s story.
I was gripped from page one and all three of these main characters have my heart.

Not only was this a love story with the funniest, most relatable meet cute that become a running joke through out, it was also a story of loss, of grief, of trauma and how it can all change you as a person. The arc for these characters was one that gave me literal goosebumps… the healing made me cry happy tears.

An absolute must read for sure.

3.75-4 ⭐️

I’m conflicted on how to rate this because I liked it but there were so many weird elements to it that it kind of threw me off. The weird relationship between Ozzy and Tia, the writing seemed off, and the insta love was so off brand for a Jewel E.Ann book that it just didn’t seem genuine.

The last 20-30% of the book got progressively better and the parts between Maren and Lola were so adorable. It was so beautiful to see that relationship form, even more so than Maren and Ozzy which says something about the lack of relationship building between the FMC/MMC.

Over all I really liked the ending but it’s not my favourite JEA book.

This was my first time reading a book by Jewel E. Ann, and I was completely surprised by the story.

From Nowhere is an emotional journey where we follow Maren, a woman who unexpectedly falls for Ozzy, a man trying to navigate life with his young daughter, Lola, after the loss of his wife.

The story explores their romance, from crazy meet cutes to secret meetings. Their relationship is complicated by the emotional baggage each of them carry, making it beautifully complex, brimming with chemistry, playfulness, and genuine connection.

Maren instantly wins you over with her confidence, authenticity, and ability to navigate awkward situations with grace. I really liked seeing how her vulnerability shines through as she connects with both Ozzy and his daughter, Lola. She’s a character you can’t help but root for, and her growth throughout the story adds a layer of depth to the narrative.

While I deeply enjoyed most aspects of From Nowhere, there was one particular storyline that left me feeling conflicted: Ozzy's choice near the end of the book. Though I understood the reasoning behind his decision, it still felt incomprehensible and painful. I wish we would have more time exploring his choices before any forgiveness was offered. I felt the decision was rushed, and as much as I sympathized with Ozzy, I couldn't fully reconcile with the way it played out. This choice overshadowed some of the emotional connection I had with the characters, and I found myself questioning the depth of their bond, especially in relation to Maren's need for confirmation of Ozzy’s feelings. Ultimately, it was a story element that, while understandable, didn't sit well with me and made it harder to fully embrace the end.

One of my favorite characters was Lola’s. Her relationship with Ozzy is deeply moving, showing the lengths to which her father will go to protect and love her. Then we have Lola’s bond with Maren, their relationship was my favorite thing about the story. Maren becomes a source of both tenderness and courage for Lola.

Overall, From Nowhere was a sweet, adorable read, and it’s safe to say I’ll be looking for more of Ann’s work in the future.

Thank you to NetGalley and Valentine PR for a complementary copy, all my thoughts are my own.

3,5✨

Quick Summary: A love after loss romance

My Review: From Nowhere by Jewel E. Ann is book #2 in the Wildfire series.

About the Book: "...sparks fly during an awkward meet-cute with a stranger in the bathroom, and suddenly anything seems possible."

In My Own Words: A bathroom debacle. Two strangers. A work situation. Instant attraction. Great chemistry. An adorable kiddo. Tense grandparents. Loss of a parent. Grief and bitterness. Fear and encouragement. Strength and courage. Beautiful conversations. Flowers and rain. Sunshine and smiles. Healing and reconciliation. Family. Love.

My Final Say: This wonderful story was a life and love after loss masterpiece. It was such a love supreme romance. The story was realistic and moving. I loved it!

Reasons I enjoyed this book:

Happily Ever After
Realistic
Easy-to-read
Wonderful characters
Tear-jerker
Romantic

Rating: 5/5
Recommend: Yes
Audience: A
Keeper: Yes
Status/Level: 💖

Sincere appreciation is extended to the author, to the publisher (Montlake), and to NetGalley. Thank you for the opportunity to review this title. It was a pleasure. I look forward to continuing this series.

this was such a beautiful story. it highlights grief and healing. It’s about the ability to continue living your life after a tragedy and battling internal conflict as a parent. Jewel E. Ann was able to depict all these feelings into this book in a way where it was easy to see what these characters were going through.

I absolutely loved Maren. She had so much patience and grace for Ozzy as he was trying to figure out his way through dating after his late wife passed and trying his best to put his daughter and her healing first. She brings a light that Ozzy and Lola both needed. With Maren’s kindness, they were able to heal and start a new chapter together 🫶🏻

As all Jewel E. Ann books usually do, this book brought me tears, laughter and a little bit of heartbreak !! I just wanted to wrap Ozzy in a big blanket and give a million forehead kisses to Lola and Maren.

FROM NOWHERE
By: Jewel E Ann
📆Pub Date: 3/4/25
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Book #2 of the Wildfire🔥 series was absolutely amazing 😍

We go back to a small town in Montana where single dad Ozzy is an aircraft mechanic. He and his daughter only ride bikes everywhere after losing his wife in a car accident a couple years ago. He meets Maren, an air tanker pilot, in possibly the best and sweetest meet cute ever😂😍

I am obsessed with this series!! These characters I have absolutely fallen in love with! I could not put this book down! The heartbreak, the humor and banter to the healing the characters go through 🥹❤️‍🩹 This book is absolute perfection 👌🏼
Jewel E Ann has quickly become a favorite author!! I just wish I hadn’t waited so long to read her books! I have quite the backlist to make my way through 😉

Thank you so much Montlake, NetGalley and ValentinePR for the eARC of this book!!