Us, the Ward, & the Storm

When the hurricane locks them in, desire sets them free. Dr. Jace Halden never expected to be the last physician left inside Miami's Tequesta Medical Research Hospital. But when a catastrophic storm forces a lockdown, evacuation fails—and he finds himself trapped with only one other survivor: Marisol Vega, a sharp, compassionate ICU nurse. Outside, the hurricane pounds the city with merciless force. Inside, corridors flood, alarms blare, glass shatters, and ceilings crack. The hospital becomes a prison of flickering lights, drowning hallways, and relentless fear. Every attempt at survival is met with failure. Every hour, the storm presses harder. And yet, amid the chaos, something stronger rises. What begins as fleeting glances in the dark becomes stolen touches, whispered confessions, and an uncontrollable pull neither can resist. The hurricane outside ignites a storm within—an escalating fire of slow-burn tension, urgent passion, and raw surrender. With each blackout, each thunder crack, each surge of water, their intimacy deepens, pushing them beyond boundaries they thought they could never cross. Jace's protective calm collides with Marisol's fierce vulnerability, creating a bond both fragile and unbreakable. Together, they fight to keep the hospital standing, to keep themselves alive, and to keep from losing each other in the storm. Survival and desire fuse into one pulse, one breath, one rhythm against the roar of wind and water. By dawn, when rescue finally comes, Jace and Marisol have endured the unendurable. What began in fear becomes something undeniable—an unshakable promise forged in darkness and sealed in heat. Us, the Ward, & the Storm is the debut volume of Cindermath, a new subgenre of Stormpulse Romance: 100% Page-Turning, Cinematic Intensity Perfect for readers who crave edge-of-your-seat suspense and unapologetically high-heat intimacy, this is a story of two people trapped by chaos, consumed by passion, and delivered into love. When the storm rages, so do they. ---