Cara Malone

Cara Malone writes contemporary sapphic romance about capable women whose work brings them into unexpected emotional territory. Slow Burn is the sixth Fur-Ever Veterinary Romance and follows Lauren, the new director of Sunnyside Assisted Living, as she manages demanding residents, limited resources, and a budget-conscious boss. Grace arrives with a borrowed fennec fox and a plan for a new animal-assisted-therapy business, convinced that visits from animals can improve residents’ lives. Lauren initially turns her away when management refuses the proposal, but Grace returns with service dogs. Their visits reach an isolated resident and help revive a decades-old connection between two women at Sunnyside. Seeing those results persuades Lauren to challenge the safer institutional choice, while her growing attraction to Grace makes the risk personal as well as professional. Slow Burn develops its romance through persistence, care, and practical collaboration, using the fox and service dogs as catalysts for trust across more than one generation.