Run Before Burn

By Zaylo

Three years. Two hearts. One match. They said we were too young to know what love was. They were wrong. We were just old enough to know how to burn.

At fifteen, Leo and Maya shared a secret language in the shadows of a small-town garage. He was the quiet boy with grease-stained hands; she was the "good girl" with a pre-determined future. In a town like Oakhaven, you either follow the rules or you get crushed by them.

But as the years pass, a childhood crush evolves into a volatile, high-stakes rebellion. By seventeen, the internal flame has become a blueprint for escape. To stay together, they have to lie to everyone they've ever known. To be free, they have to risk everything they've ever had.

From the first stolen glance to the frantic midnight run on the eve of eighteen, RUN BEFORE BURN is a raw, cinematic journey through the beautiful agony of growing up and the desperate heat of a love that refuses to be extinguished.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0GKNKP3ZV
• ISBN13: 9798246135754
• Release Date: January 2026
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 58 Pages
• Weight: 0.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 6.0" x 9.0"