Kissed by the Smoke

Everyone knows that fighting wildfires is dangerous as hell. It’s nothing compared to the inferno that erupts when I fall in love with my best friend’s little sister.

I’m a smokejumper. It’s a high-risk job, and the pay stinks, but I gladly do it to protect life and land.

Enter Lyric. She’s the stunning New York City girl with a killer attitude.

Something deep inside me simmers at the sight of her.

I want her, but she’s my best friend’s little sister and totally off-limits.

One night, wildfires rip through the area where she’s attending a party. When the flames get too close, it’s on me to rescue her and her friends. Without my team and me, they’d all be toast.

I’ve faced all kinds of situations without blinking an eye. Seeing Lyric like that grips my heart with fear…and anger.

I want to shake her, but once she’s awake, Lyric looks like she’ll give me a thank-you kiss on the forehead.

Instead, she grabs my neck and kisses me like her life depends on it.

The sparks flying in this room are hotter than those damn wildfires, and neither one of us want to put them out.