He's spent five years hating her. It took five minutes for the fire to remind him she's the only thing that matters.

Silas "Smoke" Prescott runs Grizzlyclaw Ridge like he runs his fire crew: with absolute control and zero room for error. He's big, scarred, and terrifyingly competent. He's also been celibate for three years because the ghost of the woman who broke his heart still haunts his empty cabin.

Dr. June Harris didn't come back to the mountain to rekindle a romance. She came for the science. As a volcanologist, she cares about data, not the grumpy Fire Chief who cites her for expired extinguishers just to get a rise out of her. She left him five years ago to find herself, and she refuses to fall back into his shadow.

But when a massive quake triggers a wildfire that cuts off the mountain, the data no longer matters. Survival does.

Silas drives through a wall of flame to get to her. He carries her out of the inferno and into the only shelter left: a glass-walled fire tower perched on a jagged peak.

Now they are trapped. The fire is raging below. And the heat between them is dangerous enough to melt the glass.

Silas makes it clear: he didn't save her just to let her go. This time, he's not asking for a second chance. He's claiming it.

The Fire Chief's Claim is a high-heat, low-angst mountain man romance. If you love second chances, possessive heroes, and forced proximity in a storm, this 90-minute read is for you.

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• A grumpy Fire Chief who demands total surrender)

• No cheating, no cliffhangers, and a guaranteed HEA

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• Publication Date: February 24, 2026
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• Print Length: 103 Pages
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