Burn It Down
Nicole Dykes
Rated: 3.95 of 5 stars
3.95
· Steam/Spice level: 5 of 5
Explicit and plentiful [?]
· 14 ratings · 251 pages · Published: 16 Jun 2025

I’ve always wanted to be a firefighter, and I never thought I would become a father, but it turns out—I’m both.
And while being a firefighter was the only career I ever wanted—being a father has become my greatest destiny in this world.
Now I need to do everything I can to protect my son, even if that means going back to my hometown. I won’t let my son down, no matter what, and I will do my duty as a fireman.
Hopefully, I can do it without everything else burning down around me.
Spencer
I never expected to see Kade again—my high school crush and my biggest heartache in adolescence.
I’m not the same person I once was. I’m stronger now. I won’t allow myself to be invisible.
I love being a teacher, and nothing will stop me from being the best one I can be. But Kade coming back into town with his adorable young son in tow—makes it a challenge.
All I can hope is to get through this school year without going back to that unsure, terrified kid.
I have to remember who I am—and when that fear comes back, threatening my newfound confidence—I hope I’ll find the courage to burn it down to the ground and come back stronger than ever.
Tagged as:
- gay romance 2
- enemies to lovers 2
- slow burn 2
- friends to lovers 2
- queer awakening 2
- queer romance 2
- single father 2
- contemporary 2
- second chances 2
- found family 1
- hurt/comfort 1
- secret relationship 1
- small town 1
- teacher/coach hero 1
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- content warnings
- queerphobia 2
- past child neglect 1
- death / grief 1
- alcoholism 1