Smolder: A Secret Pen Pal, Forced Proximity, Valentine's Day Romance (Devil's Peak Fire & Rescue #5)

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🔥 He’s been in love with her forever.

She’s been falling for him… without knowing it. 🔥

Dax Hayes is Devil’s Peak Fire & Rescue’s most reliable firefighter—and the town’s worst-kept secret. He’s been in love with Rory Sullivan, owner of the cozy café The Devil’s Bean, since high school. He shows up every morning for coffee. He never crosses the line. And he never risks the friendship that means everything to him.

Rory doesn’t see the man who’s always stayed.

What she does see?

The anonymous pen pal who’s been writing her swoon-worthy letters for the past year—letters that make her feel seen, cherished, and brave enough to believe in love again.

She has no idea the man behind the ink… is her best friend.

When a brutal Valentine’s Day blizzard traps them together inside the Devil’s Peak firehouse, secrets ignite, restraint shatters, and forced proximity turns years of unspoken longing into something molten hot. One accidental confession. One truth spoken too late. And a love that refuses to stay quiet any longer.

💌 Secret pen pal romance

🔥 Friends-to-lovers slow burn

❄️ Snowed-in forced proximity

🚒 Protective firefighter hero

🏔️ Small-town Devil’s Peak heat

SMOLDER is a heart-clutching, high-heat romance about the love that waits, the truth that burns, and the moment everything finally catches fire. If you love pining heroes, emotional slow burns, and Valentine’s Day romances that explode into forever—this one will leave you smoldering.