Fiery
Book 6 of Lanville Firefighters Series
Publisher: Lynn LaFleur
Release Date:May 27, 2026 (ebook)
Genre: Contemporary MF
Length: Novella
Cover Design by: Lynn LaFleur
After two failed engagements, Eve Van Den Bergh is determined to live her life without including a man. She is settling into a new home and job when she meets Quade Easton. Tall, buff, with long black hair and olive skin, he sends her hormones into overdrive. She ignores the instant attraction she feels for Quade since that’s exactly what had led to heartbreak with other men.

Quade never expected to meet a woman who stole his breath and made his heart pound with one look. He’s never experienced such a strong attraction for a woman and feels Eve may be “the one.”

Frightened of another failure, Eve fights her attraction to Quade. That isn’t easy when the charming, handsome man does everything he can to make her fall in love with him. She can hang on to her fears and live her life alone, or take one more chance on love.

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Excerpt:

This time she followed instead of led when Quade walked to her door. Not sure what to do with her hands, she slipped them in the pockets of her pants. She should be happy he planned to leave, that she wouldn’t be surrounded by his masculine, woodsy scent any longer. Truthfully, she’d enjoyed his company, his conversation, along with that amazing scent. It had been over two years since she’d been close to a man, close enough to see the flecks of silver in his sapphire eyes, feel his warmth touch her arm.

She’d missed it.

Quade placed his hand on the doorknob, then turned to look at her. “I had a good time tonight.”

“I did, too.”

Heat rushed through her body when she saw a flare of desire in his eyes. “Such a nice evening should end with a kiss, right?”

Say no. He won’t kiss me if I say no.

Eve nodded.

She couldn’t call it a kiss, but more of a whisper of his lips against hers. It lasted only moments…not nearly long enough for her to get enough of his taste.

“Have dinner with me tomorrow night,” he said in a husky voice.

Eve nodded again.

“What time do you get off work?”

“Six.”

“I’ll make reservations at Cafe Crystal for seven-thirty.”

“Okay.”

She thought—hoped—he might kiss her again, but he opened the door and stepped into the night. Eve closed the door behind him, leaned her forehead against the wood. Just because she’d accepted Quade’s invitation to dinner didn’t mean anything would develop between them. It couldn’t She didn’t have the courage to possibly go through heartbreak a third time.