The Fire Wolf's Mate

Rhea has spent fifteen years pretending she is only human, keeping a dead sister, a buried wolf and a broken heart locked in the ashes of her past. As a wildfire evacuation officer in Montana's Bitterroot Valley, she has one job: get civilians out before the flames reach them. Then a record fire season ignites, and a grey wolf with fur the exact shade of her own hair runs out of the smoke carrying a child, and the wolf inside her wakes up screaming. Dane, the pack's Alpha and the leader of the smokejumper crew, scents her as his fated mate the moment they meet, but the pack blames her family for the death of his Luna, and the fire is no accident. Someone is steering the flames toward the pack's den to expose the wolves on camera, and the truth lies buried where Rhea's sister died. To save the valley, Rhea must claim the rank she ran from and choose between the mate bond and the secret she swore to keep.

Place and Time: The Bitterroot Valley, Montana, during the record wildfire season of summer 2021.