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What readers want to know
Does When the Smoke Clears have trigger warnings?
Yes. Readers flag 4 content warnings, including death of parent, terminal illness and cancer. The full list is below.
Is When the Smoke Clears a standalone?
No. It's book 3 of Wildfire, so start with book 1.
Spice level
Not rated yet
SweetClosed door
WarmFade to black
SpicyA few open-door scenes
SteamyFrequent and explicit
ScorchingVery explicit
Tropes
What's in it
Content warnings
Before you start
4 content warnings
About the book
The story
Eleven years after a brief romance, a psychiatrist and a firefighter are thrown back together when a house fire leaves her staying on his land.
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