Some fires can’t be contained. Some obsessions never burn out.
Firefighter Marcus McCabe knows fire. He knows its hunger, its unpredictability, the way it takes without mercy. But nothing has ever felt as dangerous as the man watching him from the flames.
When a series of arsons turns personal, Marcus is forced to work with James Reynolds, a forensic psychologist with sharp instincts and a past he doesn’t talk about. Their chemistry is immediate—raw, undeniable, and completely reckless. James sees patterns where others don’t, and the deeper they dig, the clearer it becomes: the arsonist isn’t just setting fires. He’s leaving messages. For Marcus.
The case should be Marcus’s sole focus, but with his first responder familywatching his every move and the weight of his late father’s legacy pressing down on him, his life is already a balancing act of duty and expectation. James isn’t part of the plan—he’s a complication, a risk, and maybe the only person who sees Marcus for who he really is.
As the heat between them intensifies, so does the danger. With the city on edge and a predator closing in, Marcus and James have to decide what they fear more—the monster in the fire, or the one inside themselves.
Burn Patterns is a 66,000-word firefighter romance with romantic suspense and psychological thriller elements. It includes hurt/comfort and opposites attract themes with a guaranteed happily ever after.
Genre: Romantic Suspense
Firefighter Marcus McCabe knows fire. He knows its hunger, its unpredictability, the way it takes without mercy. But nothing has ever felt as dangerous as the man watching him from the flames.
When a series of arsons turns personal, Marcus is forced to work with James Reynolds, a forensic psychologist with sharp instincts and a past he doesn’t talk about. Their chemistry is immediate—raw, undeniable, and completely reckless. James sees patterns where others don’t, and the deeper they dig, the clearer it becomes: the arsonist isn’t just setting fires. He’s leaving messages. For Marcus.
The case should be Marcus’s sole focus, but with his first responder familywatching his every move and the weight of his late father’s legacy pressing down on him, his life is already a balancing act of duty and expectation. James isn’t part of the plan—he’s a complication, a risk, and maybe the only person who sees Marcus for who he really is.
As the heat between them intensifies, so does the danger. With the city on edge and a predator closing in, Marcus and James have to decide what they fear more—the monster in the fire, or the one inside themselves.
Burn Patterns is a 66,000-word firefighter romance with romantic suspense and psychological thriller elements. It includes hurt/comfort and opposites attract themes with a guaranteed happily ever after.
Genre: Romantic Suspense
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