Smoke, Starlight and Small Shoes
Firefighter Captain Liam Bryant and Grammy-winning singer River Avery have built a world where love burns just as brightly as ambition. But everything changes in an instant when Liam is critically injured during a harrowing rescue operation. River brings him home from the hospital, shaken but thankful, determined to help Liam recover-not just physically, but emotionally-from the trauma of almost losing the career he lives for.
As River adjusts to the weight of caretaking, and Liam struggles with the fear that he may never return to the line of duty, their once fiery relationship is tested by silence, pain, and doubt. But the night Liam and River returns home, just as the couple begins to breathe in the comfort of each other's presence again, a knock on the door changes everything.
A woman stands on the doorstep, a social worker-with a solemn expression and a small boy at her side. The boy's eyes, too familiar. His face... unmistakable. He looks just like Liam.
Now, faced with the arrival of a child he never knew existed, Liam is forced to reckon with his past, while River must decide how far love can stretch when the future shifts without warning. Together, they must navigate recovery, responsibility, and a relationship that's suddenly more fragile-and more necessary-than ever before.
A deeply emotional story of second chances, unexpected family, and the resilience of love when faced with the fire of change.
Smoke Series:
Smoke and Starlight Book 1
Smoke Starlight and Small Shoes Book 2
