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Campfire Council
Series · 4 books · 2023-2024

Books in series

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#1

Forbidden Flame

2023

A good girl gone rogue. A charmer with an overprotective streak. Are their $49 vows the investment of a lifetime? Izzy O’Reilly’s strict upbringing makes running off to Vegas to fulfill her dream of starting her own family seem like the ultimate show of independence. When she runs into Ivan Nemitz there, she wonders if the handsome football coach can make her dreams a reality. He’s on board, but insists they secretly marry to protect her baby from her overbearing father. Ivan Nemitz doesn’t love the idea of his best friend’s younger sister having a baby with a random stranger—but helping sweet Izzy achieve her dreams himself means waking up to the smart and beautiful woman who’s been under his nose for years. Their $49 wedding vows mean the fun of a honeymoon with zero responsibility afterwards. But after he calls Izzy his wife, can he ever return to his bachelor ways? Keeping secrets in small-town Campfire is a losing proposition. Can Ivan and Izzy form a real family, or are their vows destined to be nothing more than tinder for the gossip fires? Join us around the campfire, where you can pour out your troubles and seek solace in friendship and love. Forbidden Flame is book one in the Campfire Council Series but can be read as a stand-alone romance. The newly elected city council of Campfire, WA, is ready to win hearts and rebuild their small town, but can this sisterhood of the wine-soaked campfire find love amid the flames?
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#2

Smoke Show

2023

Kissing your co-director is a sure way to fan the flames of gossip… Eve Pendleton moved to Campfire for a fresh start. She's agreed to help the town council with their bachelor charity auction, but hosting it at the high school is a no-go unless she agrees to co-direct the winter play with the principal. Brady Gleason is handsome, but awfully strait-laced for Eve's tastes. Besides, her fresh start didn't include plans for a new man… Can she make room in her heart and her new life for a man whose icy exterior hides a flame only she can quench? Brady Gleason can’t stop thinking about Eve. Loud, chronically late, and generally a thorn in his side, she gets on his nerves—but her prickliness conceals a pain he can’t help but try to soothe. He’s learned the hard way that risk means loss. Can Eve encourage him to open his heart one last time if it means finding love? Eve and Brady are both skeptical about happily-ever-afters. Will their budding romantic production be a one-night flop, or have they found the roles of a lifetime together? Join us around the campfire, where you can pour out your troubles and seek solace in friendship and love. Scroll up and grab your copy today! Smoke Show is book two in the Campfire Council Series but can be read as a stand-alone romance. The newly elected city council of Campfire, WA, is ready to win hearts and rebuild their small town, but can this sisterhood of the wine-soaked campfire find love amid the flames?
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#3

Tinder Embrace

2023

Love takes flight when a crash-landing beauty meets a grumpy farmer. When Sophie Dunham crash-lands her hot air balloon on Davis Pruitt’s hops farm, she vows to help him heal and keep up with chores as penance, even if her secret crush on the grumpy farmer twists her in knots. Davis can’t believe his bad luck. Sophie, the bubbly second-grade teacher with a hot-air ballooning side-hustle, crash-landed, and now she won’t leave. The attraction between them is hot enough to lift twenty balloons, but he's been down the commitment road once before. Davis’s first marriage failed, and he's not ready to open himself up to love again. Plus, she’s one of his sister’s best friends. Love is in the air, but will Sophie and Davis let past mistakes keep them grounded, or can they find the courage to take flight together? Join us around the campfire, where you can pour out your troubles and seek solace in friendship and love. Tinder Embrace is book three in the Campfire Council Series but can be read as a stand-alone romance. The newly elected city council of Campfire, WA, is ready to win hearts and rebuild their small town, but can this sisterhood of the wine-soaked campfire find love amid the flames?
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#4

Flame Wars

2024

Agreeing to let my enemy lead a plot to flush out the person sabotaging my town was a mistake. And not the first one I’ve made with Zander Nemitz. Our one night together haunts me. My hot neighbor’s habit of washing his truck half-dressed only makes my steamier memories stronger. Is the man allergic to shirts? I thought our secret partnership would help me forgive him and move on, but it’s rekindling feelings I can’t ignore. Keeping up the pretense of our fight while he runs a campaign to recall me as mayor feels more like foreplay than taunting. And if I can’t fool myself into believing our relationship is platonic, how can I deceive our town saboteur? Will Zander and Gwen realize they can both win by making love instead of war? Join us around the campfire, where you can pour out your troubles and seek solace in friendship and love. Flame Wars is book four in the Campfire Council Series but can be read as a stand-alone romance. The book is first person, dual POV. The newly elected city council of Campfire, WA, is ready to win hearts and rebuild their small town, but can this sisterhood of the wine-soaked campfire find love amid the flames? ❤️ Enemies to lovers ❤️ Second chance romance ❤️ Found family shenanigans ❤️ Romcom with low angst ❤️ Banter and spice ❤️ Small town romance ❤️ Dual POV

Author

Amelia Simone
Amelia Simone
Author · 16 books

Upcoming Release Tinder Embrace, book 3 in the Campfire Council Series is hitting e-readers this November! Latest Release Smoke Show is out now and available in Kindle Unlimited and paperback! Sign up for Amelia's Newsletter Amelia's Amazon Page About Amelia Amelia Simone is the author of flirty, fun romances set in the Pacific Northwest, including Mister Romance (Book 1 of the Self-Made Series), Formula for Love (Book 1 of the Excelling @ Love Series), and Forbidden Flame (Book 1 of the Campfire Council Series.) On sunny days, you can find her lounging on her deck, sipping coffee and working on her latest book. She specializes in writing lighthearted, hopeful romances that feature relatable, everyday characters who are looking for love. She’s a firm believer in writing dessert books with plenty of sweet, flirty banter, teasing, and spice. Her goal is to deliver stories that give you a serotonin boost and leave you with a smile. When she’s not writing, she’s wrangling her kiddos, indulging in food and wine adventures with her better half, or out back trying to revive her garden. (Hey, sometimes things die, it’s fine.)

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