If you saw Cody Buckner on a horse, you’d understand my obsession with him. I’ve spent most of my life pretending I don’t have a thing for the rancher next door. He’s my brother’s best friend. My best friend’s brother. And now—because fate clearly hates me—he’s the firefighter I have to work alongside as Waterford’s newest fire inspector. Cody Buckner is steady where I’m stubborn, calm where I’m chaos, and way too good at showing up when I’m trying to keep my distance. Especially now, with my family ranch hanging by a thread. Around here, everyone's got a front-row seat to everyone else’s business, and gossip travels faster than a brush fire. One look, one slip, and the whole town would know exactly how I feel about Cody. But every time those brown eyes find mine, my whole list of reasons why we can’t be together just ... goes up in smoke. Smoke and Ash is the third standalone romcom in the Firemen of Waterford TN series. This story is a closed-door romance with kisses that just might need a fire extinguisher.