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Up In Smoke
An MM Firefighter Romance
2025
First Published
4.51
Average Rating
300
Number of Pages

Love never quits RICO I’ve always had a soft spot for my best friend’s kid brother, the one who went off to Hollywood and became a star, only to crash back down to earth with nobody to save him. Years later, my buddy isn’t around when Jesse hits rock bottom…but I am. Is it crazy to think I can be the one to finally rescue him this time? Or as usual, will it all go up in smoke before I can stop it? JESSE Everyone thought I had it made at ten years old. But the second my TV show finished, Hollywood stopped calling, and I spent the next two decades in and out of trouble. The last person I expect to pick me up and put me back on my feet is my life-long crush, firefighter Lieutenant Rico Flores. But he’s the first person in forever to stop and see me for who I am now, not the character I was all those years ago. Even when I’m awful, he doesn’t give up on me. It’s no surprise that I’m swapping childhood infatuation for tripping and falling madly in love with him. While I’m so grateful for his kindness, I know he’ll never see me as anything other than a problem, a charity case, his best friend’s messed up little brother. Right? Up In Smoke is a red-hot, standalone MM romance. It’s the fourth book in the found family Redwood Bay Fire series. Join the members of the One-Thirteen house as the heat turns up and they find true love! This book features a firefighter who’s not afraid of flames but can never ask for what he wants, an actor-turned-stripper with a secret heart of gold, a long road to recovery, four legged friends who also never quit, and a guaranteed HEA with absolutely no cliffhanger. Content This book deals with themes of substance abuse, relapse, recovery and sobriety.

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Authors

Helen Juliet
Helen Juliet
Author · 22 books

Helen Juliet is an M/M author currently living and working in London. She’s been writing stories since she was young, and got her start publishing fanfiction of sites like Wattpad. Fifteen years and over a million words later, she discovered the world of M/M fiction and found it was just as good as the fanfiction she was reading. She fell head over heels in love with the genre and became determined to try her hand at a book herself. On December 31st, 2016, she rang in the new year by publishing her first original novel, and hasn’t looked back since. Twitter/Tumblr/Instagram: @helenjwrites Facebook: Helen Juliet Books/@helenjulietauthor

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