A horrific tragedy has kept Missoula Smokejumper Jessie Brynn withdrawing from the world at the inn she inherited from her grandparents. When she hires 4 MARINES FOR HISTORY, past horrors send her retreating from Dirk Tanner, the one man who could reach through the embers and touch her charred heart. The problem... he'd make her face her demons first, and Jessie's not ready for that war. When it comes to the choice of facing her past, or losing Dirk, she might just find the inner fire she believed gone forever.Marine Raider Dirk Tanner has faced numerous tours in war zones around the world... he never dreamed he'd face his toughest battle after returning home to Montana. But he'll give everything he has to pull Jessie Brynn from the ashes of the past and into a future with him. He and his fellow Raiders built their company 4 MARINES FOR HISTORY to preserve and restore buildings, but Dirk's heart has a greater mission... help Jessie rebuild her life.As the fire season rages around them, Dirk and Jessie fight for the chance to build a life together, but will their common enemy, fire, tear them apart forever. When love flares during a Montana summer things turn cherry hot...