Falling for the Firefighter Next Door
(2026)(The fourth book in the Elk Ridge Fire Fighters series)
A novel by Susanne Ash
He’s been in love with her for years. She never saw him that way… until now.
When Caroline ‘Callie’ Dupré returns to Elk Ridge to settle her late grandmother''s estate, she tells herself it’s only temporary. A few weeks to handle the paperwork, restore her grandmother’s old house, and put her past neatly to rest.
Coming home doesn’t change her plans.
Neither does running into Blake Sullivan.
Blake has spent his whole life in Elk Ridge. Now a probie at the firehouse, he’s determined to prove himself and earn his place among the men he’s always looked up to. Steady, hardworking, and devoted to his hometown, Blake has carried a quiet torch for Callie for years… long before she ever thought to look his way.
When Callie needs help restoring the old house, Blake is the one who shows up. Day after day. Fixing what’s broken. Helping her rebuild a home filled with memories. And slowly becoming someone she can no longer see as the boy next door.
Because Blake isn’t that boy anymore.
The more time they spend together, the harder it becomes to ignore the quiet shift between them. The lingering glances. The easy conversations. The feeling that something unexpected is taking root in a place Callie never planned to stay.
But Callie’s life is waiting somewhere else, and Blake has no intention of surviving another broken heart. Not after loving her for so long.
As old memories become something new, Callie must decide whether the future she spent twenty years building is worth losing the one she never expected to find. And Blake has to decide if loving her is worth risking his heart one last time.
The Firefighter Next Door is a sweet, emotional small-town romance filled with childhood crushes, first loves, home renovation, and the boy next door who grew into the man she never expected to fall for. Perfect for readers who love slow-burn romance, heartfelt happily-ever-afters, and small towns where everyone knows your name.
Come back to Elk Ridge, where firefighters become heroes, neighbors become lifelong friends, and every love story leaves the town just a little brighter. Each book in the Elk Ridge Firefighters series can be read as a standalone, while readers who follow the series will enjoy seeing familiar faces return.
Genre: Romance
When Caroline ‘Callie’ Dupré returns to Elk Ridge to settle her late grandmother''s estate, she tells herself it’s only temporary. A few weeks to handle the paperwork, restore her grandmother’s old house, and put her past neatly to rest.
Coming home doesn’t change her plans.
Neither does running into Blake Sullivan.
Blake has spent his whole life in Elk Ridge. Now a probie at the firehouse, he’s determined to prove himself and earn his place among the men he’s always looked up to. Steady, hardworking, and devoted to his hometown, Blake has carried a quiet torch for Callie for years… long before she ever thought to look his way.
When Callie needs help restoring the old house, Blake is the one who shows up. Day after day. Fixing what’s broken. Helping her rebuild a home filled with memories. And slowly becoming someone she can no longer see as the boy next door.
Because Blake isn’t that boy anymore.
The more time they spend together, the harder it becomes to ignore the quiet shift between them. The lingering glances. The easy conversations. The feeling that something unexpected is taking root in a place Callie never planned to stay.
But Callie’s life is waiting somewhere else, and Blake has no intention of surviving another broken heart. Not after loving her for so long.
As old memories become something new, Callie must decide whether the future she spent twenty years building is worth losing the one she never expected to find. And Blake has to decide if loving her is worth risking his heart one last time.
The Firefighter Next Door is a sweet, emotional small-town romance filled with childhood crushes, first loves, home renovation, and the boy next door who grew into the man she never expected to fall for. Perfect for readers who love slow-burn romance, heartfelt happily-ever-afters, and small towns where everyone knows your name.
Come back to Elk Ridge, where firefighters become heroes, neighbors become lifelong friends, and every love story leaves the town just a little brighter. Each book in the Elk Ridge Firefighters series can be read as a standalone, while readers who follow the series will enjoy seeing familiar faces return.
Genre: Romance