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contemporary romance
Series · contemporary romance
The Fighting Fire series by Lauren Blakely has 3 books and is best read in publication order, starting with Burn for Me (2014).
Start here: Burn for Me (2014) — then read straight through in publication order.
The order the books were released — the default way to read the series.
The Fighting Fire trilogy follows a set of San Francisco firefighters as each navigates a high-heat contemporary romance alongside the demands of the job. Burn for Me (2014) opens the series, followed by Melt for Him and Consumed by You (both 2015), each pairing a different firefighter with a woman who challenges his guarded approach to relationships.
Written during Lauren Blakely's early run of interconnected contemporary romance trilogies, Fighting Fire established the workplace-adjacent, banter-heavy formula -- a demanding profession providing both the stakes and the meet-cute -- that recurs across much of her later catalog.
Three: Burn for Me (2014), Melt for Him (2014), and Consumed by You (2015).
All three follow firefighters from the same San Francisco crew, each getting his own self-contained romance.
Publication order: Burn for Me, Melt for Him, then Consumed by You.
No -- it's a standalone trilogy, unconnected to her Big Rock or Seductive Nights books.
None has been announced as of August 2026; the trilogy appears complete.
Reading order last verified .