The Fire Between Pines
Book One in The Pines Series
Raised by a tyrant. Desired by his enemy. Trapped between blood and fire.
Montana is a land of loyalty and legacy, where the pines whisper secrets and men guard their ground with steel and silence.
For Caliope Kaine, duty has always been a cage - bound to her father's iron rule, her life measured in obedience and sacrifice. But when her path collides with Jon Callahan - a rancher as unyielding as the land itself, and the very man her father is sworn to destroy - the spark between them ignites into something dangerous.
What begins as a stolen kiss beneath the trees becomes a love that defies bloodlines, politics, and the threats of a man who will stop at nothing to maintain control.
As secrets surface and loyalties fracture, Cali must decide if her heart is worth the cost of war - and if love can survive the fire that consumes everything in its path.
Because no one walks away from fire without scars.