Scorched Turf by Cadence Keys book cover

LA Wolves Defense Unnumbered companion

Scorched Turf

by Cadence Keys

A steamy second-chance romance between the LA Wolves’ defensive coach and the firefighter she left after her brother’s death, as they confront the fear that tore them apart.

A fire killed her brother. Fear made her leave his best friend—the firefighter she still loves. Now he wants a second chance, and she has to decide whether protecting her heart is worth living without him.

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Tropes

  • Second chance
  • Firefighter hero
  • Football coach heroine
  • Brother’s best friend

About the book

LA Wolves defensive coach Alison Fairbright knows how to protect a lead. Protecting her heart is harder. After a fire takes her brother’s life, she ends her relationship with his best friend, firefighter Daniel McKay, terrified of facing that loss again. Daniel still wants forever with her. But with an arsonist putting firefighters in danger, their second chance means confronting the risk that drove them apart.

Content advisory

Contains explicit sexual content; death of a sibling and best friend, grief, and references to parental death; anxiety and nightmares; dangerous firefighting, arson, an on-page explosion, serious injuries, and hospitalization. Includes a brief reference to suicide.

Romance · Contemporary romance

Why you may love it

Daniel McKay + Alison Fairbright

Set in Los Angeles / Southern California

LA Wolves defensive coach Alison Fairbright knows how to protect a lead. Protecting her heart is harder. After a fire takes her brother’s life, she ends her relationship with his best friend, firefighter Daniel McKay, terrified of facing that loss again. Daniel still wants forever with her. But with an arsonist putting firefighters in danger, their second chance means confronting the risk that drove them apart.

A contemporary romance novella about grief, fear of loss, and choosing a future together.

Connected to the Cadence Keys world

Daniel McKay is Sadie McKay’s brother, connecting this novella to Only a Kiss.