Chasing the Fire: A Silver Pines Novel

Silver Pines Ranch #5

by Paisley Hope

Olivia Sutton is the sweetheart of Laurel Creek. The owner of a popular boutique, she enjoys the comforts of home, her cat, and freshly baked treats. Yet beneath her good girl exterior, Olivia harbour’s a secret desire for something more intense—a man who can take control.

Enter Asher Reed, the town’s deputy fire chief, known for his intense eyes and mysterious past. Asher keeps everything in his life tightly controlled. Except when it comes to Olivia, the golden-haired shop owner who has captured his attention in ways he can’t ignore.

When a fire damages Olivia’s home, Asher steps in to pick up the pieces. As they spend more time together, Olivia soon realises that the smoldering firefighter might be the key to her deepest desires.

But when she discovers the truth about his past, will their connection ignite into a blazing romance or be extinguished by the weight of his secrets?

Genres: Romance, Cowboy Romance, Westerns, Small Town Romance, Contemporary Romance, Contemporary

416 pages, Paperback

Expected publication April 14, 2026

About the author

Paisley Hope is a USA Today and Sunday Times Bestselling author of spicy contemporary romance. Her books are full of found family, dreamy settings, swoony moments and happily ever afters. She also writes darker romances that will keep your pulse racing.
Paisley spends all her free time with her husband and kids. She loves to bake, garden and travel.

Reviews

[kerry · Rating 5 out of 5]

Chasing the Fire is about Olivia who feels stuck in life while all her friends marry and start families. Asher is the town’s mysterious and Irish fire chief who feels pulled towards the accident prone Olivia. The two give into their attractions which ultimately ends up in a pregnancy! I love this trope in romance novels; especially when it’s clear that both parties are very much in like with one another before they even hook up.

I really enjoyed how honest and open Olivia was especially with Asher. She knew he had a past but didn’t push to know everything. I also loved the character growth with Asher; him slowly letting Olivia and then the guys into his life and past. I did feel the confrontation at the end was slightly anticlimactic but I was happy that Asher started therapy!

Chasing the Fire is the final installment in the Silver Pines series and while I am so sad that these characters are going away, it definitely seems like there are other ranches in that area with lots of stories to tell.

Thank you to NetGalley and Ballantine and Dell for this eARC in exchange for my honest opinions!

[Chelsea Drumm · Rating 4 out of 5]

There is something about Paisley Hope's books that have me incapable of putting them down. I don't get bored, I don't want to take a break - I'm not sure what is in them that makes them so bingeable, but I always devour them. I've enjoyed the entire Silver Pines series, but this is by far my favorite of the bunch. I'm not usually someone who enjoys the accidental pregnancy trope, but this was done so well. Asher and Olivia had me reading with hearts in my eyes, I love their story so much. I'm sad to say goodbye to these characters because they were all so much fun to follow. Thanks Netgalley for the e-ARC!

[millena ★ · Rating 2 out of 5]

2.5 ⭐️ i thought it was cute at times but i lost count of how many times it gave me the ick. i still consider this series my guilty pleasure and i’d totally read a spin off with the second generation