Chasing the Fire

Silver Pines Ranch #5

by Paisley Hope

Laurel Creek’s fire chief is good at putting out fires and keeping secrets, but the town's sweetheart is determined to burn through his defenses in the blazing-hot final installment of the Silver Pines Ranch series.

She's as wild as fire. He's ready to burn for her.


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. She's been burned before and she knows the kind of man she should want. Yet beneath her good girl exterior, Olivia harbors a secret desire for a man who can take control.

Enter Asher Reed, the town’s 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 copper-haired beauty who has captured his attention in ways he can’t ignore.

After a fire damages Olivia’s home, Asher steps in to help her pick up the pieces, finding her a temporary place to settle at Silver Pines Ranch. When one moment of weakness leads to two pink lines, Olivia and Asher begin spending more time together, determined to be friends. Though Olivia soon realizes that the smoldering firefighter might be the key to her deepest desires and the future she’s always dreamed of.

But when she discovers the truth about his past and how it connects with her own, will their spark ignite into a blazing romance—or will their future be extinguished by the weight of family secrets?

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

Kindle Edition

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

[Megan Coggins · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was THE book of the series.
And it was so much different than the first four.
A little bit of a darker mystery aspect to it.

Asher, the bartender we’ve met before who’s also the fire chief. With the Irish accent. Tattoos and built like a giant.
And dirty.

Last girl in the gang: Olivia
Clothing store owner. Red headed sweetheart.
Clumsy.

And surprise pregnancy trope!
I loved it. Done so well.

A fire. Forced proximity.
So much goodness.
I loved these two together.

And I feel like we met cameos for her next potential series 🤗🎉

Arc review ✨

[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!

[Brigette Jenkin · Rating 5 out of 5]

The chemistry here is strong, but what really stood out was the emotional depth woven into the romance. It balances heat, heart, and personal growth in a way that feels satisfying and earned, making it a great addition to the series.

[Amber · Rating 5 out of 5]

Guys, Asher has a diiirrrttyyy mouth in the best way possible.

I went into Chasing the Fire desperately needing something that was gonna hit so I jumped on this and let me tell you -- it hit in all the ways I needed it to. If you read Wild Card and didn't quite get your fill of Bash, Asher will fill that role right up. Not an age gap but Ash has a dark past that's been hinted about in previous books. Olivia who's in the BFF group is our FMC and I loved them dancing around each other prior to this book. Even though Chasing the Fire on it's own is instalusty, it doesn't feel that way cos of the previous books, if that makes sense.

This was super spicy but Paisley Hope knows how to write it and that makes all the difference to me. Even though we were getting another firefighter in a sea of books featuring them (even her own Protect which featured a hot shot), this one really stands out to me. I loved Olivia since she wasn't the "perfect" FMC paired with Asher who was trying to get out from a dark past. And as with the other books in this series, everyone from the past books has a prominent side character placement which I adore even if I get confused cos now there are so many characters.

This is the 5th and final book in the Silver Pines Ranch series and a little bittersweet cos it for sure felt like we were saying bye to our beloved characters. The author notes do hint at the future and I for one would totally smash a second gen series cos we got a lot of little kiddos waiting for their own books.

Thank you so much to Ballantine and NetGalley for a copy of this ebook. All opinions are my own.

[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!

[RachelReadsRomance Ward · Rating 5 out of 5]

I can't even talk about this book for a while. The swoon. The spice. The heartfelt moments between these two as they grew together had me in shambles. Legit shambles. I don't even usually like AP but this was everything and done so well. I'm so sad to see this series go but stoked for the spin off I can already see coming. Hello Daddy Beau:D

[Bethany Billings · Rating 5 out of 5]

I didn't think I'd ever love a Silver Pines man more than Cole Ashby but here we are. Not only did I fall in love with Asher as a man, but Asher as soon to be dad? SWOON Coming from his past made this fall so much more sweet. Just going to stare at a wall now and wonder what to do with myself now that SP is over.😭😭

[Danielle Forrester · Rating 5 out of 5]

Chapter 22 already a five star. Where has Asher MF'ing Reed been all my life?!
Thank you Net Galley gods

[Molly]

14th Apr 2026

[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