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They laced slowly through hers, grip uncertain at first, then firmer. Holding on. Kiona made herself stay. Just be present. The radio crackled. They both startled, the moment breaking. Aiden reached for the handset, still holding her other hand, and Kiona noticed they didn\u2019t let go. \u201cCabin team, you there?\u201d June\u2019s voice, tinged with tension. Aiden keyed the handset. \u201cWe\u2019re here. Go ahead.\u201d \u201cGot bad news. Secondary slide hit the access road about an hour ago. Took out the switchback section. Chief\u2019s assessment says…\u201d<\/p>\n

A pause. Rustling. \u201cEarliest they can get up there is seventy-two hours. Maybe ninety-six if the weather doesn\u2019t cooperate. We\u2019re fine down here, lower trails are closed but the lodge is solid.\u201d Three to four more days. Kiona\u2019s brain immediately overlaid grids and counts over that number. Wood. Food. Battery percentages. And underneath all the logistics, a quieter thought: being stranded with Aiden feels less like disaster than adventure. \u201cCopy that,\u201d Aiden said, steady. \u201cWe\u2019re good. We\u2019ll run the numbers.\u201d \u201cStay safe, both of you.<\/p>\n

June out.\u201d The radio went silent. Aiden looked at Kiona. She squeezed their hand once before letting go. Cold crept under the door, reminding her of what waited outside the circle of warmth they were rationing. \u201cWe\u2019re tight on wood,\u201d Aiden said. \u201cTwenty hours, maybe twenty-four.\u201d \u201cNinety-six is our window.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cYeah.\u201d Aiden paused, looked at her. \u201cI\u2019m sorry you\u2019re stuck here because of my call.\u201d Kiona straightened. \u201cYour call?\u201d \u201cI pushed for staging here instead of heading back. I should have pushed to get you safe back to the lodge. If I\u2019d read the forecast differently…\u201d \u201cI chose to go up with you. To secure the material, the sources. I chose to stay. I\u2019d choose it again.\u201d She held their gaze. \u201cYou don\u2019t get to carry me like cargo, Aiden.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m not a passenger in this.\u201d \u201cOkay,\u201d they said softly. \u201cOkay.\u201d Kiona gestured to the room. \u201cWe can burn the chair. And the table,\u201d she said. \u201cIf we have to.\u201d Aiden followed her gaze. \u201cThat\u2019s…\u201d \u201cPractical. It\u2019s just furniture. We\u2019re people. The math isn\u2019t complicated.\u201d Objects were meant to serve lives, not the other way around.<\/p>\n

\u201cChair and table first, then possibly the crate slats. Bed platform is last resort.\u201d \u201cAgreed.\u201d They ate in companionable silence, stretching the canned soup with extra water. Thin and bland. The portions were smaller now, but neither of them commented on it. Just another variable to manage. At one point, Kiona looked up from her notes to find Aiden watching her. \u201cWhat?\u201d \u201cYour handwriting,\u201d Aiden said. \u201cIt\u2019s almost as messy as in your field notes.\u201d<\/p>\n

Kiona laughed, surprised. \u201cSays the person whose numbers look like serial killer code.\u201d Aiden gave a half-smile, tension bleeding away. Outside, darkness had fallen completely. When they climbed into bed, the gap between them was smaller than the night before. Kiona didn\u2019t overthink it.<\/p>\n

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Copyright \u00a9 2026 by Annie Wiest Lighting Her Fire. A Sapphic Ranch Romance (Sacred Peaks Ranch Series, Book 4) All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, distributed, or transmitted in any form or by any means, including photocopying, recording, or other electronic or mechanical methods, without the prior written permission of the publisher, except in brief quotations embodied in critical reviews and certain other noncommercial uses permitted by copyright law.<\/p>\n

This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, businesses, places, events, and incidents are either the products of the author’s imagination or used in a fictitious manner. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental. First Edition: 2026 ISBN of the print version: 9798243790949 Cover Design: Annie Wiest OceanofPDF.com For everyone who’s been told they’re “too much” or “too cautious”: you’re exactly the right amount.<\/p>\n

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Lighting Her Fire is about what happens when a protocol-driven firefighter meets a passionate archaeologist in the middle of a Colorado winter storm. Think forced proximity meets competence kink, with an avalanche that traps them together just long enough to melt the armor they\u2019ve both been wearing for years. Aiden (they\/them) has spent a career keeping people safe, always the one holding everything together.<\/p>\n

Kiona (she\/her) has fought to prove her worth in a field that\u2019s tried to diminish her brilliance and her heritage. When they\u2019re stranded in a remote cabin with nothing but each other, a woodstove, and their conflicting approaches to risk, something unexpected ignites. What you can look forward to: Thoughtful nonbinary representation (Aiden is dear to my heart). Deeply researched Hopi and Ute cultural history (with gratitude to my consultants). Competence kink for days. Two people discovering that sometimes the bravest thing you can do is let someone else keep the fire lit.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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