Where There's Smoke...

A Small Town Sapphic Romance

By: Aricka Alexander

Narrated by: A.M. Elizabeth Kay

Where there’s smoke, there’s bound to be a fire. However, fire never smelled this good.

Everyone knows Phoenix “Phee” Preston as the gorgeous, gentle giant, always ready to help in any way she can with a smile on her face. Ever since she was younger, she has always looked up to her grandfather, the town’s Fire Chief. She admired him and respected him, having been raised by him from the age of 6. So it’s only natural that when she turned 18, she followed in his footsteps, becoming the first and only female firefighter in the small town of Tucker, Louisiana.

When her grandpa passed away suddenly, she left town because it was hard being there when he wasn’t. It isn’t until a year later that she finally returns, and as if the Universe was gifting her for returning, she runs into a beautiful woman who immediately captures her heart, not only with her beauty but with a slice of strawberry shortcake. However, the moment is short-lived, and the woman disappears from her life, leaving only the taste of the sweet dessert and her name behind.

A year later, that mysteriously intriguing woman permanently moves to town to take over her late grandmother’s bakery.

Angel Savoie has spent a great deal of her adult life avoiding small towns because of the bad memories she had involving her parents’ death, but now she has no choice but to move to one. To her surprise, the town quickly grows on her, and she can see herself putting down roots in Tucker. Especially after she reconnects with a certain very attractive female firefighter who stops at nothing to make her smile.

©2025 Aricka Alexander (P)2025 Aricka Alexander

Great story

I loved the story as a whole, but the accent for Phee was too much! I didn’t like it at all.

Black love

I recently discovered this author and I love the stores I've read by her so far!! I loved how the two characters had a shared past which ultimately brought them together. Representation truly matters!

The cover art is beautiful

I bought this book because I loved the cover art. Nothing happens yet everything happens which is weird. I am so excited about another black firefighter romance. I read Heat of Love by Meka James which is an excellent Black firefighter live story. I think everyone should read both. Anyway some of the voices were off putting and some were great.

Grief Love and understanding

It was a very good book. The storytelling was good. I like the spicy love scenes. I like that both angel in Phoenix was willing to understand each other’s grief and willing to help each other through it.

Hate the narrators accent

Love the book hate the accent I mean absolutely the the slave country bayou accent