Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | After the Fire | 2003 | Hidden Cove | Buy |
| 2 | On the Line | 2003 | Hidden Cove | Buy |
| 3 | Nothing More to Lose | 2003 | Hidden Cove | Buy |
| 4 | America’s Bravest | 2011 | Hidden Cove | Buy |
| 5 | In Too Deep | 2011 | Hidden Cove | Buy |
| 6 | It Had to Be You | 2012 | Hidden Cove | Buy |
| 7 | Chasing the Fire | 2013 | Hidden Cove | Buy |
| 8 | The Fire Inside | 2014 | Hidden Cove | Buy |
| 9 | A Burning Passion | 2016 | Hidden Cove | Buy |
| 10 | Take Me Back | 2020 | Hidden Cove | Buy |
The Hidden Cove Firefighters series by Kathryn Shay follows the crews of a fictional firehouse through danger on the job and complicated love lives off the clock. Shay did years of real-world research for these books, riding along with firefighters, eating in their firehouses, and interviewing hundreds of first responders. That hands-on knowledge shapes the workplace details throughout the series.
After the Fire, the first book, opens with three members of the Malvaso family nearly dying in a structure fire. That close call pushes them to rethink the way they have been living, setting off a chain of romantic and personal upheaval. Later books shift focus to other firefighters in the same company, including novellas collected in America’s Bravest and Chasing the Fire. The series ran from 2003 to 2020, with the first three novels forming a tight trilogy and the later entries expanding the cast with new couples and returning favorites.