Playing With Fire
About
My new chef is infuriating. Hotter than a Southern summer, arrogant, tattooed, with tree trunks for thighs. And I can’t keep away from him.
It’s not enough that I can’t escape him during the day. Now he’s in my kitchen, in my head, even my damn dreams. And the worst part? He knows exactly what he’s doing.
He doesn’t realize the game he’s started. Wilder Amante might be new to Smoky Heights, but nobody in this town holds a grudge like Alexis Weiss can. I’ll win this battle of wills and send him back to whatever New York City sewer my sister dragged him out of.
He’s running from a dark past, but I’ve got my own ghosts to worry about. A sibling I can’t forgive, a mother I can’t stop grieving, and a secret that could tear apart the family that’s barely started to mend.
When everything finally blows up, I’m not sure anyone in this town will survive the fallout.
Hell, I might not even want him to leave anymore.
But no one has ever stayed for me before, and why would he?
WILDER
Escaping my old life was the only thing I cared about. If I’m gone, I’m invisible.
Can’t be roped back into world if they can’t find me.
Then this small mountain town gave me something I never expected.
Someone worth sacrificing my freedom for.
If walking away keeps her safe, I’ll do it.
Even if it kills me to go.
Playing With Fire is the third book in the Smoky Heights series, and it’s the hottest, messiest, most banter-filled one yet. It can be read as a standalone, but hits hardest as book three. For fans of small towns, found family, and spice that burns like a shot of whiskey.
Praise for this book
The hate-to-love trope hits HARD in this one. Lexi is absolutely determined to keep Wilder at arm's length-emotionally and physically-and watching that resolve crumble is pure gold. The tension? Off the charts. The history creeping back in? Deliciously painful. And that plot twist?? I was shocked!
I loved books 1 and 2, but honestly... this might be my favorite of the series. The passion, the buildup, the emotional payoff—it all just worked. And let's talk about the spice, because WOW. Maddie Myers seriously knows how to heat things up and and out of the kitchen. 🌶️🔥 If you've been waiting for Lexi's story, trust me—it was worth it.
I wish I could give this more than 5 stars!
This was absolutely my favorite of this entire series. Literally Madison could not have ended this one on a better note. Wilder Amante is a dream... Like literally, a dream. He is suave with his words and handling in the kitchen and the bedroom. The way he adores Lexi for exactly who she is without limits sent me to the moon. I was so obsessed with this book that I finished it in 2 days (honestly would have been 1, but kids...) Lexi is me and I am Lexi. We are the same person LOL! I loved this. All of it. Wouldn't change a thing. 10/10. Pure perfection.
Madison Myers you outdid yourself with the banter and spice in this one ma'am!
I love your style! You always know how to bring a girl out of a slump!
Their chemistry and banter was top tier.
It hooked me from the start and didn't let go... The banter between Wilder and Alexis is nonstop, and the tension between them is so thick you could slice it with a razor-sharp knife.