The Campfire Council Series
By Amelia Simone — small-town romance with grit, grace, and plenty of heat.
Welcome to Campfire, Washington, where the women who run the town also keep setting it on fire—in the best way.
Between council meetings, gossip gone wild, and unexpected sparks, these friends prove that building a better town starts with risking your own heart.
Each book stands alone but builds when read together.
Book 1 – Forbidden Flame
A good girl gone rogue. A charmer with a hero complex. Their $49 Vegas vows might be the best mistake of their lives.
When rule-follower Izzy O’Reilly secretly marries her brother’s best friend Ivan Nemitz, Campfire’s gossip mill might go up in smoke. Can love survive when the town—and her family—won’t let them forget how they started?
Tropes: brother’s best friend · secret marriage · protective hero · found family
Book 2 – Smoke Show
Brady Gleason is uptight, overcautious, and impossible to outwit. Which makes him perfect for Eve Pendleton, the tattoo artist who’s sworn off men.
Running the school play together sparks more than creative tension, but when small-town politics turn personal, Eve must decide if the risk of love is worth breaking her own rules.
Tropes: opposites attract · high-school principal × tattoo artist · redemption · found family · banter and spice
Book 3 – Tinder Embrace
A crash-landing. A grumpy farmer. One very inconvenient attraction.
After Sophie’s hot-air balloon disaster leaves Davis Pruitt injured, she stays to help him recover—except living under the same roof fans every long-buried feeling. He’s sworn off love, but she’s never been afraid of a little gravity.
Tropes: grumpy/sunshine · hurt/comfort · forced proximity · brother’s best friend · farmer × teacher · slow burn
Book 4 – Flame Wars
Sleeping with the enemy? Not her smartest move. Working next door to him? Even worse.
One wild night made them rivals. Now cocky contractor Zander Nimitz insists on helping Gwen, all charm, abs, and unfinished business. Working together to catch a saboteur is the last thing she wants—and the only thing that feels this good.
Tropes: enemies to lovers · second chance · neighbors to lovers · forced proximity · secret deal · banter and spice
Note: There’s a free prequel to Flame Wars – Ash Fall, available here -> Ash Fall by Amelia Simone from BookFunnel
Book 5 – Match Play
Cole Fenwick is her best friend, her neighbor, and her biggest problem.
Jo Pruitt swore she’d never fall for him, but between cooking lessons, matchmaking schemes, and one too many lingering touches, resisting is impossible. In Campfire, secrets spread fast—and when you play with matches, someone’s bound to get burned.
Tropes: friends to lovers · neighbors to lovers · hurt/comfort · matchmaking wagers · found family · small-town spice
Small town. Big hearts. Unforgettable heat.
Perfect for fans of grumpy-sunshine banter, found family chaos, and protective heroes who fall first—and hard. These spicy small-town romances are set in Washington.