Overview

Authors Note: This story was first published in March 2020 as part of the When the Smoke Clears fundraising anthology for Australian Bushfire Relief. No changes have been made to the story.

Kiwi firefighter Paul ‘Chalky’ White, doesn’t hesitate to volunteer when fires decimate the Australian bush. He expects to find heartache and devastation. What he doesn’t expect to find is a tiny, abandoned kitten and a sexy vet in the middle of nowhere.Dr Hayden Wheeler only has a few minutes with the soot-stained firefighter and is left with a memory of piercing blue eyes and regret for not getting his number. A chance encounter in Auckland months later has the two men reuniting. Will they be able to build something on the embers of their first meeting or will it all turn to ash?

Cinders is a 10’500 short story set in the Kiwi Guys world.”