When We Burn

The Blackwells of Montana, Book 1

By: Kristen Proby

Narrated by: Erin Mallon, Sean Masters

From New York Times Bestselling author Kristen Proby comes When We Burn, a single-dad, friends-to-lovers, small-town romance, and the first in the Blackwells of Montana series, set in Bitterroot Valley!

Bridger

I’m her safe place.
I always have been.
The torment that Dani Lexington went through at the hands of her father was something no child should have had to endure. But I was the lucky one she turned to.
Our age difference and the fact that her brother was my best friend kept her off-limits, even though something was always there, lingering under the surface.
But when she was old enough, she left Bitterroot Valley, and I was forced to move on with my life.
I got married and had my little girl. Now, I’m a single dad, focused on my job as fire chief and making sure my daughter stays healthy after a mysterious illness has plagued her for the past year.
But after Dani’s father dies, she returns to Bitterroot Valley and is now living across the street from my daughter and me.
Dani’s no longer a child. No longer off limits.
This time, I won’t let anything or anyone stop me from being her safe place again.

Dani

I’ve been in love with Bridger Blackwell for as long as I can remember.
He’s a smoke show, kind, and gives the best hugs in the world. But best of all? He’s everything my sorry excuse for a father wasn’t.
Now, I’m back in Bitterroot Valley, living across the street from Bridger and his adorable daughter.
It doesn’t take long for all those old feelings to come rushing back, and every cell in my body knows that I belong with them.
That they’re mine.
Bridger’s arms are where I feel safest. They feel like home.
I’m growing to depend on him, to truly love him and his daughter. But I have deep-rooted baggage, and Bridger’s past has decided to rear its ugly head.
Will we survive this, or is our relationship doomed from the start?

©2025 Kristen Proby (P)2025 Dreamscape Media

Great story

I loved the overall story. And the performance, love a man with a deep voice.

A fairly good start to a series

Mail narration is fantastic. Female narration is not my favorite. The story seemed to drag on slightly. It’s a good book, but hasn’t been my favorite single parent Romance. It has a good childhood history. Not as intense as the wild books and probably not a book I would listen to a second Time

cute book

if you need a feel good book with just a hint of some drama, there is some child/animal abuse conversations but there is a happy ending, this is the book for you. Just so sweet in so many ways.

When we burn

I love all of Kristen Proby books and this is no different for this listen/read and I look forward to the other releases to come

Good, peaceful, HEA, hallmark style story.

This is a good, peaceful, HEA, nothing overly exciting to the story. A palette cleanser, if you will. IMO; a safe easy book. If you’re looking for background noise while multitasking, or running errands with one earbud in, this is the perfect book to listen to.