Burn It Down

De: Nicole Dykes

Narrado por: Bill Sharpe, Eric Corbyn

Kade
I’ve always wanted to be a firefighter, and I never thought I would become a father, but it turns out—I’m both.

And while being a firefighter was the only career I ever wanted—being a father has become my greatest destiny in this world.

Now I need to do everything I can to protect my son, even if that means going back to my hometown. I won’t let my son down, no matter what, and I will do my duty as a fireman.

Hopefully, I can do it without everything else burning down around me.

Spencer
I never expected to see Kade again—my high school crush and my biggest heartache in adolescence.

I’m not the same person I once was. I’m stronger now. I won’t allow myself to be invisible.

I love being a teacher, and nothing will stop me from being the best one I can be. But Kade coming back into town with his adorable young son in tow—makes it a challenge.

All I can hope is to get through this school year without going back to that unsure, terrified kid.

I have to remember who I am—and when that fear comes back, threatening my newfound confidence—I hope I’ll find the courage to burn it down to the ground and come back stronger than ever.

©2025 Nicole Dykes (P)2025 Pink Flamingo Productions

Sweet and Cute

I read this book back at release and knew I had to listen to it. Such a sweet story. I absolutely love it! Who doesn't love a single dad falling for their kids teacher? bonus points with Kade being a firefighter!

These two narrators are new to me, and I enjoyed every second of their narration. the did a great job!

Burn It Down

Burn It Down is about Kade and Spencer and is told from both of their points of view. Kade is a firefighter and single father. Spencer is a teacher.

When Kade takes his 6 year old son to meet his teacher for the school year, Spencer is not the nicest from what happened in high school. Kade doesn't know what happened in high school, and it eats at him. He forms a friendship with Spencer, that turns into more.

Can they keep their relationship going with Spencer being Kade's son's teacher? How does Kade's son take it? Can Kade and Spencer help each other heal from what happened in the past?

I enjoyed this book, and would read more by this author.

MM Single Dad Romance

Burn It Down by Nicole Dykes is a MM single dad romance that I listened to audio narrated by Bill Sharpe and Eric Corbyn.

Nicole does a great job pulling me into the story. I can't help but binge her books in one sitting. I really enjoyed the relationship that bloomed between Kade and Spencer. I loved getting both of their points of views throughout the book. It really brought the story to life.

Bill and Eric did a great job on the narration. I look forward to listening to more of their work in the future.

I would recommend this book if you're looking for a MM romance, single dad romance, small town romance or a contemporary romance.

Low Key RomCom

The story was good. Very safe with what I’m used to listening to.
Narrators were new to me. They did a good job.

Kade and Spencer

“𝙄𝙩 𝙙𝙤𝙚𝙨𝙣’𝙩 𝙢𝙚𝙖𝙣 𝙄 𝙙𝙤𝙣’𝙩 𝙠𝙣𝙤𝙬 𝙬𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙄 𝙬𝙖𝙣𝙩. 𝙄 𝙠𝙣𝙤𝙬 𝙄 𝙬𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝙮𝙤𝙪, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙄 𝙣𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙨𝙖𝙬 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙜—𝙗𝙪𝙩 𝙞𝙩 𝙙𝙤𝙚𝙨𝙣’𝙩 𝙢𝙖𝙠𝙚 𝙞𝙩 𝙖𝙣𝙮 𝙡𝙚𝙨𝙨 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙡.”⁣
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Kade and Spencer take us on their journey in Burn It Down by Nicole Dykes.⁣
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After a work accident, Kade moves back to his hometown. Spencer thought that he was rid of his high school crush, but when Kade shows up in his classroom with his son, Spencer isn’t sure he’ll be able to resist him again.⁣
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Kade and Spencer’s journey from high school to the present was interesting, a little bumpy, and had a few surprises. I am glad that Spencer, Kade, and Elijah were able to come together to create a beautiful blended family.⁣
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Another set of new narrators for me, and I enjoyed how Bill Sharpe and Eric Corbyn brought Kade, Elijah, and Spencer’s journey to life.⁣
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Book vibes…⁣
✦ MM⁣
✦ Firefighter | Teacher⁣
✦ Enemies (one-sided)⁣
✦ Single Dad⁣
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Kade and Spencer

The narration was great. I enjoyed listening to this I especially loved the little boy's voice, so cute. After an accident during a fire Kade that freaked out his son Kade moves back to his small town. Spencer is Kade's son's teacher who secretly had a crush on Kade when they were in school together. I love firefighters💖💖💖😍😍😍.
Great Story, funny and hot. There were somethings that the son would say that made him seem older than six but it wasn't a lot so I overlooked it.

Single parent

Nicole is one of my go to fav authors. She has a way of pulling you into the story and not wanting for it to finish. I love the way a friendship developed between Kade and Spencer first. Kades son Elijah was so cute in this story. I really love single parent trope and this did not disappoint.

I got the audiobook which I loved listening to. The narrators did a great job portraying Ethan and Spencer.