Ground beef/turkey/fake meat crumbles (optional) So, without further ado, let’s make some firehouse chili.ġ can of green chilis or peppers (pick the pepper for the heat level you enjoy) You can make it spicier with different peppers, change out the meat or use no meat for our vegetarian friends. The great thing about this recipe is you can switch out the ingredients to your liking. Though I’m sure Díaz would argue that if there was a way to mess it up, Ward would find it, lol. Today I’d like to share with you a recipe for firehouse chili that even Ward couldn’t screw up. Okay, I’m decent…Fine, I haven’t poisoned anyone yet. In The Firefighter’s Dilemma, Díaz comments on it more than once, and gives him crap about it because teasing is their love language. A running gag throughout the series is how bad Ward’s cooking is. Right away, I knew I had to make Ward a terrible cook. To learn more about Mariah and her books, follow her on social media or sign up for her newsletter.During my research for the Mile High Firefighter’s series, I learned cooking meals is a chore shared by everyone in the firehouse. Her favorite thing about writing is when she can make someone’s day a little brighter with one of her books. Mariah loves to lose herself in a world of words. And where there’s smoke, someone’s heart will definitely be going down in flames…īestselling author Mariah Ankenman lives in the beautiful Rocky Mountains with her two rambunctious daughters and loving spouse who provides ample inspiration for her heart-stopping heroes. Because that means the heat between Lexi and Dyson is real. Now their sizzling kisses are far from fake, and it’s a disaster. But one kiss in and he’s in over his head. He’ll help her youth center pass a fire safety inspection-if she’ll pretend to be his girlfriend. But between his reputation as “One Night O’Neil” and his matchmaking sisters, he needs to make a bold move. Aaaand excuse me while I burn in the fires of humiliation.ĭyson hasn’t believed in love for a long time. Except that Dyson O’Neil isn’t a stripper.

So maybe she might be excused for thinking the extraordinarily hot fireman in her office might be an early birthday present from her roommate. Lexi Martin is on the eve of her birthday and all she has to show for it is debt, a crappy apartment, a nonexistent social life, and a somewhat evil cat.

The Dating Dilemma by Mariah Ankenman