Here is a timeline that maps out my entire series and how all the stories weave together. I tried to keep this as vague as possible, but fair warning, there may be spoilers here, so I HIGHLY recommend that you don’t dig into this until after you’ve read the books, just for clarification.

Scott and Tori Meet

October 8, 2005

Scott and Tori Meet

Scott leaves the Naval academy in Annapolis and heads to Georgetown to drink with some buddies in a dive bar. He meets Tori. A hot, feisty, pint-sized blonde who drinks him under the table and kicks his ass a game of pool.

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Blaze’s Injury

January 15, 2007

Blaze’s Injury

On a hostage rescue mission in Afghanistan with his SEAL team, Ian Hodges, (a.k.a. Blaze is wounded).

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Scott’s Injury

March 13, 2009

Scott’s Injury

While in Afghanistan Scott is injured in an explosion. His team mate Jones is KIA.

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Scott’s Leg is Amputated

April 5, 2009

Scott’s Leg is Amputated

As an infection threatens to take his life, Scott’s parents and doctors choose to amputate to save his life. Tori will later dub this day his “legiversary”.

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Scott and Tori go to Amsterdam

October 3, 2009

Scott and Tori go to Amsterdam

Tori buys two tickets to Amsterdam to get Scott out of his funk. They flitter off and have the wildest week of their lives…that they refuse to speak of.

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Scott and Tori part ways

December 12, 2009

Scott and Tori part ways

Scott and Tori part ways, because both are too stubborn to talk about their feelings for each other. Scott heads back home to Austin for the holidays.

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Brandi and Tori meet

January 22, 2010

Brandi and Tori meet

After Scott returns to Austin he strikes up a fling with Brandi–his high school sweetheart. She follows him to DC and learns about Tori, his “best friend”. Brandi sneaks into Tori’s art exhibition to see exactly what she’s up against.

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Scott comes to Blaze’s rescue

August 1, 2010

Scott comes to Blaze’s rescue

Scott shows up on Blaze’s houseboat…and rescues him from himself.

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Tori’s Injury

November 12, 2015

Tori’s Injury

Tori is severely injured in an auto accident after leaving an after hours event at the museum.

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Scott and Tori Reconnect

June 10, 2016

Scott and Tori Reconnect

Scott and Tori reconnect at a bar in DC for the first time after her injury.

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Tori Meets the Parents

August 20, 2016

Tori Meets the Parents

Scott and Tori head to Austin to meet his family. This is the start of “Smoke and Mirrors”.

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Engaged

October 13, 2016

Engaged

It’s about damn time. Yes, FINALLY after over a decade Scott and Tori get engaged.

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Scott and Tori’s First Christmas

December 25, 2016

Scott and Tori’s First Christmas

Scott and Tori have their first Christmas together as a couple. This was the basis for my Christmas novella “Dream by the Fire” and takes place in the middle of “Burn For You” timeline.

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Scott and Tori’s Wedding

March 18, 2017

Scott and Tori’s Wedding

After SO many years, and so many trials Scott and Tori finally say “I do” and get their HEA.

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March 26, 2017

Scott and Tori’s honeymoon is delayed while she goes to guide dog school. I ended up cutting all these scenes from Burn For You and only briefly mention it in the epilogue. Someday, it may make it into a novella or a short story for this blog.

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The Honeymoon

May 5, 2017

The Honeymoon

The epilogue of Burn For You takes Scott and Tori on their honeymoon to a far away place that he’s been keeping secret for years.

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First Big Family Thanksgiving

November 23, 2017

First Big Family Thanksgiving

Epilogue of Fighting the Blaze lands us here. One big happy family, gathered around the Harris table for a meal. Well, minus two important guests that are running VERY late.

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