Gods of Hazelwood · 2023
Burn With MeSpice level, tropes & is it dark romance?
by Lucy Smoke
Spice 4/5 (Explicit) · Darkness 4/5 (Pitch) · 3 trigger warnings flagged
Lucy Smoke published Burn With Me in 2023. It is book 1 of Gods of Hazelwood. Expect mafia, forbidden, morally grey, enemies to lovers and academy. We score it spice 4 (explicit) and darkness 4 (very dark). The heaviest flags readers report are sexual assault, violence, bullying. Our scores lean on what readers report, not on a full reread, so treat them as a guide. This note is ours. It is not a publisher blurb.
First published: 2023. Book 1 of Gods of Hazelwood.
Burn With Me tropes
On this shelf, Burn With Me is filed under Mafia dark romance, Forbidden romance, Morally grey heroes, Enemies to lovers and Dark academy romance. Each tag opens more books with that trope.
Burn With Me spice level
Is Burn With Me dark romance?
Yes, firmly. Burn With Me scores 4 of 5 on our darkness scale (Pitch).
Spice and darkness are separate scores. More pitch books. How we rate.
Burn With Me trigger warnings
Book-specific flags taken from reader-submitted content warnings on The StoryGraph (top flag reported by 6 readers), grouped by us. Also on that list: trafficking, toxic relationship, sexual content. See the reader-submitted list.
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Open this before you read. These are the flags most likely to be a hard stop.
Moderate (0)
Harm, control, or obsession that is common in this lane.
None flagged in this band.
Minor (0)
Present, and usually not the reason someone puts the book down.
None flagged in this band.
Full Burn With Me trigger warnings
Gods of Hazelwood reading order
Burn With Me is book 1 of 1 in Lucy Smoke's Gods of Hazelwood series. Start here.
- Book 1 Burn With Me (this book) · 2023
Order checked against the StoryGraph Gods of Hazelwood series page on 13 October 2026.
Who it's for
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Books like Burn With Me
Matched on shared tropes, then the closest spice and darkness scores. Other books in the same series are listed above, not here.
- Destroy Me
Destroy Me
Michelle Heard
Spice ●●●●○Dark ●●●●○
Shared: Mafia dark romance, Enemies to lovers
- You're Next
You're Next
Tate James
Spice ●●●●○Dark ●●●●○
Shared: Mafia dark romance, Morally grey heroes
- Riot Rules
Riot Rules
Callie Hart
Spice ●●●●○Dark ●●●●●
Shared: Mafia dark romance, Enemies to lovers
- Control Me
Control Me
Michelle Heard
Spice ●●●●○Dark ●●●●●
Shared: Mafia dark romance, Forbidden romance
- Heavy
Heavy
M.L. Burns
Spice ●●●●○Dark ●●●●●
Shared: Mafia dark romance, Morally grey heroes
- The Truths We Burn
The Truths We Burn
Monty Jay
Spice ●●●●○Dark ●●●●●
Shared: Mafia dark romance, Morally grey heroes
- By Fate I Conquer
By Fate I Conquer
Cora Reilly
Spice ●●●●○Dark ●●●●○
Shared: Mafia dark romance, Enemies to lovers
- Lies of My Monster
Lies of My Monster
Rina Kent
Spice ●●●●○Dark ●●●●○
Shared: Mafia dark romance, Morally grey heroes
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Questions readers actually ask
What is the spice level of Burn With Me?
Burn With Me spice level is 4 of 5 (Explicit). On-page sex, clearly written. Darkness is a separate score: 4 of 5 (Pitch).
What are the Burn With Me trigger warnings?
Graphic: Sexual assault, Violence, Bullying. Moderate: none flagged. Minor: none flagged. These are book-specific flags reported by readers on reader-submitted content warnings on The StoryGraph (top flag reported by 6 readers), grouped by us. The author's own note may list more. Read it before you start.
Is Burn With Me dark romance?
Yes, firmly. Burn With Me scores 4 of 5 on our darkness scale (Pitch). Bleak on purpose. Comfort is not the job.
What tropes are in Burn With Me?
On this shelf Burn With Me is filed under Mafia dark romance, Forbidden romance, Morally grey heroes, Enemies to lovers and Dark academy romance.
Who is Burn With Me for?
For readers hunting mafia and forbidden with explicit spice. Read the warnings first.
What are some books like Burn With Me?
Matched on shared tropes and similar spice and darkness: Destroy Me by Michelle Heard; You're Next by Tate James; Riot Rules by Callie Hart; Control Me by Michelle Heard; Heavy by M.L. Burns; The Truths We Burn by Monty Jay. More read-alikes, each with a reason, are on zademasked.com/like/burn-with-me.
Is Burn With Me a standalone?
No. Burn With Me is book 1 of 1 in the Gods of Hazelwood series by Lucy Smoke.
What order should I read the Gods of Hazelwood series in?
1. Burn With Me.
How many books are in the Gods of Hazelwood series?
The Gods of Hazelwood series by Lucy Smoke has 1 main book.
What is the Burn With Me age rating?
We'd say 18+. Spice sits at 4/5 (explicit) and darkness at 4/5 (pitch). That's our recommendation, not an official rating, so read the trigger warnings as well.
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