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Chasing Smoke (The Mercer Family Book 2)

Piper Rayne

Written by
Piper Rayne
Length
8 hrs 8 min
Rating
4.8 / 5
Listed
$19.99
Series
The Mercer Family, Book 2
Publisher
Piper Rayne Inc.
Released
2026-10-15

What it is

I've been running toward burning buildings for a decade. Then my best friend's widow smiled at me for the first time in two years, and I knew right then I was in trouble.After Caleb died, I made a promise—I’d take care of his wife. Keep an eye on her. Check in on her. Make sure she kept on living.Collins insists she’s fine. She’s not.So when she finally agrees to let me help pull her out of her grief, I vow to stand beside her however long she needs me, no matter how much it costs me.Collins isn’t supposed to smile at me like she does. She’s not supposed to let me in. And she definitely isn’t supposed to be the best part of my day.She was Caleb’s. I know that.The problem is, I can't stop wondering what it would be like if Collins wasn't just someone I was meant to protect.But mine.

About the series

The Mercer Family in order →

The Mercer Family — 2 books, 2 of them charting here

  1. 1 Holding Ground: The Mercer Family, Book 14.5
  2. 2 Chasing Smoke (The Mercer Family Book 2)4.8

On the charts

Charting now — best position 1 on Bestsellers in Romance, reached October 17, 2026. Seen on 6 charts over 12 days of readings, the first on October 10, 2026.

1 19 1 October 11, 2026 October 17, 2026 October 11, 2026 — position 19October 13, 2026 — position 9October 14, 2026 — position 12October 16, 2026 — position 7October 17, 2026 — position 1
Bestsellers in Romance — position by day.
ChartBestDaysLast seen
Romance
Bestsellers 1 5 days October 17, 2026
New releases 1 5 days October 21, 2026
Highest rated 10 3 days October 24, 2026
All audiobooks
New releases 2 2 days October 17, 2026
Bestsellers 5 2 days October 17, 2026
Highest rated 19 1 day October 24, 2026

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