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Long-running M/M romance
Hidden Flames
Passion, friendship, secrecy, and fire shape an intimate journey between two men across twenty-nine chapters.
Reading order
Choose a chapter.
Start at the beginning or continue where you left off. Chapters open in Arden’s Substack.
IChapter OneHidden FlamesRead ↗IIChapter TwoHidden FlamesRead ↗IIIThe Cave of DesireHidden FlamesRead ↗IVChapter FourHidden FlamesRead ↗VThe Testament of FireHidden FlamesRead ↗VIOpening DraftHidden FlamesRead ↗VIIChapter SevenHidden FlamesRead ↗VIIIChapter EightHidden FlamesRead ↗IXChapter NineHidden FlamesRead ↗XPart OneHidden FlamesRead ↗X½Part TwoHidden FlamesRead ↗XIPeace Before FireHidden FlamesRead ↗XIIThe Unexpected LetterHidden FlamesRead ↗XIIIWhere the Past EndsHidden FlamesRead ↗XIVThe Taste of FreedomHidden FlamesRead ↗XVPreparations for the WeddingHidden FlamesRead ↗XVIChapter SixteenHidden FlamesRead ↗XVIIThe Mother’s ArrivalHidden FlamesRead ↗XVIIIChapter EighteenHidden FlamesRead ↗XIXShadow Over HappinessHidden FlamesRead ↗XXCelebrationHidden FlamesRead ↗XXIThe ReturnHidden FlamesRead ↗XXIIThe UnmaskingHidden FlamesRead ↗XXIIIThe IslandHidden FlamesRead ↗XXIVThe ShipwreckedHidden FlamesRead ↗XXVWhere the Storm RevealsHidden FlamesRead ↗XXVIThe Proof and the Foundation StoneHidden FlamesRead ↗XXVIIThe ConstructionHidden FlamesRead ↗XXVIIIThe Weight of SilenceHidden FlamesRead ↗XXIXParisian FlamesHidden FlamesRead ↗
Reader note: Some chapters contain explicit material intended for adults 18+.