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The Fireside Hours
by Taylor Deister
A warm fireside storytelling podcast where slow-burn romance meets quiet mystery. Each episode offers original, intimate read-along stories filled with longing, soft tension, and atmospheric charm. Cozy, romantic, and a little enigmatic - these tales invite you to settle in, breathe deeply, and let the night unfold. I also want people to send me their original stories too.
Episodes
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The Heritage of Blooms
In the past, Jed takes Ginny up to a hidden, breathtaking meadow of wildflowers, revealing how her grandmother and mother built a thriving arrangement business there, and officially passes the legacy down to a joyful, emotional Ginny. By August, Ginny thrives blending teas and lotions in the old...
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The Ghost of a Pang
In these chapters, Taytum is happy with her new life with Luke. In the other hand Ryder is living in his own nightmare with Morgan. After Ryder finds out that Morgan is texting another guy he of course goes to Taytum for help. She heads over to his house and he starts telling her about the...
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The Unbroken Thread
In the past, Ginny calmly stands her ground against Veronica’s cruel comments at the general store, backed by Wes’s unshakeable presence. On the truck ride home, a tender moment of encouragement from Wes leads to a near-kiss between them that is suddenly interrupted when Jed drops a metal bucket…
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The Long Road to Steady
In these chapters, Taytum is tired of the same old thing with Ryder. Then one morning she gets a Snapchat from Ryder and that was the final straw. Taytum was done with Ryder messing it up every single time so she chose herself. As the years went on she met a steady guy named Luke and started a…
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The Riverbank & The Written Legacy
Overwhelmed by lingering pain and bitter whispers from town, Ginny retreats to her sanctuary by the creek, only to be surprised when her granddad navigates the steep slope in his truck to join her. Sitting together on the damp riverbank, Jed cries with her, acknowledging that while neither of…
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Wranglers and Redemption
Taytum is still navigating her through her grief. But a country concert with Ryder and Sadie might just be what she needs. After the concert, Ryder and Taytum go to the bar to meet up with Ryders friends and Ryder makes it known that Taytum is with him. She feels like he might be changing but…
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The Sanctuary and the Altar
An evening of shared laughter at the kitchen table brings Ginny her first real sense of peace since losing her parents, prompting her to sneak out later—not to run away, but to share her secret creekside sanctuary with Wes. Sitting on the tailgate under the stars, they find rare solace in each...
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The Heavy Crown of Grief
In these chapters Taytum finds out that James is gone. While she tries to navigate through her grief, Ryder tries to be there for her the best way he knows how but when a sudden wave of panic comes over Taytum at the bar Ryder tries to calm her with one of his stupid jokes. Once they get back to...
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The Legacy Replanted
With the wolves finally defeated, Ben returns from the hospital to see the center spruce standing tall and proudly passes the ranch's operations down to Tessa and Brooks as equal partners. Under the warm glow of the amber tree lights, Brooks and Tessa finally dissolve the boundaries of the last...
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The Sentinel and the Solace
Stepping inside her late grandfather's house in the present day triggers a flood of intense memories for thirty-eight-year-old Ginny. She remembers a stormy dinner twenty years ago when an exhausted Jed, tired of her dangerous, booze-fueled rebellion after her parents' death, ordered a reluctant...
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The Deliverance
In these chapters, the tide turns as Tessa and Brooks transition from desperate defense to a calculated counter-offensive. The journey begins with a breakthrough when they spot the rusted truck of Brooks’s brother, Marcus, hidden near an abandoned timber mill. Confronted by Brooks, a terrified...
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Whiskey and Wildflowers
Thirty-eight-year-old Virginia is a polished, high-flying city executive who has spent two decades running from her past. Her carefully constructed corporate armor is completely shattered by a phone call delivering devastating news: Jed, the deeply pious grandfather who raised her, has passed…
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The Gathering Storm
In these chapters, the battle for Evergreen Ranch escalates into a high-stakes confrontation against both legal and criminal forces. The tension reaches a boiling point during a tense morning showdown at the farm, where Tessa's elitist ex-husband, Grant, arrives with his legal team to freeze the...
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The Light and the Vigil
In these chapters, the quiet anticipation of the ranch gives way to a bittersweet triumph and a lingering threat. After a late-night conversation by the fire where Brooks reveals the silent, decade-long devotion that kept him tethered to the property, the morning brings the long-awaited opening…
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The Ghost and the Guardian
In these chapters, the mounting tension between Tessa and Brooks reaches a breaking point as the dangers of the outside world invade their sanctuary. After a night of shared vulnerability where Tessa admits her fear of being "broken," Brooks reveals the intensity of his decade-long devotion…
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The Weight of Hidden Truths
In these chapters, the emotional and physical storms finally converge on Evergreen Ranch. Tessa reaches her breaking point in a raw "fire scene," where she burns the remnants of her past life and confronts the gut-wrenching betrayal of her divorce. Brooks is there to catch her, leading to a…
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Rainstorms and Relentless Pulls
The beach trip pushes Taytum and Ryder’s "unlabeled" status to its limit. Despite her frustration with his mixed signals, a midnight rainstorm on the boardwalk washes away their defenses, leading to a raw moment of surrender. Back home, Taytum tries to protect her heart with weeks of distance,...
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The Weight of the Silence
In these chapters, the focus shifts from physical survival to emotional reckoning. While keeping a tense vigil at the hospital for Ben, Tessa and Brooks share a rare moment of vulnerability, uncovering the deep bond of gratitude Brooks feels for the man who saved him. However, the peace is...
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The Secret Spark and Saltwater Truths
Following her breakup with James, Taytum finds herself in a magnetic but unlabeled romance with Ryder. During a dinner date, a moment of tension arises when Taytum tells James there "isn't anyone else," sparking visible hurt in Ryder and highlighting the unspoken depth of their connection. The…
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Brittle Ground
The quiet sanctuary of the ranch is breached by the harsh realities of the past and the fragility of the present. As Tessa attempts to find her footing in the physically demanding world of the North Slope, she witnesses the dark shadow of Brooks’s history when a local debt collector arrives to...
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The Breaking Point and the Spark
The tension between Taytum’s crumbling relationship and her undeniable bond with Ryder finally reaches a breaking point. During an afternoon at the water park, Taytum confesses to her mom that her feelings for James have faded, overshadowed by his volatile drinking and verbal abuse. That night, a...
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Roots of Redemption
On this episode I’ve decided to take a break from Sparks in the Quiet and read a little bit of my new story called Roots of Redemption. At thirty, Tessa is facing a reality she never imagined. With a painful divorce finalized and her heart shattered by her husband’s betrayal, she returns to her...
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Birthday Wishes
Taytum’s twenty-fifth birthday marks the definitive beginning of the end for her and James. While James sours the celebration with petty arguments and drunken silence, a surprise birthday call from Ryder reminds her of where she truly belongs. The distance between them only grows the following...
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The Sound Of Home
The weekend routine at James’s house becomes a suffocating cycle of cigarette smoke and isolation, making Taytum ache for the magnetic pull of her life with Ryder. While James grows increasingly possessive and demands she cut ties with her past, Taytum finds herself craving Ryder’s company even...
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Mirrors and Red Flags
As Taytum tries to commit to James, the “safe” alternative to Ryder, she is haunted by her mother’s observation that James hasn’t matched the way Ryder looks at her. A weekend visit to James ‘s house quickly turns dark when he reveals a past struggle with drug addiction (WARNING MENTION OF DRUG...
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The Revolving Door
As the months pass Taytum and Ryder remained trapped in a frustrating cycle of magnetic attraction and sudden withdrawal. Every time their emotional connection deepens Ryder panics and pushes her away seeking out other women. Then the isolation of the 2020 pandemic changes the landscape of the...
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The Look that Unnerved
When Ryder, Taytum, Ricky and Kenzie get to the bar Ryder’s protective side comes out when a guy from Taytum’s past makes her uncomfortable. When they all get back to Ryder’s house Taytum gets up to fix Ryder’s old fan. when she turns back around she sees Ryders intense stare on her and it makes...
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The Soft Spot
In the quiet of a 2:00 AM driveway, Ryder finally dropped his guard. Leaning against Taytum's car, he traded his usual bravado for a raw honesty he'd never shared with anyone, speaking about his troubled past (WARNING: THERE IS MENTION OF ABUSE) and admitting that he'd never just talked with a…
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Episode Five Sparks in The Quiet
Welcome back for a new episode and a new story called Sparks in The Quiet! It is a true story but all the names have been changed and Ryder’s perspective is made up. I decided to write a true story because I know a lot of people go through this situation and I wanted my listeners to be able to...
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Episode Four of The Warmth Beneath the Pines
This is the last episode of The Warmth Beneath the Pines, I hope you guys enjoyed it! There is a sneak peek of the new book that I’m going to start next week! But in this last episode Hazel and Weston go back to the forest and they finally figure out why they both have the same pendants. After…
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Episode Three of The Warmth Beneath the Pines
Weston and Hazel headed back to the forest and they went past the archway and it finally opened for them. Weston realized the door they were standing in front of was the same door from his dreams. They both step through and their pendants both pulse. They both witnessed the magic that was behind...
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Part two of The Warmth Beneath the Pines
Hazel and Weston decide to journey into the forest together where they learn about their pasts. As they’re drawn deeper into the forest by the humming noise it starts to snow heavy again and they head back to the inn. The next day they head to the attic and find journals that lead them back to…
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Introduction to The Fireside Hours
Thank you for tuning into my new podcast! I hope you guys enjoy the first chapter of The Warmth Beneath the Pines and tune in next week for the second episode! If any listeners have original stories they want me to read please email them to me at [email protected]! Thank you for listening!
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
A warm fireside storytelling podcast where slow-burn romance meets quiet mystery. Each episode offers original, intimate read-along stories filled with longing, soft tension, and atmospheric charm. Cozy, romantic, and a little enigmatic - these tales invite you to settle in, breathe deeply, and let the night unfold. I also want people to send me their original stories too.
HOSTED BY
Taylor Deister
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A warm fireside storytelling podcast where slow-burn romance meets quiet mystery. Each episode offers original, intimate read-along stories filled with longing, soft tension, and atmospheric charm. Cozy, romantic, and a little enigmatic - these tales invite you to settle in, breathe deeply, and let...
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The Fireside Hours is created and hosted by Taylor Deister.
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