Smoke Signals is a love letter to live fire — 55 recipes built around real wood smoke, from espresso-cocoa rubs and bourbon-glazed brisket to cedar-plank seafood and campfire s'mores. Every dish is written for the backyard cook: short ingredient lists, clear smoke times, and flavors that taste like all-day cooking without the all-day fuss.

Inside you'll find seven rubs and sauces that anchor the whole book, then smoked beef, pork, chicken, seafood, sides, and desserts — each one tested until it earned its place by the fire. Fire up your smoker, pick a recipe, and get ready for the question every pitmaster lives for: "Wait — you made this?"