Prepare to feel the burn. Stacey ignites the pages with a HOT firefighter and a fiery EMT. Lust runs rampart with this scorching duo. However, there's more to the attraction than hormone overload. There's heartbreaking tragedy, dangerous scenarios and a chance at emotional maturity. The sizzle is abundantly obvious, but the emotions run deep. ( )

Where has this series been all my life? ;)

I loved Gavin and Cait's story! There were so many LOL moments (that Snapchat pic! It just won't go away...) mixed in with the tender ones, not to mention the hot-as-heck ones--plus, can I just say, a firefighter and an EMT? Does it get any better than this? Especially when it's a firefighter who'll let the EMT take charge when she's the one with the expertise in a situation, even when they're not technically at work...yeah, that worked for me in all kinds of ways. Let's just say that seeing more of Cait and Gavin won't be the only factor in me anxiously awaiting more from this series, but it will definitely be the cherry on top of an extremely tempting Boston Fire sundae.

In the meantime, I do have three earlier series titles to enjoy, so that's something too :)

Gavin and Cait's story started out as a bit of an enemies-to-lovers one, though Gavin was at first completely clueless about the reason for her animosity. Though I get why she was initially upset with him (when they met, she was just working up to asking him to go for coffee when he ma'am-ed her and she assumed he thought she was old instead of it being a polite reflex) I appreciated that they didn't drag her resentment out overlong, instead letting them get down to the business of starting a relationship and the real conflict of Cait's family drama. In fact, everything about this book felt real--the progression of their relationship, the responsibility Cait felt for her family, and Cait's mother's struggle with her second major life loss and the barrier it threw in the way of Cait and Gavin's relationship moving to the next level--and it was next to impossible to put this book down until they were able to find their HEA.

Plus, I was dying to see where else that Snapchat pic was going to turn up...and I wasn't disappointed when it did! :)

Rating: 4 1/2 stars / A

I voluntarily reviewed an Advance Reader Copy of this book. ( )

Ma'am? How did a term of respect become an insult? How did it become a sign of a woman getting older? I had to laugh at Cait's reaction to Gavin calling her ma'am because I've had the same reaction! I'm not that old!! (Actually I am but I don't want to think about it!)

What a great start to an entertaining relationship! Both Gavin & Cait had misperceptions of the others that colored how they looked at & how they related to each other. They both fought the chemistry that was apparent to everyone because they didn't believe in the other. This was a wonderful journey detailing the day to day build up of a lasting relationship & the problems encountered along the way. I can't wait for the next in the series! ( )