I have a weakness for books featuring firefighter heroes, so when I saw Trial By Fire on the shelf at Wal-Mart, I thought I’d give it a try. This is the beginning of a series about the firefighters of station five in a small town in Tennessee. It’s a fast moving tale but I can’t…
When the Bombshell line debuted, there seemed to be some surprise, and subsequently, dissatisfaction that the books weren’t romance novels, which was understandable considering they’re published by Silhouette. While some Bombshell titles have delivered on the romance front, this is primarily a line of action novels. Make no mistake about it, The Big Burn isn’t…
In a genre often accused of being too focused on small-town sheriffs, secret babies, and cowboys, the first novel in Kristin Hardy’s Holiday Hearts series is a breath of fresh air. Her protagonists – a captain in the Boston Fire Department and an engineer – are mature, intelligent, and quite likable. As the story opens,…
Although I am sure there are a good number of romances featuring firefighters, this is a rather new scenario for me. Therefore, as I became increasingly impressed with the originality of this hero’s character, I recognized that this was due, in part, to his chosen profession. However, it was the absolute genuineness of his personality…
Nothing More To Lose is the last of a trilogy set in the town of Hidden Cove. The earlier two books are After the Fire and On The Line. As soon as I finish this review, I plan to go out and get those books since I feel as though I missed some backstory that…
Spontaneous Combustion is a decent, if unexceptional start to the Code Red continuity series. When a warehouse fire breaks out in Courage Bay, California, firefighter Shannon O’Shea and her crew race to the scene. Inside the building, she finds a dog trapped beneath a fallen beam. She rescues it, only to find herself trapped behind…
When I first started to read The Perfect Match, it seemed as though the author was going to break new ground in Christian contemporary romance. Susan May Warren initially presents readers with a professional woman holding a leadership role in a male-dominated profession along with a romance in which both hero and heroine face some…
The main character in White Heat: is a loner, raised by a tough Army grandfather; moved around a lot and has no roots; works as a charter pilot; lives in a sparsly furnished apartment; has had lots of casual flings and has issues with committment. Sounds like a generic romance bad boy, doesn’t it? But…
The Unknown Twin has a somewhat far-fetched premise, but readers who can get past that should find the sweet romance and likable characters make up for it. Lauren Conway moved to Courage Bay, California, to advance her career as a cartoonist. The local newspaper agreed to let her write her own comic strip, based on…
This is a difficult book to grade because while After the Fire definitely showcases everything consistently good about Kathryn Shay’s work, it also highlights the things that repeatedly make her a frustrating read for me. An excellent writer with strong command of plot, character development, and a skill for portraying real, multidimensional relationships, Shay often…