REVIEWED BY CINDY
TITLE: Driven by Fire 
SERIES: Firehouse 6 Book 4
AUTHOR: Draven St. James
PUBLISHER: Loose ID
LENGTH: 146 Pages
Blurb:
Taber Delane is lucky be alive, but his career as a firefighter ended the day a beam snapped resulting in a crushing spinal injury. Most of his friends are willing to give him space, everyone except paramedic, Deacon Hall.
Deacon hasn’t met a challenge he couldn’t tackle and he knows Taber needs someone in his corner who isn’t afraid to stand up to the big bad fireman. The longer he’s around Taber, the more the sexy vulnerability of the man comes through. Deacon finds he doesn’t just want to be Taber’s live in caregiver, he wants a chance at the passionate man beneath the stubborn shell.
A shell that is cracking, no matter what Taber tries to hold it together. Without knowing how, Deacon being in his home starts to open his eyes to the man Deacon hides from the rest of the world and Taber craves to know more. A lot more.
Now if only Deacon can get Taber to see that it isn’t so bad having him there to assist. Even if sometimes Taber is naked, dripping wet, and angry as hell.
Review:
I want to start this review by saying that I grabbed this book not realizing it was part of a series and when I realized it, I was worried that I would be a little lost, but in the end, it didn’t really make a difference. This book was fine being read on it’s own but I will be looking to read the others.
It was easy to fall for Taber Delane. He’s a man coping as best he can with his life being changed forever. He knew when he signed up to be a firefighter that the risks were high and he accepted it. If he’s honest with himself, however, he never really expected anything bad to happen to him. So, if he’s cranky and stubborn and hard to get along with, he’s kind of entitled to it, even if it means he’s not acting in his own best interests.
Deacon Hall is a paramedic who’s seen it all. He understands Taber’s anger and frustration and when Taber runs off the last nurse willing to care for him, Deacon steps in. He’s not particularly happy about it seeing as how he’s been panting after Taber since they met and it’s a little hard to have an objective perspective about someone your attracted to.
But there’s no one else who can and will do the job and Deacon cares enough about his friend to do his best.
Taber is not easy to live with, but it doesn’t take long for the two of them to become fixtures in the other’s life. Watching their day-to-day interactions is guaranteed to make you both smile and cry…sometimes at the same time.
Watching as these two oh-so-different men make their way towards each other is a real treat, especially those of us who like our big, strong men to be a little vulnerable underneath their crusty exterior.
I love how the author uses humor to bring a tough subject to the page. It helps us connect with Taber and Deacon and see past the grouchy exterior that Taber has going on.
The story is pulled along at a proper pace, never lagging and leaving me bored and while the ending is hopeful, it doesn’t wipe away all the realities this books puts out there so perfectly. The dialogue is smart and extremely well written and well-edited too.
I loved this story and I’m now looking forward to reading the others in the series so I can catch up with the some of the other characters we met briefly in this one.
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