REVIEWED by Jen B.
TITLE: Feel the Fire
SERIES: Hotshots
AUTHOR: Annabeth Albert
PUBLISHER: Carina Press
LENGTH: 264 Pages
RELEASE DATE: October 26, 2020
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When their career paths bring two high school sweethearts together again, the forest isn’t the only thing ablaze…
Fire behavior specialist Luis Riviera goes where his job takes him. But when he’s assigned to an arson investigation in Central Oregon—the place he left his broken heart twenty years ago—he’s afraid of being burned all over again.
Tucker Ryland had planned to join his first love, Luis, in LA after high school graduation, but life got in the way. Now a fire management expert and a divorced father of teen twins, Tucker’s thrown for a loop when he finds himself working side by side with his Luis, now all grown up and more intriguing than ever.
Though consumed by a grueling fire season and family responsibilities, the two men discover their bond has never truly broken. Tentative kisses turn to passionate nights. But smoking sheets aside, old hurts and new truths stand in the way of this time being the start of forever.
REVIEW:
Tucker and Luis had a plan in high school to be together, but things didn’t turn out quite like they planned and they went their separate ways.
Fast forward ten plus years, and Luis is sent back to the town and friend he left to assist Tucker’s Department with their fires.
It’s a rocky start, but things quickly heat up and even though they know Luis is going to be going back home. They explore what they have and things heat up in their personal, as well as professional lives.
Tucker has teenage twin sons and a great ex-wife. There is a bit of the teenage angst which distracted from the story a bit, but they were great supporting characters.
Aside from the relationship, there is the mystery surrounding the arson fires, although that never really gets resolved.
If you like a story about two older friends to lovers, this one definitely fits that bill. Tucker is also demisexual, which is an interesting aspect as well. This was a solid addition to the series, and I’m looking forward to the next installment.
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