Recent Release Review: Hot Zone (Station69 Book 3) by Jacki James

Lesley

Reviewed by Lesley

 

TITLE:  Hot Zone

SERIES:  Station 69 Book 3

AUTHOR: Jacki James

PUBLISHER: Self published

LENGTH:  345 Pages

RELEASE DATE: December 22, 2024

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If there is one thing Fire Chief Samuel Sheridan knows, it’s that his son’s best friend is totally off limits. Too bad he clearly needs a Daddy….

When we get a call to fight a blaze engulfing Mars Allen’s home, he needs a place to stay and I have a guest room. It only makes sense to offer him and his cat Kismet a temporary home while they figure out their next move.

Mars is nothing like me. He runs a new-age shop and believes in the energy of the universe, Tarot readings, and balancing the chakras. But as he settles into my space and my life–wearing yoga pants, dancing while cooking dinner, and teasing me with what could be–he becomes more and more tempting.

While my station continues to pursue an arsonist targeting firefighters, getting closer to putting an end to the nightmare, Mars is my one bright spot. He comforts me after a stressful night, and one thing leads to another… But what am I doing? I’ve played with guys, but I’ve never dated one. My bisexuality is private. Not even my son knows, and he’s unlikely to take it well that I’m interested in his best friend of all people.

Mars should be all wrong for me. But the way he responds to my bossy nature and steady guidance tells me that he’s everything I need.

I’m ready to take the risk to have everything I want with Mars. But will the arsonist get his revenge first?

Hot Zone is book three in the Station 69 series and while you could read it as a standalone, the series is best read in order.

REVIEW:

This story focuses on Fire Chief Samuel Sheridan and his son’s best friend Mars Allen . When Samuel is called out to a fire that turns out to be at Mars’s house, little does he expect to come home with a room mate and one who obviously needs a Daddy to look after him.
Mars life pre highschool was chaotic. He lived in an intentional community with his hippy mum where most other families only stayed for a year. When he reached high age he moved to town to live with his aunt and go to an actual school. There he met Steven who became his best friend and in someways protector. When Mars’ home he rents catches fire Steven suggests that he stays with his Dad, Samuel.  Mars always loved going to Steven and Samuels house growing up and as he got older he developed a crush on the older straight fireman so staying with Samuel is going to be interesting.
All the books  in the Station 69 Series have had a  storyline running through them , an arsonist who is targeting firemen. Hotzone brings the story to a dramatic  conclusion that rounds it off properly.
This is the last book on the Station 69 Series but never fear there is a spin , Protector Daddies, that features Hawk and Gator who we meet in this story.”

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