Fanning The Flames
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Burning for you...
Some men are off limits. Close friends of your ex–husband, for instance. Or firefighters who work in the same building as you. Yet despite her best judgment, librarian Lauren Foster can't help noticing fire captain Jake Davis whenever he jogs by...shirtless. They've always been friends, but all it takes is one not–so–chance meeting at a local bar and one not–quite–innocent walk home to ignite a fierce, uncontrollable desire between them.
Widower Jake Davis has tried to ignore the spark he feels whenever Lauren's around, but once he sees her curves in a little black dress, there's no turning back. No matter how often she says she's all wrong for him, the sexy, outspoken divorcee is driving him wild in the best possible way. Maybe she's just blowing off steam. Or maybe he can convince her to fan these flames into something deeper, hotter, and truer than they ever expected...
Victoria Dahl
Victoria Dahl lives with her family in a small town high in the mountains. Her first novel debuted in 2007, and she’s gone on to write seventeen books and novellas in historical, contemporary, and paranormal romance. Victoria's contemporary romance, Talk Me Down, was nominated for both a RWA Rita Award and the National Readers' Choice Award. Since then, her books have been nominated for two more Rita Awards, and she hit the USA Today Bestseller list with the anthology Midnight Kiss.
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Reviews for Fanning The Flames
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Lauren is a librarian who has been divorced for 8yrs and has never regretted it but lately has been feeling lonely, in the bedroom. Jake is the town fire captain and a widower whose fire station just so happens to be next door to Lauren's library. They have known each other for years and are now starting to really take notice.
This is a novella, so it's obviously going to be short and sweet. What I didn't expect, was for it to be so complete. This starts off with Lauren observing Jake running shirtless and how hot and bothered it makes her in a fun and light witty banter way. The chik-lit feel continues as Lauren tries to fight her attraction to Jake, bemoans the lack of action happening in her bedroom, and agrees to let her friend take her out for a night out on the town to pick up some hot young eager men. What happens instead is Lauren escaping Jake's house after being caught in flagrante delicto. Jake and Lauren have off the charts bedroom chemistry but Lauren's insecurities rear their ugly head and this is where the story started to become deeper to me.
Lauren criticizes herself for not being what she thought an ideal wife and woman should be. This is partly due to Lauren’s own insecurities and partly due to, what are hinted at, years of little digs by her ex-husband. Many women readers who are Lauren's age or have gone through a similar situation are going to feel a pang in their hearts for her. When she thinks the line "she'd hope that a happy mom was more important for Sawyer than a married one." I know many a woman who is going to have a tear in their eye.
Jake is sexy, mature, and oh so good for Lauren but as this is mostly from Lauren's perspective and due to the strength of her character, you're going to focus more on her. The sex scenes are hot and the pace is steady and strong but as with all novellas, the ending seems abrupt and you'll wish it was longer. Very few novellas manage to pull off such a non-rushed feel and complete story. This is honestly one of the best short stories I have ever read and I will absolutely be picking up the next in the series. - Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5I picked up this romance novella because I wanted something I could finish in the hour or so before I went to sleep as I failed to actually crack open the book I meant to start reading this weekend and I've got a bunch of library holds incoming. A fast read on the smuttier side, it was refreshing to find a romance where the leads are in their 40s. Also, as a librarian myself, I now kind of want to work in a library attached to a fire hall. You know, for safety reasons. ;)
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5This one is a short one (only 61 pages only.) Not to rehash the book summary, but one meek librarian - Lauren - and one hot fireman - Jake - collide. Lauren has noticed Jake for quite sometime and when the attention is returned, the fire gets hot quick. And Lauren isn't so trusting of herself.To me, I didn't really think they went together. Jake read as younger than he was, and Lauren the exact opposite. So the chemistry I had trouble with. Still a decent read for such a story I guess.I received this book in exchange for an honest review for Netgalley.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5I was so happy I picked this little novella up. I love the sexy (yet reserved) librarian meets the smoldering (pun intended) fireman. Two almost absurd literary tropes to mash up in a romance and yet Ms. Dahl says "F it" and makes a wonderful story. This novella is HOT, just like every single one of her stories. I love how she breaches age boundaries as well. They aren't old by any means but adults with grown children, divorces, and hell real lives...it's fantasy in a romance and it's damn good.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5No matter who died or how lives were changed, life moved on. For the first time, Jake honestly wanted to move on,This is going to be a short review because it was a short story and I don't want to just recite the plot. I really enjoyed the two main characters, Lauren and Jake. Lauren could be a bit annoying at times but I really hoped for the best for her. I loved Jake and couldn't help but feel bad for him and hope that he will finally be able to move on.There were some great steamy scenes in this between Lauren and Jake. I was giggling at what happened the first time they had some action. I really enjoyed this short story and would recommend it if you are looking for a story about two middle aged people looking to move on from relationships in their past.