Firefighter Jackson Donovan doesn’t look back—as a rule. So when his past comes roaring back to life in the form of not-so-damsel-in-distress Becks Benning, the last thing he wants to do is relive old times. No matter how tempting she makes it seem…
Now thanks to his two interfering brothers, Becks is living with him while she looks for a new place and tries to pick up the pieces of her tattoo business that went up in flames. Which means a grown up, smokin’ hot Becks is in his house, digging up old wounds. And despite his better judgement, the more time he spends with this smart, artistic, incredible woman the more he wants her in his bed—and his future.
Becks always had it bad for Jackson. Unfortunately for her, not much has changed—he’s still honorable, hard-working, sexy as sin—and closed off. But there’s more than one way to get to a man’s heart and if Jackson doesn’t want to recall old memories, she’ll just have to help him make new ones. Because now that she’s found Jackson again, she’s not letting him go.
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The book starts with a fire and the rescue of three young boys before it flashes forward to their lives as adults. All three of them have become firefighters after that harrowing night.
Jackson is the leader, both when they were younger,homeless, and living on the street and now when they are adults. He's always been the one to take care of them. He's a natural born protector. When a fire at a tattoo shop unexpectedly turns up one of the friends from their homeless days, all three of them welcome the female tattoo artist into their home.
Becks has always had a crush on Jackson. Seeing him again as an adult just reignites her feelings for him. And now that they are all living together in the same house, those feelings really are front-and-center for both Becks and Jackson. Only one problem -- Jackson wants to keep the past in the past and doesn't like Becks continual questions about his feelings about their former lives.
In spite of their communications issues, they engage in a steamy physical relationship after some coaxing from his brothers who see just how much Becks and Jackson are right for each other. But Jackson's inability to share his thoughts and feelings may just kill their relationship.
I went into this expecting a firefighter story and after a promising start the firefighter part of this story was pretty much non-existent. The story really swirls around Jackson's inability to share with Becks, and that is the entire crux of their conflict. There was a lot of potential in this story, but sadly, the story was fairly tame and not a whole lot happens, making for a slow read. I'm hoping for more in the next installment in the series.
An ARC was provided for review.
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Great review. I agree I would have liked more of the firefighting aspects, although we did get a bit on how Becks set up her business. HOpefully as the series continues we will get more fire fighting as his brothers find their loves.
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