| My thoughts Rating: 4 Would I recommend it? Yes , ever since I started reading this series I've been talking about to my friends,some even said they would check it or have added to their TBR. Would I read more of this series? Yes, I'm hooked on it and have already read all 3 books in this series. Would I read more by this author? Yes First off I want to thank the publisher Carina Press-Harlequin for the invite to read it and to continue on with this series as well as a big thinks to the author and Netgalley because this is one of my all time favorite male /male firefighter romance series that I love to read, in fact I think its the only one I've ever read. One of the reason I loved this one was is that it was a second chance romance where the two main characters got a chance at been together and getting to fellow your dreams , it was well written and very sweet,and the story just came to life right before your very eyes. |
Title: Feel the Fire
Author: Annabeth Albert
Series: Hotshots, #3
Length: 336 pages
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Imprint: Carina Press
eBook On-Sale: October 26, 2020
eBook ISBN & Price: 9781488076855, $4.99 U.S.
MMP On-Sale: October 27, 2020
MMP ISBN & Price: 9781335459527, $8.99 U.S.
Book Description: The third installment of Annabeth Albert’s
Hotshots series—the emotions and intensity of Chicago Fire with the
raw, natural elements of Man vs. Wild.
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.
Danger lurks everywhere for Central Oregon’s fire crews, but the biggest risk of all might be
losing their hearts. Don’t miss the Hotshots series from Annabeth Albert: Burn Zone, High Heat
and Feel the Fire.
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Excerpt
“I’m sorry, we’re getting who?” Tucker was usually all about getting through the morning
meeting as quickly as possible, and he’d learned through years of working with Fred that too
many questions would slow the boss down, lead to tangents and rambles and a lost morning he
could have been working. And a lost morning meant being late getting out of here in the
afternoon, meant another hasty dinner for him and the twins and grumbles all around. So he
made a point of paying attention to the announcements and getting information right the first
time, but this time he had to have heard Fred wrong.
“New fire behavior specialist out of California—Angeles National Forest is sending him since
we’re still under a hiring freeze and now down to a bare-bones operation. You know all that.
You were complaining about overtime last week.”
“I get that we need some more boots on the ground. But I’ve been working as burn boss the
last several fires, and Garrick’s coming along too. Would be nice if they’d send us some more
admin support and not someone who’s going to expect a leadership role.”
“Don’t get your feathers ruffled. You’re both an asset to incident command, sure, but we need
this guy’s fire behavior experience, especially as it pertains to arson. He’s got the analytical
skills we can use and the experience to back it up.”
“Glad they’re finally taking the arson suspicions seriously. And what did you say the name
was?” That last part was what he really wanted to know. He could deal with the problem of too
many chefs in the kitchen, but he could have sworn Fred had said—
“Luis Rivera. Comes to us with great experience.”
“Sounds good.” He managed a nod, even as his head swam. Fuck. Maybe there were a lot of
guys with that name in the LA area. Maybe it was some stodgy near-retiree and not the darkest,
deepest pair of eyes Tucker had ever known. The voice husky and earnest. The smile he’d never
forget.
“Apparently he knows the area at least a little is what his boss told me on the phone.”
And with that, Tucker’s cornflakes and coffee turned to bricks in his stomach, a heavy weight
he hadn’t felt in eons. There might be plenty of guys with that name in California but there had
only been one Luis Rivera in central Oregon, the one who’d left with Tucker’s heart all those
years ago.
“They’re making me go.” Luis’s voice had wavered, first time Tucker had seen him cry since
he’d broken his arm back on a fourth grade dare, and even then, he’d been more mad than sad,
all sputtering bravado. This was a level of devastation Tucker had never seen from his friend.
His chest hurt, like he was some hapless cartoon character and his heart really had been
cleaved in half by this news. Scooting closer, he wrapped an arm around Luis’s slim shoulders,
trying to be brave for both of them.
“You could stay with us to finish school. Share my room and—”
Carina Press Blog Tour Program: Feel the Fire by Annabeth Albert
Excerpt
“I’m hardly your parents’ favorite person.” Luis’s weighty sigh hit Tucker like that time a
swing had slammed into his gut, because he was right. Tucker’s parents weren’t going to come
charging in to save the day.
“I’ll wait for you,” he promised.
Only Tucker hadn’t. And if it was that same Luis, well, there wasn’t going to be any avoiding
him. As shorthanded as they were, it wasn’t like Tucker could claim some of his mountain of
unused vacation days. Fred would want him working closely with this person. But maybe he
could figure a way around—
“Should be here any minute.”
Or not. Damn it. He needed time to sort himself out, time he apparently wasn’t going to get
because here came Fred’s assistant, Christine, knocking at the conference room door, ushering
in…
A stranger.
Not the boy Tucker had known. A man. One with a couple of flecks of gray in his dark hair,
which was neatly styled, not all choppy and goth, and he had a lean, muscular build, taller than
him by a couple of inches, not some scrawny kid. His shoulders were solid, a man who had
known his share of heavy labor, and the biceps peeking out of his forest service polo said he kept
that work up. The edge of a tattoo played peekaboo with his sleeve. Tucker’s memory had miles
of smooth tawny skin, no tattoos or scars like the one this guy had on his other arm.
But right when Tucker’s shoulders were about to relax, the pit in his stomach starting to ease,
the guy frowned, and Tucker would recognize that hard, defiant look anywhere. Luis’s head
tilted, revealing the familiar curve of his neck to his shoulder that Tucker remembered all too
well.
“Tucker?” The Californian accent drew out the vowels in his name, an effect that could make
him feel special and singled out when whispered on a starless night. But add a little disdain and a
deeper timbre than Tucker recalled, and it made him feel like an unwanted extra in a surfing
movie.
“Yeah.” He nodded, head feeling untethered, like a helium balloon about to escape.
“What the—” Luis blinked, then drew his shoulders back, professional distance taking over,
smoothing his facial features and softening his next few words. “Sorry. Wasn’t expecting…”
“Y’all know each other?” Fred stood to greet the newcomer with a hearty handshake. “Now,
that’s just great. Small world, right?”
“Right,” Tucker echoed weakly, unable to take his eyes off Luis. “Small world.”
Too small. Especially considering that he’d once seen the miles between them as an
uncrossable sea, a distance so great it made his brain hurt almost as much as his heart. Once upon
a time, he would have given anything to end up in the same room again, weeks of working
together looming, and now he’d trade an awful lot to avoid it.
Annabeth Albert grew up sneaking romance novels under the bed covers. Now, she devours all
subgenres of romance out in the open—no flashlights required! When she’s not adding to her
keeper shelf, she’s a multi-published Pacific Northwest romance writer.
Emotionally complex, sexy, and funny stories are her favorites both to read and to write.
Annabeth loves finding happy endings for a variety of pairings and is a passionate gay rights
supporter. In between searching out dark heroes to redeem, she works a rewarding day job
and wrangles two children.
Connect with Annabeth Albert
Website: http://annabethalbert.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/AnnabethAlbert
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/annabethalbert
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/annabeth_albert/
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6477494.Annabeth_Albert
Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Annabeth-Albert/e/B00LYFFAZK
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