Hot Shot
M. J. FredrickRomantic suspense
Available from Samhain Publishing
ISBN: 1-59998-954-9
April 2008
| Peyton Michaels is the widow of a SWAT team commander killed in the line of duty and a reporter. She is doing a series of stories about high risk jobs and the people who do them and it isn’t just to earn money. Peyton wants to understand what made her husband walk into danger day after day until it killed him. Gabe Cooper and his Bear Claws Hot Shot firefighter crew working daily and risking their lives fighting wildfires is her current story. Peyton has taken wildfire firefighter training so she can go out on a real mission and has asks to be assigned the best. The best is Gabe but Gabe hates reporters and doesn’t take rookies. Peyton will have to work hard to prove she is capable and not a danger to herself, Gabe, or his crew. But what will happen when it really gets hot up there?
Hot Shot is a brilliant romantic suspense with a realistic look at the men and women who risk their lives fighting wildfires every year. I was enthralled from the first page and hated to be interrupted for anything while reading this story! I loved the characters of Peyton and Gabe who are extremely stubborn, intelligent, hard working, honorable, and hurt from previous relationships. Of course, they are instantly attracted to one another and fight against the attraction. I also really enjoyed reading about what it can be like battling a wildfire. The horrors of what being in the middle of a fire is really like, the risk, the challenge, and the adrenaline rush when they make it back. And the story also has a mystery that Peyton and Gabe will have to figure out before they are killed from the mischief of a fire starter; this fire isn’t an accident. There are so many aspects of what I love in a good story in this one book. This is one of the best books I’ve read this year and I can’t wait to see what else Ms. Fredrick has written! I highly recommend this story to anyone who loves romantic suspense, adventure, heroes, and strong determined characters.
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Reviewer: Steph B |
