Trial by Fire by Jo Davis

 It's been a busy week for me reading away. Since I decided to start this blog I have been inhaling books. A couple new ones and a couple re-reads just for fun.  Let me tell you about the new ones...

 With the upcoming release of Raw & Risky by Jo Davis (which I wrote about yesterday!) I thought I would read a couple of her books. Before this I had not heard anything about Jo Davis and now find myself to be a fan. She has great stories and heartwarming characters.

Trial by Fire

In this first novel in the Firefighters of Station Five, we meet Howard Paxton aka Six-Pack. What a HOT nickname! :) Howard is a Lieutenant at the station, but is haunted by dreams of his past. Katherine McKenna is a feisty school teacher who with one look at Howard falls head over heels. But while they start to fall for each other an arsonist with a thirst for revenge might have deadly consequences for their new found love.
I have always been a big fan of romance novels that have a mystery thrown in. It helps pull the story along. Howard and Kat have an instant passion and desire for each other that is great to read and experience.
Howard is sweet and caring but super sexy and masculine. They are some heroes that can sometimes be too manly and can over power the heroine. Howard isn't like that. He lets Kat know his feelings but never sounds corny or overly rehearsed. (At one point Kat even asks if he think of these things before hand.) Howard is an insomniac who likes working on his hot bod when he isn't able to sleep. He is serious about his job and his family of "brothers" at the fire station.
Kat is the kind of gal I want to be. She is sassy, curvacious and a firecracker. When we first meet Kat she is trying to put out a house fire with a garden. Kat is not the type of person to sit around and let things happen to her. She puts up a fight. Kat likes that Howard makes her feel beautiful and is looking for her "other half."
Our crazy arsonist brings up some unwanted memories for Howard and he is forced to let Kat. He keeps us guessing and hoping that soon Howard can solve the mystery and keep himself and Kat safe.
Ms. Davis writes these characters with a great amount of chemistry and passion. They are a great match and you enjoy spending time with them!
I would give this 8 out of 10 freckles.

Happy Reading!
Red :)