Title: Burning Up
Series: Flirting with Fire #1
Author: Jennifer Blackwood
Publisher: Montlake Romance
Genre: Standalone Contemporary Romance
 Release Date: May 8, 2018
Blurb
USA Today bestselling author Jennifer Blackwood fans the flames of desire in her smoking-hot series about firefighters and the women who want them…

Unemployed schoolteacher Erin Jenkins is back in Portland, the town she hasn’t called home for more than a decade. It’s not the way she wants to spend her last days of summer: in between jobs and avoiding her mother’s snooping by escaping to the ice-cream aisle. But when the opportunity arises for her to accompany her brother’s best friend—her lifetime crush—to a wedding, summer gets a whole lot more interesting.

Firefighter and single dad Jake Bennett has built a nice, safe wall around his heart—no romance, no getting burned. That doesn’t mean he’s ruling out a fling. Considering Erin’s visit is temporary, they’re the perfect fit for a scorching no-strings one-night stand. Or two. Or five. Until the worst thing happens: Erin and Jake are feeling more. Damn that four-letter word.

Now their hearts are on the line, and when their smoldering summer comes to a close, it’s going to be harder than ever to put out the fire.



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My Readultery Life Review

Jennifer Blackwood is a newish author to me, having recently been introduced to her in the collaboration she did with RC Boldt for Tap That. As I thoroughly enjoyed the style off writing featured in Tap That, I jumped at a chance of reading a standalone novel by Jennifer.

Burning Up is the first book in an exciting series, one that has left me wanting more from the other instalments. While I enjoyed Burning Up, it didn’t really leave me wanting more from the characters or remembering important events from the book.

In the story we are introduced to Erin and Jake, two characters that grew up together during their childhood. When Erin returns home, they rekindle their friendship which later turns into more than they expected. As a couple, their burn was a lot slower than I anticipated and I felt that there wasn’t anything exciting about them. I also felt that I had skipped a chapter or two when it got to the end of the book, there was something missing, something that I can’t explain.

While, I didn’t find the storyline that interesting, I did enjoy the comedic elements that the author provided us.

That being said, I am a fan of Jennifer Blackwood’s writing style and I will be checking out the next book in the series to see if I was just having an off day/week.

*** 3 Stars.



Author Bio

Jennifer is a USA Today bestselling author of contemporary romance. She lives in Oregon with her husband, son, and poorly behaved black lab puppy. When not chasing after her kiddo, you can find her binge-watching episodes of Gilmore Girls and Supernatural, and locking herself in her office to write.

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