Flirting With Fire by Kyra Jacobs – Review, Guest Post & Giveaway
Flirting With Fire
Hometown Heroes #2
by Kyra Jacobs
Release Date: July 8, 2014
Genre: adult, contemporary, romance
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Description:
Look, touch, but don’t fall in love.
Massage therapist Liz Williams lives by one rule: never date a client. A rule she’s never had trouble following until she lays hands on fireman playboy Torrunn MacKay. Trouble is, Liz’s sexy new client is dating her arch-rival at work…and has a strange habit of appearing just before the fire alarm sounds.
Firefighter Torrunn MacKay has got it made: killer job, downtown condo with a view, and hot blonde girlfriend with no more desire to tie the knot than he has. But the surprise attraction he feels toward his new masseuse is threatening to change all that. And what’s with the string of fires that seem to follow her everywhere?
Can Liz mind her table manners and keep Torrunn at arms’ length? Will Torrunn put his commitment fears aside to keep Liz safe? More than hearts will be in jeopardy when the two start Flirting with Fire.
Review:
Oh I liked that. Flirting with Fire by Kyra Jacobs was a great read.
This was the second book in her Hometown Heroes series. This book can be read as a stand alone.
I really enjoyed the book. Gotta love the imagery of massages to a hot, nearly-naked fireman 🙂
I liked Liz, and I enjoyed her friends from home, Mitch and Sarah. I totally loved Torrunn and his buddies at the fire house. I also enjoyed her new friends Jessica and Tony, too.
The plot was great, keeping me on my toes, throughout the book. All the characters were very 3D and attention to detail wasn’t scrimped. A small town girl moves to the big city, and everywhere she turns a hot fireman seems to be there. Is there more than it seems. Sparks are flying… literally!!! A firebug seems to be targeting her. With so many suspects, how do you know who to trust before it’s too late.
I can highly recommend Flirting with Fire, especially if you like a steamy who dunnit.
Reviewed by Julie B.
Copy provided by Author
Blending Fiction with Non
Like most fiction writers, my imagination tends to run a bit wild. Imaginary heroes and heroines, friends and lovers, villains and, well, more villains. I love to explore, to create, to inspire. But just because I can dream up imaginary worlds doesn’t necessarily mean for each novel I write that I have to.
The primary setting for my current Hometown Heroes collection is Fort Wayne, Indiana. If you’ve been to Indiana you know that, like most areas of the Midwest, it’s a pretty conservative place. We’re swimming in a sea of corn and soybean fields, have a multitude of dairy and beef farms that keep the grocery stores stocked, and are home to a plethora of small towns scattered along interstate and rural highways zigzagging their way through our state. We have Indianapolis and Fort Wayne, and a handful of other wonderful mid-sized cities, but nothing as big as Chicago or Detroit. And for most residents of Indiana, that’s just fine with them—they like things the way they are.
When I was a kid, I always envisioned growing up and moving away. Indiana was just kind of…boring. We didn’t have rocket launches or Hard Rock Cafés. No Disney theme parks, no oceans, no mountain ranges. All we had was the Indy 500 and the Indianapolis Colts…and for a kid in northeast Indiana, those were both still a few hours away and weren’t exactly going on year-round.But then something unexpected happened: I grew up. Oh wait, I guess the growing up part wasn’t unexpected. But what came with the growing up surprised me—the realization that where we lived wasn’t so bad after all. The cost of living in Indiana compared to other states is reasonable, our city streets are safer than most, and our community is ranked one of the best places in the country for raising kids. So my dreams of growing up and moving away gradually evolved into ones of staying put, and making the most of living in our wonderful city.
It only made sense to base my first two novels, ARMED WITH STEELE and FLIRTING WITH FIRE, right here in my hometown. Sure, I could have dreamt up some imaginary city or town, and spent a bunch of time world-building. But then I thought, wouldn’t it be even more fun to bring the stories in my head to life right here, where I could pass by the characters’ homes, their places of business, their crime scenes, where they shared their first kisses, every day?
Who needs Hollywood when I can drive by the locations of my Happily Ever Afters any time I want?
There are some imaginary places built in to the stories, I won’t deny that. But for the most part, what you see in the Hometown Heroes collection is what you get…and as a writer, I enjoyed letting the pride of my hometown shine through the words on each and every page. I can only hope you enjoy the stories—whether you’ve ever set foot in Indiana or not—as much as I do.
Happy reading, everyone!
Kyra Jacobs is an extroverted introvert who writes of love and mystery in the Midwest. When this Hoosier native is not pounding out scenes for her next book, she’s likely outside, elbow-deep in snapdragons or spending quality time with her sports-loving family. Kyra also loves golf, Guitar Hero, and thinking through plot twists while out on a good run. Be sure to stop by her website www.KyraJacobs.wordpress.com for links to connect with her on social media. Kyra lives in northern Indiana with her husband and two children.
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Kyra is offering an e-copy of FLIRTING WITH FIRE to ONE (1) lucky commenter and an e-copy of ARMED WITH STEELE (first book in series) to ONE (1) lucky commenter at The Reading Cafe
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Nice review, Julie. You certainly expressed how much you enjoyed the book.
Thanks Kyra for the wonderful guest post and giveaway.
You’re so welcome, Barb. Thanks for stopping by!
Wonderful review, Julie. This looks like a good series. I enjoyed this guest post.
Glad you enjoyed the post, Amy!
Nice review. Sounds very good. Thanks. Nice to meet you Ms. Jacobs.
Nice to meet you too, GAB. Thanks for saying hello!
I love the sound of this book and since I’m in Michigan I can totally get the Indiana vibe. 😉 Please enter me in the giveaway. I like TRC on FB and get notifications. I also Like the author on FB.
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Well hello, neighbor up north! Yes, you’ll appreciate the book’s Midwestern roots. And stay tuned–I have a new series in the works set in Mount Pleasant. 🙂 Thanks for stopping by tonight, Marcy!
Wonderful review Julie. Sounds like a great story. Love a ‘hero’ storyline.
Congrats Kyra on the new release. Wishing you all the best.
Thank you for the well wishes, Sandy. Much appreciated!
Great review!!! Kyra is a new to me author, so I will definitely be checking her out. I spent my high school years in northwest Indiana, moving from Chicago, and my first 5 years of teaching junior hign math in Indiana too, so I understand why you chose Fort Wayne for your stories. It’s a great place to live & one of my college friends lives there too.
Thanks for sharing, Eileen! Yep, Indiana’s a great place to live. Now if only we could bottle the weather we’ve been having and keep it this way all year round…
Wow oh wow this sounds great please enter me in the giveaway.
Kyra is a new author to me too but I am going to check her books out welcome to the reading cafe Kyra.
Thank you for the warm welcome, Helynn!
Good review Julie. The book sounds really good.
Thank you, Lori. Happy reading!
Sounds like a great read. Thanks for the guest post and giveaway opportunity. Congrats to Kyra on the new release and series.
Thank you, Sassy. Love writing this series, working on book 3 now 🙂
Love the review and the guest post. I find I enjoy a book even more when the author has intimate knowledge of the setting.
Thank you, Jonetta. I’ve had so much fun working Fort Wayne into the stories. Book 3 (underway) is pulling in yet another side of town.
Great review and guest post. I am a big baseball fan. Thanks for the giveaway. Please enter me into the draw.
Thanks, Angrybird. I’m going to catch a TinCaps game tonight, will have Liz and Torrunn on my mind the whole game. 😉
. Congratulations on your new release Kyra. It sounds very exciting! I’m going to have to read it to find out who the firebug is and why. Firefighting is a very dangerous profession.
Thanks, Whitney. We have a fire captain who lives down the street, so I picked his brain a time or twelve during the writing of FWF. Happy reading!
Love the review Julie. The guest post was truly enjoyable Kyra. Would love to win this book it certainly sounds like a great read.
Thank you, Fran–love to share about my writing and my hometown. 🙂
I would really like to win and read your book
Thanks for visiting, Rose. Good luck!
Wonderful review, guest post and giveaway. Congratulations to Kyra. Please enter me into the giveaway draw.
Thank you, Alicia!
Great review, Julie. Nice guest post. Thanks for the giveaway.
Thanks for stopping by, Bran!
Thanks for the giveaway!
You’re very welcome, Evelyn!
Great review and guest post. I too, love baseball. Thanks for the giveaway.
Awesome, EmberFlame. You’re so welcome!
Nice review Julie. Thanks for the guest post and giveaway. Congrats to Kyra.
Thank you, Alexiis!
Enjoyed reading this. Look forward to reading the book!<3
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Thank you, Maureen! Glad you enjoyed it, and best of luck.