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Hot To the Touch by Kate Meader-review tour

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Hot To the Touch (Hot in Chicago Rookies 3) by Kate Meader-review tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date August 22, 2023

I might be a rookie Chicago firefighter, but I’m on top of the world. I’ve just earned my spot on Rescue Squad at legendary Engine 6, can get all the action I want both in and out of the bedroom, and am possessed of an enviable sneaker collection. Nothing can harsh my vibe except her—Cassandra Ferguson, my brother’s sister-in-law, or as I affectionately label her: the blister-in-law. Ever since I met her, she’s looked down her perky little nose at me, never mind that I’m a good foot taller. Apparently, I offended her with a few risqué jokes and an offer for a fun, no-strings night—crimes that have relegated me to lower than dirt in St. Cassandra’s eyes.

These days we’re at a stalemate. Don’t get along, can’t get along. Only when tragedy strikes, we have no choice but to put our animosity aside for the sake of our hurting niece and nephew, who need us now more than ever. As co-guardians, Cassie and I are enemy combatants in an uneasy truce, flailing around in a no-man’s land of grief and lust, forced to work as a team.

Thing is, when Cassie and I team up—when we really work together—the results are explosive. In a sexy way. In an amazing way. Maybe … in every way. But with stakes this high, we can’t get it wrong.

Even though it feels so, so right.

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REVIEW:HOT TO THE TOUCH is the third instalment in Kate Meader’s contemporary, adult HOT IN CHICAGO ROOKIES erotic, romance series-a spin off from the author’s HOT IN CHICAGO series. This is Chicago firefighter Sam Killian, and financial advisor Cassandra ‘Cass’ Ferguson’s story line. HOT TO THE TOUCH can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story lines is revealed where necessary.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Sam and Cass) HOT TO THE TOUCH follows in the aftermath of a tragedy that finds Sam and Cass co-parenting/co-guardians to their respective niece and nephew. Cass’s sister was married to Sam’s brother but an accident left their children orphans, in the care of our story line couple but Sam and Cass have butted heads for as long as they can remember, and forced to co-parent two young children places demands on our couple including a decision about where to live or move on with their lives. Sam and his family all live in Chicago but Cass’s life is in New York, a life that is quickly falling apart. What ensues is the building but contemptuous relationship between Sam and Cass, and the potential fall-out as Cass must decide between a life in New York, or a life in Chicago with a family she loves.

The world building focuses on survival and moving forward. Sam’s reputation as a man-wh*re precedes his introduction to our story line heroine, a reputation that Cass is unwilling to forget. As Sam and Cass must journey together for the sake of the children, friends and relatives as willing to help when the going gets tough.

The relationship between Cass and Sam is a frenemies to lovers, forced proximity in which Cass struggles with Sam’s reputation, and the copious number of women that were once in his life. Sam’s entire life and family live in Chicago but Cass has no one left but the children who no longer have parents to love. As Cass and Sam work together for the sake of the children, they will quickly discover that living together as a family means putting aside past animosities for the sake of everyone involved. The $ex scenes are intimate and provocative.

HOT TO THE TOUCH is a story of loss and grief, family and friendships, forgiveness and acceptance, love and understanding. The premise is heart breaking and emotional; the romance Is seductive and passionate; the characters are struggling yet determined and dynamic.

Reading Order and Previous Reviews
Up in Smoke
Down in Flames

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Reviewed by Sandy

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Kate Meader

Originally from Ireland, USA Today bestselling author Kate Meader cut her romance reader teeth on Maeve Binchy and Jilly Cooper novels, with some Harlequins thrown in for variety. Give her tales about brooding mill owners, oversexed equestrians, and men who can rock an apron or a fire hose, and she’s there. Now based in Chicago, she writes sexy contemporary romance with alpha heroes and strong heroines who can match their men quip for quip.

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Down in Flames (Hot in Chicago Rookies 2) by Kate Meader-a review

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Down in Flames (Hot in Chicago Rookies 2) by Kate Meader-a review

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date December 6, 2022

It was supposed to be a random hookup.

At a crossroads, my life a hot mess, I swiped right on the guy with the washboard abs and the tree-trunk thighs. His handle was Holt (yeah, really) but as soon as he opened the door, I recognized him: Hudson Grey, the hottest prospect in pro-hockey and apparently, secretly playing for my team. Not mind-blowing enough? He needed someone to punch his V-card and I was only too happy to volunteer as tribute . . .

Then he ghosted me when it got to be too much.

A year later, my life is back on track and I’m a candidate firefighter at legendary Engine 6. While I might be new to the Chicago Fire Department, I’m a veteran in the game of steamy hookups. My No. 1 rule? No newbies. Except now Hudson has been traded to my hometown team, the Chicago Rebels, and he’s out, proud, and ready to date. And he wants my help introducing him to the local gay scene.

My messy past means I’m the worst guy to be mentoring the shy, sexy jock. But neither can I stand by and watch while others touch the man who already feels like mine.

I might have been his first, but I’m about to learn that the new guy has even more to teach me about hunger, hope, and falling hard . . .

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REVIEW: DOWN IN FLAMES is the third instalment in Kate Meader’s contemporary, adult HOT IN CHICAGO ROOKIES erotic, hockey romance series-a spin off from the author’s HOT IN CHICAGO series. This is twenty two year old, professional hockey player Hudson Grey, and twenty-four year old fire fighter Jude Torres’ story line. DOWN IN FLAMES can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story lines is revealed where necessary. There is a slight cross over with the author’s CHICAGO REBELS hockey series.

NOTE: DOWN IN FLAMES focuses on a MM sexual relationship with graphic same $ex situations.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Hudson and Jude) DOWN IN FLAMES follows in the wake of a one-night stand between Chicago Rebels hockey player Hudson Grey, and Jude Torres. Hudson Grey had yet to come out, and a one-night stand with a stranger he met on an app gave Hudson hope for the future but Hudson struggled with his sexuality, and ghosted the man with whom he would fall in love. Fast forward eighteen months wherein Jude Torres, now a firefighter with the Chicago Fire Department comes face to face with Hudson Grey but Hudson refuses to admit to their previous encounter. A dark past shrouded in a number of misgivings finds Jude struggling with his personal life, believing himself unworthy of his own happily ever after. What ensues is the second chance romance between Jude and Hudson, and the potential fall-out as the past takes aim at Jude Torres, threatening his future with the CFD and the man that he loves.

The relationship between Jude and Hudson is one of second chances. Hudson battled between head and heart fearing reprisal from his teammates and fans but it was Jude’s past that was about to threaten every good intention, revealing a darkness very few knew little about. The $ex scenes are intimate, erotic and intense.

There is a large ensemble cast of secondary and supporting characters including several of Hudson’s teammates and Jude’s fellow firefighters from all four of Kate Meader’s interconnected series. We are introduced to Hudson’s parents Lucy and Benjamin, as well as Jude’s friends Milo and Axel.

DOWN IN FLAMES is a story of family and friendships, sexual awakening and sexual awareness, acceptance and love. The premise is emotional and engaging; the romance is seductive and captivating; the characters are charismatic and real.

Click HERE for Sandy’s review of book one UP IN SMOKE

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Reviewed by Sandy

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Kate Meader

Originally from Ireland, USA Today bestselling author Kate Meader cut her romance reader teeth on Maeve Binchy and Jilly Cooper novels, with some Harlequins thrown in for variety. Give her tales about brooding mill owners, oversexed equestrians, and men who can rock an apron or a fire hose, and she’s there. Now based in Chicago, she writes sexy contemporary romance with alpha heroes and strong heroines who can match their men quip for quip.

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Up In Smoke (Hot in Chicago Rookies 1) by Kate Meader-Review Tour

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Up In Smoke (Hot in Chicago Rookies 1) by Kate Meader-Review Tour

 

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date February 22, 2022

Lives are on the line at Engine 6 … and so are hearts.

Running an engine crew in the Chicago Fire Department is my dream job, and between that, my awesome kid, and my nosey sister, I lead a pretty great life. Bruised and burned by my marriage, I don’t have time for dating or drama, but I always have time for pie. And when I share a slice of cherry with a sweet redhead, followed by the hottest, dirtiest, most pulse-pounding kiss of my life, I start to rethink the possibilities.

Until that same woman walks into my firehouse and upends my well-ordered world.

Abby Sullivan is now a rookie firefighter on my crew and a threat to my self-control more dangerous than a five-alarm blaze. My job is to watch her six when all I want is to watch her fall into my bed. Lust has no place in the firehouse, and a distraction like Abby with her electric blue eyes, waves of flame-red hair, and freckles I want to map with my tongue, is one I can ill afford.

Because one wrong move … and it could all go up in smoke.

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REVIEW: UP IN SMOKE is the first instalment in Kate Meader’s contemporary, adult HOT IN CHICAGO ROOKIES erotic, firefighter romance series-a spin off from the author’s HOT IN CHICAGO series. This is twenty six year old, paramedic and rookie firefighter Abby Sullivan, and thirty-two year old, single father and firefighter Lt. Roman Rossi’s story line. There is a slight cross-over with the author’s Rookie Rebels series.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Abby and Roman) UP IN SMOKE follows the forbidden relationship between twenty six year old paramedic and rookie firefighter Abby Sullivan, and thirty-two year old single father and firefighter Lt. Roman Rossi. Roman had no idea the woman he met at an all night diner would be the newest rookie on Engine 6. Starting a relationship with someone under his command is all kinds of wrong but the palpable sexual attraction and burn could not be contained. As a rookie Abby Sullivan is continuously stepping out side of the line but it doesn’t help when someone is reporting Abby’s every move to the Chicago Fire Commissioner, a man Abby knows only too well. As Abby and Roman try to keep their relationship on the down low, someone is waiting in the wings to destroy our story line couple. What ensues is the building but secret relationship and romance between Abby and Roman, and the potential fall-out when a dangerous fire finds Abby going against orders to save the man with whom she is falling in love.

Abby Sullivan knows the reality of life as a firefighter having grown up in a house with firefighting parents but Abby’s reality is about to crowd out her chances at Engine 6 when an over protective parent curtails Abby’s career as a successful firefighter. Roman Rossi is a single father who landed in Chicago after a disastrous marriage and career in New York City. Roman never set out to fall for Abby Sullivan but the heart wanted something more from out story line heroine.

The relationship between Abby and Roman begins as co-workers. Roman is Abby’s immediate superior, and as such their relationship is off limits unless reported to HR. Abby struggles with the possibility of her relationship with Roman seen as improper or sleeping her way to the top, and in this, Abby is constantly pushing away Roman Rossi, when in her heart, she wants nothing more than to claim Roman as her own. The $ex scenes are intimate, passionate and intense without the use of over the top sexually graphic language and text.

We are introduced to Abby’s fellow rookies: Jude Torres, and Sam Killian; fellow firefighters Danny Acosta, Luke Almeida, Paul Wozniak, Alexandra Dempsey-Cooper, Commissioner Chuck Sullivan, as well as Roman’s sister Chiara, and his eleven year old daughter Lena. Jude’s story is next.

UP IN SMOKE is a story of family, friendships, relationships and love; a story of struggle and trust, grief and loss, acceptance and forgiveness. The premise is captivating,engaging and emotional; the romance is seductive and steamy; the characters are charismatic, strong, determined and energetic.

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Reviewed by Sandy

 

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Kate Meader

Originally from Ireland, USA Today bestselling author Kate Meader cut her romance reader teeth on Maeve Binchy and Jilly Cooper novels, with some Harlequins thrown in for variety. Give her tales about brooding mill owners, oversexed equestrians, and men who can rock an apron or a fire hose, and she’s there. Now based in Chicago, she writes sexy contemporary romance with alpha heroes and strong heroines who can match their men quip for quip.

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