Up In Flames was and entertaining, enjoyable read that had characters that you could relate to and enjoy reading. A little bit of humor, a bit of angst and a lot of love. ~ Marianne – Guilty Pleasures Book Reviews
Synopsis:
Jake has a big reputation, a big fire truck, and a big hose…one that doesn’t hook up to a hydrant. Men in town envy him. Who wouldn’t? He’s got women lining up to slide down his pole. He’s living a bachelor’s dream.
And then a new girl moves into town…and suddenly everything Jake’s always thought about relationships goes up in flames.
Hope moved halfway across the country for a new start after being burned by a charming bad boy. She has two goals. Thirty minutes of set-the-sheets-on-fire sex to relieve her of her near-virgin status. Then she’s going to get serious about finding the perfect dad for her son.
All that will work out just perfectly when her foolish heart stops wanting the same thing as her va-jay-jay…the notorious firefighting playboy in town.
I have to say that I extremely enjoyed Mari Carr’s sense of humor In Up in Flames. The story was lighthearted with a little bit of drama. But, some of the things that came out of Jake’s mouth truly had me laughing out loud and I had no idea how Hope was going to take him.
I totally respected Jake. He owned his status as Big Hose but he also knew that there was so much more to himself than that. He needed to find a way for people to take him seriously and was trying his hardest to live down his reputation. Then he met Hope and he hoped like hell that she got to know him and not his reputation. He was there for her and for George whether she wanted him there or not. Then the inevitable happens and he has to prove to her that he’s not the man that the rumor mill has made him out to be.
Hope just needs a new start in life for her and George. It took me a while to warm up to her. I wasn’t sure if she was just shy, wishy-washy or just wanted to keep the peace. But, she came through in the end and finally proved her worth to me. She listened to everyone but Jake and that just aggravated me. In the end, she grew on me and I enjoyed reading her. And, you couldn’t help but fall in love with George and his missing teeth.
A single mom and a player. Probably not what you would picture but it worked. Like I said I really enjoyed the banter throughout the story. “Just the tip” had me truly laughing. I loved the way she wrote Jake and made him fun-loving, responsible and cute. I wish Hope had been a stronger woman and stand up for what she wanted, to tell the truth about how she felt about Jake, cut the rumors down and listened instead of assuming. You know what assuming does to relationships. But Mari Carr made her work too. They were both surrounded by characters that you grew to either love or hate (there has to be one you hate) and they truly added to the story.
Up In Flames was and entertaining, enjoyable read that had characters that you could relate to and enjoy reading. A little bit of humor, a bit of angst and a lot of love.
4.5 stars
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