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A review by bananatricky
Fully Ignited by Shannon Stacey
4.0
I received a free copy of this novel from the publisher via NetGalley in return for an honest review.
I liked the first book in this series (Aidan and Lydia) but didn't warm to the second book (Rick and Jessica), I had several theories about why I didn't like the second book as much but I think it really comes down to the fact that I didn't warm to Rick or Jessica as characters and I mistakenly thought that there was some bigger story behind Jessica helping her grandparents move house. Anyway, that was then and this is now. I am happy to say that I really liked Fully Ignited.
Scott Kincaid has been known as a bit of a ladies man, he has a quick temper and likes to date a lot but he has had a bit of a wake-up call, with the near death of his colleague Danny (who also happens to be his brother-in-law) Scott has looked around and seen that his literal family and his Fire Station family are happily married or paired off (Danny and Ashley, Lydia and Aidan, Rick and Jessica). He starts to want what they have, in addition, his last girlfriend apparently cared more about his medical benefits than him. So Scott is taking a break from dating girls from bars and clubs - he's looking for a woman who he thinks he could settle down with - but TBH at the moment he's doing a whole lot of no dating at all.
Jamie Rutherford is transferred to Engine 59 to sub for Danny for a couple of months while he recovers from his injuries. She knows all the problems that women, especially officers, face in the fire service from misogynistic older fighters, colleagues who don't think she can do the job, sexual harassment, fighters who are scared she will demand special treatment or slap them with a law suit and wives who are scared that she will steal their husbands.
There is an instant attraction between Jamie and Scott which they try to ignore at first, Jamie is his superior officer and she knows that any gossip will centre on her and make her life more difficult. But the chemistry is too strong to ignore. Soon Jamie and Scott are conducting a secret affair - but what will happen when Danny comes back to work.
I liked both Scott and Jamie immensely. They were consummate professionals at work and kept their affair to their personal time. They didn't lie to friends and family (except by omission) and they had a great friendship. Their angst, such as it was, was totally understandable: Scott was known to want a traditional wife who would look after the home and children, his mother's death had affected him strongly and he didn't want his children to lose their mother, Jamie made it clear that she was only temporary and their affair had a time limit. The trouble is when your attitude changes and the other person doesn't know. In fact, I don't think there was a single character in this book that I didn't like - even Scott's dad Tommy seemed more mellow.
Definitely a triumphant return to form (in my opinion) for Shannon Stacey in this book. My favourite quote?
Recommended for fans of ripped fire-fighters, workplace romances, secret trysts, chocolate pudding and family weddings.
I liked the first book in this series (Aidan and Lydia) but didn't warm to the second book (Rick and Jessica), I had several theories about why I didn't like the second book as much but I think it really comes down to the fact that I didn't warm to Rick or Jessica as characters and I mistakenly thought that there was some bigger story behind Jessica helping her grandparents move house. Anyway, that was then and this is now. I am happy to say that I really liked Fully Ignited.
Scott Kincaid has been known as a bit of a ladies man, he has a quick temper and likes to date a lot but he has had a bit of a wake-up call, with the near death of his colleague Danny (who also happens to be his brother-in-law) Scott has looked around and seen that his literal family and his Fire Station family are happily married or paired off (Danny and Ashley, Lydia and Aidan, Rick and Jessica). He starts to want what they have, in addition, his last girlfriend apparently cared more about his medical benefits than him. So Scott is taking a break from dating girls from bars and clubs - he's looking for a woman who he thinks he could settle down with - but TBH at the moment he's doing a whole lot of no dating at all.
Jamie Rutherford is transferred to Engine 59 to sub for Danny for a couple of months while he recovers from his injuries. She knows all the problems that women, especially officers, face in the fire service from misogynistic older fighters, colleagues who don't think she can do the job, sexual harassment, fighters who are scared she will demand special treatment or slap them with a law suit and wives who are scared that she will steal their husbands.
There is an instant attraction between Jamie and Scott which they try to ignore at first, Jamie is his superior officer and she knows that any gossip will centre on her and make her life more difficult. But the chemistry is too strong to ignore. Soon Jamie and Scott are conducting a secret affair - but what will happen when Danny comes back to work.
I liked both Scott and Jamie immensely. They were consummate professionals at work and kept their affair to their personal time. They didn't lie to friends and family (except by omission) and they had a great friendship. Their angst, such as it was, was totally understandable: Scott was known to want a traditional wife who would look after the home and children, his mother's death had affected him strongly and he didn't want his children to lose their mother, Jamie made it clear that she was only temporary and their affair had a time limit. The trouble is when your attitude changes and the other person doesn't know. In fact, I don't think there was a single character in this book that I didn't like - even Scott's dad Tommy seemed more mellow.
Definitely a triumphant return to form (in my opinion) for Shannon Stacey in this book. My favourite quote?
He wasn't sure what he was trying to prove to himself by acting casual, because on the inside he was jumping up and down like a black Lab whose human had finally come home.
Recommended for fans of ripped fire-fighters, workplace romances, secret trysts, chocolate pudding and family weddings.