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    Flashpoint by Skye Jordan

    written by Dísir
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    Series: Forged in Fire #1
    Published by Author Collective 20 on 22nd February 2021
    Pages: 241
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    three-stars

    She was my best friend's wife—strike one.

    Now, she's a firefighter's widow—strike two.

    And she wants nothing to do with a man who risks his life every day—strike three.
    Keeping an emotional distance from Natalie while still taking care of her after Evan died has been one of the biggest challenges of my life. One I've managed for two years.

    Right up until she starts dating again, which kicks off a heated argument and ends in a soul-searing kiss. Once that line is crossed, there's no going back.

    I eat, breathe, and sleep firefighting. It's not just what I do, it's who I am. I fuckin' love this job. I never thought I'd ever let anything come between me and my career, but Natalie isn’t just anything. In fact, she's everything—everything I never knew I wanted but now can't live without.

    The odds aren't in our favor. If this job doesn't tear us apart, the secret I've been harboring will.

    Built on forbidden attraction and the woes of life in general, ‘Flashpoint’ by Skye Jordan seems to straddle the point where fiction tends to cross the boundaries into the struggles and tragedies that plague us.

    On the one hand, it’s about two people reconciling themselves to the idea that they can and are allowed to be attracted to each other after a ‘respectable’ period of time has passed after the death of a spouse. On the other hand, it’s also a story about conflict coming in the form of life throwing obstacle after obstacle in your path so quickly that it’s hard to take a breath, let alone sit, reflect and act.

    Natalie/Cole’s story was overall a heartfelt one; I’d expected a lot more angst to surround them but was surprised and somewhat pleased with the general maturity with which they dealt with their growing relationship and their decision to stay together. It did feel a little implausible however, that Cole went from denying his feelings for Natalie to the sudden snappy turnaround that she was all he wanted, as the latter spent most of the book being overwhelmed by the circumstances that she’d found herself in.

    What stood out however, was Jordan’s writing of firefighting – and the toll it takes on relationships and subsequently, how many of these first-responders look at life. It was one that I liked for its matter-of-fact, non-technical-laden portrayal of a difficult profession that seems to garner all sorts of reactions. That Natalie/Cole worked their way through this particularly thorny issue was gratifying to read at least.

    Still, ‘Flashpoint’ is more sweetness than fire, leaning more towards romance and less heart-pounding action. As the first book in a series, it’s definitely one that I sort of liked, though its predictability had my enthusiasm waning somewhat towards the end.

    three-stars
    Flashpoint by Skye Jordan was last modified: February 1st, 2021 by Dísir
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    To Sir, with Love by Lauren Layne

    by Dísir 30th January 2021

    To Sir, with Love by Lauren Layne Published by Gallery Books on 29th June 2021 Pages: 288 Buy on Amazon Goodreads Perpetually cheerful and eager to please, Gracie Cooper strives…

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    Cold Cruel Kiss by Toni Anderson

    by Dísir 24th January 2021

    Cold Cruel Kiss by Toni Anderson Series: Cold Justice: Crossfire, #4 Published by Toni Anderson Inc. on 28th January 2021 Pages: 400 Buy on Amazon Goodreads When the daughter of…

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    Loverboy by Sarina Bowen

    by Dísir 20th January 2021

    Loverboy by Sarina Bowen Series: The Company, #2 Published by Tuxbury Publishing on 1st December 2020 Pages: 278 Buy on Amazon Goodreads Secrets, desires, and exquisite pie. It’s all in…

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    Shipped by Angie Hockman

    by Dísir 16th January 2021

    Shipped by Angie Hockman Published by Gallery Books on 19th January 2021 Pages: 336 Buy on Amazon Goodreads Between taking night classes for her MBA and her demanding day job…

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    Flight by Laura Griffin

    by Dísir 12th January 2021

    Flight by Laura Griffin Series: The Texas Murder Files #2 Published by Berkley on 30th March 2021 Pages: 368 Buy on Amazon Goodreads When former forensic photographer Miranda Rhoads moves…

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    Sweet Dandelion by Micalea Smeltzer

    by Dísir 8th January 2021

    Sweet Dandelion by Micalea Smeltzer Published by Amazon Digital Services, Amazon Publishing on 25th March 2020 Pages: 486 Buy on Amazon Goodreads Dandelion Meadows is cursed. Horrible name. Horrible luck.…

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