ARC REVIEW Instacrush by Kate Meader

Rookie Rebels #2, It was kind hard not to have a crush on Super Glutes Theo Kershaw. From his outgoing personality to his comeback career, Theo is a loveable guy. He's the kind of guy who likes making other people smile and he loves to connect with his fans. Elle Butler is pretty much in limbo after getting out of the Army, she's learned to keep people at a distance. Elle loves her family but she doesn't like them very much, except maybe her sister but there are things in her past better left forgotten. Staying with her old Army buddy Levi is just temporary until she figures out what she wants to do, it doesn't help that Levi's neighbor is the incredibly sexy, irritatingly friendly Theo but she can't help but watch his live Instagram posts. As sexy as Theo is Elle still gets annoyed with him, or maybe it's because she finds him so sexy and friendly that pisses her off but over Christmas one thing lead to another and they spend the weekend in bed together.

Theo thinks Elle is special, he has even told his grandmother about her but Elle keeps her distance. Even after they find out she's pregnant with his kid she tries to keep him at arms distance. Theo thinks she's ashamed of him but she's doing it for his own protection, protection from her family. Elle's not the only one with family drama Theo's birth father has been trying to reconnect but Theo is not sure he's worth the effort especially when his father's family paid his mom off. Theo and Elle have a lot to work out between his family and her and their feeling for each other.

Overall, I loved Theo and Elle. Kate Meader has yet to write a book I didn't enjoy. Her style is so much fun to read, with the right amount of angst balanced with humor and romance and some pretty steamy scenes between Theo and Elle it was such a great read. It was nice to catch up of some of the older Rebels and all the hints at the next books and their sexy Rebels.

ARC REVIEW Good Guy by Kate Meader

Rookie Rebels #1, Yay Kate Meader!!! I am happy there are more Rebels, I love Kate Meader's books.

Levi Hunt truly is a good guy a former Green Beret a talented hockey play who could have gone pro but instead enlisted when he got out despite his age NHL and the Rebels called. All Levi wanted to do was leave his life the Special Forces behind him, he didn't want a lot of publicity only doing the obligatory interviews when needed, but then the bosses tell him a reporter is going to be following him around for a profile piece. Jordan Cooke loved Josh but she had put her life on hold for him when she married him and she can't spent her life grieving so she decided to finally live the life she wanted. She's making her way up the sports media chain with her podcast growing in popularity she's even been asked to fill in for the hockey writer on a larger network, all she has to do is follow Levi Hunt around for a month. It should have been an easy job, and the only way she got the job was because her history with Levi but the last time they saw each other Jordan had just buried her husband.

Jordan always assumed Levi didn't like her little did she know Levi has been half way in love with her since the moment he saw her, which happened to be moments before Josh did. Levi tries to avoid her but she still manages to insert herself into his life even uncovering the secrets he would rather remain hidden. The sexual tension builds until finally they both give in but with Jordan's reputation on the line they agree to keep it secret until after the article is published. But misogyny runs rampant when another sports reporter sabotages Jordan to the point where it not only damages her integrity as a reporter but also her relationship with Levi.

Overall, such a good read. I loved how sweet Levi could be and how Jordan was so determined. I loved their past history with each other and the female friendships and how they all stood by each other especially when the shit hit the fan. I really enjoy reading Kate Meader books, she's so great at character building and developing the friendship between the characters. I loved how we continue to see Remy and the OG Rebels.       

BOOK BLITZ Then Came You by Kate Meader

Then Came You 

Kate Meader 

(Laws of Attraction #3)

Published by: Loveswept

Publication date: May 7th 2019 

Genres: Adult, Contemporary, Romance

In the courtroom, they’re rivals. In the bedroom, they’re . . . divorced. But could the road trip from hell lead to a second chance at love? 

                               “I love Kate Meader’s books!”—Kelly Jamieson

Aubrey Gates is the hottest divorce lawyer in Chicago, a barb-tongued stiletto with legs that go on for miles. When her cool gray eyes meet mine across the battlefield, I want her like I’ve never wanted anyone or anything. Then I remember who she is: the woman who brought me to my knees. The woman who destroyed my faith in relationships. 

The woman I used to call . . . wife. 

And she needs a favor from me, Grant Lincoln. 

It seems my ex forgot to mention the demise of our marriage to her dear old grammy, and now we’re both expected to attend her ninetieth birthday party. In Boston. And because it isn’t already awkward enough, Aubrey and I are driving there together from Chicago. That’s more than a thousand miles of tension, heartbreak, and barely concealed lust.
A little piece of paper might say we’re over, but this road trip is the true test. I intend to get my wife back . . . and I won’t stop until “I do.” 

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The third and the last book of the Laws of Attraction series. There were things about this book that I loved and other parts that I just didn't. Normally I'm a sucker for second chance romance and reconciliation, I guess I wasn't in the mood for it I didn't enjoy it as much as I might have. The first half of the book felt a little tedious but once Meader got onto the root of the problem and all the emotion attached to it I enjoyed it more. The switching between the reminiscing flashbacks and present day was a little confusing at times there was no real clear transition. It's told from alternating first person POVs so you get Grant and Aubrey's side of the story. What I did love about the book is that road trip didn't "fix" their relationship, for one, it made them realize how much they still love each other (which is a given in), and two, it forced them to finally open up and talk about the main issue, the reason for their divorce.

I love Grant, he was great, a southern gentleman with a great charm and he loves his mother and little sister. Aubrey was okay at times, it took most of the book for me to warm up to her. Overall, it was a good read. I definitely needed tissue reading this one.      

“Ms. Gates.” 

Damn, the man himself has to appear and ruin a perfectly fine fantasy. He looks like the Terminator in Tom Ford. I can assure you that he didn’t dress so well before I met him. He didn’t even use chopsticks. 

“Mr. Lincoln.” 

“Oh, hold up, please!” Just before the elevator doors close, Serena Gleason, one of my colleagues at Kendall, joins us inside. She flashes a grin. “Aubrey, heard you got your ass handed to you by—Grant! Didn’t see you there.” Unlikely, given that the man is about as impossible to miss as a redwood. 

“Serena, how you doin’?” Grant’s syrup drenches the entire car and he leans in to buss her cheek. “A little birdie told me some lucky guy’s scooped you right up. Congratulations.” 

Serena flashes her hand, showing off a rock the size of a planet. She’s marrying her hunky personal trainer. “Thanks, he is lucky.” Sighing for a couple of seconds at the sight of her ring, she raises her gaze and frowns at me. “What happened to your arm?” 

“Nothing.” 

“Doesn’t look like nothing.” 

“She won’t say,” Grant offers. “I’m thinking maybe a tryout for the Hawks.” 

My eye roll is epic. 

“Oh, there’s a story here.” Serena narrows her eyes in suspicion. I’ll be a source of gossip, visits from senior partners, and hopefully a tray of cupcakes by five. 

The elevator reaches the lobby—finally—and we all step out and stand around awkwardly like we need to discuss our next moves. Sushi or Italian, friends? 

Serena divides a look between the two of us. “Should I play referee? Or maybe something else?” 

I shut that nonsense down immediately. “I’ll walk back to the office with you, Rena.” 

“Got a minute, Bean?” 

Again, with that Bean business. I can’t. Not now. 

Serena mouths “Bean” at me. I want to thump her and stuff that rock on her finger in an uncomfortable place. 

Instead, I say sweetly, “No—I need to get back. I’ve got a client’s financials to investigate, remember?” 

“Been thinkin’ on your dilemma,” Grant says, his voice ridiculously lazy and sexy. 

“My dilemma?” 

“Thanksgiving, traveling with the beast, heading into the Lion’s Den.” 

I shoot a look of not here at him, but Serena has already sniffed blood. “The Lion’s Den? Color me intrigued!” 

He looks amused. “Think you’d prefer we discuss this in private.” 

“Discuss what? How you tried to bypass discovery in Judge Jamieson’s court like a first year associate?” 

“Nah. Me driving you to Boston for Thanksgiving so you can pretend to your grandmother that we’re still married.” 

I gasp, which sets off a chain of unfortunate events. Slightly panicked, I move closer to Grant instead of farther away, inhale how good he smells, become light-headed with the pleasure of it, then step back. I look like a dancing fool and Serena definitely notices, her eyes going wide with wonder at my smoothness. 

“Rena, I’ll catch you later.” 

“Yeah, you will, girl.” Serena toddles off to get the rumor mill grinding at the office. 

I shoot stabby eyes at Grant. “Nice going, idiot.” 

“No problem. Let’s get coffee in the food court. Won’t take long to sort out the details.” 

What details? This isn’t happening. Yet I turn, trancelike, toward the escalator. 

I know he’s watching my ass with those dark blue eyes of his. I’m not much taller than five four and I need heels to strike fear and envy. But I’ve always had a very well-proportioned behind that looks good in pencil skirts and Grant has always been an ass-man. 

Like the recent reawakening of my long-dormant sexuality, the sway of my hips as I walk ahead of my ex-husband fills me with power. I know it’s ridiculous to feel this way because of a male gaze, but I can’t help it. It’s his gaze that fuels me.

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ARC REVIEW Illegally Yours by Kate Meader

 Laws of Attraction #2, Another good read from Kate Meader. The mischievous Brit, Lucas Wright, meets his match with whiskey sommelier, Trinity Jones. (I love that she was named for Trinity from The Matrix, my daughter was almost Trinity for the same reason) Told in the alternating first person POV you get an interesting look at both their worlds as they collide.

Lust at first sight and Lucas' smart mouth doesn't help matters in showing off although she seems immune to his charm. Trinity is use to his type but is impressed when he actually sticks around afterwards to apologize for his behaviour. Trinity should know better but she actually likes the guy, even after she finds out he's representing her horrible brother-in-law she keeps running into him and he keeps proving he's a better man than she thinks. For one he coaches her nephew's soccer team, he's more than willing to step up and help out when she gets sick and when the chips are down he's willing to do the right thing. But unfortunately the biggest obstacle isn't the fact that he's her brother-in-law's lawyer.

Both Trinity and Lucas have baggage they need to deal with, Trinity is way over protective of her sister always putting her sister first even it if meant hurting herself. Lucas has a past he doesn't talk about, the people closest to him know of his twin sister and her situation but he doesn't talk about his mom or his childhood. Trinity is one of the few who know the guilt he carries. The chemistry between the two of them is undeniable and strong. As much as they tried to keep it under control and not cross the ethical line Lucas received some sage advice from a friend that had him throw caution to the wind. Their relationship is pretty steamy and Lucas is capable of doing some pretty sweet gestures.

Overall, it was a good read. It caught me off guard the age difference but Lucas, when he's not being a jokester, is very mature for his age and is far more intelligent for his year. This was a nice heartfelt romance with plenty of humor to keep it from being to somber. Can't wait for the next one.   

ARC REVIEW Down With Love by Kate Meader

Laws of Attraction #1, The first in a brand new series by Kate Meader. At first I wasn't to thrilled about it being alternating first person POV but seeing as to how I love Kate Meader I gave it a pass and since it was also well done and well written. I love Meaders writing style and switching to first person changes nothing about adept she is at writing.

Max got burned by love and ever since he has been Mr. Cynical when it comes to love and happily ever afters so when his brother, James, tells him he's getting married to his girlfriend of three months Max's cynical mind goes into over time. It doesn't help that James wants a big wedding and that there's a wedding planner. Max has no problem with James' girlfriend but as a divorce attorney he knows people aren't the same as when they first got married.

Charlie Love loves helping people plan their perfect day so when her good friends, Gina and James, announce that they are getting married she of course is going to be their wedding planner. First thing, however, James and Gina warn her about James' cynial divorce attorney brother who will no doubt be all around unpleasant about the whole thing. Charlie thinks she's prepared for it until she meets him. Already off to a bad start with the bad date Charlie is in no mood for Max's bad pick up lines and cocky attitude. Max couldn't help but notice Charlie across the room, he could barely keep his eyes off of her he tries hitting on her but she's immune to his charm and then he finds out she's the wedding planner. First impressions aren't great but Max's sardonic attitude toward Charlie quicky turns to fascination the more time he spends with her. Charlie starts to see that Max isn't as derisive as he seems, after all can he really be that bad if his favorite movies are classic romances or that he normally takes in abandoned housewives for clients? 

Overall, I loved this book. And your damn right if I didn't watch An Affair to Remember right after reading this, I would have watched Rear Window too but I don't own it, even though it is one of my favorite Hitchcock movies. Charlie and Max at first glance seem like opposites attract but they have more in common than differences and the differences are only side effects of their baggage once they sort out all their baggage the differences don't seem to matter anymore. It's hard work, love, and you have to be willing to work it out and stick through it and Charlie and Max have to figure that out. I look forward to the other books in the series.    

 

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Hooked on You

by Kate Meader Chicago Rebels, #4 

Publication Date: May 7, 2018 

Genres: Adult, Contemporary, Sports Romance, Standalone

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The steamy Chicago Rebels series returns with this racy and sassy tale of embittered hearts, second chances, and going for the goal—on and off the ice.

Violet Vasquez never met her biological father, so learning he left his beloved hockey franchise—the Chicago Rebels—to her is, well, unexpected. Flat broke and close to homeless, Violet is determined to make the most of this sudden opportunity. Except dear old dad set conditions that require she takes part in actually running the team with the half-sisters she barely knows. Working with these two strangers and overseeing a band of hockey-playing lugs is not on her agenda…until she lays eyes on the Rebels captain and knows she has to have him.

Bren St. James has been labeled a lot of things: the Puck Prince, Lord of the Ice, Hell’s Highlander…but it’s the latest tag that’s making headlines: washed-up alcoholic has-been. This season, getting his life back on track and winning the Cup are his only goals. With no time for relationships—except the fractured ones he needs to rebuild with his beautiful daughters—he’s finding it increasingly hard to ignore sexy, all-up-in-his-beard Violet Vasquez. And when he finds himself in need of a nanny just as the playoffs are starting, he’s faced with a temptation he could so easily get hooked on.

For two lost souls, there’s more on the line than just making the best of a bad situation… there might also be a shot at the biggest prize of all: love.

I have been one of the masses waiting for this book and Meader did not disappoint. Violet and Bren's story can be read as a stand alone, their romance starts and ends with this book I would recommend reading the previous ones just so you know what's going on with the Rebels hockey team and the other's characters. I fell in love with Kate Meader from the first book (technically it was a novella) of hers that I read, Rekindle the Flame I fell in love with the Hot in Chicago series and a certain firefighter and former mayor make a cameo appearance in this book. Meader's writing pulls you in, I get so emotionally invested in these books I always end up laughing out loud and crying my eyes out and at times both. 

Violet for being as brash and in your face at times is still trying to get use to her new life, not only did she get a second chance after beating cancer but the father she never knew, the father who never wanted her gave her one third of his hockey team. Granted he apparently knew her well enough to know she would shake things up between her other two sisters but she did so in a way that brought them all closer together in a way their father probably never realized would happen. 

Bren more than anything wants to be a good father to his girls, he sobered up for them only to have his ex take them away. Bren is taking things one day at a time one game at a time and now the Rebels are in the playoffs for the Stanley Cup and he needs all his focus in winning that cup so of course that's when everything happens. His ex needs a "rest" so he gets his girls now and he's not going to give them up this time; he's better than what he use to be and even better with them in his life. But with the playoffs he's going to need childcare and Violet is there to help.

For almost a year the chemistry has been simmering between Violet and Bren, from the moment they saw each other the wanted each other but Bren had just gotten out of rehab and Violet had just found out she was now an owner of the Rebels. The next nine months Bren has done his best to avoid her and Violet has done her best to tease him but when he needs her she's there to help with the girls, who are adorable by the way. But the days to come test their relationship in more ways than one. Overall it was an outstanding conculsion to the series, it was so good. The romance was so hot and wooo Bren could make you weak at the knees. Violet is such a great character she's one of my favorites of this series. I can't decide if I love the Hockey players more or the firefighters. Meader knows how to write a steamy romance with fantastic characters and I can't wait to see what she got for us next.             

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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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ARC REVIEW Undone By You by Kate Meader

Chicago Rebels #3, We take a break from the the daughters of Clifford Chase and bring you the sexy Chicago Rebels GM Dante Moretti and the All Star Defenseman Cade Burnett. Kate Meader hooked her writers claws into me with her Hot in Chicago series and like that series there is also one M/M romance in the series and this is it. I'm usually not one for M/M romance except in cases like this it's part of a series and I have previously been introduced to them, like them and Meader has hinted to the romance and I am rooting for them even before the book starts. Way to many times I've picked up a M/M romance and just hated the characters and the plot. This one much like her other, Melting Point, is so hot. It's a little longer than your typical novella it feels like a full length book with as much stuff is in it the relationship development and the conflict and the sex scenes so yummy, this is a very fulfilling novella. 

Cade is freakin' adorable, he's still in the closet and has had a crush on Dante since he was a teenager and Dante was still playing hockey professionally. (There is about a decade age difference between the two). Dante has been open about his homosexuality for years now, even though it ruined his relationship with his parents he couldn't keep lying about who he really was any more. This book runs pretty much parallel with So Over You the second book of the series but it can be read as a stand alone if needed. 

The beginning of the book we find Dante in a private club and he sees Cade there. Dante has two feelings, joy for the fact that Cade is gay and two worry for the potential media circus if it gets out. Cade knew Dante frequented that club and got himself an invite so he could "run into" Dante there and well you know. Dante instead acts the responsible one and has already planned an explanation incase Cade is discovered there, even though his insides are jumping for joy that Cade just hit on him. Dante tries to keep it professional between them but the lure of Cade is too much for him to resist. Dante and Cade start something and keep quiet about it but when Cade starts to wonder about finally coming out Dante worries about the backlash not just with media and the fans, people will claim Dante "turned" him gay but mostly Dante worries about the relationship Cade has with his Dad. Dante doesn't want Cade to come out just for him and is willing to ruin the relationship if he has too.

Overall, Dante and Cade story was a great one. It was sweet, hot, and an emotional rollercoaster ride; and it has a really good lead up to the next book Hooked On You. 

ARC REVIEW So Over You by Kate Meader

So Over You is book two in Kate Meader's Chicago Rebels series. Three half sisters, daughters of a hockey legend, who must work together to keep the hockey team. According to the requirements in the will the Rebels must make the playoffs that year or be sold out to a conglomerate. For two of the sister it's their legacy, one the managerial role and the other a coaching role. Irresistible You, the first book, is about the oldest sister Harper Chase, she is bound and determined to make it to the playoff this year and keep her team. I wouldn't say this is a standalone, but it could be the events of the first book have only a minor impact of this story but most of the emotional development between the sister happens in the first one. Isobel was the apple of her father's eye she was born to continue on his legacy on the ice and Isobel wanted nothing more than to be the best on the ice. Until her dreams came to an end after an accident now she just wants to coach. Vadim has to redeem himself after a knee injury but first he has to get back on the ice only one thing is standing in his way, the only woman who has ever mattered to him and the same one whose father blackballed him from the NHL.

To prove herself Isobel is assigned to privately coach Vadim so he can get back into skating form. Vadim thinks it's a bad idea not because she's a woman but he doesn't trust himself around her and Isobel can afford to have gossip that she's sleeping with players tied to her name especially if she wants the head coaching job. Isobel thinks she can handle coaching Vadim even if he still makes her feel all a flutter but after the one and only one time they were together left her wanting she didn't think they were compatible. Once Vadim finds this out he makes a point to prove to her that they are, over and over again. 

Their sexual attraction isn't the problem between one particularly cruel player on the team, Vadim's little sister and his mother, and the big one Isobel has the chance to play for the gold again. She was asked to audition for the NCAA, she told no one but Vadim expecting him to be excited for her only to get the opposite reaction. This is her last chance to achieve her dream and as much of a bastard her father was and even though he's dead she still feels like she's disappointing him by not playing hockey. Vadim and Isobel have a bunch of issues to work out before they can achieve their HEA.

Overall, I loved this one. Vadim be still my heart that smokin' hot Russian is not only great with kids but once he realizes he left Isobel wanting he sees his way into her heart again. There is a lot of personal growth in this book as with the first one and as always Kate Meader is exceptional with it and the sex is so freakin' hot. I very much recommend anything she written.    

  

ARC REVIEW Sparking the Fire by Kate Meader

Another fun and sexy read from Kate Meader. Hot in Chicago book three brings all the paparazzi to the yard. I enjoyed this one, probably not as much as the first two or the novellas but it was good. I think it was mainly Molly I had issues with. I didn't care for her personality she just came off as way to self centered more so at the beginning of the book by the end she wasn't as bad. Wyatt is completely drool worthy he is loyal, he's the quiet one, the one that stays out of the limelight, and kind of  mysterious. I loved his inner conflict, his own demons that he has been quietly dealing with. Then you have the spontaneous appearance of the teenager and I really don't get the why of her character.

Molly and Wyatt had an affair years ago, shortly before she became famous. It was a no names affair with an very short expiration date. Their time together may have been short but neither of them could forget it. Now Molly's career is in tatters and her hope for career redemption is exploiting, I mean making a movie based on Alex and Eli's story (Playing with Fire). Eli and Wyatt are in agreement about that, No. Molly is determined to have her way but the sudden appearance of some serious family drama in the form of Roni has Molly rethinking her plan. Molly is so focused on her getting back in the good graces of her critics that it messes with her feelings for Wyatt she ends up playing push you/pull you with him almost throughout the whole book.

How appropriate that a woman whose life is in the spotlight falls in love with a guy who stays out of it. Both Molly and Wyatt have a lot to deal with, both internal conflict and in the form of the narcissistic self important ex-husband playboy of Molly's. Overall it was a good read not my favorite but still a fun and sexy read.      

 

ARC REVIEW Playing with Fire by Kate Meader

Playing with Fire book two in Kate Meader's Hot in Chicago series about the family at Engine no. 6. (Releases 9/29/15) I have been waiting for this one since the page where they were first introduced in Flirting with Fire. Alex and Eli were a powder keg ready to explode. Sexual tension that lasted through one book and a novella. This is a really good series and this book such a good read.

Alex has had share of tragedy and growing up in a family of mainly guys, then getting a job that is predominately guys she is strong physically but mentally it's wearing her out. She is tired of being alone and is actively looking for a steady relationship her only problem is that most of her dates don't get past the first date. Eli's past is no secret he even used it to his benefit in getting elected as Mayor. What everyone doesn't know is the truth about this father, it's a that he is trying to keep hidden. Only one other person knows, Sam Cochrane, and the Trump wannabe is basically blackmailing him so he can get past certain city restrictions.

They butted heads when they first meet, especially since Eli stuck his foot in his mouth when he said that women have no place working as a firefighters. It seemed like no matter how attracted they are to each other when ever they got near one another they would fight. But that all changed when Eli got stuck in a hotel fire and Alex was there to rescue him. Eli didn't make it easy and she risked her life even more when she took off her mask to give him air. They ended up saving each other. Eli finally admits to himself he has feelings for her and is scared to just ask her out. He uses this PR opportunity to date her and kinda blackmails her by saying Cochrane is threatening to sue her but he will stop it if she does the fake/not fake dates with him.

Alex begrudgingly accepts but the more time she spends with him the more she sees the real him and and likes him; and the more he becomes turned on by her sometimes inappropriate mouth. As much as Alex's brothers hate that she has gotten involved with Eli they admit she is a big girl and she can handle herself. Eli confides in Alex everything and it all falls apart. Eli knowing he screwed up is trying to prove to Alex just how much she means to him and that he is willing to risk everything for the truth.

Overall, this is a smoldering book of smexy, heartache, and romance. I can't wait for the next one.          

ARC REVIEW Flirting with Fire by Kate Meader

FLIRTING WITH FIRE A HOT IN CHICAGO NOVEL KATE MEADER

“Sexy and sassy…I loved this book!” #1 New York Times bestselling author Jude Deveraux

I think I just found a new must buy series. Flirting with Fire is book one in Kate Meader's series Hot in Chicago. She released a novella, Rekindle the Flame, in the anthology in Baby it's Cold Outside a prequel to the series and I loved that story. When I first finished the book I marked on Goodreads four stars, but after a few days the story has set with me and I am still thinking about it and with that I think I need to give it the extra star because it's really stuck with me. It's going to be one of those books that I will still be think about it months from now. On a personal note I have a soft spot for Fireman Romance, I grew up the daughter of a fireman and they always resonate with me. Luke is a hot headed but he his fiercely loyal to his family and his fire house; once scorned by his now ex-wife he is now jaded about love. Kinsey is career driven and it has already cost her one relationship one month before the wedding she gets dumped after moving halfway across the U.S. for him.


Blurb:

A man this smoking should set off alarms…
PR guru Kinsey Taylor is done with men—especially ones who refuse to respect her talents just because she’s a woman. Given the assignment of rehabilitating the reputation of Chicago’s Engine Company 6, she isn’t going to let anybody tell her how to do her job, including firefighting Luke Almeida. Even if he does make her hormones rage like a blazing building.
Before it’s too late to douse the flames…

Luke figures he knows how to run his firehouse just fine, and that doesn’t include having to prance around half-naked for the Men on Fire calendar scheme cooked up by some ice princess publicist in a tight skirt and man-killer heels. But if he’s going to be driven mad by this media circus, he’s determined to have his revenge by making Kinsey crazy, too—for him.
And when fire meets ice, one thing is certain…there’s going to be plenty of steam.

I love the chemistry and the comradery in the book and the sneak peek into future books about the other siblings. Luke is hot, my favorite kinda man, not afraid to back down and loyal almost to a fault. Kinsey is doubtful of her own ability to keep an man, thinking all men say they want a strong woman until they live with one for a while then change their minds and want a soft biddable woman, much of what her former fiance did to her. Luke soon realizes where his life is going and what he needs to do to get back on a path that is best for him, now he just has to convince Kinsey that she is pivotal to his happiness. The next book is Playing with Fire and I can't wait!! 

Blog Tour Anthology: Baby, It's Cold Outside w/GIVEAWAY

About BABY IT’S COLD OUTSIDE Anthology:

Outside it may be frosty, so turn the heat way up with these stories of desire!

Can a determined woman executive and a playboy billionaire survive being stranded together in a snowstorm? Jennifer Probst depicts an encounter almost too hot to handle…

Drew and Kate play an encore to Tangled in this sexy take on a “Christmas Carol” by Emma Chase. When a Christmas Eve argument condemns Drew to a troubled night, three dream women teach him that no gift could be more tantalizing than Kate…

With Kristen Proby, ski slopes are quite delightful. Grace Douglas is sure she’ll never learn to ski, but instructor Jacob Baxter could teach her lessons of a different kind…

Can a southern California transplant survive Montana’s deep snows? Melody Anne, author of the bestselling Andersons series, melts the icy drifts completely away with the heat between sexy Hawk Winchester and brand-new teacher Natalie Duncan…

What could be hotter than a firefighter? Kate Meader shows how hot it can get as Beck Rivera and heiress-turned-tattoo-artist Darcy Cochrane discover that nothing ignites holiday flames like rekindling a lost love…

I loved this anthology! I think so far it is my favorite Christmas Romance anthology this year. Jennifer Probst is by far my favorite, and I think this is the hottest thing of hers I have read. When two college rivals show up as a 100% match on the Kinnections computers the girls hope it's not a glitch. It's a great story about re-discovering each other and learning just how wrong you were about each other and how perfect you are for each other. The follow-up HEA For Emma Chase's Tangled is a play on The Christmas Carol with a bit of It's a Wonderful Life thrown in for good measure. First person from the male perspective aren't usually my favorites but I liked the play on two Christmas Classics. Kristen Proby is funny when it comes to the klutz named Grace. Her best friends decided on a ski weekend for their joint bachelorette party, but first they send Grace to finally learn how to ski. Grace never expected her instructor to be that good at teaching her or that good looking and she sure as hell didn't expect to fall in love with a billionaire. I loved Melody Anne's story about a SoCal teacher getting her first job in the frozen Montana landscape. So use to being on her own is overwhelmed by the loving and caring towns people and by the very attractive Hawk. Kate Meader shows just how good second chances can be when she reunites first loves. Darcy never expected to see Beck again after he abruptly dumped her, but when she comes back in town to help take care of her sick Grandmother she is faced with not only the still very sexy Beck but also her uptight disapproving father.

BUY LINKS:

Simon & Schuster: http://books.simonandschuster.com/Baby-Its-Cold-Outside/Jennifer-Probst/9781476783833

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About The Authors:

Jennifer Probst’s New York Times and USA Today bestselling novels, novellas, and ebooks include the acclaimed Marriage to a Billionaire series, as well as Searching for Someday and Searching for Perfect. She lives in upstate New York. Visit her at www.jenniferprobst.com.

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Emma Chase is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of Tangles, Twisted, Tamed, and Tied. She lives in a small town in rural New Jersey with her husband and children. Follow Emma on Twitter and Facebook, or visit her at www.emmachase.net.

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Kristen Proby is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of Loving Cara and Seducing Lauren, as well as the popular With Me in Seattle series. Kristen spends her days with her muse in the Pacific Northwest. Visit her at kristenproby.com.

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Melody Anne is the New York Times bestselling author of the indie published Billionaire Bachelors series, the Baby for the Billionaire series, and the Surrender series, and she has a new series coming soon from Pocket Books. She lives in the Pacific Northwest. Visit her at www.melodyanne.com.

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Kate Meader is the author of the sexy new series Hot in Chicago, coming soon from Pocket Books. When not writing she works in an academic library in Chicago. Visit her at www.katemeader.com.

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