Book Review ~ ‘Playing with Fire’ by Kate Meader.
Playing with Fire by Kate Meader.
Hot in Chicago #2
Genres: New Adult, Romance, Contemporary.
Release Date: 29th September 2015.
SYNOPSIS
From popular romance author Kate Meader comes the second novel in Hot in Chicago, a brand-new, sizzling series that follows a group of firefighting foster siblings and their blazing hot love interests!
As the only female firefighter at Engine Co. 6, Alexandra Dempsey gets it from all sides: the male coworkers who think she can’t do the job, the wives and girlfriends who see her as a threat to their firefighter men, and her overprotective foster brothers who want to shelter their baby sister at all costs. So when she single-handedly saves the life of Eli Cooper, Chicago’s devastatingly handsome mayor, she assumes the respect she’s longed for will finally come her way. But it seems Mr. Mayor has other ideas…
Eli Cooper’s mayoral ratings are plummeting, his chances at reelection dead in the water. When a sexy, curvaceous firefighter gives him the kiss of life, she does more than bring him back to the land of the living—she also breathes vitality into his campaign. Riding the wave of their feel-good story might prop up Eli’s flagging political fortunes, but the sizzling attraction between them can go nowhere; he’s her boss, and there are rules that must be obeyed. But you know what they say about rules: they’re made to be broken…
Book Review ~ ‘Playing with Fire’ by Kate Meader ~ 5 Stars!
Fun, Flirty and Fiery, ‘Playing with Fire’ shows Kate Meader’s amazing storytelling ability once again as we return to Engine Co. 6 to the Dempsey family, this time to see Alexandra’s story told.
As soon as I finished ‘Flirting With Fire’ I was absolutely dying to get my hands on this next instalment of the series. Alex and Eli’s chemistry and the constant back and forth loathing that they seemed to have for each other just seeped from the page and I just had to know how their story would play out. I was not disappointed, and ‘Playing with Fire’ told the sexy, tempestuous relationship between Alex and Eli to perfection.
What I love about this series is how the women are portrayed so strongly. Their desperation to be seen as equal to the menfolk they work with makes the dynamics of the romances so exciting. With Alex I loved her fiery nature, and how she would often act first and then think later, often getting her into trouble. But even so, she never apologises for being who she is, and that is what really drew me to her as a character. I really admired her, and loved seeing how she had to really work at balancing out her impulsive and thoughtful natures.
Eli was just the same arrogant politician as in the first book, and I LOVED seeing inside his mind. His comments always made me roll my eyes and want to hit him around the head, so it was great fun to see why he had such strong opinions and favoured the idea of men in the firefighting workplace. Seeing how these two had to push and pull at each other, compromise and find an equal footing for their relationship, whilst still remaining protective was what made this story so thrilling.
With the addition of the appearances of the other members of the Dempsey clan and the girly trio Alex, Kirsty and Darcy make up, this is Kate Meader at her best, and I CANNOT WAIT for Wyatt’s story!!
5 Stars!
*Review copy was kindly provided by the publisher through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review*
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