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The Easton Firefighter Trilogy #1-3
The Easton Firefighter Trilogy
Three sizzling romantic love stories guaranteed to leave you hot! Follow Nate, Jax and Gabe, three fellow firefighters and brothers in arms on their ultimate quest to fine love! No cliffhangers, no cheating, and always a HEA ending.Included this box set are STEAM, SMOLDER and SMOKE, all of them full-length romance novels by MacKenzie Stowe. Come to the small town of Easton where the men are strong, sexy and confident and will do everything in their power to win the woman of their dreams.As a BONUS, included is the SIMMER
1266 pages, Kindle Edition
Published July 5, 2018
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MacKenzie Stowe
97 books92 followersMacKenzie Stowe began her love of reading and writing when she was very young. A hopeless romantic she likes to write stories about hot handsome men and the strong women who tame them. She loves her boyfriend, chocolate, wine and her animals but not always in that order. She is happily living in Sunny Southern California as she thinks up her next romantic story
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June 1, 2021
I hope this is self-published...
If a publishing house put out books with this quantity and caliber of errors, they'd go out of business pretty quickly. Someone used a bad version of Spell Check, substituted completely wrong words (like "ut oh," repeatedly), omitted commas, abandoned the very notion of semicolons, put apostrophes in the wrong place, omitted words and phrases, and used terms that are NOT common. Anyone know what "butthurt" means? Evidently it means something in the author's lexicon, but I've read thousands of books, watched lots of television, spoken to hundreds of people of all ages, and I have never heard this particular colorful idiom. It sounds like something eight-year-olds stop saying when they grow up. Most of the stories themselves are OK, aside from the almost identical, very breast- and penis-centered, contraception-free sex scenes, but wading through some frankly hilarious word and punctuation choices makes them hard to read. (My favorite: "You need to eat Mother." A comma would have prevented cannibalism) . The third book has some plot and logic holes you could drive a truck through; two loving, thoroughly understanding parents become judgmental and hateful toward a man they helped raise, then a couple chapters later claim to have said completely different words meaning completely different things.
I normally enjoy romances, but only well-written ones. I think this author needs to read a few (hundred). These books read like they were written by a subliterate teenaged male virgin who has watched too much porn. I kept track of the mistakes in the first two novels, but after finding 24 wrong words, 10 missing semicolons, and dozens of sentences split into a sentence and a fragment when all that was needed was a comma, I stopped counting. If you're going to self-publish, hire a copy editor who is familiar with English grammar, syntax, and punctuation. Do NOT trust yourself, especially if you think "butthurt" has universal emotional resonance.
If a publishing house put out books with this quantity and caliber of errors, they'd go out of business pretty quickly. Someone used a bad version of Spell Check, substituted completely wrong words (like "ut oh," repeatedly), omitted commas, abandoned the very notion of semicolons, put apostrophes in the wrong place, omitted words and phrases, and used terms that are NOT common. Anyone know what "butthurt" means? Evidently it means something in the author's lexicon, but I've read thousands of books, watched lots of television, spoken to hundreds of people of all ages, and I have never heard this particular colorful idiom. It sounds like something eight-year-olds stop saying when they grow up. Most of the stories themselves are OK, aside from the almost identical, very breast- and penis-centered, contraception-free sex scenes, but wading through some frankly hilarious word and punctuation choices makes them hard to read. (My favorite: "You need to eat Mother." A comma would have prevented cannibalism) . The third book has some plot and logic holes you could drive a truck through; two loving, thoroughly understanding parents become judgmental and hateful toward a man they helped raise, then a couple chapters later claim to have said completely different words meaning completely different things.
I normally enjoy romances, but only well-written ones. I think this author needs to read a few (hundred). These books read like they were written by a subliterate teenaged male virgin who has watched too much porn. I kept track of the mistakes in the first two novels, but after finding 24 wrong words, 10 missing semicolons, and dozens of sentences split into a sentence and a fragment when all that was needed was a comma, I stopped counting. If you're going to self-publish, hire a copy editor who is familiar with English grammar, syntax, and punctuation. Do NOT trust yourself, especially if you think "butthurt" has universal emotional resonance.
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July 13, 2024
DNF….too many grammatical errors i finally gave it up.
June 7, 2021
Poorly written
These books need thorough copyediting. The punctuation is eccentric , often making it difficult to understand, and there are so many instances of completely the wrong word being used (antidote instead of anecdote, suspension for suspicion, etc) that I gave up trying to keep track. The basic plots are quite acceptable and the author writes the sex scenes with enthusiasm, but as for the prose in between , it's enough to make a literate reader weep.
These books need thorough copyediting. The punctuation is eccentric , often making it difficult to understand, and there are so many instances of completely the wrong word being used (antidote instead of anecdote, suspension for suspicion, etc) that I gave up trying to keep track. The basic plots are quite acceptable and the author writes the sex scenes with enthusiasm, but as for the prose in between , it's enough to make a literate reader weep.
January 13, 2022
I see that I'm not the only one that found the grammar and spelling errors in this book to be very off putting - "there" instead of "their"; "physic" instead of "physique"; "sizzled" instead of "fizzled"; "clique" instead of "cliché"; "whose" instead of "who's"; "changed" instead of "changes". This was all in the first 5 chapters of the first book. By then, I'd had enough. DNF
October 31, 2021
I read all of the books in this trilogy, including the prequel as there are really four books, back to back and pretty much devoured the individual books in one sitting!
I thought that they were all great book, full of firefighters as you would expect and I do love a firefighter!
Each book had its own very strong storyline and they were brilliant. Well written and additive reads that I didn’t want to put down and as soon as I finished the previous book I was straight in to the next one in the series.
It was full of passion, romance, strength and they were very sexy reads – I loved them!!
It is 5 stars from me for this one – very highly recommended!
I thought that they were all great book, full of firefighters as you would expect and I do love a firefighter!
Each book had its own very strong storyline and they were brilliant. Well written and additive reads that I didn’t want to put down and as soon as I finished the previous book I was straight in to the next one in the series.
It was full of passion, romance, strength and they were very sexy reads – I loved them!!
It is 5 stars from me for this one – very highly recommended!
June 26, 2021
I read the 3 books, but couldn’t handle reading the Prequel
The stories were somewhat enjoyable, but if grammatical errors bother you, do not attempt to read. Usually when I try to read books with this many errors, I can’t stomach them. I persevered and finished the 3 books, but when on the second page of the prequel I encountered the first grammatical error, I stopped reading. Please, for future readers, correct grammatical and typographical errors.
The stories were somewhat enjoyable, but if grammatical errors bother you, do not attempt to read. Usually when I try to read books with this many errors, I can’t stomach them. I persevered and finished the 3 books, but when on the second page of the prequel I encountered the first grammatical error, I stopped reading. Please, for future readers, correct grammatical and typographical errors.
July 7, 2018
He is a firefighter with his buddies from war. She is back home after a lot of bad things happen. He knew her from when she played with his friends sister. Well now they are both grown up and he likes what he sees. But she doesn't want anything serious. It is fun, exciting, emotional, surprising and so much more. I was given a review copy and voluntarily review it.
October 9, 2021
Stories good but needs proofread desperately!
Yikes! Grammatical errors, poor punctuation, and incorrect word choices. The stories would be great as long as some pride was displayed in the work by having it proofread and correcting these so obvious errors scattered throughout. So many mistakes distracted from my enjoyment of these books.
Yikes! Grammatical errors, poor punctuation, and incorrect word choices. The stories would be great as long as some pride was displayed in the work by having it proofread and correcting these so obvious errors scattered throughout. So many mistakes distracted from my enjoyment of these books.
May 27, 2021
Interesting
Good story plots. However, whoever did the spelling, grammer and continuity checking, should be demoted! My live of the characters kept me reading but at times, it was thought provoking due to the misspelled words and their meanings.
Good story plots. However, whoever did the spelling, grammer and continuity checking, should be demoted! My live of the characters kept me reading but at times, it was thought provoking due to the misspelled words and their meanings.
June 13, 2021
Good story
The basic story was good. An editor needs to correct all the misspellings and grammatical mistakes. It made reading extremely distracting. Pronouns were misused. Character names were mixed up. As I said, the book needs a good editor.
The basic story was good. An editor needs to correct all the misspellings and grammatical mistakes. It made reading extremely distracting. Pronouns were misused. Character names were mixed up. As I said, the book needs a good editor.
June 14, 2021
Sweet, Sexy and well written
I really loved each of these books and the way the stories of the characters were woven together. Great little short story included at the end of the prequel to the trilogies. If you love thoughtful, sexy firemen, you won’t be disappointed!
I really loved each of these books and the way the stories of the characters were woven together. Great little short story included at the end of the prequel to the trilogies. If you love thoughtful, sexy firemen, you won’t be disappointed!
November 13, 2023
Characters are mostly likable, but some are overly angsty. One male is way too alpha (he has decided that they are soulmates after the 2nd date and he just has to convince her.). However, get this woman an editor. Seriously. Misspellings, changes in pronouns, wrong words (exacerbate for exasperate), incomplete sentences that weren’t for emphasis, and don’t get me started on inappropriate apostrophes (Dalton’s? It’s not possessive!). Descriptions are excessive and repetitive and bog down the stories.
July 19, 2018
Proofread
The story lines were great, but if I was an English teacher with red pen I would have fixed a lot of errors.
The story lines were great, but if I was an English teacher with red pen I would have fixed a lot of errors.
May 31, 2021
Great stories but needed more proof reading.
The stories and characters were good. Each book had a lot of typos and grammatical errors. I found that distracting.
The stories and characters were good. Each book had a lot of typos and grammatical errors. I found that distracting.
June 22, 2021
The story was good but the bad editing really irked me, eg using
Your instead of you’re
Wear instead of where
The wrong names
Defiantly instead of definitely
Mackenzie needs to fire her editor!
Your instead of you’re
Wear instead of where
The wrong names
Defiantly instead of definitely
Mackenzie needs to fire her editor!
June 26, 2021
Easy reading
This trilogy was easy ready and enjoyable. Every story had a little different twist. Each character was understandable and real-life.
This trilogy was easy ready and enjoyable. Every story had a little different twist. Each character was understandable and real-life.
June 29, 2021
Wow
Just had to keep reading . On and on and on and on. Much longer than I thought I was at any given time!
Just had to keep reading . On and on and on and on. Much longer than I thought I was at any given time!
July 4, 2021
Old and new
From knowing each other for years. To being with someone who you had a crush on in school. They all fund what they are looking for. And what they have been waiting for.
From knowing each other for years. To being with someone who you had a crush on in school. They all fund what they are looking for. And what they have been waiting for.
October 9, 2021
Please see individual stories for review.
July 3, 2021
I love,love,loved This series. The characters all had strong story lines and I read from start to finish. I didn’t want to put it down. Good read for a pleasant weekend.p
November 6, 2022
Really enjoyed this and will read more by this author
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