Where There's Smoke

by D.G. Parker

Jamie Kurtz loves his job as a firefighter. It's everything he’d imagined as a kid, watching reruns of Emergency. But his pulse stopped pounding at the sound of a fire alarm years ago and now only picks up when he's in a stranger's arms. Addicted to the rush, he frequents clubs, looking for something—someone—to turn him on. But the next time his heart races, it's in anger The new man in the firehouse, Chuck Positano, is the bully who made Jamie's life miserable in high school. But as the saying Where there's smoke, there's fire.

Genres: M M Romance

51 pages, ebook

First published January 1, 2010

About the author

D.G. Parker spends her days posing as a mild-mannered hospital administrator in upstate New York. Her alter ego has been reading and writing voraciously since childhood and dreams of one day publishing the “Great American Novel.” She’s taken her pen name from the very quotable Dorothy Parker, who reminds us all that “You can lead a horticulture, but you can’t make her think.”

Reviews

[Serena Yates · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a story with a difference. A little slow to start, it explores fire fighter Jamie's feelings as he runs into his old high school nemesis, ex-football player Chuck, at work.

The building frustration at Chuck's increasing taunts leads to an explosive confrontation (with a twist!). Both characters end up moving forward, but not quite in the way I expected. There are no deep emotions but I thaught that the exploration of real fears and anxieties made up for that.

[Ami · Rating 2 out of 5]

I find Chuck's character to be a jerk and I can't see what Jamie sees from him. It's hard like the story when I can't even feel the least sympathy for one of the main character.