Smokin’ Hot

Firefighters of Lanville, TX Series- Book 1

By Lynn LaFleur

Synopsis

Singe

After breaking up with her longtime boyfriend, Julia Woods is ready to start fresh in a new town, a new state. She doesn’t want to get involved with another man, and especially not with an adrenalin junkie.

The instant attraction she feels when she meets Stephen McGettis frightens her. She’s never experienced something so strong, yet she worries about starting a relationship with him. With his motorcycle racing, whitewater rafting, and skydiving, he’s as much of an adrenalin junkie as her former lover.

Stephen loves Julia and doesn’t want to lose her because of her concern over what she considers his dangerous pastimes. He has to prove to her he’s not a daredevil, and that love is the greatest adventure of all.

Smolder

In town to visit her grandmother in the hospital, Rayna Holt never expected to run into her ex-husband, Marcus. Seeing him reminds her of all the pain and loss she’d experienced five years ago that led to their divorce.

Marcus is still angry and hurt over Rayna destroying their marriage. They’re forced to spend time together while the construction company he works for repairs her grandmother’s house due to a fire. Old desires smolder beneath the surface, but Marcus is leery of giving in to them. Rayna broke his heart when she left him. He can’t live through that kind of pain again.

Both Rayna and Marcus have to let go of the past before they can forgive each other and fall in love again.

Spark

Talia King has loved Dylan Westfield ever since the day she met him two years ago, but he treats her as nothing but a friend. Every attempt she’s made to date him or spend more time with him has been shot down by Dylan.

Dylan loves Talia as much as she loves him, but his painful past won’t let him surrender to that love. Fear of physically hurting her keeps him alone and aching for a life with her…a life he knows he cannot have.

A night of passion convinces Talia that she and Dylan are perfect together. Dylan admits his love to Talia, but tells her it doesn’t matter since they can never be together.

Talia hatches a plan to convince Dylan that she knows he would never hurt her. It might backfire, but she believes it’s worth the risk to be with the man she loves.

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Tina’s Review

Each novella is only about 100 pages. Although short, they are full of enough content to make each one a satisfying story. Each seems to focus on one or both persons seeking an escape from a past hurt by starting a new life in a small town and/or second chances. The town’s characters are very well written and introduced throughout the books where you begin to feel as though you know everyone in town without being overwhelmed. The dialogue and interaction between them is wonderful. SMOLDER was fairly predictable in several key areas, but was still a good read. SPARK was mildly predictable. Each had a decent conclusion, if not a little quick to end.
** Warning: Sexual content may be considered distasteful to some readers.

~SINGE~
When Julia leaves her job and ex, Cole, behind in California after an injury makes her reevaluate things, she decides to take her mother’s old college friend’s offer to come stay with her in Lanville, TX hoping for a fresh start. Never did she expect smokin’ hot roofer -slash- volunteer firefighter, Stephen McGettis, to walk into her life almost immediately. Their attraction is instant and their chemistry is combustible. Yes, he has a rockin’ hot bod’, the manners of a southern gentleman and the sex may be amazing but she can’t help feeling that the similarities Stephen shares with Cole may be too much for her to deal with.

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~SMOLDER~
Marcus Holt became one of the chiefs at the volunteer fire department and is foreman at Coleman Construction since moving to Lanville from the DFW area after tragedy struck on 4th of July, 5 years ago and his wife left him as a result. Rayna Holt flies back to Lanville from San Francisco when she learns that her grandmother’s health suffered some complications. While in the hospital, a brush fire breaks out that damages Grace’s home and Marcus is injured. They were looking for a fresh start, but this may have been the spark needed to heal old hurts and rekindle their once searing relationship.

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~SPARK~
Talia King has been hot for Dylan Westfield since the first day she laid eyes on him. Both serve on the Lanville Volunteer Fire Department, but after two years, she still could not get Dylan to see her as anything other that a fellow firefighter and friend. Or so she thought. But sometimes even the deepest feelings can be suppressed by personal demons. Talia must find a way to get Dylan to open up to her, then prove that he can rise above his past.
Flaming Hot

Firefighters of Lanville, TX Series- Book 2

Release Date: October 28, 2014

By Lynn LaFleur

Synopsis

Big and bold, strong and sexy, the firefighters of the Lanville, Texas, Volunteer Fire Department know how to turn up the heat…

Fiery

Sparks fly the moment Eve and Quade meet. Fear of heartbreak makes them wary but neither can deny the scorching waves of desire that leave them wanting so much more…

Flare

Paige wonders about Cort’s past but she can’t ignore the heat she feels inside every time he touches her. And things only get hotter when this sexy firefighter takes her to the heights of extreme carnal pleasure…

Flash

For years Kirk has kept a secret that not even his twin knows. But the arrival in town of a sexy newcomer turns up the heat and keeps the flames of passion burning all night long…

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Tina’s Review

The novellas in this book are also about 100 pages each. I would suggest reading SMOKIN’ HOT prior to this. The characters’ stories continue from the last trilogy & further expand. The characters are still as warm and wonderful to get to know as in the first trilogy book. The plots are pleasantly full for being so short. But, as often the case with novellas, the conflict/resolution feels to simple and easy and the endings can feel a little rushed. Enjoyable short stories where many of the characters arrive in Lanville looking for a fresh start in life or a second chance at love.
** Warning: Sexual content may contain scenes that are offensive to some readers.

~ FIERY ~
After the death of her mother, graduation in Amsterdam, and two failed engagements, Eve Van Den Bergh took her college friend, Rhea, up on moving to Lanville and working for her at the craft shop. As attracted to Quade as she is, she feels like she’s faulty and cannot get into a relationship because of it. Quade’s tired of meaningless sex and wants a “forever” woman. Problem is she won’t even go out on a single date with him! As a volunteer fire fighter and high school counselor, he figures something happened to cause her wariness but can almost guarantee it was not abuse. Now, if he could only get to the heart of it and break down those walls…

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~ FLARE ~
Paige Denslow works at Spencer’s, a convenient store with gas station and mechanic bays that Clay, the volunteer fire department’s Chief, owns. Daydreaming of a man of her own, one with very specific attributes, she never expected Cort Brennaman to appear as if conjured by her fantasies. He’s arrived in Lanville seeking the open Chef position at Cafe’ Crystal as part of his cover.

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~ FLASH ~
Kirk Wilcox: Kory’s twin, son/employee of Wilcox Lumber’s owner, construction worker for Coleman and Lanville Volunteer Fire Fighter… and “closeted” gay. Joshua Stafford left his life of privileged in Dallas after passing the bar exam. He disappointed his father by declining the offer to work in his law firm, cited the need to drive and travel a little before deciding where to lay his roots.

Author Bio

I was born and raised in a small town in Texas close to the Dallas/Fort Worth area. Writing has been in my blood since I was eight years old and wrote my first story for an English assignment. The baby of four children, I was spoiled rotten and still am.

I can’t imagine ever writing anything but romances. I enjoy writing about two people (or sometimes more than two) falling in love. If you like the story enough to smile in places, shed a tear at times, or get a warm and fuzzy feeling, that is my greatest reward.

Besides writing at every opportunity, I love reading, traveling, scrapbooking, photography, and learning new things on the computer. I’m a software junky and like trying out new programs, especially anything to do with graphics.

I moved back to Texas after living on the West Coast for 21 years, to a small town 17 miles from where I grew up. I live close to my only surviving sister.

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