Summary:
Jessica O'Malley fights fires and saves lives when she's not nursing her broken heart. Now her ex-boyfriend, Cort Cavanaugh, has returned after leaving her on Valentine's Day one year ago, and he wants her back. Should Jess fight the fire burning in her heart? Is it too late for her old flame?
Review:
Well, it was a quick reunion/second chance romantic read at about 75 pages. I couldn't buy into Jessica being a firefighter; I know a few female firefighters from my days in the military, and the way the author described Jessica physically, mentally, and emotionally was the opposite of the real world women firefighters I knew. Also, Jessica had a temper that was constantly running hot, even during fighting fires; as someone who is trained on self-contained breathing apparatus and going into sketchy buildings to do a job, the last thing I need my partner/team is a hothead not following orders. But Jessica did just that and ended up saving the life of a baby, so she thought she was justified in disobeying orders (again) and putting herself and the baby in peril. She also talked to her Chief/superior officer as if she was berating a teenager. Not professional at all. A person makes Chief/team lead because of experience, training, and a level of professionalism - not trying to find an opportunity at every turn to hog the spotlight and be a hero.
As for the male MC, personality was lacking. If you took a life-sized cut out of Brad Pitt from the movie Troy and stood him next to the female MC, you would have a hero with more character development than Cort.
0.5 star for simply having a female firefighter as a lead character.
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