Where there’s smoke, Maddox jumps into the flames.Maddox has been battling California’s wildfires for years. As a smokejumper, he’s trained to take action first and think second, but when he sees the cabin his best buddy owned before his death surrounded by a wall of fire, he can only think of his friend’s widow.Sydney came to the cabin to ready it to sell. The place holds too many memories for … many memories for her peace of mind, and after three years of grieving, she’s ready to take a deep breath and move on. But she can’t do that smothered in her cabin.
When the smoke clears…
Maddox needs to evacuate the curvy vixen he has thought about too much since his friend’s passing, but the stubborn woman won’t leave. The team is short-handed, and she’s determined to get hands-on training. Cutting, shoveling, digging—all those things should wear out a woman of her size, but she still has amazing stamina in his bed—as well as bent over logs and pinned against trees.
The smokejumpers aren’t dropped into the danger zone with any water to fight the blaze, which is good because Sydney doesn’t want to douse what she has with Maddox. The sexy firefighter is everything she could want in a lover, and his link to her past makes her feel what they have is real. Until they’re back at base and no longer feeling the heat.
Maddox may never see her as more than his friend’s widow, but Sydney believes this is more than a danger-zone fling.
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Fighting the Flames by Em Petrova is a great read. interesting,exciting and enjoyable a romance story of Maddox and Sydney.. a smokejumpers and the widow whos chemistry is so hot that you can burn.. Great book to start the series and i cannot wait for more! well done!
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Book one of a new series called Where There’s Smoke a well written short story that kept me turning pages. Maddox a smokejumper meets widow Sydney again when his team is sent into a wildfire by her cabin. She has just come back to it after three years away, as it holds too many memories of her deceased smokejumper husband Rob, who died cutting a widow-maker branch off a tree while fighting a fire. I enjoyed reading this story and want to read the rest of this series. I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review
This was a very enjoyable book and gives the reader lots of respect for the job those smokejumpers do (and firefighters in general)! In this story, we meet Maddox, a smokejumper, who jumps into blazing wildfires to save lives and property. This time, his battle was more personal as he was reconnected to Sydney, the widow of a smokejumper buddy who died in the line of duty 3 years previously. Sydney was right in the middle of things, having been getting her cabin ready to sell. Because she used to be a firefighter in the city, she refused to leave the dangerous area, choosing to help fight the flames. Being back together again, things heat up quickly between Syd and Maddox as their own chemistry ignites.
I loved the story line and the wonderful characters. Sydney was a strong woman who knew her mind and followed her heart. The descriptions setting the scene for the reader were awesome and made what was going on feel very real. Where will Maddox and Sydney go from here? Can he comfortably work by her side? Will they pursue their own HEA?
This was such a great read, hot sexy romance ,interesting and engaging. I was sucked in from the beginning.
It’s short book but didn’t feel like I was missing anything.
Maddox and Sydney’s inferno was hotter than California fires.
Always enjoy Em books and this one is no exception.
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Holy Hotness!!
Anyone who knows me is aware of the fact that I adore firefighters. Smokejumpers are the Alpha bada**es of firefighters! Having an author that I love start a new series about them……yeah, time for serious reading time!! The first story in the series centers on Maddox and Sydney. Let’s just say that wildfires have nothing on the fire burning between these two characters. I didn’t think I would have any ice left in my freezer before I reached the end of this one…
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When split decisions is necessary to save lives, it is hard to second guess. But what if those decisions hold matters of the heart. What if those same decisions also involve taboos which caused a war between the mind and the heart? So how does a person make up their mind in such situations?
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4.5 stars *****. Maddox is an elite smokejumper firefighter. Sydney was a city firefighter and his best friends widow. They had sort of lost touch after the death, but here she is in the middle of a spreading fire. She fills in for a short on the team. She is ready to move on and he feels he is betraying his friend and has survivors guilt. She’s a spunky, take no prisoners kind of gal and she won’t walk away even though he thinks she doesn’t belong. He fights their attraction to each other but sets himself up be hurt. Nicely written and lots of action; and steamy stuff!
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I received this book through BookSprout and I voluntarily chose to review it. I am a fan of Em Petrova and this book meets the conditions for a Em Petrova book. It is well written and the characters are awesome. This one is about sexy Firefighters. I would encourage you to get this book it is a wonderful read. I can’t wait to see whose story is next. Yes, I know there will be more stories from this group of men. Get this book!!!
Im always amazed at how easily Em Petrova captivates me. Fighting the Flames is easaliey the best book I have read this year!
This was such a great read for me. I was sucked in from the beginning and I couldn’t put it down. It’s short book but packs so much in it that I didn’t feel like I was short-changed. My heart rate was at 100 a minute from the excitement but also from Maddox and Sydney’s burning hot blaze. If it wasn’t that they were fighting fires, I swear they would have created their own.
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This is a really good read and an excellent start to this series. Both characters are very likable and they have sizzling chemistry. The story line is engaging and offers a compelling blend of intense emotions, drama, steam, excitement and action. For me, Maddox and Sydney’s tale had that perfect balance between high heat and rich emotion; which is a combo I always enjoy.
I voluntarily reviewed an arc of this book and I really enjoyed it. This is my first book by this author and I found it to be well-written with a wonderful fast-paced storyline.
The characters are incredibly likable, they had plenty of sizzling chemistry between them, Maddox is in love with his deceased best friends widow, Sydney. Sydney is at the cabin her husband bought to sell it and move on when a fire breaks out and she’s trapped, she’s rescued by none other than Maddox and the rest of the firejumpers from her husband’s unit. There is loads of back and forth with Maddox’s thinking until he realizes what he will lose if he keeps pushing Syd away.
This was a really good book. It’s a quick read but I don’t feel like I was cheated out of a story. The author manages to develop a good story and likeable characters without taking several chapters to do it. I’m looking forward to reading the next story.
Maddox and Sydney know each other. Syd was married to Maddox best friend and fellow smokejumper. Maddox never had feelings for Syd. After her husband died doing the job he loved so much she retired from firefighting and drops off the map.
Fast forward three years, Syd is ready to move on with her life and heads back to sell their vacation cabin. She gets caught in a fire and Maddox and his team up to save the day. There is an instant attraction to each other, but Maddox is feeling guilty for wanting his buddy’s wife. Can they work through things are will Maddox let Syd go because of misplaced guilt?
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This is a great read with great characters that are well developed and engaging and the chemistry is hot and steamy. The storyline flowed smoothly from beginning to the end.
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This addictive romance really brings the heat!
Maddox and his team of smoke jumpers are fighting a fire near the vacation cabin of a team member who died in the line of duty three years earlier. He finds Sydney, Rob’s widow, stranded there and with her own experience as a former city firefighter and her refusal to be evacuated, Maddox reluctantly allows her to join his team as they battle this blaze.
Let me tell you right now, that forest fire is the coldest flame they’re fighting! The inferno that is building between Maddox and Sydney is hotter than the surface of the sun, and it’s all they can do to keep their focus on surviving both their attraction and the raging wildfire. Once they’re back on base, Sydney is determined to train and qualify as a member of their team, despite Maddox’s refusal to consider the possibility.
This book is a hotter-than-hot romance as well as an outstanding introduction to the training and work that these special firefighting forces embody. Stationed in an unidentified Northern California location, there’s a solid ring of authenticity and attention to detail that supports the love story without distracting from it.
Maddox and Sydney have a lot of emotional baggage to work through, making their HEA all that much sweeter. This is one of the best firefighter romances I’ve ever read. I voluntarily reviewed an ARC of this book.
A well written perfectly paced story pulling you in from the start. A quick read and a good start to a series relating to smokejumpers. This one about the struggles Maddox goes through after the lost of his friend. Sydney is struggling to get back her life and get back on track to be happy again. Cannot wait for the next book to read.
I really enjoyed reading This story .
It is book one in the Where there’s Smoke series . Sydney Carter’s husband died while fighting a wildfire three years ago .
Sydney decides it is time to sell their getaway cabin and move on with her life .
Suddenly she finds herself stranded and caught in a wildfire . She is soon assisted by her husbands fellow smoke jumpers . Sydney has training being a city firefighter before her husbands death . Maddox and Sydney have an instant and crazy attraction as soon as they come face to face after three years . Maddox has guilty feelings because Sydney is his buddies widow . She proves she is strong and a fantastic firefighter but can she convince Maddox that they will not go down in flames . This story is hot and steamy . Maddox is quite the stubborn fool at times , but Sydney is a fantastic strong woman . This story is well written and intertaining definitely smoking .
I highly recommend reading and enjoying .
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It took me a while to engage with this book, but, once I did, I really enjoyed it. Maddox is fighting his attraction to Sydney because she is his friend’s widow. She is moving on and working with Maddox and his crew reignites her love of firefighting and its adrenaline. Maddox is less sure – wanting her out of harm’s way. The sexual chemistry in this book is outstanding – it builds, it’s carnal, it’s definitely not for reading in public. But, with this, is a story worth reading and a scenario that is particularly pertinent given that most of Australia is on fire right now – there is destruction of habitat and danger to people, animals, and places. The characters are well-written, each with their own issues and the banter is one of the book’s best elements. It is worth reading for so many reasons.
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“Fighting the Flames” (Where There’s Smoke 1) by Em Petrova is a great read. I loved Maddox and Sydney’s story! This story is packed full of emotion, passion, action, hot firefighters, interesting and entertaining characters, and more. I’m looking forward to reading more about these smokejumpers! Highly recommend to all fans of romance, hot firefighters, and hot reads.
steamy hot friends to lovers story – in the middle of a literal wildfire!
hot, hot.
can they make a go of things when not in a danger zone? read on to find out!