Cuddle up by the fire with the irresistible prequel to Kate Meader’s smokin’ Hot in Chicago series–originally published in the sizzling holiday anthology Baby, It’s Cold Outside–a superhot e-novella that will warm you from your head to your heart and all the way to your toes Chicago firefighter Beck Rivera always knew his destiny would be defined by two things: his dream to follow in the … follow in the footsteps of his legendary foster father Sean Dempsey and his teenage passion for heiress Darcy Cochrane, the one girl who could both stoke and cool his fire. Loving her meant setting her free and breaking her heart–and his. But when a chance reunion at his family’s bar, sparked by a drunk Santa, places her in his path again, destiny can no longer be denied.
The last thing heiress-turned-tattoo-artist Darcy Cochrane needs is the rollercoaster of emotion stirred up by her first love: sexy, gorgeous man-on-fire Beck Rivera. But he always had such talented hands. And more talented lips. And…maybe one time can’t hurt. Then she’ll send him packing like he did to her all those years ago. But Darcy and Beck soon discover that nothing ignites holiday flames like rekindling a lost love…more
I absolutely loved REKINDLE and I cannot wait to read about the rest of the Dempsey’s. You can feel Beck and Darcy’s connection through the pages. On suspension from the FD, he never expects Darcy to walk into his bar. Darcy has the Christmas blues and never expected to she Beck, the boy who broke her heart ever again. I knew going in it was novella and would be short but like any good story it’s always short. I hope to see more of them throughout the rest of the series because I definitely did not get enough of these two.
This was originally published in the “Baby It’s Cold Outside” anthology (which was a fantastic book BTW) and I fell in love with the Chicago crew then.
This was my first book I read by Kate and it made me fall in love with her writing. Kate can draw you into her world and make you feel what her characters are feeling and you become invested in the story so much more.
I love that in each book we have gotten from this story we get to catch up with Beck and Darcy. If you didn’t get a chance to read the anthology with this in then you NEED to pick up this novella when it releases on it’s own. This is a not-to-be-missed series.
Years ago, Beck broke Darcy’s heart when he dumped her for unexpectedly. Back in town to help her grandmother out after she suffered a stroke, the last person Darcy expected to run into was Beck..all grown up and just as sexy as ever. Revenge sex sounds like a good plan to exorcise the desire still running rampant between them, but Darcy has underestimated just how much Beck wants her back.
I liked Beck and Darcy! Considering how short their story was, I think they were reasonably developed characters. Their attraction played out in a well-paced story and reflected a sweet, and very sexy, second chance romance.
Darcy Cochrane escaped her life, gave up her socialite status, and being under daddy’s thumb to live life on her terms. She has put her talents to good use to become a successful tattoo artist. After finding out her grandmother is ill and need of some extra care, she returns home to Chicago to help out for a few months. Never expecting to run into the sexy firefighter who broke her heart eight years ago, and he wants a second chance…but can she find it in herself to trust him with her heart again…
Beck Rivera royally screwed up eight years ago when he walked away from the girl of his dreams, and it’s something he has never forgiven himself for. But, now that she has waltzed back into his life and into his families bar all bets are off, he is going to do whatever he can to get her back into his arms and hopefully permanently back into his life…
This was a short, but oh so sweet and sexy story, and I loved every minute of it! It have everything a good romance should have, and then some!! If you haven’t made a visit to the “Hot in Chicago” series yet, you must remedy that STAT! Ms. Meader knows her firefighters, and how to write some pretty hot and spicy stories that will satisfy all of your reading needs!!