What happens when my brother’s best friend wins a date with me? Guess I’m about to find out.HollyThe whole mess started with a fundraiser. You know, those date auctions?It was for a good cause. I swear. But then Nate Fox won the date with me.Nate who drives me insane.He’s my brother’s best friend, and oh-so-inconveniently handsome as hll. He also spent some serious cash for that date. With me.… also spent some serious cash for that date. With me.
It’s a disaster in the making, and I’ll do whatever I must to avoid it. Small problem though. Nate’s insisting I make good on it. A date with him is bad enough. Even worse, I want him. Fiercely.
Nate
The moment I look up and see Holly Blake walk out on that stage, I’m determined to make my longest running fantasy come true.
I’ll have my second chance with Holly. Even if I have to pay for it. She’s smart, sassy, and so dmn gorgeous.
Then, I find out she has a secret. A secret that only makes me want her even more.
*This is a full-length, standalone romance with a guaranteed HEA.
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I just loved Nate and Holly’s story. As an avid reader of Ms. Croix’s, both of these characters have been introduced in previous books. Holly is Amelia’s best friend and was in the car accident with her back in high school. Nate is a bush pilot and best friend of Holly’s twin brother. There has been a mutual attraction since high school, but neither knew about the other’s interest, so they stayed in the friend zone. Until Nate sees Holly in a sexy nurse’s costume auctioning herself off for a charity fundraiser. Cue the fireworks! The chemistry between Nate and Holly was explosive! But sexual chemistry isn’t enough for Holly, she wants the real deal and Nate has a playboy reputation. Nate has his work cut out for him in trying to convince Holly she’s “the one.”
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ONE DELICIOUS READ!!!
OMG! Talk about hard decisions. A rollercoaster ride of emotions and events that really tugs those heartstrings and leaves you wanting more. This is one little jewel that’s written with such sincerity you feel all the gut wretching, uncertainty that really kicks this little gem up a few notches on the hot charts. This is one exciting, action packed, heart pounding, pulse racing, page turning bombshell that hits the ground running. All the twists , ups and downs, along with a few glitches here and there make for one exciting adventure. Throw in all the drama and suspense and you have one intense, electrifying tale that captures your attention from start to finish. The characters and their personalities are so realistic and believable it feels like you can just reach out and touch them. The scenes are so graphically detailed it really pulls this bad boy together beautifully. You have no trouble picturing every scenario as it plays out perfectly. Croix did an incredible job bringing this read to life flawlessly. Fantastic job Croix, thanks for sharing this awesome read with us.
This is another great story in the “Into The Fire” series! A stand alone story with great characters!! I loved Nate and Holly’s story! This is a very captivating story that is also emotional and entertaining with a little angst, passion, steam and heart melting sweetness. I loved the chemistry between Nate and Holly. I even liked her secret. This series is fabulous!!
Holly and Nate have danced around each other for years. They have a chemistry and I loved their story. Holly and Nate were delicious. JHCroix keeps this series fresh and exciting. I wish it were real.
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Holly let herself be talked in to this auction in hopes of meeting someone new. After all it was for a good cause. She received a record bid of $5000. To her horror the bidder was her brother’s best friend Nate.
It is always hard for me to put the book down until it is finished.
Willow Brook was Holly Blake’s hometown, and she loved it there in Alaska. But everyone has known you since pre-school or even as a baby, so finding a date isn’t simple. Holly was one of the head Emergency Department nurses at Willow Brook Hospital, which is how she got involved in the sticky situation she was now in. A hospital fundraiser in Anchorage needed nurses to auction themselves for a date for charity. Figuring no one would know her, being an hour away from Willow Brook, she agreed to do it. With a Halloween theme in mind, they gave her a tight, revealing nurse costume that a real nurse would never wear! It made her feel like a stripper!
Out on stage, she could not see the audience because of the bright lights. But the auction brought in $5,000 for the date with her! She was led to a room backstage to meet the winner. Her jaw dropped open when Nate Fox walked in! Nate was Holly’s twin brother’s best friend and the younger brother of her best friend’s husband. He was also the guy she had crushed on for years! When he saw her come out on the stage, he would not allow another guy to buy a date with her! The bright red high heels and the tiny little skirt that barely hid anything were driving him crazy! She told him he had ruined her chances to meet somebody. He pulled her close and told her she didn’t need to meet anybody because she wanted him and he wanted her; now they needed to do something about it. Her third tequila gave her enough courage to argue with him, so he kissed her as she moaned.
When another volunteer knocked and came in, Holly tried to get out of the date. But just because she grew up with Nate did not invalidate his win. She finally agreed to date him, but he told her it would be real. He wanted dinner and a hotel.
I loved this well-written story! Two people trying to desperately hide their real feelings while their chemistry soars off the pages! It was a fun storyline seeing how Nate breaks down Holly’s stubborn resistance. The strong characters were good together, and that small-town charm really worked well for them. Don’t miss this fun romance! Grab your copy and join them for a night in Willow Brook!
Another wonderful romance from Ms. Croix! I love all of her series set in Alaska. The descriptions of the landscape are awesome and yet you stay warm (ok, HOT!!) reading the books. I think if all of these couples were real then Alaska wouldn’t be snowy for very long. They would change the entire landscape of the state they’re so hot!
This was Holly & Nate’s story. They have been friends for years – Nate is Holly’s twin brother’s best friend. For lots of reasons they never got involved romantically but after seeing Holly in a sexy nurse’s outfit at a fundraiser Nate can’t resist bidding on a date with her. Get out your fans because the rest of the ride is smokin!
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Fantastic .
I really enjoyed reading this story .
It Is part of the Into The Fire Series .
It is definitely one of my favorite series .
It has a great story line , it is very well written , an all out wonderful story .
I love the characters old and new ones .
Ilove the budding relationship between Nate and Holly . I highly recommend taking the time to read and enjoy this interesting romance .
This is book 9 in the Into the Fire series and it features Holly and Nate. Holly is so stubborn. I understand that some of her behavior is from the Jake incident back in high school but some is just stubbornness or insecurity. Nate is so cute…and sexy! It’s his outstanding personality that does it. He’s got to overcome his reputation in order to move in the direction he wants to go.
As always, this story line is awesome and so are the characters. The people of Willow Brook are fantastic and it just goes to show you how amazing small towns can be. Excitedly looking forward to the next one!
WOW! Holly and Nate relationship burn up the pages! When Nate wins the auction for his best friends sister their chemistry is undeniable. Extremely Hot! Holly a nurse has had a crush on Nate but he is her brother’s best friend and she has know him since he was little. Secret crush and secret relationship have Holly and Nate sizzling. Love this book and thoroughly enjoyed reading it.
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Burn For You: Into The Fire Series, by author J.H. Croix is another delicious story from Willow Brook, Alaska where the men are hot and the women are feisty. In this case it’s Holly, the ER nurse and Nate, the pilot who have long pined silently for each other but never made any serious moves until a hospital fund raiser. Then everything changes and forces them to deal with their feelings. And deal they do…all over…each other’s homes. But is it a fling or something more?
The writing is excellent as always and the storyline is engaging and holds interest completely. Love the sneak peak into the next book as well.
Definitely recommending this book for your reading pleasure and enjoyment.
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My Brother’s Best Friend
Small town living has good and bad choices. Everyone knows everybody and memories are long.
Letting your hair down once and tasting a forbidden fruit will have lasting impressions and fantasies a woman did not expect. When given the opportunity to make dreams a reality will I take the chance?
Nate one taste is not enough but I don’t do long term. Can I get her out of my system?
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Burn For You is the ultimate friends to lovers romance book! While Holly and Nate have danced around their mutual attraction for years, they couldn’t see what was in store for their futures. Would they ruin a friendship or could they possibly have more? Another wonderful Alaskan story that continues the Into the Fire series. Absolutely LOVE these books and JH Croix!
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Nate is a piolet and Holly is a nurse. it was good seeing all the people from the other books, if you like steamy romance you will like the story, there is also good descriptions of the Alaskan scenery I was given a copy of the book but this is an honest reveiw
Back in the town of Willow Brook- Holly and Nate are turning heads with the sparks going off between them whenever they’re near one another!
The intense attraction between them is undeniable, but many obstacles stand in the way of detonating the sexual tension bomb between them.
Until one night Nate takes fate into his own hands, taking a leap into the deep end of the lust pool he makes his it clear what they both already know.
Getting Holly to jump in the deep end with him might prove to be a bit more difficult.
GAH!
I could have read the banter between Holly and Nate all day~ tense and heat fueled! Such a heart mending, sweet, witty story set in one of my favorite ” fictional ” places, I loved their journey and everyone who helped them get there! ( except maybe Ella she was a bit pushy there, some friend… J/S)
Another book from J.H Croix I could not put down.
I HIGHLY recommend if you have not checked out the other standalones in The Into The Fire Series – you do
I am stoked to see what becomes of Remy and Rachels story next in Crash & Burn!!
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Reading this book was like falling in love all over again! Seriously, the emotions are so well described we really feel what Nate and Holly are feeling too. And it was so easy to fall in love with such appealing characters: Nate, the fearless pilot who looks as good as his heart is, and Holly, the no-nonsense nurse whose caring matches her wit and whose body Nate fantasizes over for years… Sometimes, the biggest obstacles in life are our own fears and in this book, it really was internal battles and secret fears that hampered the relationship from moving forward despite the sizzle that roared to flames between them. Although Holly and Nate were surrounded by caring and supporting friends, they also had me cheering them on as well!
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