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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Holly and Nate
Good story about two very nice people. Love that it is set in Alaska. I would have appreciated more of a story.
Loved this story! 5 stars for this one!
Holly is decked out for a Halloween auction to benefit the hospital where she works. When Nate see’s her on stage, he’s got to have her. He’s crushed on here for so long so he makes the bid and wins a date with her. Holly is resistant, she’s also had a crush on him but he’s her brother best friend, they can’t cross that line.
Read along and enjoy their story, and have a fan near by, this one was hot!
A steamy and wonderfully written friends to lovers book. The chemistry between Nate and Holly was off the charts, and their banter was extremely entertaining! A great addition to this series.
Nate and Holly have been dancing around each other since high school. There was always something that stood in the way of pursuing her. First, she lost her boyfriend in a car crash in HS, then he happened to be her twin brothers best friend! He has always looked for casual hook ups, she wants the white picket fence and a forever guy. Can he convince her that things change, and he wants so much more from her? The question is, just how much is he really looking for? Friends threaten to kick his ass if he hurts her, but that is the furthest thing from his mind! Check out this series today, you’re going to love it!
Really enjoyed the story. Lots of fun and very funny too.
OMG!!! I love Holly and Nate’s story! It fits in so well with the rest of the series. Nate is Holly’s twin brothers best friend who she has lusted over for years. She has no idea that he feels the same way, but hides it beneath his playboy ways. Things come to a head when Holly volunteers for a charity auction and Nate wins the bid for her. Try as she may to keep Nate off her mind, she eventually caves. She keeps insisting every time will be the last time and when she misreads a situation she assumes she and Nate are not meant to be. It takes Nate being in danger for her to admit her true feelings…no more spoilers….just read it now!!!
We journey back to Willow Brook Alaska to fall in love again. This is the best series, each book is a standalone but the stories continue with each following book. The characters are all friends or family and joined together in this small town and you can feel the love they all share for one another. This author describes the picturess town so that you will feel as though you are there.
This is Holly and Nate’s story.
Holly Blake was dealt a bad hand in life as a teenager. She was in a car of friends where her boyfriend was killed and her best friend suffered severe burns. She survived and went on to become a nurse and was blessed with lots of friends but love never seemed to find her and so she was still toting her Vcard around. Not that she was saving it but for reasons out of her control she just never lost it.
Nate Fox, hot pilot extraordinaire and brother to Caleb who is one of the Hot Shot firemen in Willow Brook has been the forever bachelor, enjoying the company of the ladies. We have followed Nate through several books and I have always wanted him to find his true love. Well he decides Holly is it. They have danced around their feelings for a year and both about ignited over a kiss that happened back then but now Nate is taking things into his own hands and getting the girl even if he has to pay for her.
What do you get when you have a auction for charity and the items to auction are dates. You got it, Nate buys a date with Holly and the fun begins.
This is the best story with lots of emotion and feel goods as well as past hurts that have to be dealt with. It’s friends to lovers with a side of best friends sister and all the emotions that come with that. Oh and just to make it even more interesting our heroin is still a virgin and our hero is a non-committal playboy. I love how this small town has brought us so many friends and we get to catch up with them as well and the heat from these two will melt your e-reader. I received an early copy to read and review. I loved it! Highly recommend it! Hope you enjoy it as much as I did.
Another Alaskan romance from JH Croix. This is a standalone romance about two people, a history between them and overcoming a past. A nurse and a pilot keep meeting, only now a spark ignites. Trust and taking a risk, honesty to self a big challenge. It is a standalone romance but it is better when read in the series. Beloved characters found within the pages, making even more fun! Bravo!
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I love everything written by this author. I feel like I know everyone in Willow Creek Alaska. Most of the previous stories have been about the hotshot firefighters and those are great! But this book was about a wilderness pilot, Nate, who delivers mail, supplies, tourists and firefighters! Nate has had a ‘thing’ for his best friend’s twin sister Holly since high school. But timing and tragedy got in the way. Holly has also crushed on Nate for a long time. But his middle name is Casual and Holly is looking for Real. Is it possible these 2 might ever get together???? Read this sexy, captivating story you won’t want to put down!
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Holly Blake is one of the head nurses for the emergency department for Willow Brook Hospital. Holly has had a tough time dating since her high school boyfriend, Jake, was killed in an auto accident when they were in school. Holly grieved for Jake, but she and Jake were more friends who were thrown together because their best friends were dating. Holly agrees to a Halloween fundraiser where she will be auctioned off as a date to the highest bidder. Nate Fox is a playboy pilot who owns his own business and is best friends with Holly’s brother. When Nate sees Holly come out in a skimpy yet sexy nurses costume, he knows he has to act of his feelings for Holly and win the date with her. Holly is shocked to find out Nate is the highest bidder and that he paid $5000 for the date. Holly tries to get out of the date because she doesn’t think Nate wants more than a casual fling. Nate challenges Holly to quit running from their chemistry. When Nate learns Holly’s secret, will Nate what Holly more, or will he run in the opposite direction? Can Nate prove to Holly he wants more than a casual fling with her? Can Holly trust Nate’s feelings for her, or will Holly’s feelings for Nate make her cut and run? I LOVED Burned for You by J.H. Croix. Burned For You is a MUST read, and J.H. Croix is a MUST read author. Loved the banter and sexual chemistry between Nate and Holly. Enjoyed seeing characters from the other books in the series offering advice and support to Holly and Nate. I would highly recommend getting Burn For You. I received an ARC of this book, and I am leaving my honest review.
Holly agrees to be in an auction to raise money for the hospitals in Alaska. Her brother’s best friend Nate wins a date with her. They’ve cared for each other since high school but won’t admit it. Will they find happiness or will they they be afraid to show how much they care for each other? I really enjoyed this story. I love this author.
Oh my this Into the Fire series is the best series I have ever read. Each story is unique but amazing and this one is no exception. Nate is a pilot and has been best friend’s with Alex, Holly’s twin brother, so the two of them have been friends for a long time. When one night at a Halloween party has them hot and bothered, neither of them can’t stop thinking more about the other. When Nate bids on her at an auction and wins….their story begins.
And what a story, friends to lovers to everything. These two steamed up the pages and their burning desire for each other was felt throughout the read. I loved both of these two, Holly with her wit, telling it like it is and not shying away with what she wants, and what she wants is Nate. Then there was Nate, a serial casual dater who didn’t do commitments, falls for the one that should be off limits and how he only wants one woman for the first time in his life. I loved the little to no drama between them and how Alex takes the news along with all their circle of friends. An AMAZING friends to lovers read that stole my heart along with the characters in it.
*I voluntarily read an advanced copy and expressed my honest opinion*
Burn For You by J.H. Croix is a steamy addition to her Into the Fire series. This book is a stand-alone novel that brings us the steamy romance between Holly and Nate. After a heated kiss that almost leads to more Holly and Nate have just about avoided each other. Nate is known for being casual with the ladies and not looking for anything serious relationship wise. He’s not a complete cade but he has a reputation for having his fun and then moving on to the next. All of that is about to change when he sees a prime opportunity to live out his fantasies with Holly. Now, if only they can avoid the usual pitfalls of a potential budding romance…
Burn For You is steamy from beginning to end. Holly is a nurse at the local hospital and she’s had a thing for her brother’s best friend Nate. Everything kicks off with an auction around Halloween with Holly sporting a sexy nurse’s costume. Nate wants a shot with her and he spends big bucks to make it happen. Holly is wanting to settle down and have a family, but that’s not so easy when you live in a town where everyone knows you. I like how dedicated to her job Holly is and how strong her friendships are with her friends. She keeps things private when she needs to and is pretty good with finding the right one to talk to concerning certain topics. Nate is smart, sexy, and oh-so-hard to resist.
The author gives us steamy and lots of it when things jump off between Holly and Nate. Get ready because you don’t have to wait long. I enjoy this book, but there are times when I feel that the author is describing an anime character more than an actual woman. There are moments of where I wish that there was more drama between the characters, of an outside source, but I appreciate that things aren’t all smooth sailing between them. I just wish that Holly had given Nate an opportunity to explain himself in certain situations.
All in all, I am rating this book 4.5 out of 5 stars. This a steamy romance novel that blends in familiar characters from previous books in this series. The author gives us a happily ever after with these characters and gives us a taste of their life after they get straight. I enjoy the ending and how everything comes together. Definitely a must-read for those who have enjoyed reading books by this author and the familiar characters that show up in this book.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
BURN FOR YOU is a standalone read with a HEA. Sexy as heck so beware if that is a problem for you. Nate and Holly’s story is a steamy friends to lovers to forever story. They grew up together, he is her twin brother’s best friend, in the small town of Willow Brook, Alaska. Nate is a pilot, owning his own company, a sexy, charming local boy that is now a man and a player. Everyone knows Nate is a ladies’ man.
Holly is an RN in the ER at the small local hospital. She has the hots for Nate but he is a player and she wants forever. Nate has felt the same way but he knew her when she was a kid then noticed she was a fully grown woman but hands off because of her brother. Then one night things heat up and they are both now aware of the chemistry between them. She is still leery of letting him get too close but she has a 28 year old secret and he just might be the one to solve her problem.
They go back and forth hiding their relationship, not sure what they are doing or how the other feels, etc. In between all of this there is some hot sex going on. I loved Nate’s character. He is a great guy and a bit misunderstood as everyone is fully aware that THEY know the kind of guy he is – when he isn’t.
This is a great story. A good romance, a sexy read, entertaining and funny. I loved it and highly recommend it.
I was not paid for this review. I am not a writer nor do I know one. I am not kin to this author. I am a reader and this is my opinion nothing more, nothing less. 1/23/19
Nate pulls out all the stops to win Holly!
Whoo boy, what a hot, hot story! Nate sees his chance with Holly when she participates in a charity auction, but Holly isn’t interested in the type of casual dating that Nate is known for. She’s been all but ignored by the entire single male population of her hometown after her high school boyfriend was killed in a car accident, and while she’s ready now to make up for lost time, she’s going to be very careful about risking her heart. Nate finds that his time with Holly imprints on his heart far more than he expected, but he’s got an uphill battle to convince Holly that he’s the man for her.
This story has all the steam we expect from this author, along with all the emotional depth and vivid characterizations that the author is known for. This is another excellent book in one of my favorite series and I highly recommend it. I voluntarily reviewed an ARC of this book.
Let me just get this out of the way. I FREAKING LOVE this series!!! Burn for you is the 9th book in Ms. Croix’s Into the Fire series. And let me say this: It just keeps getting better and better. The heroes and heroines are always kick butt but true. And the scenery, OMG, I want to go to Alaska!!!
Burn for You in not about a firefighter (sorry ladies) this time. The hero in this story is about the HOOOOTTTT pilot that flies the firefighters in and out of the fires!!!! The heroine is also kicka…butt, she is one of the head nurses in the emergency ward of the Willow Brook Hospital.
I FLOVED Holly and Nate’s story. Holly has always had a thing for Nate, but Nate is Holly’s brother’s best friend, so he is technically off limits. Or, he should be, but Holly still want him. Eek, life is so complicated. What Holly does not know, Nate has also had a thing for Holly since high school, but alas, she is his best friends’ little sister, so, she is off limits. But there was that time in the closet…. Oops, sorry ladies, I cannot give anything away… You will need to read the book to find out what happens.
I have been a fan of Ms. Croix writing for a few years not. She has never failed to “get the heck away from me while I finish reading this book” capture and keep my attention. And let me tell you this, her books are hot, with a capital HOT!!!
Thank you for reading my review. Yes, go hit the buy button at your favorite retailer, I did. You will not be disappointed.
A steamy encounter in a coat closet, a halloween auction dressed as a sexy nurse and so much more. This was well written, has wonderful characters and kept me turning the pages engrossed in Nate and Holly. Nate is best friends with Alex, who was Holly’s twin brother. He paid $5000 for a date with her at the hospital fundraiser. Holly is from the small town of Willow Brook, AK. One of the head Emergency Department nurses at Willow Brook Hospital. Roped into offering herself as a date for a hospital fundraiser. I voluntarily reviewed an Advance Reader Copy of this book.
Excellent & delightful romance. Holly and Nate have some history because Nate is her brothers pain in the butt best friend. Nate has always liked Holly and he sees this as his chance with her. An auction occurs and suddenly a date has to be planned. The characters banter back and forth as old teenage friend/enemies can. I received a complementary copy of this book via Booksprout and chose to write a review.
I loved this book and I love this series. J.H. Croix writes some of the best books! Holly has had a thing for her brothers best friend for so long. She didn’t think Nate would ever settle down. He was always a no strings kind of guy. Nate has had a crush on Holly since high school. He just never was ready to settle down. These two had explosive chemistry. I loved everything about their story. The bumps, the friendship turned into something more. Everything! I can’t wait for the next in this series. I hope that at some point Alex, Holly’s twin gets his own story as well!
I loved this book from the first page to the last with unforgettable characters and a story so beautifully written, I felt like I was right in the middle of all that was happening in Willow Brook, Alaska. I loved the dynamic, steamy chemistry and repartee between nurse Holly Blake and airplane pilot Nate Fox. I got so involved with their story, I didn’t want the book to end. This is a must-read for fans of this genre and I can hardly wait for book ten in this excellent Into the Fire series by one of my favorite authors, JH Croix.
I received an advance reader copy of Burn for You from Booksprout and this is my voluntary and unbiased review. I enjoyed the book so much, I purchased a copy for my keeper library.