“A DELICIOUSLY WILD RIDE!”
Gigi Gallo’s childhood was filled with the roar of a motorcycle and the hum of a tattoo gun. Her dream has always been to work at her family’s tattoo shop — Inked. But on her first day of work, she runs into someone from her not-so-innocent past.Pike Moore is a bossy biker with a cocky attitude and an even bigger ego. He came to Inked to start over. New town. New job. … over. New town. New job. New roots. None of that included coming face-to-face with the hot chick who spent a week in his bed before she vanished without a trace.
But when they are forced to work together, feelings they thought had been extinguished come roaring back and ignite a spark neither can stop.
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I loved all the stories about the Gallo family. Now getting the younger generation is just as amazing but my old friends are here also.
Sexy Biker, Sexy Gallo Girl, Explosive!!
Flame (Men of Inked: Heatwave #1)
Hubba Hubba, Gigi & Pike are smoking!!Their story, although a tad predictable, is exciting, sexy, fun & explosive. I loved seeing all of the Gallo’s again.
Debbie, 1970, UK
Gigi and Pike are explosive!!
Gigi and Pike met up during Daytona Bike Week and had a wild, HOT time after she fell asleep drunk in his hotel room. Pike knows he might be able to get attached to this beautiful, fierce girl, but he doesn’t have anything to offer her. At the end of their time Gigi split without even leaving her phone number.
Fast forward a few years, and Gigi and Pike start working in the same shop, but here again she holds all the cards and there’s every possibility if he pisses her off Pike will be lucky if the ONLY thing he loses is his job. That chemistry is still there though, and when it explodes one night in Gigi’s truck they are interrupted by a G-man wanting to speak with Pike. Suddenly Gigi has a problem, how does she get Pike some help without her entire family finding out she lied about spring break?
Gigi and Pike are super sexy and fun together, but when danger might be coming for both of them will they be able to stick together, or is the sex the only thing they really have in common?
A super sexy, fast paced book with all the things I like in my men: bikes, tattoos, and piercings combined with a fiercely independent, whip smart heroine who will probably bite before she just does what she’s told. A new to me author, I love Chelle Bliss’ words!!
Pike and Gigi are a force to be reckoned with.
This was a hot, sexy, steamy story. Pike is all Alpha and bossy and Gigi is a Gallo, nuff said. The dynamics of the Gallo family is always hilarious to witness and Chelle Bliss did not disappoint. The title of this book fits these two to a “T”. It was one amazing roller coaster ride that I did not want to get off of.
It’s a Gallo family reunion we’ve all been waiting for! And what better way than Suzy & City’s daughter Gigi and her sizzling hot man Pike.
I was granted an ARC from Bare Naked Words and Chelle Bliss for an honest review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
I can’t begin to tell you how excited I was to hear this book was coming out. What I didn’t know was the FIRE that it would bring. Of course I expect that from Chelle Bliss, but I didn’t think my favorite Gallo character would be dethroned by a newbie! I am blown away by this book and I think you all will be too.
“Because you seem hell-bent on a good time, and there’s no one more quipped to give you that good time than me. You want to let your hair down and get wild, baby, I’ll be right there with you. The one I won’t do is let another man be the one to give to you.”
You know that one time you try to be different with someone you don’t ever expect to see again….yeah that happened to Gigi. Gigi walks into her first day of work and see’s someone from her past. Someone she was never expecting to see again. Pike realizes he slept with his new boss’s daughter and for once in his life he would like to settle down in one place and plant roots. Little do either of them realize that a visit from the FBI throws a wrench into their plans.
“So you want me at Pike’s side at all times?”
“Gigi” Uncle James warns
“She’s trying to get me killed” Pike
Who is after them? Will Pike be able to overcome his past and have a future with the one person who he has real feelings for? Will Gigi’s family scare Pike away?
The suspense in this book is off the freaking charts. O-M-G! I loved every page in this book and highlighted so many of Gigi’s sassy come backs. She definitely has more of her dad’s attitude than Suzy’s, but has her mother’s loving heart. I also don’t think I laughed as much from Gig’s sass as I have in other Gallo books.
I also loved we got to catch up with Tiny. If you didn’t read City’s book you may not understand the relationship between Tiny and City/James/Thomas. You will still love this book, but man to see what Gigi’s dad and mom went through in the beginning and to read how Gigi has found her HEA….it’s beautiful, just beautiful!
Heads up Chelle Bliss will be at Shameless book signing in October. I plan on meeting her there, will I see you or meet you?!?!
HOLY COW!!!! This booked had me hooked from the very beginning. When I say hooked, I mean this book stuck me and was not letting go. I only put it down because I had to adult. Boo! This was also the first book by the author that I had ever read. Oh it will not be the last… especially since this one ended in a way that left me wanting the next in the series RIGHT NOW!
Pike is a bada$$. He is also protective, overbearing, cocky, and to me down right loveable. He and Gigi have a one week stand, then she disappears. Months later they see each other again… working at the same place… for her father. Oh how will this turn out?
I loved the push and pull between these two. I loved the heat between them. I cannot wait to read what happens next!
5 bad ass stars! This book is def a MUST read!!
This is book one of “Men of Inked: Heatwave” and ends in a cliffy so be prepared. I believe this is a spin off of “Men if Inked” and I haven’t read them but now I am adding them to my TBR. Since I have not read them I am not 100% but I get the feeling those books are about the aunts, uncles, and parents.
This is Gigi and Pike’s story and boy it’s full of everything. If I didn’t have to deal with so much every day bullshit I would have read this one sitting no problem. There is action, love, alpha males and females, tattoos, MC, death, humor and so much more. This is a well rounded bad ass book.
“Darlin’, we both have pasts, but we’re living in the now. I don’t know if I have one hour or one hundred years, but whatever time I got, I want you where you are right now.”
Pike is sexy and perfect. I knew from the beginning he was a tall drink of water!! His past broke my heart and when he speaks on wanting what Gigi has I feared up. He was a man but he felt like a boy just looking for someone to call his own. I loved their relationship so hard.
The uncles and her dad were not too shabby either. I can’t wait to read their stories! Ok moving on to book two NOW!!
A highly satisfying and hot read.
It’s seems like forever since I read the Gallo’s, and Flame by Chelle Bliss was worth the wait. The intensity this book held was brilliant and aw-inspiring!
Now grown up, Gigi Gallo finds herself having one last yahoo before college ends and her career starts at Inked.
When she sees a big hot biker man standing, eyeballing her, on the other side of the room she decides to prove a point.
When Pike Moore turns up at inked, the one thing her never expected was to see the girl who snuck out of his room from the hottest week long fling of his life. Though setting eyes on Gigi was the least of his problems; with a past and family like his, can he prevent the uproar coming his way?
I’m super thrilled Gigi got her own book, being able to get to know the once little girl become a woman.
This went far beyond my expectations and I’m hanging by a thread to read the next instalment!
This come highly recommended.
So this review is late. Really late, but I have a pretty good excuse. While reading this book, with all its hot sexy goodness, I got dizzy and the eyesight started to get blurry. My first thought was, “Damn, Chelle really knows how to write a book that affects her readers!” And while this is true, I was actually having a TIA (mini-stroke). But I’m going to blame it all on Flame. That’s my story and I’m sticking to it!
Let’s start with that cover, hot, hot, hot! Chelle always has the best covers and did not disappoint with this one. Once you get into the story, you come to realize that it represents Pike to a “T”.
Now, the story. OMG, the next generation of Gallos is going to even more intriguing than their parents. Which is very, very hard to believe because the Men of Inked is one of my favorite series. Gigi has all the attitude and Pike knows just how to handle it.
I will counting the days until Burn and be sure to have my neurologist on speed dial when it releases. Until then I will be recommending that everyone pick up Flame to prepare for its release.
I bought the book because of the cover and listened to the book because of the narration.
The timeline of the story is smooth and perfectly paced. We get to “revisit” some of the Gallo family and I was so glad that we get to see Bear and Fran are doing well.
Pike and Gigi are well developed characters who each knows what they want and aren’t afraid to go for it.
I am so so looking forward to reading more in BURN.
This is book 1 in the Heatwave DUET! I somehow missed that this was a duet-so be prepared because it ends in a cliffhanger! This is the start of the Gallo’s next generation, and we start with Gigi Gallo and Pike Moore. Pike is looking for a new start and believes he will find it at Inked. He doesn’t know that the boss’s daughter is also the woman he spent time with at Bike Week in Daytona. But the chemistry is still there, and now they both have to figure out if they want more or if they should just walk away.
I really liked this one, I just wish I had realized it was a cliffhanger! Pike is a loner who had a crappy childhood. But he still manages to be somewhat of a standup guy and does what needs to be done. Gigi is young and she seemed kinda flighty to me in some ways. But I still liked her attitude and that she wants to be on her own. Especially knowing who her father is and how protective he is of her. One a whole though it’s good. The Narration for this one was really good and I definitely enjoyed the voices and the way they brought the story to life. I just wish it hadn’t ended in a cliffhanger! Now I am impatiently waiting for the next one!
Flame by Chelle Bliss is a steamy romance that I listened to on audio narrated by Samantha Brentmoor and Jason Clarke.
This is the first book of Chelle’s that I have read and it definitely won’t be my last. I just love strong alpha males with a heart of gold. I cannot wait for the second book Burn to be released December 10, 2019.
Samantha and Jason did an amazing job on the narration. They really brought the story to life. I hope to find more projects that they worked on together.
I would recommend this book to anyone who loves steamy romances or alpha males.
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Chelle Bliss writes a killer book here. I have read most of the Men of Inked books, and have not found one I haven’t likes. Bringing up Gallos’ is amazing. Pike and Gigi are so hot together. They make the pages sizzle. I cannot wait for Burn, and did an immediate “one-click” at the end. Chelle, you keep writing about the Gallos’ and I will keep reading them.
I highly recommend you start with Throttle Me and read through the Men of Inked Series to get the history of all the great men and women that follow through Flame with Pike and Gigi.
What an enjoyable story. Flame by Chelle Bliss was steamy, drama filled page-turner that had me hooked from beginning to end. With some twists I wasn’t expecting, this story had me glued to my seat and I enjoyed every moment of it..
Pike and Gigi were strong well-developed characters and the chemistry between them was intense. The inclusion of the rest of the Gallo family and the MC brought another level to the story and the banter between them all had me so amused. I loved this story. It was a fantastic read and I would highly recommend it to all lovers of contemporary romance.
The audiobook was narrated by Jason Clarke and Samantha Brentmoor. These two did a fantastic job and brought the story to life. Their voices complemented each other and their pace and timing was excellent. I enjoyed listening to them narrate this novel.
Flame is the first book I have read by Chelle Bliss and she is officially one of my favorite authors and Flame has become one of my favorite books!
I just love the witty humor Gigi has and I love how strong, united, and protective the Gallo family is. Gigi’s smartass attitude had me laughing so much! The chemistry between Gigi and Pike was definitely hot and I can’t wait fo find out what happens in Burn. Until then, I gotta go read all her other novels, starting with the Men of Inked Series and the Gallo Novels Totally swooning right now!
I loved Pike’s and Gigi’s story, a great read that has you hooked from the very first page. Can’t wait for book 2.
This was my first Chelle Bliss’s book, and won’t be my last. This is the first book in the Men of Inked: Heatwave Series. This is the next generation from the Men of Inked Series. This is a great MC romance. Gigi and Pike’s second chance to love is fun, sexy, and suspenseful. Gigi is sassy and strong. Pike is handsome, protective, and possessive. They share an instant attraction, and a hot chemistry. I love the Gallo’s family spirit. The Gallo’s women are strong, sassy, and beautiful. The Gallo’s men are alpha, protective and possessive. The secondary characters are great. The story ends with an unpredictable twist, and I can’t wait for the next book in the Series, Burn, to know what happens next! While waiting, I need to listen to Men of Inked Series, the first Gallo’s generation, to know more about them. Jason Clarke and Samantha Brentmoor did a great job with the narration. I enjoyed listening this story.
Chelle Bliss has done it again…Pike is hot and the Gallos are as awesome as ever!
Like the author and characters. Fun beginning predictable end