Review: Hot and steamy
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 06 11, 2011
When fires blaze beyond control, an elite firefighting team called the Hotshots is called in. Cybelle Sorenson (known as Belle to her friends) is one of the few female members of the Hotshots. A fierce firefighter, she takes no prisoners when fighting fires or in her personal life. Her one good friend is fellow hotshot, David Buckman, or just plain ole Buck to his friends. Buck can always get Belle in a good mood with a few corny quips and he has her back. The pain in her backside is another fellow hotshot, John Saxon, at a little over 6 feet tall with blue eyes and sandy hair he's just too good looking for his own good. For some reason, Saxon always seems to just rub her the wrong way.When Belle starts having strangely vivid erotic dreams starring none other than her nemesis Saxon, she is more than a little freaked out. Belle begins to fear she is losing her mind as her dreams become more and more real and she begins having trouble distinguishing between them and reality. It seems Buck and Saxon have a secret and soon Belle will be pulled into a world beyond the Realm of Fire.Where does one begin to review this novella? Belle reaches out and grabs you from the first paragraph. She is smart, tough as nails and not bad on the eyes. Saxon and Buck are as different as day and night, neither of whom most women would say no to. The play between Belle and Buck is fun to listen to; Buck's bad jokes and quips just make you giggle. There are some hot, hot, hot love scenes that will leave one fanning themselves and grabbing a glass of something cool. These scenes are well written with just enough detail to pull one in, but not over the top. There is a good little twist that most people won't see coming.This novella is a quick, fun read. I am a huge fan of Ms. Elliott, one could say a stalker, but I prefer fan, it just doesn't sound so ominous. As a stalker - er fan - I've read just about everything she has written. Evidently, there are a number of people that live in her head and those people speak with different voices in her writing. Her Soul series is full of sensuality and mystery, her Beast series is borderline eroticism with a twist, some of her short stories are downright erotic, some just good ole fashioned romances.In this case, being a stalker - er fan - has caused a slight problem. This is a great story; however, it does have parts that feel a little bit like another of her series. I agonized over the rating to give this book. On the one hand, it really liked it and if written by another author, would have given it 5 stars. On the other hand, having read Ms. Elliott's other books I did see the twist coming and that caused some issues for me. In the end, I had to go with my first reaction and give the novella 4  stars. If you are a fan of Ms. Elliott's, you will love this book like all her others but you will probably see what's coming. If you have not read any of her other books, you will be blown away by this novella and most likely will become a fan. Either way, I highly recommend this novella to anyone who likes hot people having hot sex and enjoys a twist or two along the way.Reviewer for Paranormal Romance Guild