Review: LOVED IT
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 06 12, 2014
SUMMER'S BOOK BLOGInflame is the third installment in the Explosive series by Tessa Teevan. Inflame follows Ignite and Incinerate. Even though this is part of a series, Inflame can be read as a standalone. Several characters from the previous installments make appearances in Inflame.After walking into his goddaughter Lilly’s classroom for ‘Bring your Dad to School Day', Sergeant Kale Montgomery stumbles across Lilly’s second grade teacher, Ms. Lucy Dawson. From their first meeting, they both experience an intense attraction to each other. Neither Kale nor Lucy are looking for any type of relationship as they both seem to have their own trust issues that keeps them away from commitment. While school is out for the summer for Lucy and Kale waits to start a nine-month deployment, they fall into a casual friends-with-benefits relationship.Over the four-month-period they spend together, they become very close best friends and continue to deny any solid feelings for each other, even though they spend almost all of their time together. Once Kale ships off for his deployment, something changes in Lucy. She comes to the realization that casual relationships just don’t work for her. She allows her friend Charlie to put her matchmaking abilities to use and sets her up with Aidan while Kale is still deployed. Lucy and Aidan fall into a simple relationship, but in the end, Lucy cannot deny her feelings for Kale and doesn't truly give herself to Aidan.Once Kale returns from his deployment, they reengage in their carefree friends-with-benefits relationship, even though things are a little different this time around. In the midst of Lucy and Kale becoming reacquainted, Lucy finds out she is pregnant. From there, we get to experience their journey of building a solid relationship and future with each other.The book is written in first person with alternative POV between Lucy and Kale. The book starts out when Lucy finds out she is pregnant. The story jumps back in time for several chapters to unveil the beginning of their relationship and how they got to the present day. The author does a great job of grabbing your attention and keeping the story moving quickly along. Once you start this one, it is hard to put down.This is an enjoyable story of trust and finding the person that breaks down your walls. We enjoyed getting to know the characters and their history. We definitely give it a thumbs up and would recommend this book. If you are looking for something light and sweet, check this one out.