Playing with Fire by Kate MeaderMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
Reviewed by: Michelle
ARC provided by author/publisher in exchange for an honest review
★★★★★ 4.5 Fire Engine Red Stars ★★★★★
Alexandra Dempsey is the only female firefighter at Engine 6 where she works alongside with her foster brothers. The Dempsey family is a tight knit clan who would do anything for each other. As majority of the Dempsey clan have already found their significant others, Alex seems to have no luck. With her fiey and strong personality, she can't seem to find the one who sets her heart on fire. What she does have is someone who can annoy her. Eli Cooper, the current Mayor of Chicago, is a man who is hated by the unions since he cut the funding and pension for firefighters and other city jobs.
Alex can't stand Eli and his smug, cocky, and arrogant persona. And Eli, can't stand how Alex can never shut up and always has to have the last word. Between these two, Eli and Alex have one hot explosive sexual tension brewing between them. They are ferociously attracted to one another but they fight like cats and dogs. When a hotel catches in fire where Eli was hosting an event, Alex never thought she would be in a predicament where she had to save him. Well it turns out, they both had to save each other that night. When the media learned of the rescue, Eli and his campaign manager thought it was best for Eli's rating if he was seen with Alex, the female firefighter whom the public loved.
As Eli persuades Alex to be seen with him, the scorching sexual attraction that they tried to control was inevitable. Like a moth to a flame, their love/hate relationship only fueled to their sexual desires, attraction, and chemistry. Alex soon finds herself being involved in a relationship with Eli. She was able to see pass the arrogant personality and see this whole new romantic side to him. She was no longer seeing Eli the Mayor but Eli, the guy who fought his way winning her heart. As Eli and Alex relationship begins to intensify, will she be able to forgive Eli when all his secrets and lies are exposed? With his re-election at stake, will he be able to win the heart of the public and most importantly the woman who ignited his heart to beat again? Is winning this re-election more important than love?
Playing With Fire is hands down my favorite of the series. I absolutely adored the chemistry of Alex and Eli. These two had a fiery connection that I instantly gravitated towards to. Kate Meader did a phenomenally job in highlighting the scorching and blazing connection that Eli and Alex had. Their love/hate relationship was so well written that you couldn't help but immersed into the story as these two navigate through the firestorm of the media, secrets and lies. So if you are looking for a scorching hot read that will set ablaze a searing, sizzling, scalding, steamy palpable romance than I highly recommend you to read Playing With Fire.
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