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Zusatztext “ Ignite on Contact is Burton’s best book yet, a great romance about two good people who have to work hard for their HEAs in a world that is anchored by the serious reality of their jobs.” — All About Romance "Spicy love scenes and charming supporting characters.... Burton will delight existing fans and win herself even more with this sweet, sexy romance." — Publishers Weekly “A steamy story with two relationship-shy neighbors whose stubbornness fans their passions.” — Library Journal "Jaci Burton's stories are full of heat and heart." — Maya Banks , #1 New York Times bestselling author “Jaci Burton’s books are always sexy, romantic, and charming!” — Jill Shalvis , New York Times bestselling author "Jaci Burton is a stalwart in the romance genre." — USA Today "A wild ride." — Lora Leigh , #1 New York Times bestselling author, on Riding the Edge "One to pick up and savor." — Publishers Weekly , on Surviving Demon Island “Jaci Burton delivers.” — Cherry Adair , New York Times bestselling author “Captures everything I love about a small-town romance.” — Fresh Fiction , on Hope Burns Informationen zum Autor Jaci Burton is the USA Today and New York Times bestselling author of the Play-by-Play series, the Hope series and the Wild Riders series, and part of several anthologies with Lora Leigh Klappentext New York Times bestselling author Jaci Burton is back with a friends-to-lovers romance sure to melt hearts as one smokin'-hot fireman turns up the heat on love. Relationships. Firefighter Rafe Donovan avoids them whenever possible. He loves dating women, but he makes sure they know up front that he's in it for fun, great sex and nothing more. Fun. As an ER nurse and official caretaker of her disabled grandfather, Carmen Lewis doesn't have time for fun. But Rafe has been there for Carmen--and her grandfather--time and again, and he's clearly interested in her. She knows he's a player, but she's tempted by his charm and incredible body. And maybe a little fun isn't a bad thing, as long as she keeps her heart away from this fiery game she's enjoying with a very hot man. Love. It doesn't take Rafe long to realize that until now he's only been playing at romance. With Carmen he feels searing passion and heart-tugging emotion for the first time. Now he has to convince Carmen that what they have together is the real deal.Chapter 1 Flames licked all around Rafe Donovan, the heat from the house fire causing sweat to drip down his face and inside of his SCBA mask. Since he couldn't wipe his face, he blinked instead, clearing the perspiration from his eyes. Rafe firmly gripped the lead hose to douse the blaze threatening to drop a fiery ceiling on their heads. Tommy Rodriguez had his back, feeding him more line. They soaked the flames in the living room, pushing through the dining room and into the kitchen, driving the beast back. "It's wearing down," Rafe said, watching as the inferno tried to roar, then inched back into the walls as he blasted it with water. "You don't win today, you bastard." "You tell that fucker, Rafe," Rodriguez said. Fire was his nemesis, the thing that had almost killed him back when he was a kid. It had also saved his life, turned it around and given him a new beginning. But it still had to die. Every day he faced it, it had to die. When the blaze was finally extinguished, he exhaled. The Engine 6 team did a walk around, pulling down walls to make sure fire didn't lurk in the Sheetrock, waiting to reignite. He made his way outside and pulled off his mask, sucking in a...
