Synopsis:
Being a fireman is a tough job. For Jase McGrady saving lives, helping people and supporting his colleagues are rewards in themselves. And then the unthinkable happened.
Jase had a life, a job he loved, a fiancée, a future. Until the one thing he believed he could always win against took the one thing he loved. And he couldn’t do a thing to save her. One fire and Jase’s life had gone up in smoke.
Jase has now managed to piece his life back together but it’s been hard. He’s adamant that he’ll never love again.
And then Grace Montgomery walks into the station.
Grace is soft, kind and gentle. She’s a capable firefighter but as the only female in the station, Jase just can’t help his protective streak making an appearance. Grace starts to break down his walls and opens up to him about her own history of abuse.
As the emotional storm rages, can Jase and Grace learn to weather it together or will their own personal demons pull them apart?
Can Jase forget his lost love and allow Grace into his heart, or is it for ever burnt and ravaged from the past?
Jase had a life, a job he loved, a fiancée, a future. Until the one thing he believed he could always win against took the one thing he loved. And he couldn’t do a thing to save her. One fire and Jase’s life had gone up in smoke.
Jase has now managed to piece his life back together but it’s been hard. He’s adamant that he’ll never love again.
And then Grace Montgomery walks into the station.
Grace is soft, kind and gentle. She’s a capable firefighter but as the only female in the station, Jase just can’t help his protective streak making an appearance. Grace starts to break down his walls and opens up to him about her own history of abuse.
As the emotional storm rages, can Jase and Grace learn to weather it together or will their own personal demons pull them apart?
Can Jase forget his lost love and allow Grace into his heart, or is it for ever burnt and ravaged from the past?
My Review:
Burning Hearts is a contemporary romance about firefighters Jase and Grace. Jase had lost his fiancee, Michelle, in a fire. Grace is coming to the Blue Watch after her relationship with Colin ended.
These two try to fight the attraction as long as they can. However, just when they think they've got it right, they have an obstacle to overcome.
The first couple of chapters I felt a bit inundated with firefighter talk. That was just a nice introduction to the terms used later on through the story. Being from the USA, reading something based out of Scotland, I had to get used to the different terminology.
I was a bit concerned that Jase's character was not going to be able to overcome his love of Michelle. I also thought Grace could have used a bit more of a backbone when it came to Colin. Jase was definitely the hero in the relationship when it came to Colin. Otherwise, I thought Lowe did a great job showing Grace and Jase as a team when it came to their firefighting calls.
I liked the ending, even if I kind of had an inkling of how it would play out. I loved Mark a lot, his wit and bits of drama with Ali gave an interesting side story.
I am giving Burning Hearts by KM Lowe 4 stars. I really liked it and was happy to be introduced to Lowe's work. Like I said previously, a little bit more of a backbone for Grace would have bumped up my rating. Also, Josh's character, or lack of, kind of through me off. I wasn't really sure what was happening with Meg and her baby, because Josh was just nonexistent. Overall, I did really enjoy Burning Hearts and look forward to Lowe's future works.
My review is based on the following scale:
1 star: didn't like it
2 star: it was okay
3 star: liked it
4 star: really liked it
5 star: it was awesome
**I did receive an Advanced Reader Copy of Burning Hearts by KM Lowe in exchange for my honest review. The links above are not affiliate links, and I will receive no compensation if you choose to click them.**
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