Up In Flames

One smokejumper with a dark past. 

One small town girl with a bright future.

One summer that will forever change them both. 

They're going . . . 

UP IN FLAMES

Elle’s life couldn’t possibly get any more small town. She was raised in the same home as the two generations before her were, her family owns the iconic downtown cafe, and she’s been dating the pastor’s son since she was allowed to go on her first date at sixteen. 

Cole’s life couldn’t possibly get any larger. He’s tried. Roaming from town to town for the past three summers as a smokejumper, Cole dreads the thought of putting down roots. The only thing he avoids more than that is settling down with one woman, especially when there are as many willing women as there are trees in the forest he jumps out of planes to save.

Elle Montgomery’s life is going one way. And Cole Carson’s is going the opposite. There’s no reason their paths should ever intersect, even in a small town in central Washington. 

But summer in the Methow Valley has other plans for Elle and Cole. After an awkward run-in at the local swimming hole, Elle tries to keep away from the guy who looks at her like she’s already lying beneath him in bed. She fails. Cole is about as successful at staying away from the girl who seems immune to his charms.

As the summer heats up, and tensions between Elle and Cole run high, he begins to realize there’s more he’s attracted to than Elle’s body, and she discovers there’s a lot more to the man that jumps out of planes into raging forest fires than meets the eye.

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Fabulous Book!

Loved Cole & Elle's first meeting.

Cole pointed out some things about Elle's life that she may have know but it really brought it to the surface. I couldn't help but feel sorry for Elle once she realized her life wasn't her own. 

I wasn't sure if she had the strength to take back her life or not. 

She had some obstacles to over come if things were going to work out with her and Cole but it just seemed Cole was pushing her away. I was very impressed that she had to do what she had to do even if Cole wasn't in her future and she had the foresight to not base her decisions on him. A bit of Sex nothing detailed or raunchy. Fantastic ending.

Quotes:

"The wild I liked to pretend wasn't there was happy. My stripping down to my birthday suit in preparation for a cool dip had satiated its appetite for rebellion."

"My first name's Keep and my last name's Walking."

"Like sex, seduction, and sin had decided to get it on and Cole Carson was the result."

"You might belong to someone else, but you kind of belong to me, too."

CONTENT RATING

Romance: 3 out of 5

Kink: 2 out of 5 

Raunch: 1 out of 5

Overall Hotness:  4 out of 5