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I enjoyed Flirting with Fire, but there were some things that prevented me from loving it more. This is the first book in the Hot in Chicago series, which follows a family of firefighters. The main romance is about Kinsey and Luke, but there are also subplots involving two other couples: Alex (Luke's foster sister) and Eli; as well as Gage (Luke and Alex's foster brother) and Brady. Confused yet? I know I started to feel lost after a while, just because there are so many different characters and various plots running around. So, it was hard for me to focus on the main characters because of all the other things going on at the same time.

First, Kinsey and Luke. Kinsey is a public relations whiz who works for the Chicago mayor (Eli). She's called in to help in the aftermath of a brawl between Luke (a firefighter) and a detective on the Chicago police department. Luke is pretty unapologetic about his role in the fight--for reasons revealed later on--but Kinsey has to do some major damage control so that Luke doesn't get into more trouble than he's already in.

Kinsey had her heart broken when she discovered that her fiance was cheating on her. Her ex is a HUGE jerk who couldn't handle the fact that Kinsey is a strong, intelligent, independent woman. She knows what she wants and isn't avoid to voice her opinions. Even though Kinsey knows she's better off without him, it's natural and understandable that she's still hurt and trying to heal from his betrayal.

At first, Kinsey and Luke don't like each other at all, but that initial dislike is based more on their first impressions of each other. Soon, they realize that they're quite attracted to one other. Even if they shouldn't pursue a personal relationship because of their professional situation, they do anyway--purely on a physical level, at first.

Meanwhile, Alex (Luke's foster sister) is a fellow firefighter who ends up landing in her own hot water. This trouble puts her at odds with the mayor (Eli). The two appear to be enemies on the surface, but it's obvious that there's an attraction and they're clearly going to end up together. (The next book is Alex and Eli's story.)

In addition, Gage (Luke and Alex's foster brother) is yet another firefighter who's looking for love. Gage's portion of the story is an m/m romance. He meets and crushes hard on Brady, a chef, which surprises him since he's normally used to casual hookups. But once he meets Brady, he suddenly finds himself wanting much more.

Phew! I understand the need to set up the forthcoming books in the series, but there's just so much going on here. I found it really tough to focus on the main story (Kinsey and Luke), even though I enjoyed their romance quite a bit. Their love scenes are smoking hot, pun not intended but appropriate.

I read the audio version of the book and honestly, I'm not sure if the story would have been more or less confusing if I had read the print version. Actually, I wouldn't have minded a shorter book if it had focused on just one couple instead of multiple ones. As I mentioned, even though I liked the writing overall, I felt that the story arc was unfocused and had a tendency to zig-zag. Nevertheless, I plan on reading the next book in the series since I do enjoy the author's writing style.


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Flirting with Fire Hot in Chicago Kate Meader 9781476785905 Books Reviews

My introduction to Kate Meader and the Dempsey firefighting family came in Rekindle the Flame, part of the Baby It’s Cold Outside anthology. I loved Beck and Darcy and vowed that it wouldn’t be the last story I read by this author, so when I was offered the chance to read Flirting with Fire I jumped at it.

This story focuses on 2nd oldest brother and family father figure Luke Almeida. At the moment, Luke is on the mayor’s Least Popular list after a video of Luke and one of the Chicago PD’s “finest” brawling in the Dempsey family bar goes viral and sparks a media frenzy. Enter Kinsey Taylor, the mayor’s PR rep assigned to tame the beast- and what an entrance she makes!

Kinsey is all about her job and holds a bit of a grudge against men in general after her ex-fiance David the douche talked her into moving from California to Chicago to be with him only to dump her 3 weeks before the wedding. A Neanderthal caveman firefighter who uses his fists rather than words to handle his problems is not going to be an issue for her- until she barges into the firehouse locker room, gets a good look at the blue eyed square jawed “Neanderthal” with an 8 pack, and her body doesn’t get that memo from her brain.

Luke is a whole lot more than the caveman she expected to meet – intelligent, caring, and protective of those he loves, particularly his family although he refuses to tell her the real reason for the brawl. When a threat to his family is levied by the mayor’s office to bring him to heel and make him play nice, he is far from happy but doesn’t have much of a choice. He has a pretty deep mistrust of powerful professional women who live to try to bring men to their knees courtesy of his ex and he immediately places Kinsey in that category. And let the sparring begin!

Over the next few weeks, first impressions are revised, secrets are revealed and sparks fly. But through it all, Kinsey’s loyalty is torn; she is employed by the mayor to keep his image clean but she is becoming part of the Dempsey extended family as she falls a little more for Luke. There is definitely steam rising when Kinsey and Luke are in the same room, but she is jaded and still bearing the wounds of her ex’s betrayal. When she starts making her decisions based on the hurt even when she knows what she has right in front of her, I started to get pretty angry with her character as her actions completely went against everything she had done up to that point.

Darcy’s father Sam Cochrane is a powerful man with a grudge against the Dempseys, particularly since his daughter turned her back on the nasty man in favor of Beck Rivera, a fine specimen of Puerto Rican descent who also happens to be one of the firefighting foster siblings. Add in younger brother Gage who is openly homosexual and sister Alexandra who is determined to make her own way in the firehouse dominated by men, and Cochrane’s disgust for the family cannot be contained. It seems there is more history between the 2 families that is yet to be revealed though and I can’t wait to see what it is!

Oh, and Gage and Alex both have a little fun of their own in this story setting the stage for their own adventures down the road. Overall I thought this was a great novel by Ms. Meader and I am looking forward to reading more about this wonderful family in the future!
3.5 stars. I actually read the 2nd book in this series first and I absolutely loved it! While I enjoyed this book it wasn't near as good or funny as the second book about Alex and Eli. This book features Luke and Kinsey. I still really enjoyed the family dynamics and interactions of the Dempsey family but the romance between Kinsey and Luke was just okay for me. I guess I'm just getting tired of reading about the heroine (or sometimes the hero although it was Kinsey in this case) who has gotten hurt before and now refuses to even consider being in a relationship. So they decide to have a hot affair/fling but with no emotional attachments. Then they get emotionally attached and suddenly have to back-off because they are afraid of getting hurt again. This is Luke and Kinsey's relationship in a nutshell and absolutely nothing new to change it up. Although I enjoyed the firefighter backdrop I was actually more entertained with the beginning of the relationship between Gabe and Brady and the few interactions between Alex and Eli. I was also a bit intrigued by Wyatt. I did really love Luke and his over protective role as the family protector and his willingness to put himself out there for Kinsey although his temper was sometimes a bit much. So overall while I enjoyed this book and I'm glad I went back and read it - this one wasn't as fun or entertaining as Playing with Fire
I enjoyed Flirting with Fire, but there were some things that prevented me from loving it more. This is the first book in the Hot in Chicago series, which follows a family of firefighters. The main romance is about Kinsey and Luke, but there are also subplots involving two other couples Alex (Luke's foster sister) and Eli; as well as Gage (Luke and Alex's foster brother) and Brady. Confused yet? I know I started to feel lost after a while, just because there are so many different characters and various plots running around. So, it was hard for me to focus on the main characters because of all the other things going on at the same time.

First, Kinsey and Luke. Kinsey is a public relations whiz who works for the Chicago mayor (Eli). She's called in to help in the aftermath of a brawl between Luke (a firefighter) and a detective on the Chicago police department. Luke is pretty unapologetic about his role in the fight--for reasons revealed later on--but Kinsey has to do some major damage control so that Luke doesn't get into more trouble than he's already in.

Kinsey had her heart broken when she discovered that her fiance was cheating on her. Her ex is a HUGE jerk who couldn't handle the fact that Kinsey is a strong, intelligent, independent woman. She knows what she wants and isn't avoid to voice her opinions. Even though Kinsey knows she's better off without him, it's natural and understandable that she's still hurt and trying to heal from his betrayal.

At first, Kinsey and Luke don't like each other at all, but that initial dislike is based more on their first impressions of each other. Soon, they realize that they're quite attracted to one other. Even if they shouldn't pursue a personal relationship because of their professional situation, they do anyway--purely on a physical level, at first.

Meanwhile, Alex (Luke's foster sister) is a fellow firefighter who ends up landing in her own hot water. This trouble puts her at odds with the mayor (Eli). The two appear to be enemies on the surface, but it's obvious that there's an attraction and they're clearly going to end up together. (The next book is Alex and Eli's story.)

In addition, Gage (Luke and Alex's foster brother) is yet another firefighter who's looking for love. Gage's portion of the story is an m/m romance. He meets and crushes hard on Brady, a chef, which surprises him since he's normally used to casual hookups. But once he meets Brady, he suddenly finds himself wanting much more.

Phew! I understand the need to set up the forthcoming books in the series, but there's just so much going on here. I found it really tough to focus on the main story (Kinsey and Luke), even though I enjoyed their romance quite a bit. Their love scenes are smoking hot, pun not intended but appropriate.

I read the audio version of the book and honestly, I'm not sure if the story would have been more or less confusing if I had read the print version. Actually, I wouldn't have minded a shorter book if it had focused on just one couple instead of multiple ones. As I mentioned, even though I liked the writing overall, I felt that the story arc was unfocused and had a tendency to zig-zag. Nevertheless, I plan on reading the next book in the series since I do enjoy the author's writing style.