All Fired Up
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- $12.99
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- $12.99
Publisher Description
“A red-hot sapphic romance that’s perfect for Ali Hazelwood fans.”—Timothy Janovsky, USA Today bestselling author of The (Fake) Dating Game
A fire-starting scientist and a bi firefighter team up to save their best friend from an epic mistake in this celebration of queer joy, perfect for fans of Casey McQuiston and Ashley Herring Blake.
Nicole Wells left Seattle two years ago for a master’s in fire dynamics and some much-needed space. Now she’s back, ready to hit reset on her life…and take one last chance on best friend/unrequited love Skylar Clark. But Nic’s plans crumble when Skylar announces she’s quitting her job and moving to Fiji for secret reasons—another typical Skylar disaster in the making. It’s a giant red flag, and Nic feels like she’s the only one who sees it… Until she meets Kira.
Kira McKinney stepped in as Skylar’s safety net friend while Nic was away. She’s got plenty of her own problems—can’t get promoted, cancels all her dates, her fire chief father’s legacy—but when Skylar makes her announcement, Kira knows she’s needed again. Fortunately, Kira finds an ally in Nic, and when talking to Skylar doesn’t work, there’s only one option left: shenanigans.
But as all their efforts go up in smoke, one thing becomes wildly clear. The situation between Nic and Kira is heating up…but they’ll have to let go of the past first if they don’t want to get burned.
“Hilarious and heartfelt. I couldn’t turn the pages fast enough!”—Carlyn Greenwald, author of Director’s Cut
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Pairing a nerdy chemist who studies fire with a dashing female firefighter, this sapphic rom-com from England (The One True Me and You) is scorching hot. After scientist Nicole "Nic" Wells finishes her master's program, she moves back home to Seattle and reunites with her friend group, including her BFF and longtime crush, Skylar, and new addition Kira McKinney, a firefighter. When Skylar announces that she's impulsively moving to Fiji at the end of the summer, Nic and Kira both believe she's making a huge mistake and scheme together to persuade her to stay. Along the way, they end up getting to know each other more intimately than either anticipated. Their chemistry is certainly fiery, but, in part because Skylar is a therapist, the amount of therapy-speak occasionally grates, burying the characters' raw emotions beneath jargon. Still, there's much to enjoy here, including England's fun deployment of the "only one bed" trope and Nic and Kira's very queer cohort, whom readers will be excited to revisit in a sequel. Anyone in search of a sweet, slightly quirky, and certainly steamy romance will find all they're looking for here.
