Title: From Air
Author: Jewel E. Ann
Hero/Heroine: Fitz & Jamie
What to Expect: Enemies to Lovers, Grumpy x Sunshine, Tortured Hero, Forced Proximity, Age Gap

tw/cw: mention of character having a vasectomy, death of a parent (off page but mentioned), death of multiple family members, character who has suffered a stroke

That twist. THAT TWIST THOUGH! I was completely shooketh when I got to that part, so much so I just sat there blinking at my kindle for about 5 minutes straight. When I tell you that this author can write some friggin amazing angst, I ain’t lying. Her writing is incredibly engaging and witty, and she knows how to create some top tier banter.

After the death of her mother, Jamie takes a job as a travelling nurse in Missoula, renting a room from Will and his two friends, Maren and Fitz. Having been warned about Fitz’s attitude, Jamie was still determined to get to know him, and I loved their dynamic.

Fitz was a hard character to like at first and there was a small part of me that wanted Jamie to tell him to do one. However, this feeling was fleeting, as the more that the story progressed, the more you came to understand the reasons behind why he was the way he was. Jamie, the perfect contradiction to Fitz’s surly attitude, was a breath of fresh air, I loved how refused to give up on getting through to Fitz.

Humour, heat and angst made this an unforgettable read and it’s definitely getting added to my list of favourites for 2024.

Thank you to the author and @valentine_pr_ for providing me with a copy of this to read. This is my honest review.

✨overall thoughts: unforgettable. absolutely loved it
✨ 3rd act break up: yes
✨ heat level: 🌶️🌶️🌶️
✨ star rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

From Air by Jewel E. Ann (Wildfire #1) ignited my heart from the very first page. Jamie, a traveling psych nurse, finds herself falling for Fitz, her super grumpy firefighter roommate and a smokejumper in Montana. Fitz has built an emotional fireproof barrier around his heart, convinced that he's unworthy of love and incapable of a real relationship. His painful past doesn't allow him to think about his future.

Jamie is determined to get in Fritz's head in order to crack his heart. Healing someone as broken and guarded as Fitz proves to be no easy task. Their chemistry is undeniable, and their connection blazes into something unforgettable. Together, they're on a collision course—burning down each other's defenses and risking everything for a hard-earned happily ever after.

This story is raw, emotional, and addictive. Jewel E. Ann delivers another unforgettable romance that will leave your heart ablaze. I can't wait to read more books in this new series of standalones.

A fantastic read filled with amazing tropes - fire jumper, roommate, grumpy/sunshine and small town. The characters are fantastic, funny and full of passion.

Jamie and Calvin do their best to fight their feelings…due to “roommate rules”. Jaime does her best to break him with all her teasing, innuendos and flirty. Love the banter between these two.

There are secrets that could destroy them…can their love for one another be strong enough to overcome the past? You will binge read to find out.

A fantastic read with all the feels and so much love.

From Air
Author- Jewel E Ann
Series- The Wildfire Series book #I
Rating-5 Stars out of 5
Genres- Contemporary Romance
Tropes- First Responders, Fire fighter x Nurse, Roommates, Forbidden Romance, Secrets (so many secrets), Messy, Didn't want to be in a Relationship, Grumpy x Sunshine
Main Characters- Jaymes "Jamie" and Calvin "Fritz"
Spice Level- 2/5
HEA

When I say From Air had me on the edge of my seat from like the first page I mean it. I'm usually good at guessing plot twist, I didn't see any of them coming, no spoilers. I was obsessed with the start of their relationship. Calvin was just so prickly and Jaymes was determined to be "his person". And if anyone needed a person, it was Calvin, for so much of the book he was so closed off to everyone, but Jayme slowly wormed her way into his shell and honestly sometimes bullied him into telling her about his past. And while probably not the best way to get someone to open up, he did need that shove or he never would.
I truly loved this book, I could not put down. This is the first book I've by Jewel E. Ann and I absolutely want to check out more of her books.

This was my 34th book from Jewel and wow this woman still amazes me. I loved this story so much. And I'm already excited to read the next book! :)

***ARC provided by Valentine PR & Literary Management.

Another favorite from Jewel E. Ann! I could not put this book down. If you haven’t read anything by Jewel, I am BEGGING you to please change that asap. 

Jamie makes a temporary move to Montana for a travel nurse position. One of her new roommates is the grumpy smoke jumper, Calvin “Fitz” Fitzgerald. He has a tragic past, so he isn’t friendly and doesn’t allow anyone to get close to him. Jamie makes it her mission to be his friend.

The banter and the TENSION between them was so, so good. They both have painful pasts to overcome, but the relationship between them was so beautiful. As usual with a JEA book, I shed some tears in the last part of the book.

Jewel E. Ann is one of my favorite authors. Every book is so beautifully written. With deep, emotional connections. Seriously, please read one of her books!

From Air is an emotional, angsty, and beautifully written romance that captured my heart. Jamie, a traveling psych nurse, moves to Montana and ends up living with a group of firefighters, including Calvin "Fitz" Fitzgerald—a broody, secretive smoke jumper with a heart of gold beneath his tough exterior. Their chemistry is undeniable, and the slow-burn tension between them is masterfully done.
Jewel E. Ann weaves a tale filled with heartfelt banter, swoon-worthy moments, and a plot twist I never saw coming. The narrators, Ada Sinclair and Nelson Hobbs, brought these characters to life with an incredible dual performance, making the audiobook a standout experience.
With elements like grumpy/sunshine dynamics, forbidden romance, and found family vibes, From Air had me hooked from start to finish. It’s a must-read for fans of heartfelt, angsty romances with depth and unforgettable characters. If you haven’t read any of Jewel E. Ann books yet, this is definitely a place to start.
Very grateful to the publisher

“ᴅᴏɴ'ᴛ ʟᴏᴠᴇ ᴍᴇ ʟɪᴋᴇ ᴀ ᴍᴀʀᴛʏʀ, ʟᴏᴠᴇ ᴍᴇ ʟɪᴋᴇ ᴀ ʜᴇʀᴏ. ᴊᴜᴍᴘ ᴡɪᴛʜᴏᴜᴛ ʟᴏᴏᴋɪɴɢ ʙᴀᴄᴋ. ғɪɢʜᴛ ғᴏʀ ᴍᴇ. sᴀᴠᴇ ᴜs.”

I knew I had to read this book after reading the blurb, but nothing could have prepared me for what this story would do with my emotions and my heart. This book is about finding the one person who could love you even if you thought you didn't deserve it, didn't need it, fought it until you couldn't fight it any longer about finding the person who can make you laugh even when their a grump, who will carry your heels in one hand and hold you with the other, who will give you everything!

“ᴡʜᴇᴛʜᴇʀ ʏᴏᴜ ᴄʜᴏᴏsᴇ ᴛᴏ ʟᴏᴠᴇ ᴍᴇ ᴏʀ ɴᴏᴛ, ᴡʜᴇᴛʜᴇʀ ɪ'ᴍ ᴡɪᴛʜ ʏᴏᴜ ᴏʀ ғɪɴᴅ sᴏᴍᴇᴏɴᴇ ᴇʟsᴇ ᴡʜᴏ ᴡᴀɴᴛs ᴍʏ ʜᴇᴀʀᴛ, ɪғ ɪ'ᴍ ᴀʟɪᴠᴇ ᴡʜᴇɴ ʏᴏᴜ ʟᴇᴀᴠᴇ ᴛʜɪs ᴇᴀʀᴛʜ, ɪ ᴡɪʟʟ ɢʀɪᴇᴠᴇ ʏᴏᴜ. ʏᴏᴜʀ sᴍɪʟᴇ. ʏᴏᴜʀ ʟᴀᴜɢʜᴛᴇʀ. ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴛᴏᴜᴄʜ. ʙᴜᴛ ɪ ᴡᴏɴ'ᴛ ʀᴇɢʀᴇᴛ ᴀɴʏᴛʜɪɴɢ. ᴛʜɪs ʟᴏᴠᴇ ɪs ᴡᴏʀᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴀɪɴ.”

Fitz and Jamie were witty banter, seductive, entertaining but also heartache, angst, and a twist that had me gasping for the devastation it would leave in its wake. These two had me hooked from the first chapter with smiles and laughter and through the last chapter with a beautiful journey of hope and love!

“ᴊᴀʏᴍᴇs, ɪғ ɪ ᴡᴇʀᴇ ɴᴏʀᴍᴀʟ, ɪ’ᴅ ʟᴏᴠᴇ ʏᴏᴜ ᴇɴᴏᴜɢʜ. ᴛʜᴇ ᴘʀᴏʙʟᴇᴍ ɪs, ɪ’ᴍ ɴᴏᴛ ɴᴏʀᴍᴀʟ, sᴏ ɪ'ᴅ ʟᴏᴠᴇ ʏᴏᴜ ᴛᴏᴏ ᴍᴜᴄʜ.”

"ᴄᴀʟᴠɪɴ ғɪᴛᴢɢᴇʀᴀʟᴅ ᴍᴀᴋᴇs ᴍᴇ ʟᴀᴜɢʜ. ʜᴇ ᴍᴀᴋᴇs ᴍᴇ ᴄʀʏ. ʜᴇ ᴍᴀᴋᴇs ᴍᴇ sᴡᴏᴏɴ. ʜᴇ ᴍᴀᴋᴇs ᴍᴇ ʙʟᴜsʜ. ʜᴇ ᴍᴀᴋᴇs ᴍᴇ ғᴇᴇʟ."

This was my first book from JEA, and it definitely won't be the last because this story left me with all the feels! JEA, you've gained a new fan, and I can't wait to read the next book in this series.

𝖶𝗁𝖺𝗍 𝖺𝗇 𝖺𝖻𝗌𝗈𝗅𝗎𝗍𝖾 𝖻𝗋𝖾𝖺𝗍𝗁 𝗈𝖿 𝖿𝗋𝖾𝗌𝗁 𝖺𝗂𝗋 𝖢𝖺𝗅𝗏𝗂𝗇 & 𝖩𝖺𝗒𝗆𝖾𝗌 𝗐𝖾𝗋𝖾. 𝖳𝗁𝖾 𝗉𝖾𝗋𝖿𝖾𝖼𝗍 𝗀𝗋𝗎𝗆𝗉𝗒𝗑𝗌𝗎𝗇𝗌𝗁𝗂𝗇𝖾 𝖽𝗎𝗈 𝖨 𝖽𝗂𝖽𝗇'𝗍 𝗄𝗇𝗈𝗐 𝖨 𝗐𝖺𝗌 𝗆𝗂𝗌𝗌𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗍𝗁𝗂𝗌 𝗒𝖾𝖺𝗋.

𝘈 𝘵𝘰𝘱 𝘧𝘢𝘷𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘰𝘧 2024 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘮𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘭𝘺. 𝖧𝗈𝗐 𝖼𝖺𝗇 𝗂𝗍 𝗇𝗈𝗍 𝖻𝖾? 𝖠 𝖻𝗋𝗈𝗄𝖾𝗇 𝖻𝗈𝗒 𝖻𝗎𝗍 𝖨 𝖼𝖺𝗇 𝖿𝗂𝗑 𝗁𝗂𝗆 𝗇𝗈 𝗋𝖾𝖺𝗅𝗅𝗒 𝖨 𝖼𝖺𝗇. 𝖳𝗁𝖾𝗋𝖾 𝗐𝖾𝗋𝖾 𝗍𝖺𝗍𝗍𝗈𝗈𝗌, 𝗁𝖾 𝗁𝗈𝗅𝖽𝗌 𝗁𝖾𝗋 𝗁𝖾𝖾𝗅𝗌 𝖿𝗈𝗋 𝗁𝖾𝗋, 𝗉𝖺𝗂𝗇𝖿𝗎𝗅 𝗋𝗂𝗉 𝗒𝗈𝗎𝗋 𝗁𝖾𝖺𝗋𝗍 𝗈𝗎𝗍 𝗆𝗈𝗆𝖾𝗇𝗍𝗌.

𝖳𝗁𝖾 𝖻𝖺𝗇𝗍𝖾𝗋 𝗐𝖺𝗌 𝗍𝗈𝗉 𝗍𝗂𝖾𝗋 𝗂𝗍 𝗁𝖺𝖽 𝗆𝖾 𝗂𝗇 𝖺𝖻𝗌𝗈𝗅𝗎𝗍𝖾 𝗍𝖾𝖺𝗋𝗌.
𝖮𝗁 𝗅𝖾𝗍𝗌 𝗇𝗈𝗍 𝖿𝗈𝗋𝗀𝖾𝗍 𝖳𝗁𝖾 𝖻𝖺𝗇𝗍𝖾𝗋 𝗍𝗁𝖺𝗍 𝗐𝗂𝗅𝗅 𝗁𝖺𝗏𝖾 𝗒𝗈𝗎 𝗅𝖺𝗎𝗀𝗁𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗈𝗎𝗍 𝗅𝗈𝗎𝖽 𝗌𝗈 𝗆𝗎𝖼𝗁, 𝗒𝗈𝗎 𝗐𝗈𝗇'𝗍 𝗃𝗎𝗌𝗍 𝖻𝖾 𝖼𝗋𝗒𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝖿𝗋𝗈𝗆 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝖺𝗇𝗀𝗌𝗍 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝗀𝗋𝗂𝖾𝖿 𝖻𝗎𝗍 𝖺𝗅𝗌𝗈 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗊𝗎𝗂𝖼𝗄 𝗐𝗂𝗍𝗌 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝖼𝗈𝗆𝖾 𝖻𝖺𝖼𝗄𝗌 𝗍𝗁𝖾𝗌𝖾 𝗍𝗐𝗈 𝗁𝖺𝗏𝖾 𝗍𝗈𝗐𝖺𝗋𝖽𝗌 𝗈𝗇𝖾 𝖺𝗇𝗈𝗍𝗁𝖾𝗋 𝗐𝗂𝗅𝗅 𝗁𝖺𝗏𝖾 𝗒𝗈𝗎 𝗈𝗇 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝖿𝗅𝗈𝗈𝗋 𝗅𝖺𝗎𝗀𝗁𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗌𝗈 𝗆𝗎𝖼𝗁. (𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘴𝘪𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘺 𝘩𝘶𝘴𝘣𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘐 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘺 𝘴𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘺.🤣)

3.75 ⭐️ rounded up

Thank you to Valentine PR for this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

This was a very highly anticipated book for me after falling in love with Jewel E Ann's writing earlier this year! I struggled with rating this a bit because there is much to enjoy about it, however I struggled with a few areas. My review has potential to have a bit more bias than others due to my personal connection with the fire service.

What I loved:
- The witty banter in this book is incredible! Loved the sarcastic/dry humor
- Enjoyed the found family feeling
- I'm very drawn to Jewel's writing style and her books leave me looking forward to picking it up again each day!

Read this if you love:
- Firefighter/Smoke Jumper MMC
- Travel Nurse FMC
- Witty Banter
- Age Gap
- Grumpy x Sunshine
- Roommates/forced proximity

Other thoughts:
Overall I enjoyed this book and I was motivated to read it. I struggled a bit with the connection between the MMC & FMC, it felt a bit too rushed in the beginning for my taste and I wish there have been more interactions that left me believing the depth of the spark between them. Events that happened at the end of the story felt like too much coincidence for me personally, but it was still a really interesting direction of the story nonetheless.

I will definitely be continuing the series, as a fire wife I don't feel like there are enough good firefighter romance books out there so I'm super excited to see what the next book has in store!!

5 ⭐ ⁣
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I seriously couldn't stop listening to the alc, and I was consumed!!! The love story of Fitz and Jamie was a heart wrenching one. If I was put in their shoes, I honestly have no idea what I would do. 😭 It was definitely not an easy decision especially after all the pain that they had carried throughout their life. ⁣
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Jamie was a travel nurse, and she took a job in Missoula where she'll be roommates with three other people: Fitz, Will, and Maren. Fitz was a super grumpy smoke jumper, meaning he's a firefighter who jumps into the fire to put it out. Jamie fell first, but Fitz definitely fell harder. Jamie brought out the best of Fitz especially when he had so much baggage that he didn't open up to anyone. The dynamic of their relationship was beautifully well written. The banter, the flirting made me love them even more. ⁣
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I'm not going to say more because I don't want to spoil it, but just know that it's a no brainer to pick this one up. Easily one of my top reads of the year!!!

This book is full of tragedies and sadness. The way Jewel navigates the characters through these sad times is just incredible. The way both the characters had to overcome come their pasts to really see that they weren’t truly broken. Calvin and Jaymes were destined for one another and nothing can stand in their way.

Rating: 5/5 Stars
Genre: Contemporary Romance

Jamie is a traveling psychiatric nurse who has taken a 6 month position at a hospital in Montana (previously she lived in Miami). She is roommates with 3 firefighters: Will, Maren, and Calvin (aka Fitz). She gets along well enough with all of them, but she can't help being intrigued especially by Calvin, a grumpy smoke jumper. She enjoys giving him a hard time and the feeling is mutual. It is in their rental agreement that they aren't allowed to be in a romantic relationship with another roommate, but when things start to heat up between them they have to keep it quiet. Calvin's also keeping secrets about his past and struggles to open up.

WHO HAS BEEN GATE KEEPING THIS AUTHOR? This book was so good! Not only do I love a good firefighter romance, but this had great banter, lovable characters, and lots of emotions. The tragic past, the forbidden roommate romance, forced proximity all worked so well together, and Jamie and Calvin's chemistry leapt off the page. I love when the author can have both humor and angst in a book without making anything feel forced. Will and Maren (the other roommates) also great characters (this is the first book in the series, but Maren's story is next and I can't wait!). Okay off to go add this author's entire backlist to my TBR!

Thank you Valentine PR and Jewel E. Ann for the eARC in exchange for my honest review.

Truly, is there no story that Jewel E. Ann can tell that will unequivocally wreck and heal me all at once?! The captivating prose, the deeply nuanced and layered characters, the unexpected page turning twists, and as always, the immersive and wonderfully catalytic tension between our leads ALL BURN so brightly in From Air. And the banter?! Dare I saw, Jewel bantered the hardest she’s bantered before. Jewel delivers yet another emotionally rich, beautifully told, and intense but endlessly heartfelt love story that squeezed my heart so tightly in a way only Jewel E. Ann can do. I adored this first outing in the Wildfire world, and I can’t wait for more!

There’s something so effortlessly in the way Jewel captures the very breath of her characters. She deftly digs underneath their layers to flay them open in a way that feels so vulnerable, but also somehow emotionally liberting all at once. Her character-forward, psychologically and emotionally immersive approach to story telling makes for stories that are wonderfully immersive- it’s why they HURT so much, why they hit us in the core of our hearts. Because Jewel not only exposes the very being of her characters- damages and all, but in going so she helps us find pieces of ourselves, our own damages and insecurities and passions, that are amplified in the way we connect to her characters. It’s deliciously existential, and makes for a heck of a rollercoaster, but it’s also why her stories hit us so deeply. Because at the core- this story (and her others) are about our HUMANNESS…and how the broken pieces we bear can be healed by the most human emotion of all…LOVE.

Jamie and Fitz are such lovable characters, and they both captured my heart straight away, even with Fitzy’s grumpy mercurial start. Jamie is deeply charming- she’s full of light and love, but she’s also wonderfully sassy and witty. She rubs fits in all the wrong..and then right LOL…ways, which makes for some epic chemistry. The push-pull attraction and the banter are top tier- and the forbidden nature of their dynamic adds even more juicy tension. And Fitz, oh my heart, he’s the classically broken Jewel hero that has SO much to unpack, and it just takes the right connection to catalyze the opening of his heart- and Jamie just does this.

Of course, Jewel gives us the most angsty love story and then adds in her own epic twists. The only thing I’ve learned to expect with JEA is that it’s going to be UNEXPECTEDi in every way. I cried, I laughed, I swooned. My heart hurt, but it also healed. Love is never easy in a JEA story, but that’s what makes it all the more magical….all the more rewarding. Heartbreak somehow makes the heart love stronger.

I can not wait for more from this world, and I know every story will be as captivating as the last.

🔥ABOUT THIS BOOK🔥
✨ Firefighter x Nurse
✨Forbidden Romance
✨Forced Proximity/Roommates to Lovers
✨High Angst
✨Grumpy-Sunshine/Opposites Attract
✨Banterific
✨ Blue Collar Hero
✨ Enemies-to-Lovers
✨ Tragic Based/Damaged Chracters
✨Found Family

5.5 stars

"But if we stay tethered to the past, how will we know if, in the future, we can fly?"

This story had me in a chokehold in the most unexpected way. I always go into a Jewel book expecting her to rip my heart out and while there definitely was some emotional damage I felt like the love was just pouring out the pages and into my heart. Jamie and Fitz gave me butterflies and goosebumps and all the gooey feelings that come with finding your person. The banter between them was absolutely addicting, their chemistry practically sizzled off the charts, and I could not keep the smile off my face and Jamie slowly wormed her way into Fitz's orbit.

This story had me giggling one moment and tearing up the next, but I couldn't get enough of it. I adored these characters. Jamie's quirkiness and Fitz's broodiness were the ultimate yin and yang, and they couldn't be more perfect. There are ups, downs, and curveballs, but ultimately, there's love—SO MUCH LOVE. And I couldn't have asked for a more perfect story and I can't wait for more in this world.

Wow! A lot happened. I cried, I laughed, and I felt all those warm and fuzzies. I will say that the first 45% was a bit slow. I could see the other shoe waiting to drop and things were moving so slowly, I always walked away from it. But boy am I glad I didn’t. I loved the twist and turns. I will say this is not a light hearted romance, it’s heavy and the main characters work through a lot of emotions on their own and with each other. I was a bit frustrated with the ending and the resolution, but ultimately we got that HEA we all love and crave! I will for sure be reading Jewel again!

I loved Calvin and Jamie! It was such a beautifully written story and I couldn't put it down!

Calvin was such a grump and fought his feelings for Jamie with everything he had! You could feel the tension between the two coming off the pages! Jamie had such a unique storyline that definitely kept me on the edge of my seat!

As hard as it was at times, I thought the distance between the two was done so well and was balanced perfectly with the banter and humor between the characters.

4.5 🌟
“I’m unsure if I despise Calvin Fitzgerald or if he’s officially my newest obsession.”

This was my first book by this author and definitely won’t be my last. I loved this group of characters and their dynamic. Calvin’s a firefighter (to put it lightly) who doesn’t let anyone in no one knows about his past and he likes it that way. Jaymes is a travel nurse who wants to see the world and gets a job in Missoula. She becomes the fourth roommate in the group and slowly chips at Calvin’s rough exterior.

This one hurt my heart and then put it back together and that’s my favorite type of book. These two get put through it, but it’s all worth it in the end.

“Because not kissing you became too exhausting.”

“You’re right. I deserve everything, so do the right fucking thing, and give it to me.”

Read if you like
🩵Angsty
🩵Close Proximity
🩵Star- Crossed Lovers
🩵First Responder

Thank you to Valentine pr for the ARC!

💙 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐑𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰 💙

𝓕𝓻𝓸𝓶 𝓐𝓲𝓻 by @authorjeweleann

Rating⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️♾️
Spice🌶️🌶️
Tropes
🔥 Grumpy/sunshine
🪓 Firefighter & traveling nurse
🔥 Roommates
🪓 So much banter
🔥 Secrets & mysteries
🪓 Enemies(ish) to lovers
🔥 Age gap
🪓 SO angsty!

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Fav quotes💬

“It was anger . . . distress and suffering. You can suck all of my fingers and all ten toes if that’s what does it for you, but it won’t ever make me weak in the knees.” “I bet there’s somewhere I could put my mouth that would make you weak in the knees.”

“Do you like when I’m inside of you?” He moves his fingers slowly in and out. “Y-yes.” He adds a third finger. “G-god . . . damn . . .” My nails dig into his shoulders while my abs tighten. “How far are we taking this, Jaymes?” “All the way.” I blink. It’s slow and heavy, like the need he’s building with his touch.

“Am I yours?” she murmurs. “You’re mine.” She brings my hand to the back of her neck. “Are you mine?” I kiss her palm and wrist. “I’m yours.”

She’s the breathtaking horizon. The canopy that slows my fall. The perfect place to land. She’s the quietude after the last flame dies.

I ground him. And he makes me soar.
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How could I possibly pick only a couple quotes to share? This book was EVERYTHING. The way I’m begging friends to add this to their tbr is insane. I’m in love with this book. Wholeheartedly in love. Nothing I have read compares to this! The way I felt while reading, every emotion conveyed, the way I fell head over heels for these characters…it’s perfection! Jamie and Calvin’s development and their story was so painful but so beautiful!! I will never stop screaming about this book. Wow. WOW

I’ve officially read 5 books from Ms Jewel and her books just never miss!!! I’ve only read her Jack and Jill trilogy books (which were extremely painful btw) and even with a cute little small town romance she had me in tears !!!

Fitzy and Jaymes are everthing to me!! The tension and banter was hit from the beginning, and they burned so well together, it was so hot 😩 I love this fire family so much, will + maren being the best roommates, found family around 🥰

I am so excited to see more of Maren in book 2 come
March!!!

Tropes:
🔥Small town romance
🔥 roommates/forced proximity
🔥 fire jumper x travel nurse
🔥 found family
🔥 family trauma

5✨
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