Romance Schmomance
Written on Jul 15, 2018
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Sweet Fire was a first time read from this author, although it didn’t hit all my favorite points that I love in a romance, I definitely enjoyed Jesse and Charlie’s story. And I’m looking forward to reading more by Croix.
I’d say that Sweet Fire is the perfect book to add to your summer reads, it’s a sweet and heart-warming romance with low angst, and you’ll be able to get through it quickly. I loved just about all the characters that were mentioned even the most adorable dog named Waffle. What a name, right?
As I was reading, I wasn’t even going to sit there and pretend to understand Charlie’s tragedy and pain. Losing both her father and sister nearly 6 months apart, her mother’s dementia getting worse and gaining guardianship of her teenage niece. That’s a lot to take on in such a short amount of time, the last thing she’d be looking for is any sort of romance.
But Jesse makes it tough to resist, shoot even I couldn’t resist the ever so charming hotshot firefighter. He wasn’t the hero that I quite expected him to be, which was rather refreshing. He wasn’t looking for anything serious, but he found it unexpectedly when the one he was attracted to happened to be his doctor.
I loved that he genuinely wanted to be there for Charlie and just help out in any way that he could. He definitely came into Charlie’s life at just the right moment, but it was tough for her to just dive in and see where things would end up with Jesse.
I admired Charlie a hell of a lot, she was trying to hold everything in for a long time with really no chance to release it all. I’d say she’s doing quite alright with everything that she’s shouldering.
As all small town stories go, it’s hard not to love them. I really enjoyed Croix’s writing and I’ll definitely be revisiting the rest of this series.