Hot to the Touch (Brotherhood By Fire, #1)

by Jaci Burton

Lynn Barrington (Narrator)

Love burns white-hot in this first scorching romance in an all-new trilogy about a family of firefighters from the New York Times bestselling author of the Play-by-Play novels and the Hope series.

When firefighter Jackson Donovan's past comes roaring back to life in the form of not-so-damsel-in-distress Becks Benning, the last thing he wants to do is relive old times. No matter how tempting she makes it seem...

Yet when Becks runs into trouble, he grudgingly agrees to let her stay with his family. And the more time he spends with this grown up, smokin' hot Becks, the more he wants her in his bed - and his future.

For Becks, Jackson hasn't changed at all. He's still honourable, sexy as sin... and completely unapproachable. But there's more than one way to get to a man's heart. And now that she's found Jackson again, Becks isn't letting him go.

Want more sexy romance? Don't miss the rest of the Play-By-Play series which began with The Perfect Play. And check out Jaci's gorgeously romantic Hope series beginning with Hope Flames.

• ISBN10: 1515938263
• ISBN13: 9781515938262
• Publish Date: 7 May 2019
• Publish Status: Out of Print
• Out of Print: 14 March 2021
• Publish Country: US
• Imprint: Tantor Media, Inc
• Edition: Unabridged edition
• Format: Audiobook (MP3)
• Duration: 8 hours and 40 minutes
• Language: English

Reviews

[FranJessca @ A Book Lovin' Mama's Blog]

Hot to the Touch is the first book to Jaci Burton’s new Brotherhood by Fire trilogy, and this happens to be the first book I read from the author. I’ve meant to read her books sooner, especially her Play-by-Play series. I happen to have a couple of those books already in my bookcase.

Hot to the Touch is an excellent start to Jaci’s new trilogy, and it’s about some very sexy firefighters. The firefighters are brothers, but not by blood. They’ve been with each other for a while since they were homeless on the streets and then they eventually were adopted by a couple. The father who adopted them saved the boys one night from a house fire. The brothers Jackson, Rafe, and Kal all are firefighters and are grown up, and they end up saving Becks in a fire in her tattoo shop. They used to know each other on the streets, and the brothers decide to let Becks stay at their house until she gets back on her feet. Jackson is against it at first and doesn’t remember Becks because he doesn’t like thinking about his past. Jackson has been holding back his past for a while, but it’s Becks that will make him finally reveal what he’s been holding back.

Becks was a hard-working female character who works as a tattoo artist, and she’s very independent. She butts head with Jackson quite a bit in this book. This made the relationship between Becks and Jackson hard at times. Jackson was stubborn and damaged for what happens in his past. Becks was also suffering from what she has gone through, but she grew from her experiences. I adored her character because she didn’t give up. She even helped other kids. I loved getting to know each one of the characters and I can’t wait to read Rafe and Kal’s books and find out who will win over those two firefighters. Jackson was a pain at times in this book, but he finally grew on me at the end.

Overall, this was a delightful book to start off the trilogy. If you are looking for a firefighter romance book, then I would recommend starting this trilogy. This is a Friends to Lovers (somewhat) story also, which is one of my favorite tropes.

Story Rating: 4 stars
Steaminess Rating: 4 stars
Standalone or part of series: Part of series, but each follows a new couple.
Do I recommend this book?  Yes.
Will I read other books from the author? Yes.
Tropes/Elements: Friends to Lovers; Firefighter Romance
Hero: Firefighter; Damaged; Hard-working
Heroine: Tattoo Artist; Independent

[Lorelei's Lit Lair]

I just finished listening to the Audiobook of Hot to The Touch by Jaci Burton. It’s been a long time since I last read books by the author, and since is the first in a new series I decided to give it a try.
It’s definitely a Hot romance. Jackson is a sexy, well respected firefighter and when he rescues a women in a fire, he discovers she’s someone he knew from his childhood. A time in his life that he doesn’t like to remember, so he prefers to keep the past buried.
Beck is a tattoo artist and loses her shop to a fire and thanks to Jackson and his brothers, they let her stay with them while she can pick back her life. They’re childhood friends and have a special relationship even though it’s been years since they’ve seen each other. They were all very close. Topics discussed in the story are about the homeless and the Foster care system.
The guys, their family and Beck are fun, generous and have big hearts, and I loved their interaction and banter.
Jackson and Beck have great chemistry, but for Jackson it’s going to take some time for him to heal some old wounds.

[Rowena]

This was cute but slow in places. I did enjoy the romance that blossomed between Jackson and Becks and I'm looking forward to the other books in this series.

[Sam@WLABB]

I usually only read Burton's sports romances, but I was really intrigued by this premise. The book tugged at my heartstrings with that set up. Three homeless kids, who became brothers, when they were rescued from a fire and then adopted by the fire chief. Come on, you know you're thinking "awwww". THEN, they were reunited with one of their merry band of homeless kids, but now, she was a grown woman, and getting to act on the crush she had years ago. Like I said, great set up. I loved the brothers and their parents, and I really liked Becks too. She did a lot of really beautiful-human things in this book that made me like her even more.

Great start to a new series, for me.

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