Melt for Him (Entangled Brazen)

by Lauren Blakely

• ISBN10: 1511705442
• ISBN13: 9781511705448
• Publish Date: 8 September 2014
• Publish Status: Active
• Imprint: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Format: Paperback (US Trade)
• Pages: 220
• Language: English

Reviews

[Angie]

Melt for Him was super sexy! This time we're witnessing the blossoming romance between Jamie's friend, Megan, and Smith's coworker, Becker. She's just in town to take the photographs for the upcoming firemen calendar, and then she's moving on to Portland. He's not looking for a relationship, because his head is still suck in Chicago where two of his coworkers died in a fire they were putting out. But once the two meet, they immediately hit off. She makes him laugh, he makes her open up, and soon their physical chemistry develops into much more.

I was a bit nervous about Melt for Him in the beginning. It would have been easy for this one to fall into two predictable and annoying tropes. After Megan's father died on the job, she swore she'd never give her heart to a firefighter. It would have been completely predictable if once they were together, Becker gets severely injured in a fire. Luckily, that does not happen! His job does create some tension for them, but I'm glad the plot didn't go that route. But what I was more afraid of was that this would turn into a "I'm giving up all my hopes and dreams to be with you" story! I cannot stand those! Thankfully, something happens at the end that kept this from happening, although I kind of wished they would have stuck with Becker's compromise, because that never, ever happens! Go, Becker!

Melt for Him was really good. It's much sexier than the first book, since it doesn't have the sweetness to balance it out, but that's just fine with me! Megan and Becker were great together, in bed and out of it! I also really liked the sneak peak into shooting the calendar, and Megan's art work. Her drawings sounded super cute, and added some humor to the story.

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[Cocktails and Books]

MELT FOR HIM drew me in from the first page and I had an immediate connection to Becker and Megan. Becker is a big, strong, attractive volunteer fireman and is also the owner of the Panting Dog, a microbrewery. Megan returns to her home town of Hidden Oaks, California and is at the Panting Dog, when she literally trips into Becker. There is an immediate attraction between them and Megan agrees to go home with Becker. When she does, Megan is pleasantly surprised at Becker’s bedroom skills and wonders if one night will be enough.

I admire Megan’s feisty, free spirited nature. She rides a motorcycle, has tattoos and piercings, and is also a talented artist. She is a survivor and her way of coping is by living a nomadic life. She told herself she would never fall for a guy who has a dangerous job, so even though she is attracted to Becker, she tries to keep her distance.

Becker is a sexy, hot fireman, but also a good guy trying to recover from a devastating experience. He moves from Chicago to start a new life in California, but his memories follow him. He’s intense and brooding, but also teasing and the last thing he wants is a relationship because he knows his head isn’t in a good place. Lauren Blakely writes a delicious, steamy story with likeable, but flawed characters.

Reviewed by Karen for Cocktails and Books