Synopsis: TOO HOT TO HANDLE

Jane Willoughby has a temper. Sure, in her day job answering calls for 911, she can keep her head no matter what the emergency. But when her ex appears on her doorstep on her first sick day in years, expecting her to act happy he’s her co-chair for the annual fireman’s ball, she feels a little righteous wrath is justified.

Chance McGovern broke up with her with a greeting card, for crying out loud. He doesn’t get to just sprout some washboard abs and put on a uniform and behave like any other tasty firefighter.

Jane has no idea what’s happened to Chance in the last nine years—and no interest in finding out. Not even a teeny-tiny spark. No matter how hot he is. Or how well he remembers the little things that make her laugh, and cry, and spontaneously combust.

And she’s going to be working with him one-on-one. At least there’s a fireman on call . . .

Review: I’m trying to stay pretty wise about the number of books I request but it’s true that when I saw the synopsis for this one, I knew that I absolutely had to read it. Firefighters? A second chance in love? A story that seemed full of humor? No, I definitely could not resist!

Thus we find Jane, a young woman working for the 911 standard and who continues her life quietly. Yet everything will be turned upside down when her first boyfriend, Chance, comes back in town … and it looks like he works as a firefighter at the fire station. It is not enough that she must now also work with him to organize a charity gala. It is however not easy for the young woman who sees her past catch up and must manage all the feelings and the accumulated resentment.

It was nice to follow this story and to discover Chance and Jane. We understand perfectly the mistrust and anger that our heroine has while facing her ex. It is not easy to reconnect, to see that there are feelings despite the fact that their broke up was a really difficult one. But I must also say that Chance is not any man and it’s true that it’s hard not to fall under his spell. Indeed, he is determined to regain Jane and is ready of many things for her! However, this is not an easy challenge and even far from it!

I enjoyed following this story, to see both characters opening to each other slowly and did I mention Josh? The son of Chance is a big asset to the novel and he brings a huge plus to the story with his freshness, spontaneity and his discussions. It is lovely to see how our hero loves his son. Well, we also meet Katie, Chance’s sister or his future ex-wife … many colorful characters that make us have a good time. I’m curious to see if there will be more later.

 

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20 thoughts on “Putting Out Old Flames by Allyson Charles

  1. Joy // Joyousreads

    Love second chance romances! Firefighters are hot, too. Lol.

    1. Melliane

      me too!

  2. Lekeisha

    I almost requested this on NG, but I clicked over to Goodreads and read a few reviews. Some are positive, but some were DNF and 3 stars. I decided not to even try. I just know this one isn’t for me, but I’m glad you enjoyed it.

    1. Melliane

      sorry it didn’t seem for you

  3. ShootingStarsMag

    I’m happy to see that you really enjoyed this one! You can’t go wrong with a good firefighter, right? LOL

    1. Melliane

      right?

  4. Mary Kirkland

    I like second chance romances but I already dislike this guy just by how he broke things off. lol

  5. Lola (Hit or Miss Books)

    Omg! Firefighters! That is so original!!

  6. LilyElement

    YESSSS to firefighters AND second chance 😀 My favorites!

    1. Melliane

      me too!

  7. Heidi

    Sounds like a nice romance, and I like the sound of the characters.

  8. Mogsy @ BiblioSanctum

    I’m trying to keep control of my book requests too, but in your shoes I probably wouldn’t have been able to resist firefighters either 🙂

    1. Melliane

      lol yes

  9. blodeuedd

    Lol, but yes humour and firefighters you can not say no to

  10. Silvia

    It’s hard to resist a firefighter, isn’t it? 😉 Glad you had a great time with this book, it sounds like one I might enjoy as well!

    1. Melliane

      thanks

  11. Carole Rae

    :3 awwwe sounds cute

  12. Christy LoveOfBooks

    This sounds like so much fun! I’ve been picky about the romance I read lately, and this one is totally calling to me.

  13. anna@herding cats & burning soup

    Sounds fun! I can’t resist those second chances or firefighters. Yum!

  14. Jennifer (Bad Bird Reads)

    Woohoo, firefighters! Sounds like a good one.

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