All Fired Up: A Small Town Second Chance Firefighter Romance

Lili Valente

Jul 2021 · Hometown Heat Book 1 · Self Taught Ninja

About this ebook

I’m the station’s youngest fire chief, a grown man, and fully in my right mind—which means I’m not going to fall for the One Who Got Away.

That’s not the kind of person I am. 

Second chances are like skipping leg day—I don’t do that. Ever.

But I wasn’t counting on Naomi buying me at the firefighter charity auction. Now I’m forced into a month of dates with the one woman who cuts through my defenses like no one else, and I’m starting to think maybe she’s right…maybe we are different people than the teenagers who failed at love.

Maybe this isn’t a fire I have to put out. 

Maybe for the first time in my life I can relax and just…let it burn.

Or maybe we’re both about to learn that fire isn’t something you should underestimate—especially the kind that burns between a man and a woman.

Ratings and reviews

This is the first book in a new series and a spin off of Bliss River. I love seeing some of my favorites of Bliss River especially Aria and her family. I love a good second chance romance and this one fit the bill. Naomi and Jake so deserve a HEA. They both have experienced life and it's devastating losses. My heart broke with their stories. It's going to be a road paved with forgiveness for these two. It's beautiful watching these two reconnect with the people they are now. I loved the humor in this one, but it has plenty of heart and heat. Getting to know Faith in this one I can't wait for the next book in the series!!

Book 1 in the Hometown Heat series and it was a great start. Loved this second chance romance and Lili did a great job bringing Jake and Naomi’s story to life. They were a couple when they were in high school but Naomi leaves to live her life while leaving Jake behind. 15 years have passed and now she is back in town and while he is not happy how things ended, the more they are together, the old feelings he felt for her start to come back to the surface. Loved this book so much and it is a great start to another wonderful series by Lili. Can’t wait to read the next book in the series.

I was pleasantly surprised to find myself back in Bliss River with several familiar names (and even mentions of Happy Cat!). Naomi and Jake’s second chance love story took time to ignite, to work past old hurts. But when it did, things between them really took off. The secret that would nearly break them was one we could see coming. I was glad that things were resolved fairly quickly. I’m really looking forward to Faith and Mick’s story. We get a preview inside All Fired Up (although the timing of it felt a bit weird to me) and again after the novel ends. I am happy to return to Bliss River anytime. Plus the narrators (Lili and Teddy) were incredible. They really brought Naomi and Jake (and Faith) to life.