Heat: A Novel

Opal Carew

Jun 2017 · Sold by St. Martin's Griffin

About this ebook

With passion so blazing hot, you don't want to put this fire out in Opal Carew's Heat...

When Rikki’s first love dies in the line of duty she vows to keep her heart guarded and never give it away again.

After moving to a new town for a fresh start, she is given the opportunity to show off her photography skills and shoot a sexy fireman calendar. Although taking the job might bring up painful memories, she knows this is her best chance at fulfilling her dreams of becoming a professional photographer.

While out with her new roommates, Rikki meets Simon and Carter and feels an instant spark of attraction... to both equally gorgeous and tempting men. This is the same intense feeling she had the first time she fell in love. But how can she feel that way about two men?

When she arrives at the firehouse to shoot the calendar, she is surprised to find that Simon and Carter are firefighters so she immediately pulls back on their growing flirtation. But Simon and Carter are men who know what they want, and they want Riki. As the chemistry between them ignites Rikki finds it hard to resist falling prey to her steamiest fantasies.

Now she has to choose between keeping her heart safe... or taking a chance on love... and possibly losing everything.

Ratings and reviews

**Received ARC from NetGalley for a fair and honest review** Rikki decided a change was in order after the death of her firefighter fiance to a fire on the job, she needs to find herself and moves away from home and swears off firefighters. Simon and Carter have been friends since firefighter academy, and now are roommates, known to share a woman, but usually just for fun. When Rikki moves to Muldone to pick up the pieces, she starts her own little photography business with the help of her friend Cassie. Her first customers are the local fire department and Rikki will get a little more than she bargained for. This is a standalone read and a fun, hot, steamy read! I'd rate this as 4 stars! I enjoyed the characters, and the storyline but a virgin wanting to have a threesome for her first time seems to be a stretch, as well as becoming darn near a nympho after her first time. Also kind of weird that she's sexually attracted to all these other guys. Last issue I had is I felt like the ending just stopped and needed a little more or an epilogue or something. Which is why I rated it at 4 stars. But I did enjoy it and I really want Cassie's story, as well as Tony's story and Kyle, Tanner and Dodge. Happy Reading!!

Heat' by Opal Carew is the story of Rikki, Simon and Carter. Rikki has moved to a new city after losing her job and her her boyfriend. Rikki doesn't seem to move forward in starting any new male relationships. Which her best friends keeps telling her she needs to move on. When Rikki goes out with her two new roommates to a bar she ends up meeting Simon and Carter. Both of who she gets an instant feeling about and not to mention is attracted too. Simon and Carter make it clear in that first meeting that they are best of friends that share everything. Rikki is actually a virgin but nevertheless she goes home with them. But Carter and Simon both realize that she is to drunk and they won't take advantage of her. So she stays in their extra guest room and she leaves the next morning. But Rikki runs into them again that morning when she learns they are both fire fighters who would be taking part in a Photo job she has. Once she learns they are fire fighter she starts putting on the breaks on going forward with them. Rikki boyfriend was a fire fighter and she swore not to get involved with firefighters since their job was so dangerous. But with their attraction can she actually ignore the growing feelings for them? Another Hot Read by Ms. Carew "My honest review is for a special copy I voluntarily read."

About the author

OPAL CAREW is the author of several erotic romances for St. Martin’s Press including Nailed and My Best Friend's Stepfather. She lives in Canada and makes regular trips to the U.S. to speak at conferences and industry events.