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Flare Up (Boston Fire, #6)

Shannon Stacey

Start date: February 8, 2019

Finish date: February 9, 2019

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Jan 22, 2019 Liza rated it really liked it

Flare Up is the newest book in the Boston Fire series from Shannon Stacey. We finally get Grant and Wren's second chance story with this book, and it was worth the wait. While the series is set in Boston, the family-feel is strong in these books as the fire fighters have become a family.

Wren completely disappeared from Grant's life with no explanation just as Grant was looking at rings to propose. Grant went off the rails a bit after Wren disappeared and only his fire fighter family got him back ...more

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Jan 21, 2019 Jen (That's What I'm Talking About) rated it really liked it

Shelves: romance, contemporary, boston-fire-series, firefighters, second-chance

Shannon Stacey is always one of my go-to authors for small-town, family-centric, feel-good romances. Her Boston Fire series, although set in a bigger city, has the neighborhood feel and continues to fit the bill with its tight-knit firefighting family. We have met primary couple of Flare Up in previous books, when Grant was dating Wren. He was ready to propose when she broke up without explanation and disappeared.

Flare Up opens five months later, with a big fire at a rundown, unsafe apartment c Shannon Stacey is always one of my go-to authors for small-town, family-centric, feel-good romances. Her Boston Fire series, although set in a bigger city, has the neighborhood feel and continues to fit the bill with its tight-knit firefighting family. We have met primary couple of Flare Up in previous books, when Grant was dating Wren. He was ready to propose when she broke up without explanation and disappeared.

Flare Up opens five months later, with a big fire at a rundown, unsafe apartment complex. Grant goes in to save a sleeping resident and is shocked to find Wren. It’s a great opening to the story, and what I appreciate most is that the gang immediately pieces together that she’s running from something, rather than have them act indignant or harsh to Wren.

As the book progresses, we watch Wren reconnect with the gang and slowly open up to Grant. Rather than Grant blow off her explanations or easily accept how he was treated, I like that he admits to her that he wants to understand how this situation grew to the point she felt she needed to run from Grant, rather than confide in him - but that he’s having trouble with it. It’s the little character developments like this one that make what could have been an average story, top-notch.

The romance is sweet and a bit slow because Grant wants to start over and take it easy, making sure they do it right this second time. Yet the pair realizes they can’t just start over with so much history. They give into their desires, but also spend time connecting and communicating.

Flare Up is another solid and entertaining story from Ms. Stacey. I liked the opening for this one a lot - especially because we knew about Wren breaking Grant’s heart from earlier books. The story flowed smoothly, and I enjoyed seeing them work on their relationship. I did have one small issue with respect to Grant and him keeping a secret from Wren, but the epilogue was fun, and I wonder if this is the final book in the series.

My Rating: B+ Liked It A Lot
Originally posted at That's What I'm Talking About
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Jan 20, 2019 Anne - Books of My Heart rated it really liked it

Shelves: 7arcs, 2019, coyer-previous, newrelease

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Review copy was received from Publicity team. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.

The past for Grant and Wren is tough. Because when bad things happened, Wren shut him out and ran. She thought she was protecting him. It's hard to believe this in some ways. She knew Grant had not just himself but a close-knit group of friends in helping and protecting jobs even who would stand up for him. His work makes ...more

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Feb 09, 2019 Mariana Bezerra rated it really liked it

Shelves: romance, read-in-2019

Feb 07, 2019 Brooke Emmich marked it as to-read

Sep 03, 2023 Karin rated it really liked it · review of another edition

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