Set Ablaze (Uniform Encounters, #1)

Posted on 13 January 2017 by Morticia Knight

A hunky fire chief and a young recruit fight for love and justice amidst the blazing Arizona heat.Fire chief Eric was born and raised in Mesa, Arizona, where he s served his city for many years as a firefighter He loves his family, his job and the history of his hometown He s also recently come out of the closet after twenty years of marriage, and both his wife and son don t want anything to do with him If that wasn t enough, one of the city s bigoted residents has a vendetta against him, and someone is setting fire to Mesa s most beautiful historical buildings.Tom, a young firefighter from Texas, is desperate to get away from his dad s vicious homophobia that s been directed at him because of his bisexuality His heart is also on the mend after catching his boyfriend cheating on him Tom takes a temporary position in Mesa, where he sets his eyes on the most gorgeous male specimen he s ever seen in the form of the fire chief, Eric Anderson At first convinced that the chief is straight, he s stunned and pleased to discover his assumption was wrong when he accidentally catches Eric alone with a guy one night.All Eric wants is to regain the peace and stability he s always treasured in his life But shortly after the attractive new recruit shows up, he expresses interest in Eric Determined to do the right thing and put Tom out of his mind, he instead finds himself drawn to the sexy firefighter When structures burn at the hand of a mysterious arsonist and accusations fly, will any chance they have at love be ended before it starts Read Set Ablaze (Uniform Encounters, #1) Author Morticia Knight – kino-fada.fr Oh, how I love my firefighters, so I really, really wanted to love this book I pre ordered it, got on the VIP list to get it early and started reading it the day I downloaded it because I was so excited But sadly, it was a disappointment There was too much casual sex, MC Eric s ex wife was too much of a bitch, MC Tom was too much of a doormat, I didn t believe the insta love for one minute, the bigoted community members were a laughingstock and the arson sub plot was ridiculous and far too ea Oh, how I love my firefighters, so I really, really wanted to love this book I pre ordered it, got on the VIP list to get it early and started reading it the day I downloaded it because I was so excited But sadl...I am always up for some hot sexy Fireman 2.5 Burning Stars Not a bad start for this MM firefighter series There was some insta love happeningbut I got past that And practically every other character in this book were homophobic fuckers Seriously1 Pick a completely in love hetero couple 2 Now, remove breasts and vagina and replace with penis 3 That sums it up Had to abandon2.5 stars rounded to 3I went into this with high hopes Especially since it centers around two firefighters It started out really well, but by 50% I pretty well knew how it was going to turn out.Tom moves from Texas to Arizona to get a new start and falls head over heels in love with his Fire Chief Eric in just a few days Eric is a newly outed gay man and reciprocates the feelings Instalove.The whole arsonist thing was mentioned a few times but it was easy to figure out who was doing it early 2.5 stars rounded to 3I went into this w...Firemen Definitely one of the top five sexiest jobs ever So when I read the description about this first book in a series and I saw it involved two firemen plus a May to December romance I was desperate to read it Since it was also listed on the to read pile of a friend I trust, I figured I couldn t go wrong This is a new author to me, but one of the first things I noticed is her sense of humor and her wit is quite dry which makes it even better.Eric has just ended a twenty year marriage bec Firemen Definitely one of the top five sexiest jobs ever So when I read the description about this first book in a series and I saw it involved two firemen plus a May to December romance I was desperate to read it Since it was also listed on the to read pile of a friend I trust, I figured I couldn t go wrong This is a new author to me, but one of the first things I noticed is her sense of humor and her wit is quite dry which makes it even better.Eric has just ended a twenty year marriage because when the marriage counselor told him to be honest, well, he told the truth Not exactly what his wife wanted to hear that her husband had always been gay Eric has an employee out for a couple of months with a replacement coming in from Texas, the local crazy has decided that Eric needs to be fired as fire chief because he must be up to no good being gay, and someone is running around the city setting arson fires Life is not so great for Eric ri...This wasn t at all your ordinary hot hunky firemen plot oh, don t get me wrong, Eric, the fire chief of Mesa, Arizona, is hunky enough, but truth be told, he isn t exactly an hero A closeted man until the age of 42 years old, he did come out only cause his marriage counselor told him he had to be open honest with his wife if he wanted to safe the relationship, and instead his wife filed for divorce Well, discovering your husband is gay, and has always been, even before they married, isn t an This wasn t at all your ordinary hot hunky firemen plot oh, don t get me wrong, Eric, the fire chief of Mesa, Arizona, is hunky enough, but truth be told, he isn t exactly an hero A closeted man until the ag...Sorry to say but I was disappointed with this I love a sexy fireman story and this had a decent premise but I just couldn t connect to the story or the main characters Not a horrible story by any means but it lacked that extra bit of pizzazz to take it above being mediocre I didn t think the insta love worked well in this case and I wasn t shocked or surprised when the perpetrator was revealed Shame because I think it had potential Not for me this time but the writing style has a nice easy Sorry to say but I was disappointed with this I love a sexy fireman story and this had a decent premise but I just couldn t connect to the story or the main characters Not a horrible story by any means but it lacked that extra bit of pizzazz to take it above being mediocre I didn t think the insta love worked well in...This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers To view it, click here 2.5 stars.While I really liked the blurb, the execution of this story left me wanting The dialogue was quite stiff and full of soppy endearments which I normally don t mind at all but there were just too many too fast , the pacing was off, characterisations cliched, and we didn t even meet the evil doer until he was caught I had high hopes for this but was left feeling let down and...2.5 stars rounded up to 3 I loved the premise of this book, and some parts we re really good, but the I m in love after 2 days and the obviousness of where this was going and by whom was a little blah for me His ex wife was a mega bitch I get why she was so upset but get over yourself lady.

English
13 January 2017

Morticia Knight