The Firefighter's Chosen Bride by Trish Wylie

4 Stars! ~~~ I love Ms. Wylie’s sense of humour!

The Firefighter’s Chosen Bride by Trish Wylie

Harlequin Presents Promotional – August 2007

Previously published in the UK under the title White Hot!

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Finn McNeil believes in disasters, bad things DO happen and they happen to her. Setting fire to her own home is right up there in the disaster department even if it was an accident. Living down the fact that she’d used a glass of vodka to douse the flames will take her a lifetime, as her father was a fireman, her brother is a fireman and his best friend is one too. So now Finn is homeless, and moving in with her brother and his best friend is her only option. Shane Dwyer is too sexy for his own good; his tall gorgeous looks and just the whole way he fills out his uniform screams babe magnet. Finn’s had a crush on him for a while, but she refuses to get involved because one; he’s her brother’s best friend and two; he’s a firefighter. Living under his roof, sparks their attraction and Shane is determined to shake up Finn’s resolve and break through. Shane’s been more of the love’m and leave’m type, but with Finn he can see forever if only she’d budge a little.

I love Ms. Wylie’s sense of humour! Hanging her big underpants in front of her fireplace to dry, and then throwing the burnt out candle ends into the fire creating sparks, and then trying to douse the flames with what she thought was water but turned out to be vodka! This is a scene that could have been out of I Love Lucy or Bridget Jones. :)   Finn is a tall curvaceous girl who often feels frumpy; she’s always competed with her brothers and carries that competition with Shane as well. Shane is delightful. He thinks he has it all planned out, only for Finn to throw in a few screws to make it all so much more complicated. And yet behind all the fun are two very hurt people who have a lot of pain to get past before they can find their HEA. I thoroughly enjoyed this one! Well done!

Excellence: Very Good ~ Steaminess: Yummy

My Totals ~ Harlequin Imprint = 15 ~ Other Publisher = 0

Mini-Challenge ~ One Thing Leads to Another

• Expecting His Love-Child by Carol Marinelli
• The Surgeon’s Miracle Baby by Carol Marinelli
• The Surgeon’s Meant-To-Be Bride by Amy Andrews
• The Italian Count’s Baby by Amy Andrews
• The Italian’s Chosen Wife by Kate Hewitt
• The Firefighter’s Chosen Wife by Trish Wylie

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