This is freely readable here on Goodreads, and so are books one and two!!!!!!!!! Three FREE reads...awesome, Ms. Andre!!!Somehow, I loved this book even though it is EXTREMELY formulaic for the Contemporary Romance genre. Maybe I just happen to love the formula...yes, I think that's it! Gabe saves Megan and her seven year old daughter Summer from a fire in their apartment building. Problem: Gabe won't date women who see him for his firefighting hotness, due to a cray cray ex girlfriend fixating on his hero status. And Megan already lost one husband to his daredevil ways, and has no intention of starting a relationship with another risk taker.Solution: Seven year old precocious little Summer is half in love with Gabe already, and insists on bringing muffins to the fire station, then insists on pushing her mom and Gabe together as often as possible. Formula: Man and woman spend time together unintentionally. They are extremely attracted to one another (because both are extremely hot), but both have issues that will keep them apart. After one hot and heavy night of passion, they try to part ways. But Mr. Man (Gabe) decides that he doesn't want to stay away any more. And the chase is on....I adored Gabe for his tenderness. He's a big, brawny, tough guy, but he has such a soft spot for Summer. And he falls in love with not just Megan, but her daughter too. Summer remains a big part of the story throughout, and while there are a couple of times that there are conveniently placed babysitters, she isn't confined to the background. This is a family in the making, and my heart went pitter pat. "How different would it be if Megan and Summer lived here with him? If all that color from their small apartment were in here? If their clothes hung in the closets and Summer's drawings were on his fridge?"Awww, the man wants some kids drawings on his fridge! Of course, that helps to win Megan over, by leaps and bounds. He loves her daughter, he loves her...what's not to love about him?"Maybe it was the way he always made plans for three, rather than trying to pretend she didn't have a daughter."Megan fights and fights, but of course we all know where all of that fighting leads. I love how she can't fight too hard...eventually, she says screw it! Hot firefighter, love me!!! And the cave man claiming NEVER gets old."Mine." He was crawling up over her now, pressing her aainst the pillows. "You're mine, Megan."SOLD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I"M SOLD."You never told me how the story ends, Gabe." She held her breath, waiting for his response. His expresionheld all the love an desire she knew he felt for her. "It doesn't."Le sigh! Sorry for the quote-y review, this was just full of 'em. I just really enjoy this series. I've missed the family dramas of contemporary romance series, the way you get to know everyone so well and stick with them throughout years of their lives. It's always sad for those series to end. Bella Andre has a slightly old school style of writing that brings back happy memories of why I love the romance genre...Happy Ending Guaranteed!!
