February 2011
On Sale: January 25, 2011
Featuring: Gabriel Raines; Mattie Baker
400 pages ISBN: 0778329305 EAN: 9780778329305 Kindle: B004JF6DCG Paperback / e-Book Add to Wish List
Once one of the “no-account Raines boys,” Gabriel Raines
has pulled himself out of poverty by his bootstraps to
become a successful businessman—one who has become the
target of revenge...
You can’t fight what you can’t see. And Gabriel Raines can’t
be sure just who’s setting the fires in his new real-estate
development. When two fires hit back-to-back, he knows it’s
personal, but any number of competitors or ex-employees
could be the arsonist. The police suspect Angel Ramirez, a
local teen who’s been in trouble before. But Mattie Baker, a
volunteer at the Family Abuse center, just can’t believe the
kid she’s been working with would go back to his delinquent
ways.
Determined to convince Gabe that she’s right, Mattie
must get close to him and find out who’s putting their
neighborhood in jeopardy. And just as the arsonist’s flames
continue to burn, they find a heat developing between them.
It might just turn into a full-fledged fire…if they can
survive long enough.
cant wait hope to win (Brenda Hook 7:55pm October 11, 2010)
When Gabriel's business interests are attacked by fire, and a troubled teen is arrested for the arsons Gabriel could have let it be, and let him take the rap whether or not he was the true culprit. However, Mattie believes the young man is not the arsonist, and Gabriel believes in Mattie and together they work to see that not only is the wrong person freed, but work to help him improve his life so that trouble won't come knocking again.
With Against the Fire Ms. Martin has written a hero with a sensitive side, and a heroine with (excuse the pun) fire in her blood to stand up for those she believes need a hand in life.
Both characters have true passion about their jobs, and when they decide to resist the chemistry between them things really heat up.
I believe that if you like romantic suspense then you will enjoy this new trilogy from the talented Kat Martin. (Sandi Shilhanek 8:12am March 11, 2011)