After thirteen years Lauren Sheridan has returned to her hometown of Wildcat Bluff a widowed mother. Wanting stability, and the same country lifestyle she grew up with for her daughter, Lauren is excited about her return. What she didn't except was the return of her feelings for her high school sweetheart, Kent Duval, and how easy it is to fall back into a relationship with the handsome cowboy and firefighter. But when someone starts setting fires throughout the town Lauren's happiness is threatened and she wonders if she will ever find her true home.

BLAZING HOT COWBOY is the second book in Kim Redford's Smokin' Hot Cowboys series. Romance readers will enjoy the sweet romance set in the small Texas town of Wildcat Bluff. Kent is almost too good to be true as both a firefighter and cowboy, who is also extremely handsome and willing to raised the heroine's daughter as his own. His caring nature and easy-going attitude will have readers smitten. Lauren is a strong heroine, and her vulnerabilities will connect her to readers. Her growing confidence as she returns to the familiar world of Wildcat Bluff creates a well-rounded character easy to like. Redford writes humerous and imganitive secondary characters, such as Ruby, Sydney, and Hedy, and readers will enjoy the complex nature of the town's residents.

BLAZING HOT COWBOY takes place in a well-described country town, and readers will be able to imagine themselves in Kent's farmhouse or on Lover's Leap right along with the characters. The town's history was mentioned a few too many times for my liking, but I appreciate that the town's history speaks to the characters. The plot twist with the fires in Wildcat Bluff and Sure-Shot gives the story some excitement and mystery, and readers will be surprised when the outcome is finally revealed. The romance is steamy and tension filled, and there is no question that Kent and Lauren belong together. BLAZING HOT COWBOY by Kim Redford is a sweet, easy, and enjoyable read that many romance readers will enjoy.