HOT TO THE TOUCH is the first book in the new series Brotherhood by Fire by Jaci Burton. This story starts out with three homeless teenagers looking for shelter for the night by entering an old abandoned house. Jackson is the oldest of the three and thinks of Rafe and Kal as his brothers. They may not be brothers by blood but have a!ways looked out for each other. That fateful night in the abandoned house will change their lives forever when they end of up being trapped when that house catches fire. On that night they meet the man who will become their father and make them a family in the truest form. This story reminded me how fortunate I am to have food and shelter -- not worrying about where I will sleep and what I will eat. Reading about young kids who are homeless with no place to go is really heartbreaking and an eye-opener. Jaci Burton does a wonderful job of raising awareness about young people and homelessness. It's also a hot romance with some scorching hot firefighters.

Firefighter Jackson Donovan feels very fortunate that he and his brothers were rescued as teenagers by firefighter Josh Donovan that night and later adopted by Josh and Laurel -- making them a family. Jackson tries not to look back on those days. But those memories will return when they are called out to a fire. They end of rescuing Becks Benning after her tattoo shop and home burn down. Rafe and Kal immediately recognize Becks as one of the kids that was part of their homeless group. Jackson doesn't remember Becks, but she remembers him because she had a huge crush on him.

Jackson is not too thrilled when Rafe and Kal decide to invite Becks to live with them until she finds another place. He may not remember the teenage Becks but the grown-up Becks is smoking hot and hard to resist. Starting a relationship and reminiscing brings up memories that Jackson would rather forget. But in order to move forward Jackson will have to come to terms with some painful memories. The love between these three brothers and their parents is wonderful to read about. Becks has such an open heart when she still looks out for those kids who are still homeless and how she helps Jackson to come to terms with the past.