The Night Belongs to Fireman (Bachelor Firemen of San Gabriel Series #6)

by Jennifer Bernard

Overview

Daring . . . Sexy . . . Irresistible . . .
They're the Bachelor Firemen of San Gabriel

When fireman Fred Breen rescues a bachelorette party after a construction crane collapses onto their limo, the media labels him the "Bachelor Hero." But all Fred can think about is the petite brunette with the sexy mane of dark curls who bolted away from him faster than a wildfire after he carried her to safety. And when he discovers she's none other than Rachel Kessler, the daughter of a tech billionaire, the girl whose kidnapping riveted the nation, he intends to learn every intimate detail about this intriguing woman who sets his pulse on fire.

Rachel can't deny the lean-muscled firefighter is smokin' hot. But after having one too many drinks at the bar where she first meets him, Rachel knows she's made a fool of herself. Yet when he rescues her from the limo, she feels safe for the first time since she was held for ransom as a child. Then her overprotective father insists Fred be her bodyguard—and his close presence kindles a burning desire that only he can extinguish.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780062273697
Publisher:	HarperCollins Publishers
Publication date:	09/30/2014
Series:	Longmire Mysteries #02 , #6
Pages:	384
Product dimensions:	4.20(w) x 6.70(h) x 1.10(d)

About the Author

Jennifer Bernard is a graduate of Harvard and a former news promo producer. The child of academics, she confounded her family by preferring romance novels to . . . well, any other books. She left big city life for true love in Alaska, where she now lives with her husband and stepdaughters. She's no stranger to book success, as she also writes erotic novels under a naughty secret name not to be mentioned at family gatherings.

Editorial Reviews

Bernard’s Bachelor Fireman of San Gabriel series always provides a steamy, irresistable reading experience, and this sixth entry is full of such lighthearted humor that fans and newcomers alike will be thoroughly delighted.

RT Book Reviews

2014-08-27
After a dramatic rescue, a reclusive heiress and a sexy fireman navigate family tensions, media pressures and a shadowy enemy on their path to happy-ever-after. Indulging in an uncharacteristic night on the town for a bridal shower, Rachel Allen meets firefighter Fred Breen in a bar and takes umbrage at his protective overtures, but everything changes minutes later when the limousine she and her friends are in is involved in a freak accident and Fred helps them to safety. Attractive but self-effacing, Fred is appalled when the local press whips the story into a media storm, referring to him as the Bachelor Hero. Not as appalled as Rachel, though, who has taken great pains to change her identity from Rachel Kessler, the daughter of multibillionaire Rob Kessler, who was kidnapped as a child and held in a cage until she managed to escape. With all the attention on Fred, Rachel was able to sneak away from the scene mostly unnoticed, but now the hunt is on to find the mysterious woman the Bachelor Hero rescued. Against her better judgment, Rachel feels honor-bound to contact Fred to thank him, and neither can ignore the sizzling attraction between them. Taking cautious steps into a relationship, the couple is undermined by Kessler's overprotectiveness and Rachel's resistance to it, despite her very real and haunting fears. Falling in love makes her question everything, but just as she begins to believe a bright future could be possible, her violent past rises up, demanding she and Fred fight for it. Bernard ends her Bachelor Firemen series with a fast-paced, witty read with a touch of danger that at moments seems far-fetched, but due to her impeccable storytelling and characterization, we buy in. Perhaps it's a little too reliant on deus ex machina in the end, but most readers will be charmed enough to be forgiving. Sexy fireman hero saves the heiress who has everything and nothing—what's not to like? Smart, fun and engaging.

Kirkus Reviews