Burn Zone and High Heat By Annabeth Albert, Performed By Iggy Toma
Genre: Contemporary Romance, GLBTQ, MM
Tropes: Best friends younger brother, age-gap,
Released: Burn Zone-September 1, 2020; High Heat-September 15, 2020
Publisher: Carina Press, Harlequin Audio
Series: Hotshots, Book 1 and 2
Length: Both are 9 hrs, 10 mins
Burn Zone:
Danger lurks everywhere for Central Oregon’s fire crews, but the biggest risk of all might be losing their hearts….
Smokejumper Lincoln Reid is speechless to see Jacob Hartman among his squad’s new recruits. Linc had promised his late best friend he’d stay away from his little brother. And yet here Jacob is…and almost instantly, the same temptation Linc has always felt around him is causing way too many problems.
Jacob gets everyone’s concerns, but he’s waited years for his shot at joining the elite smokejumping team, hoping to honor his brother’s memory. He’s ready to tackle any challenge Linc throws his way, and senses the chemistry between them – chemistry Linc insists on ignoring – is still alive and kicking. This time, Jacob’s determined to get what he wants.
Close quarters and high stakes make it difficult for Linc to keep his resolve, nevermind do so while also making sure the rookie’s safe. But the closer they get, the more Linc’s plan to leave at the end of the season risks him breaking another promise: the one his heart wants to make to Jacob.
High Heat
Smoke jumping is Garrick Nelson’s life. Nothing, not severe injuries nor the brutal physical therapy that follows, is going to stop him from getting back with his crew. But when a lost dog shows up on his front porch, he can’t turn her away, and he can’t take care of her on his own. Thankfully, help comes in the form of his new sexy, dog-loving neighbor. As they work together, trying to re-home their little princess, Garrick can’t resist his growing attraction for the other man, even though he knows this guy isn’t the staying type.
Rain Fisher doesn’t take anything too seriously. He dances through life, one adventure at a time, never settling in one place for too long. When his hot, conveniently buff neighbor shows up on his doorstep, dog in tow, Rain’s determined to not just save the adorable puppy, but her reluctant owner as well. He never expects their flirtation might tempt him into stay put once and for all….
Reviewed by ButtonsMom2003
Two fantastic audiobooks!
I reviewed both of these books when they were originally released. You can find my review for Burn Zone here and High Heat here so I’m only going to focus on the audiobooks here.
Iggy Toma did a fantastic job with these two books. Of the two, I liked High Heat the most but both were great. Iggy used voices that made it easy to distinguish the different characters. The pacing and vocal inflections were on point. I have a few more audiobooks in my library that he has performed and now I need to make time to listen to them.
Story: ♥♥♥♥♥
Narration: ♥♥♥♥♥
O Factor: Scorcher
Annabeth Albert grew up sneaking romance novels under the bed covers. Now, she devours all subgenres of romance out in the open—no flashlights required! When she’s not adding to her keeper shelf, she’s a multi-published Pacific Northwest romance writer.
Emotionally complex, sexy, and funny stories are her favorites both to read and to write. Annabeth loves finding happy endings for a variety of pairings and is a passionate gay rights supporter. In between searching out dark heroes to redeem, she works a rewarding day job and wrangles two children.
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