Title: TORCH
Series: Take It Off #1
By: Cambria Hebert
Publication Date: August 13th, 2013
Blurb:
***This is a new adult contemporary novel and
contains sexual content and graphic language. It is not intended for young
adult readers.***
If you can’t take the heat… stay away from the
flame.
Katie Parks has been on her own since the age
of fifteen. All she’s ever wanted is a place to call her own—a life that is
wholly hers that no one can take away. She thought she finally had it, but with
the strike of a single match, everything she worked so hard for is reduced to a
pile of smoking ash. And she almost is too.
Now she’s being stalked by someone who’s
decided it’s her time to die. The only thing standing in the path of her
blazing death is sexy firefighter Holt Arkain.
Katie’s body might be safe with Holt… but her
heart is another story.
As the danger heats up, sparks fly and the
only thing Katie knows for sure is that her whole life is about to go up in
flames.
My Thoughts:
This is it.
The last moments of my life.
I'm going to die alone.
When I heard that Cambria Hebert was writing a New Adult contemporary Romance I knew that I would have to read it. I knew how awesome she does paranormal so I was beyond keen to check out Torch.
Katie Parks wakes up to find herself tied to a chair with her house burning down around her. Having no idea how these events happened her survival instinct kicks in as she tries to find a way to escape the inferno blazing around her. Fearing she is going to be burned alive in her home, when seemingly out of the flames comes her saviour.
Waking later in hospital she is surprised to discover that she has had a constant visitor over the last few days. The gorgeous firefighter who saved her life, Holt Arkaine. With Katie having no home to go to Holt makes her an offer of coming to stay with him. The sparks between Katie and Holt begin to fly immediately. But Katie has bigger problems than protecting her heart. She soon comes to the realisation that someone out there is trying to kill her.
Torch was a really quick read and despite Katie's life being in the balance it wasn't too heavily weighed down. The plot was engaging and kept things interesting. The details of Katie's attacker don't really become all that clear until towards the end of the book so you are constantly trying to guess who it could possibly be.
His lips were like a really sinful slice of chocolate cake. You knew if you ate it, you would hate yourself in the morning, but the call of that chocolate was so utterly strong you had to take a bite.
I really Liked Katie and Holt together and since most of their time is spent with each other, as a couple is where their growth as characters centred. We learn a bit about Katie's past throughout the book and it hasn't been an easy ride and she's had to grow up quickly and since she's been by herself for so long it shows how strong she is. Holt's honesty is what I liked most about him. He told Katie exactly how he was feeling and didn't mince his words in regards to what he wanted with her. The heat factor and romance between the two of them was really believable despite everything happening quite quickly.
Even though this is a series, the books are standalone's so everything is neatly wrapped up at the end of this. Cambria Hebert did a fantastic job with Torch. It was a really enjoyable read and I look forward to reading the other books in the series!!
4/5 Sexy Holt Stars.
Series: Take it Off # 2
By: Cambria Hebert
Publication Date: September 16th, 2013
Blurb:
You can look, but you can't touch...
Harlow is a broke college student. When her
tuition assistance is taken away, she is faced with a choice: admit to her
mother she couldn't hack it on her own or make a lot of money fast.
So she gets a good-paying job.
As a stripper.
She thought it would be easy, but it turn out
being sexy is a lot harder than she thought. When a few mishaps work in her
favor, she manages to hang on to her job and catch the eye of the Mad Hatter's
best-looking bartender, Cam.
She's also caught the eye of someone who wants
to do more than look, someone who's decided she's nothing but a tease.
As the clothes come off, Harlow finds herself
caught between list and murder, The only thing she knows for sure is that her
new risqué job is a lot more than she bargained for.
***This is a new adult contemporary novel and
contains sexual content and graphic language. It is not intended for young
adult readers.***
Author Bio:
Cambria Hebert is the author of the young adult paranormal Heven and Hell series, the new adult Death Escorts series, and the new adult Take it Off series. She loves a caramel latte, hates math and is afraid of chickens (yes, chickens). She went to college for a bachelor’s degree, couldn’t pick a major, and ended up with a degree in cosmetology. So rest assured her characters will always have good hair. She currently lives in North Carolina with her husband and children (both human and furry) where she is plotting her next book. You can find out more about Cambria and her work by visiting http://www.cambriahebert.com
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