Saved
by the Firefighter
Templeton Cove #6
Templeton Cove #6
By: Rachel Brimble
Releasing
November 1, 2016
Harlequin Superromance
Harlequin Superromance
How
can she forgive him for what he didn't do?
Photographer Izzy Cooper feels as
frozen as her pictures. Trent Palmer might be the hottest firefighter in
Templeton Cove, but she can never face him again. Not after he failed to save
her brother. But when they're forced together by a calendar shoot, the sparks
between them are undeniable.
Izzy knows it's not fair to blame
Trent for the tragedy, but opening herself up to loss again isn't something
she's prepared to do, no matter how determined Trent is to show her that pain
is part of life and that love—their love—can make any suffering bearable.
Izzy Cooper gave every part of herself to firefighter Trent Palmer,
even if it went against every part of her being! But Izzy took that chance and
for even though she didn't know Trent’s feelings for her, she lived in
happiness!
But then a explosion at a garage killed her brother Robbie, and Izzy
cut herself off from everyone, including Trent! As she couldn't get past her
anger at Trent, from not being able to save her brother.
Trent Palmer took fighting fires very seriously; he did it in honor of
the sister he lost in a fire when he was young. But when Izzy stated that she
would never date him again, while he was a firefighter; Trent didn't know what
to feel.
Will they ever work their way back to each other? Or will grief keep
them apart??
Saved by a Firefighter is such a sweet and loving book; but also deals
with painful subjects, and I have to say that the author writes about them in
such a beautiful and well researched way. The writing is sweet and full of
British-isms that I love (being British myself, I certainly appreciate it).
I loved Trent's character! I mean what's not to love! A gorgeously
hunky firefighter, whom has a soft and caring soul! I had a little tougher time
with Izzy's character, but I think in the beginning of the book we didn't see
her true self, as she was tired up with grief.
Saved by a Firefighter was a great read, that kept me gripped through
their rollercoaster romance, that I thought might go on forever! The one
character that I seriously want to hear much more from is Maya! What a
courageous little girl.
I gave Saved by the Firefighter 4 stars!
The
security alarm chimed. Someone had stepped inside the studio. Exhaling a heavy
breath, Izzy pulled back her shoulders, lifted her head and forced a smile.
“Hi,
how can I…” Her heart stopped. Trent Palmer stood just inside the door. “Why
are you here?”
His
dark green gaze bored relentlessly into hers, his strong jaw set as he reached
behind him and shut the door. “I came by to see how you’re doing.”
Traitorous
attraction skittered over the surface of her skin before Izzy turned and strode
toward the corner she used for staging portrait shots. The fluffy bunnies, huge
furry dice and toys she’d used to relax a toddler earlier now felt macabre.
She
spun around, clutching a teddy bear. “The same as I was doing yesterday and the
day before. I told you I don’t want to see you. I don’t ever
want to see you. Why do you keep coming back?”
He
came closer, his gaze locked on hers. “You have to talk to me. I was Robbie’s
friend. There was nothing—”
“You
could do. Fine. I get it, but why do you feel the need to keep coming in here
and checking up on me? What do you want me to do? Dance in the street? Kick up
my heels at the fairground? God, just leave me alone.”
“There’s
a beach party tonight. I want you to come with me.”
She
stared. Why him? Why would a man she really liked—a damn firefighter—have to
pursue her like she was someone worth pursuing? “No.”
He
looked at the equipment covering the desk alongside him. He lifted and replaced
a camera, the hunch of his wide shoulders indicating his discomfort. Izzy hated
that she drew no satisfaction from that…only sadness.
He
turned. “I want you to come and show your face to the people who care about
you. Kate said—”
“Kate
had no right to say anything to you.” She lifted her chin. “I’m fine.”
“Then
come to the beach.”
“No.”
He
crossed his arms. “Why not? What good is it doing you, hiding away in here
twenty-four-seven?”
“I’m
not hiding.” Liar. “My
work is better than it’s ever been. I have lots to keep me busy, and I don’t
need you or a damn beach party to make me feel better.”
“This
isn’t who you are, Iz. You’ve always worked, always been ambitious, but
everyone is used to you taking pictures while you play as well as work. Where
have you gone? Don’t you think Robbie would’ve wanted you to step out into the
sunlight now and then?”
The
sound of her brother’s name on Trent’s lips brought the sting of tears to her
eyes. “Don’t talk to me about Robbie. He would want me to do whatever I wanted
and right now the last thing I want to do is talk to you.” She turned her back
to him and tossed the bear into a plastic crate of other props. She sighed.
“Please, Trent. Just get out of here.”
“You
know as well as I do that Robbie wanted us together. He actively encouraged
it.”
“Yeah,
he did and look how that turned out.”
His
jaw tightened. “Are you saying it was no good? That we were no good? God, Iz,
Robbie would’ve loved knowing we finally got together.”
Loss
wrapped around her heart making it ache. “Maybe, but he would’ve also seen we
were a bad idea together too.”
Hurt
flashed in his eyes, before he exhaled heavily. “Look, you might not want to
talk to me, but there’s someone else we have to think about.”
She
planted her hands on her hips, her body humming with irritation and the urge
the grip him by his stupidly large biceps and march him out of her studio.
Didn’t he realize he was invading her only place of peace? “Who?”
“Maya
Jackson. We have to do this calendar, Iz. We promised. If we don’t set up the
shoot soon, it won’t be ready for Christmas. That little girl, her family and
Kate are relying on you…us…to do this.”
She
tipped her head back and glared at the ceiling. There was no way she’d let down
Maya, suffering so acutely with leukemia, any more than she would continue in a
relationship with date the firefighter who’d failed to respond quick enough to
save her brother. No matter how the results of the ensuing investigation had
confirmed it had been a falling beam that killed Robbie at the garage, she had
to blame someone or she’d go insane.
The
safest person to blame was strong, reliable Trent. A man she’d grown to deeply
care for and admire during the four years before Robbie died. A man who knew
her and her brother. Knew her home and her life…and who, God damn it, still
wanted to know her.
He
didn’t deserve her derision; he didn’t deserve everything she threw at him, yet
time and again, he became her target. She had to keep his interest at bay.
Better still—stop it altogether.

Rachel is a member of the Romantic Novelists Association and Romance Writers of America, and was selected to mentor the Superromance finalist of So You Think You Can Write 2014 contest. When she isn’t writing, you’ll find Rachel with her head in a book or walking the beautiful English countryside with her family. Her dream place to live is Bourton-on-the-Water in South West England.
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