“Love is a fire. But whether it is
going to warm your heart or burn your house down, you can never
tell.” -Joan Crawford
Dr. Katy Malone has sworn off love after losing those she loves most in her life including her father, a member of the FDNY. She has decided to spend her time focusing on her medical research. Her ex-fiancée, and fellow doctor, isn't ready to give up on loving her though.
Firefighter Nick Garrity is on a search for the future Mrs. Garrity. As he pushes thirty, with no prospects in sight, he's afraid he'll never find her. A devoted member of FDNY, he loves the thrill of his job and the satisfaction it brings him. He strives to teach the proby firefighter, Patrick Doyle, the ropes and pass on his passion to him.
When Doyle tries to impress the guys on the crew, he ends up in the care of Dr. Katy Malone. One look at Dr. Malone and Nick knows he's found his future wife but can he convince her to love again?
About the Author
Lyssa Layne is first, and foremost, the
proud momma to her precious daughter, AR. In addition to working
full-time and being a mommy to AR, she is also the wife to Matthew,
an avid St. Louis Cardinals fan, a runner, blogger, and an
infertility survivor.
Having watched one too many medical
dramas and being inspired by author Rachelle Ayala, who introduced
her to the world of indie writing, Lyssa decided to try her hand at
writing a romance story. Her attempt turned into the Burning Lovesick
series. You can find Lyssa’s own interests throughout her stories
although all stories are fictional.
I don't know how to start this review
because I have a lot of mixed feelings about this book. I liked it
and I hated it at the same time. Right now there is a war inside my
head between my critical side who saw a lot of bad things and
mistakes and my cheesy little heart who melted at every page.
In the first place, I don't know how to
judge this book; was this a novel or a short story? If this is
actually a novel, I am very disappointed. The plot was actually
great, it was full of romance and 'aww' moments, it had pretty
characters and the writing was pleasing to the eye. I fall in love
with Nick from the first page and I was sure that it will be a happy
ending. But judging from a novel perspective, this book has a lot of
minuses.The action itself was so damn rushed and the relationship
between Nick and Katy was forced, all the events were to quickly
thrown in the readers head and I didn't actually had time to
understand all the new stuff. This was so not a novel. And
it didn't seem realistic at all. I need to stop right now because if
I say just one more thing I'm going to give a lot of spoilers. It
seems to me that this book was just a draft, incomplete and waiting
for the next 200 pages so it could be done.
But if I have to say my opinion about
this awesome short-story, I will give it 4.5 points because it was
definitely my kind of book. I don't have to put logic in this
discussion and I can speak from my heart. It's just that kind of
story that you can't say bad things about and just love it as it
comes.
Based on the fact that this is the
first book of Lyssa Layne I can't say that I'm upset or disappointed.
It was great for the first book and I wish that she continue writing
because the writing, in essence, is good.
I will give this book 3.5 points, but
you have to know that I enjoyed reading it and that I am pretty sad
because there will not be a second book. I hope, in exchange, that I
can read very soon another book of Lyssa :)
