Cowboy Fire by Kim Redford

This cowboy is more than just a perfect face...

Violet Ashwood arrives in Wildcat Bluff County with one agenda: convince the hunky Mr. July from the Wildcat Bluff Fire Rescue's annual benefit calendar to be the face—and body—of her new lonely hearts online dating service. She didn't count on his firm refusal, nor did she count on seeing him again. Until she discovers he's her new landlord.

Kemp Lander, aka Mr. July, wants nothing to do with Violet's schemes to make him a model for her Cowboy Chat Corral, particularly once he finds out she fudged the truth on her rental contract by claiming she was a cowgirl. He's got enough problems trying to keep trespassers off his ranch and doesn't need the distraction of his sexy renter.

All Violet and Kemp want is to save their livelihoods and have their lifelong dreams realized. But it'll take joining forces and discovering they're better together to finally meet their goals.

The smokin' hot men of Wildcat Bluff aren't just cowboys—they're firefighter cowboys! Kim Redford writes contemporary cowboy romance like you've never seen it before!

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For book one, A Cowboy Firefighter for Christmas, click HERE.
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Reviews by the Wicked Reads Review Team

Ruthie – ☆☆☆
This is the eighth book in the series, and I have read a number of them and enjoyed them. I find the writing to be very descriptive, and to veer off the point regularly, but at the same time, that style actually fits the storylines and the kind of larger than life people that we meet along the way!

Amazingly, the first third of the book takes place on a single day, and through the inner voices of both Kemp and Violet, we know just how struck they are with each other. Violet may have come to find Mr. July to front her dating app, but she has also found Kemp, a man with whom she has great chemistry. It is a lot of fun watching her follow him around, learning about his life as she takes on the chores that came with the tenancy. And supporting him as more damage is caused to his ranch.

There are some very amusing snippets of extra characters, such as Storm and her in love bull and now pregnant cow; the homing pigeons, Bonny and Clyde, delivering messages from Destiny; and many, sexy firefighter cowboys. Crazy, but very easy, enjoyable, and romantic reading!

 

 

KIM REDFORD is a bestselling author of contemporary western romance novels. She grew up in Texas with cowboys, cowgirls, horses, cattle, and rodeos. She divides her time between homes in Texas and Oklahoma, where she's a rescue cat wrangler and horseback rider when she takes a break from her keyboard.

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Reviewers on the Wicked Reads Review Team were provided a free copy of Cowboy Fire (Smokin’ Hot Cowboys #8) by Kim Redford to read and review.

Cowboy Firefighter Heat by Kim Redford Blog Tour

She's back and hotter than ever. Good thing this firefighting cowboy can handle the sparks.

When country singer Fern Bryant returns to her cabin in Wildcat Hall Park, the last thing she expects to find is Craig Thorne in her home... asleep in her bed. Fern had big dreams, and chasing those dreams required sacrifices. Unfortunately, Craig was the cowboy singer and firefighter she left behind. Much to her surprise, now they're the co-owners of her beloved Wildcat Hall Park.

Craig hasn't seen Fern since she left Wildcat Bluff County—and him—to sing on a cruise ship. When she storms back into town, the sparks between the two aren't only rekindled but burn hotter than ever. As long days turn into long nights, Craig is determined to show Fern that she belongs in Wildcat Bluff... and his arms.

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Fern Bryant yawned as she lay down, slipped under the covers, and breathed a sigh of relief. Home… finally. And then she realized the mattress didn’t feel the same. No lumps. Had Ivy—her sister— replaced it? That’d be wonderful. She snuggled a little deeper. And she realized something else. Heat. The bed was way too warm. In fact, if she wasn’t mistaken, and surely she was, there was a…

“About time you came home,” a man said in a deep, melodic tone from the far side of the bed.

She screamed in shock, even as she recognized the unforgettable voice she’d tried so hard to forget. She leaped out of bed and switched on the nightstand lamp. “Craig Thorne! What are you doing in my bed?”

“I could ask the same of you.” He sat up, the covers slowly, suggestively sliding down to his lap to reveal the chiseled planes of his bronzed, muscular chest. A slight smile tugged at the corners of his full lips, and his hazel eyes gleamed more jade than amber.

Now she understood why she’d found firefighter gear and a dirty mug. He was a cowboy firefighter… and he drank coffee. But what was he doing here? She sucked in her breath, ready to put him in his place, but instead she inhaled the scent of citrus and sage as it swirled outward from the heat of his body. That sight and scent sent her spiraling back in time to a hot and hungry place.

She traced him with her gaze but wished she could use her hands. She’d run her fingers through his thick chestnut hair, with just a touch of wave, that brushed his ridiculously broad shoulders. When she started to follow the dark line of hair down his bronze chest, she snapped her gaze back to his face. And those knowing eyes had turned dark as they roamed her in return.

“How are you?” Craig said in a raspy voice.

“Fine. And you?”

“Better now.”

She couldn’t help but smile. He always knew exactly what to say, whether it was on stage or off.

“Are you here to stay?” he asked.

“I finished the gigs.”

“Good ones?” He cocked his head to one side as if contemplating how it’d been for her.

“What’s not to like about cruise ships?”

“Bet we’ve got better gigs at Wildcat Hall,” he said.

“Yeah.” She needed to get control of the situation, but she was so distracted by the hot cowboy in her bed that she wasn’t thinking straight. Still, it was Craig, and she couldn’t go there again. He would try to corral her, like he’d attempted to do before she’d left for her dream job when he’d wanted her to stay. He’d offered marriage and babies, but there was plenty of time for a family later. She’d always wanted a gig on the high seas, and it’d been a once in a lifetime job. He hadn’t understood. He’d made it an ultimatum—him or work. She wouldn’t be fenced in, not when her sister could step in and run the Park for her. Besides, she’d always been a rolling stone.

“When are you leaving again?”

“I’m not.”

He shook his head, scolding her with his gaze.

“I’m back. And I’m taking control of Wildcat Hall.”

“Control, huh?” He gave her a little smile and cocked his head to one side as he contemplated her.

“Ivy is ready to get on with her life. Me, too.” She didn’t much like his smile. It looked cagey.

“Slade’s a lucky guy to be with her.”

“I’m happy for them.” Fern needed to get their conversation back on track, so she could get him out of her bedroom. “Look, you’re popular at the Hall. Well, more than popular. You’re a huge hit. Naturally, I still want you to play there. It’s just… there is no us anymore.”

“You made that pretty clear when you left.”

She nodded, feeling relieved he was agreeing with her. “I don’t want to be rude, but I’d be more comfortable if you went home. I’m not even sure why you’re here in the first place.”

He leaned toward her, still with that smile on his face.

She froze in place. She had an uneasy feeling life wasn’t going to be quite as simple as she’d imagined when she was on the high seas where everything was controllable—something Craig had never been in his life.

“This is my home now.”

“Ivy rented the cabin to you?”

“Not quite.”

“What do you mean?” She shivered, suddenly chilled to the bone. She clasped her arms around her middle for warmth and comfort.

“I’m willing to share the bed with you. After all, it’s only right.”

She was more confused by the moment. “I appreciate the offer, but—­”

“Fifty-one percent.”

She felt color drain from her face. “Surely, you can’t mean… my sister wouldn’t do that to me.”

“Ivy never had the same interest in the honky­tonk as you. Or me. It’s lifeblood to us. And she has a new life with Slade on his ranch.”

“Are you telling me straight out that Ivy sold you her percentage of the Park?”

“Yes.”

“But she didn’t discuss it with me or anything first.” Fern felt incredibly betrayed by her sister.

“Guess it wasn’t in the contract.”

She shook her head, feeling a ringing in her ears that tried to blot out what she was hearing from him. “I suppose it’s a done deal.”

“Official and everything.” He stopped, looking concerned about her. “It’s okay. We worked fine together in the past. We can do it again.”

“Forty­nine percent.” She tried to wrap her mind around that agonizing fact. “You’re in charge.”

“We’re partners.”

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Excerpted from Cowboy Firefighter Heat by Kim Redford. © 2020 by Kim Redford. Used with permission of the publisher, Sourcebooks Casablanca, an imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. All rights reserved.

Reviews by the Wicked Reads Review Team

Ruthie – ☆☆☆☆
This is the sixth book in the series. I have been out of the loop since I read the first one, but I soon slotted into the Wildcat Bluff world. I will be picking up the ones in between when I find the time, but I did not feel that I missed out on this story. I love that this was a nice, big book, and that there were so many facets to the story – second-chance romance, the singing elements, the running of the hall, and of course, the firefighters...

Ready to pick her life and responsibilities now that she has done with her adventure, Fern hadn't expected to find her bed filled with her ex, Craig, on the first night home! I love how these two figure out how to come back from her leaving, from the changes in expectation, and the issues which seem to surround Fern.

There is something so lovely about second-chance romances – partly because you don't need to question how they fell in love over the first two chapters of a story, and because it gives the author the chance to show how people grow and develop as they get older. It would seem that Craig definitely believed that the distance made the heart grow fonder.

It is impossible not to visualise some of the louder than life members of the Wildcat community, thanks to Redford's wonderful descriptions and scenes which give us the wider picture of where Craig and Fern live.

If you want somewhere to escape to, then I would definitely recommend that you get this loaded on your e-reader and find a comfy spot to dive in.

Kim Redford is a bestselling author of contemporary Western romance novels. She grew up in Texas with cowboys, cowgirls, horses, cattle, and rodeos. She’s a rescue cat wrangler and horseback rider—when she takes a break from her keyboard. Kim Redford currently divides her time between homes in Oklahoma and Richardson, Texas.

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A Cowboy Firefighter for Christmas by Kim Redford

Warm up this Christmas with a sexy cowboy firefighter who knows how to ignite flames as well as put them out...

He's hotter than a wildfire

Trey Duval is a rancher, proud as can be of his Wildcat Ranch. He's also the top volunteer firefighter of Wildcat Bluff, Texas, the town that pulls out all the stops for its Christmas festivities.

City girl Misty Reynolds comes to Wildcat Bluff just in time to help Trey put out a suspicious fire, leading him to dub her his "Christmas angel." Unfortunately, Misty's past has left her with terrible memories of fire, and of Christmastime.

As the two are thrown together again and again, Trey finds himself wanting Misty more and more, and Misty feels stronger and braver when Trey is around. Though their trust grows slowly, their passion for each other is burning hot...

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Reviews by the Wicked Reads Review Team

Ruthie – ☆☆☆
This is a good chunky read which is easy to slide into and find a whole evening has vanished! It is really rather fun, not too suspenseful and the Christmas setting adds to the story, even if the leads have reason to hate it. The attraction between Misty and Trey may start due to her first meeting Trey without his shirt on, but develops into something which is both friends and a whole lot more. Their dialogue definitely brings a wide grin as it is direct, and cheeky on occasion. They worked well together and managed to be both cute and hot at the same time.

This is my first Christmassy story of the season and it was a fun way to start back into the genre for the next month or two!

Kim draws her inspiration from a Texas lifestyle of cowboys, cowgirls, horses, cattle, rodeos, and small towns to create her novels. When she's not writing, she's a rescue cat wrangler and a horseback rider. She divides her time between Texas and Oklahoma. A Cowboy Firefighter for Christmas is first in her Smokin' Hot Cowboys series with Blazing Hot Cowboy coming soon.

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Reviewers on the Wicked Reads Review Team were provided a free copy of A Cowboy Firefighter for Christmas (Smokin’ Hot Cowboys #1) by Kim Redford to read and review.