Book Review: Rescue Me by N. J. Walters

rescue meA second chance romance, “Rescue Me” tests the saying “you can find love in the most unexpected place” to the nth degree when firefighter Frank Ellis rescued his high school girlfriend Martha Benson from a raging inferno.

Before you say, “Of course, he’s a fireman! Where else can he find her?” the truth is that Frank left her 20 years ago because of fire.

That sounds cryptic, but if I say more, it will be a spoiler. Just a hint though, “Rescue Me” is not just a romance, it is also a paranormal story.

This is a novella, but N. J. Walters truly knows her craft. In this very short and sweet novella, she also included some police procedural that added excitement to the already hot and steamy scenes. (Pun intended).

This is my first read from N. J. Walters so I don’t know if Martha and Frank will have a longer story. I truly like them and quite frankly, I hope that the author gives them another book.

Rescue Me” has been labeled erotica but though there were actions under the sheets, its not enough for it to be put in that subgenre. Romantica maybe, but not erotica.

On that note, I will have to say Rate M for Mature due to sexual content before someone says that I don’t take note of book classifications.

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Rescue Me

A second chance romance, “Rescue Me” tests the saying “you can find love in the most unexpected place” to the nth degree when firefighter Frank Ellis rescued his high school girlfriend Martha Benson from a raging inferno.

 
Title: Rescue Me

Author: N. J. Walters
Genre: Erotica, Romance
Publisher: Beyond the Page Publishing
Pub Date 18 Sep 2019

Description

A sizzling novella from New York Times and USA Today bestselling author N. J. Walters!

When a raging fire engulfs her apartment, Martha Benson can do nothing but send up desperate prayers that she might somehow be rescued—until she suddenly finds herself being carried out in the powerful arms of the one man she never expected to see again, Frank Ellis. When he miraculously parts the demonic wall of flames and leads them to safety, she’s stunned to realize that this ruggedly handsome man who once broke her heart can still stir sensual desires she’d long given up on ever feeling again.

As a young man, Frank was consumed by a haunting connection to fire that he did not understand and lived in fear that he might accidentally harm Martha. Forced to walk away from her for her own safety, he still dreamed of her and their youthful passion. And now that he has found her again nearly twenty years later, he’s determined to never leave her, and he knows he must learn to harness his mystical power to win her trust and make her his own.

As their reunion sparks their desire anew and forges a deep emotional and erotic bond, Frank and Martha must both confront their fears to rise from the ashes of their past and rekindle a love that can never be extinguished . . .