Rating: 4
Steam: 3
PoV: dual, 1st person
Series: Station 69 #2
Genre: contemporary romance, MM
Tropes / tags: brother’s best friend, Daddy kink, small town
Jacki James cranked up the heat and suspense for the second book in her Station 69 series!
Smoke Screen was a pretty intense read, with the arson plot kicking up the intensity and suspense, and I had a hard time putting the story down. I loved Jesse and Andy together, and their relationship development was both sweet and entertaining.
I enjoyed their dynamic a lot, Andy needed a firm Daddy and Jesse could give him the boundaries and releases that he needed. I liked how they both kept eyeing each other at first, and how a little forced proximity helped to move things along. The Daddy kink was pretty mild, but it still gave the characters what they needed from that kind of power exchange. Andy could be a brat at times, but Jesse totally knew how to handle him and I loved to see how he turned Andy into a blabbering mess on more than one occasion.
The suspense was very well written and managed to keep me on my toes while reading, and I can’t wait to read more about this station and its firefighters! I loved the overarching arson plot, even if it made me nervous as well. I have no clue who the arsonist is yet, but I’m very eager to find out…
Smoke Screen was overall a fantastic follow up to Controlled Burn, and it’s easy to adore this found family of firefighters and their small town. I’m very excited for the coming books and hopefully getting more clues about our mystery arsonist!
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