Cocktails and Books

MELT FOR HIM drew me in from the first page and I had an immediate connection to Becker and Megan. Becker is a big, strong, attractive volunteer fireman and is also the owner of the Panting Dog, a microbrewery. Megan returns to her home town of Hidden Oaks, California and is at the Panting Dog, when she literally trips into Becker. There is an immediate attraction between them and Megan agrees to go home with Becker. When she does, Megan is pleasantly surprised at Becker’s bedroom skills and wonders if one night will be enough.

I admire Megan’s feisty, free spirited nature. She rides a motorcycle, has tattoos and piercings, and is also a talented artist. She is a survivor and her way of coping is by living a nomadic life. She told herself she would never fall for a guy who has a dangerous job, so even though she is attracted to Becker, she tries to keep her distance.

Becker is a sexy, hot fireman, but also a good guy trying to recover from a devastating experience. He moves from Chicago to start a new life in California, but his memories follow him. He’s intense and brooding, but also teasing and the last thing he wants is a relationship because he knows his head isn’t in a good place. Lauren Blakely writes a delicious, steamy story with likeable, but flawed characters.

Reviewed by Karen for Cocktails and Books