Review – All Consuming by Jaci Burton

Posted March 12, 2021 by Carole in Book Reviews / 6 Comments

All Consuming by Jaci Burton
Series: Brotherhood by Fire #3
Publisher: Berkley Publishing Group
Publication Date: March 2, 2021
Date Read: March 10, 2021
Length: 320 pages
Source: Publisher via NetGalley
★★★★☆

A sizzling new romance about a firefighter who reunites with an old flame and tries to rekindle the passion they once felt.

When firefighter Kal Donovan transfers to the Tactical Rescue Team, he’s determined to succeed by giving work one hundred percent of his attention. This proves more difficult at his ten-year high school reunion when he runs into Hannah Clark, his first love. She’s still the smart, funny, beautiful girl he loved in high school, but everything has changed. She’s divorced, has a son, and has zero interest in exploring an old romance.

Hannah has moved back home after a disastrous end to a marriage that never should have been. Now her only focus is getting her hair salon up and running, and making sure her son is happy. She doesn’t have time for love—especially not with Kal. She intends to look forward, not backward, and Kal is most definitely part of her past.

However as Hannah and Kal start spending time together, Hannah realizes that what she’s feeling for him isn’t nostalgia, but red-hot attraction. Kal’s intent on showing her what it’s like to be cared for, romanced, and consumed with passion—and Hannah loves it. But she wonders if she has the courage to risk her heart again, even as Kal vows not to lose her a second time.

My Review

I really enjoyed this book.   I read the first two books in this trilogy last year so I was pretty excited to read Kal’s story and it did not disappoint.  This is the third book in the Brotherhood by Fire trilogy which I would recommend reading in order if at all possible since the couples from the previous book play roles in this story.  I had a great time reading this second chance romance.  

Kal and Hannah were high school sweethearts.  They broke up when Kal left for college but they both really cared for each other.  Kal went on to become a firefighter while Hannah got married and had a child.  Hannah’s marriage is over and she is back in town with her son.  Both Kal and Hannah decide to go to their high school reunion and quickly find that the spark that they had is still there.
I loved Kal and Hannah and thought that they were perfect for each other.  Kal was incredibly patient and willing to take things at Hannah’s pace.  I loved the way that he included Oliver, Hannah’s son, in activities as often as possible.  Hannah really wanted to rebuild her life and wasn’t sure how a relationship would fit in but she couldn’t seem to resist Kal.  I loved the chemistry that they had with each other and I thought that their personalities really just seemed to fit.  
I would recommend this book to others.   It was really easy to fall for these characters as they fell for each other all over again.  I definitely plan to read more of Jaci Burton’s work in the future.

I received a digital review copy of this book from Berkley Publishing Group via NetGalley.

About the Author

Jaci Burton is the USA Today and New York Times bestselling author of the Play-by-Play series, the Hope series and the Wild Riders series, and part of several anthologies with Lora Leigh

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6 responses to “Review – All Consuming by Jaci Burton”

  3. Katherine P

    Oh this sounds good and it's always so great when all three books in a trilogy are really strong. I especially hate when it ends on a weak book. Glad this didn't disappoint!

  4. Samantha@WLABB

    I think we were reading this at the same time. *high five* I liked it too. Kal was a great unicorn man, and I loved what Burton did with the ending. She did right by all of us, who have read the whole series.