Playing with Fire

A Small Town Friend-to-Lovers Romance

By: Lili Valente

Narrated by: Teddy Hamilton, Lili Valente

Thou shalt not bang your best friend.

That commandment would be a lot easier if Maddie wasn’t the sexiest siren ever to wade into a tide pool. Or if I was good at resisting temptation.

I’m the troublemaker, the firefighter who enjoys getting a little too close to the flames. And the trouble is double, since Maddie’s sister is about to marry my brother. That makes a tryst even riskier.

But it’s cool - we’ll keep our bang-a-palooza a secret from our siblings and keep things casual, so no one gets hurt.

The problem? Nothing about this thing with Maddie feels casual.

From the electricity between us to the way my heart flips when she smiles - everything I feel for her is intense.

But can we handle the heat when my past - and hers - suddenly come back to haunt us?

©2021 Lili Valente (P)2021 Lili Valente

I need a bucket of water...

I was hoping that Maddie and Jamison would get their story!!!! I love this series and these character's so much...small town romance is becoming my favorite.
Maddie is a bit shy and Jamison is the opposite....
They are so perfect together and their chemistry is fire...Jamison is soooo good at doing bad things to Maddie (obvi she likes those bad things) ;)
Teddy Hamilton & Lili Valente do such an amazing job at bringing these two to life...they really make you feel the emotions and get you more into the story with their sexy voices.
Must read series!

Playing with fire.. Love it

I absolutely love Lily Valente.She writes the most amazing stories
This series is one you don't want to end

Great friends-to-lovers story

It is easy to enjoy this steamy, low-angst story listening to Teddy Hamilton and Lili Valente. They both are so talented and bring the story to life with their flawless delivery. Jamison and Maddie are the perfect friends-to-lovers story. The freedom of "Whiskey Maddie" kicked-off their naughty interactions and the relationship continued to grow from there. Jamison and Maddie have fun banter and they light it up in the sheets.

"I just get the sense that, for better or worse, my life is now going to be divided to before I first kissed Maddie Whitehouse and after."

Valente always gives me a good laugh as her personality shines through in the writing and narration. One line in particular being the "forbidden evacuation hatch".

While this is the last book in the Hometown Heat series, it can be read as a standalone. Great series and a wonderful conclusion!

Wonderful

This felt like more than just a small town romance. Maddie and Jamison have so much history with each other and their families that it just felt like they should be together. But things are always that simple. Luckily, Lili Valente knows how to write a good HEA :)

Spicy and sweet delight!

What a spicy delight this story was. I loved the first two and this one was no different. The story starts off with so much heat and keeps going though the whole story.

Maddie and Jamison have known each other their whole lives. When they end up at the same weekend getaway retreat, Maddie is instantly annoyed. After a tough divorce, she just wants to let loose and not be around anyone she knows. But thanks to whisky, the weekend turns out differently. The two have an attraction to each other and it’s getting harder for them to deny it.

This story was super spicy and I loved it. Maddie and Jamison are super hot together. Jamison was a nice surprise. He gives off this bad boy firefighter vibe but is a total romantic. I love how smitten he was with Maddie. And his dirty talking is A+. Maddie is a sweetheart who loves her family and friends and was a surprise too. I love her wildside. The “Hometown Heat” series has been a delight to read.

I was lucky enough to listen to this as an audiobook. Narrated by Lili Valente and Teddy Hamilton. One of my favorite things about Lili’s book is that she narrates her own stories. That adds a special experience to the story. Teddy does a wonderful job narrating a spicy firefighter.