Hot Pursuit

Hot Pursuit
Lisa Childs

This firefighter is five-alarm hot!For Braden Zimmer, leading his team of Hotshot firefighters isn't just about being the best—it's about sensing when a fire is coming. And a scorcher is definitely on its way. Maybe it's from the dangerous arsonist who's targeted him. Or maybe it has something to do with the sexy little arson investigator who's been sent to protect Braden…Sam McRooney may be tiny and blonde but she doesn't mess around. Braden is in serious danger, and she's not about to jeopardize his life—even if he is hot enough to leave scorch marks on her libido. But with the arsonist growing bolder by the day, getting too close to this hunky Hotshot won't just get her burned…it could get her killed.

This firefighter is five-alarm hot!

For Braden Zimmer, leading his team of Hotshot firefighters isn’t just about being the best—it’s about sensing when a fire is coming. And a scorcher is definitely on its way. Maybe it’s from the dangerous arsonist who’s targeted him. Or maybe it has something to do with the sexy little arson investigator who’s been sent to protect Braden...

Sam McRooney may be tiny and blonde but she doesn’t mess around. Braden is in serious danger, and she’s not about to jeopardize his life—even if he is hot enough to leave scorch marks on her libido. But with the arsonist growing bolder by the day, getting too close to this hunky Hotshot won’t just get her burned...it could get her killed.

“For the first time I think I understand the arsonist...”

Sam’s brow furrowed as she stared up at Braden. “How?”

“Sometimes you have a compulsion to do something and you just can’t fight it...”

“You have a compulsion to set a fire?”

“I have a compulsion to do this...” He touched her—just his fingertips along her jaw. Her skin was so silky, just like her hair, which brushed across his hand. He tipped up her chin, and when he lowered his mouth to hers he felt a jolt.

Maybe she felt the jolt, too, because she gasped. And he deepened the kiss, dipping his tongue inside her mouth to taste her. She was sweet and sexy and hot as hell.

He felt the fire burning between them.

Then something flew through the open window, dropping onto the hardwood floor with a crash of breaking glass.

A Molotov cocktail.

Now there was a real fire burning in the house. And like his kissing Sam, it was quick to get out of control...

Dear Reader (#u4556d901-a3bf-5016-b039-666fa5a7ffe6),

I hope you’ve been enjoying reading my Hotshot Heroes series for Harlequin Blaze as much as I’ve been enjoying writing the books. I’ve had so much fun with the Hotshots’ camaraderie and with their resistance to falling in love. All of them have fallen but for one. Superintendent Braden Zimmer has the biggest reason for avoiding love. He’s already been burned—badly—with a horrible marriage that ended in divorce. And now he’s busy trying to track down the arsonist who’s been terrorizing his hometown and home base of Northern Lakes, Michigan.

Sexy arson investigator Sam McRooney might solve one problem. If she’s as good as her reputation, she’ll catch the firebug who has now started sending Braden threatening notes. Or she might make herself the arsonist’s next target... Braden wants to protect her. He also wants her—badly. But he has to resist, or risk being burned again. Please enjoy the exciting conclusion to this hot series!

Happy reading!

Lisa Childs

Hot Pursuit

Lisa Childs

www.millsandboon.co.uk (http://www.millsandboon.co.uk)

Ever since LISA CHILDS read her first romance novel (a Harlequin story, of course) at age eleven, all she wanted was to be a romance writer. With over forty novels published with Harlequin, Lisa is living her dream. She is an award-winning, bestselling romance author. Lisa loves to hear from readers, who can contact her on Facebook, through her website, lisachilds.com (http://www.lisachilds.com), or her snail-mail address, PO Box 139, Marne, MI 49435.

With great appreciation for Laura Barth, my amazing editor, who helped me so much with writing this series! Thank you for your wonderful insight and support!

Contents

Cover (#u3da54764-1f43-5a31-b6f2-b04c69f3f19a)

Back Cover Text (#u1477b991-4a45-5b23-87da-6f9677071428)

Introduction (#u3a1c23c2-c828-5ebb-8dc2-0dcab4e36df5)

Dear Reader (#u8fdabcbc-9bcc-5199-a84f-0652ba118934)

Title Page (#u3321ff34-6512-5824-8249-f4b21c0b5b22)

About the Author (#ucbc285db-fa41-5f5a-b2f5-ed29d0575cab)

Dedication (#u18e12075-d22b-55df-a2b0-5d2b5f93878d)

Chapter 1 (#u328c5f25-1236-5032-8d57-77b3c84e6965)

Chapter 2 (#u88d6850c-8919-5932-ba99-c67a642e9b64)

Chapter 3 (#u268debfe-d8df-5eab-88c4-cdafc3df3008)

Chapter 4 (#u8322b721-1b66-5343-934a-d590001e6bc7)

Chapter 5 (#u4291522d-c72d-5f86-9004-438620461e4b)

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