REVIEW: Burning for You by Michele Dunaway

Burning for You by Michele Dunaway: Taylor Krebs, 26, is the photographer for the Sexy Public Servants of St. Louis calendar. Joe, Marino, 34, is a firefighter and Mr. September and is compared to Joe Manganiello.

Taylor works at a bar/restaurant to pay the bills and one night the firefighters come to help out for charity and she is teamed up with Joe. Joe tells Taylor he would like her help in photographing burn victims for The Burns Recovered Support Group book he is putting together. His sister Susie was burned in a grass fire as a child. Taylor begins spending time with the Marino family and she and Joe grow closer. However, Joe has secrets. He started the fire that burned his sister and has scars on his legs from saving her. Susie tells Taylor about the burns on Joe. He is very sensitive about them, but she eases his concerns. Her professor tells her Joe needs to be her final project, but she doesn’t tell Joe. She takes photos of him without telling him their real purpose. The two start dating. When Joe finds out her stalker ex is at the art show for her school he rushes over, and learns the truth. He feels betrayed and their relationship is up in the air.

There are very sweet moments in Burning for You. It deals with a painful subject but with bravery. There is a great message of perseverance. Taylor and Joe have both made mistakes but forgiveness is important. I was rooting for them as a couple. Joe’s family was great and I would be interested in reading more about them. The ending is very sweet. I haven’t read Michele Dunaway before but I really enjoyed this.

I recommend Burning for You to those who like books about overcoming obstacles, pain, and sadness and finding love and happiness.
 

Book Info:

Published April 7th 2015 by St. Martin’s Paperbacks

Mark your calendar: The Man of the Month series is back—with a sexy new hero who will definitely heat things up…

The Man of the Month The last thing Taylor Krebs wants is a man. Her crazy, possessive ex-boyfriend has caused her enough drama to last a lifetime. Putting drama and men behind her she focuses on her fledgling photography business. That is, until gorgeous fireman Joe Marino—otherwise known as Mr. September on the Sexy Public Servants Charity Calendar—walks into her life. Joe wants Taylor to photograph burn victims pro bono for a book he’s spearheading for the Burn Recovery Support Group…and he’ll do everything in his power to persuade her to take on his cause.

Taylor soon finds out that she isn’t immune to Joe’s persuasive charms—both professionally and personally—and soon they are burning up the sheets. But will Joe’s secrets and Taylor’s need for quiet stability tear them apart? Or will this Man of the Month also end up being Taylor’s love for all days?