A Cowboy Firefighter for Christmas by Kim Redford is a charming, steamy holiday romance that will have you wanting to read it straight through. This is Book One in the Smokin/ Hot Cowboys series and is a complete story-no cliffhanger! Misty and Trey's story is hot, hot hot! There are fires popping up around Wildcat Bluff and Texas Timber hires Misty as a troubleshooter to get to the bottom of things and determine whether it's arson or something else. Trey is a volunteer firefighter and a local rancher who happens to cross paths with Misty during her visit to Wildcat Bluff. As the investigation heats up, so does their chemistry.

This was a fun, easy listen and I devoured it in a day. I'd definitely recommend it if you're looking for a hot, steamy romance with a bit of intrigue thrown in.

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A COWBOY FIREFIGHTER FOR CHRISTMAS (SMOKIN’ HOT COWBOYS #1) has a small hometown at its core with a few quirky characters, hot alpha males and some strangers mixed in along with a mystery to solve of who is setting the brush fires and why?


Redford's A COWBOY FIREFIGHTER FOR CHRISTMAS had a hometown feel to it since it's set in a small town where everyone is involved in the town and show us how neighbors should act with camaraderie and respect. Misty and Trey meet up unexpectedly when she's flagged down on a country road to help put out a fire. She becomes his Christmas Angel and that's how she starts to get known around town. She has secrets involving her job and her adversity to anything Christmas but Trey slowly knocks down her barriers. They are good together and get to know each other quickly. There is chemistry but they come from two different worlds even though they are in Texas - one from a city, the other a small town. But will it matter?

I loved the descriptions of the people, the shops, Trey's home and the outdoors. J.P. and Charlene rubbed me the wrong way from the beginning and I didn't like the way they always turned up and insinuated themselves in with townspeople. There were family and friends and lots of loving along with small town activities, businesses and traditions. There was anger, hurt, sadness, fear, secrets, tears, happiness, laughter and love. There were a few loose ends that never got resolved in my mind but nice closure with a happily ever after in the offing. I'm glad that we'll be returning to Wildcat Bluff and the SMOKIN’ HOT COWBOYS SERIES since there are many more characters we've met that have their own story to tell and need their own happily ever after!

Redford is a new to me author and I will be adding her other books in this series to my always growing TBR pile! I'm looking forward to reading BLAZING HOT COWBOY which is book two in the series and comes out soon.

Misty was trained to be a librarian but couldn’t find work that suited her after college. On the advice of a friend she turned to using her organization skills as an investigator for a company that runs Christmas tree farms. The company is having a bout of suspicious fires on their properties that are wiping out their stock of trees. Misty is dispatched to Wildcat Bluff, a small town in the middle of nowhere, north of Dallas. On her way there she is flagged down by a hot (in several ways) man who is trying to put out a grassfire and needs her help.
Trey and his family have had a ranch in the area for years. During the recent times of drought and high December temperatures there have been more than the normal number of spontaneous fires in the area. Misty begins to suspect that Trey’s fires and her fires may somehow be related.
Something else Trey and Misty have in common are their love of cats, which was very sweet. However, Misty has a fear of fires, due to a tragedy in her past, which also spoiled Christmas for her for a lifetime. The fact that it is now Christmas season and Trey is not only a rancher but also a firefighter doesn’t help her at all.
There is a bit of insta-lust turned into smoldering love before the book is over. I really enjoyed this Christmas love story with a satisfying HEA.

A hot cowboy romance and Christmas. Get ready for a sizzling ride! The holidays are sure to be happy!