All Fired Up by Allie Winters [Review]

All Fired Up (Green Valley Heroes #7) by Allie Winters
Format: ebook
Source: borrowed through Kindle Unlimited
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Date read: November 12, 2024

Green Valley Heroes
1. Forrest for the Trees
2. Parks and Provocation
3. Letter Late Than Never
4. Peaches and Dreams
5. Young Buck
6. Package Makes Perfect
7. All Fired Up - Paperback | Kindle
8. Wild Goose Chase

Allie Winters
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Synopsis (Goodreads):

Hunter O’Connor is the bane of my existence.

When I set out to join Green Valley’s new volunteer firefighter team as a way to honor my late father, the last person I expected to find there was the heartthrob bad boy from high school. The one whose family was involved in certain… illegal pursuits. Even if it is seven years later, people don’t change that much. And I especially don’t expect him to remember me—or for him to have a grudge.

I swear I didn’t mean to get entangled in a prank war with him, but when it gets too out of hand, the fire chief lays down the law, forcing us to work together in order to redeem ourselves and make the team. There are only so many smirky quips this foul-mouthed guy with a reputation can make, though, before I discover the real Hunter. The one who’s nothing like I thought he was. And when all that attention is focused on me in a different way… sparks fly.

Thoughts on All Fired Up: We're back in Green Valley and the fire department is looking for volunteer fire fighters. Which puts Madeline and Hunter in orbit around one another. And these two couldn't be more different.

Well, that's not entirely true. Madeline overthinks everything and Hunter is more of a seat-of-his-pants kind of guy. At least that's how they seem on the surface. To be fair, Madeline really does overthink everything. She's smart and determined, but her intelligence is paired with a touch of social anxiety and a lot of internal self-doubt. Hunter, on the other hand, has been told his entire life that he's stupid. Which sucks because he's not, but he's internalized that and has his own self-doubt to contend with. His family is tied up with the Iron Wraiths and he's fighting to show the people of Green Valley that he's more than what his family is.

When the two are forced to work together to pass the fire fighter test, THINGS HAPPEN. Madeline sees Hunter's gentler side and Hunter sees that Madeline isn't nearly as snooty as he'd made himself believe. In the end, they make a good team who have one another's backs when things get dicey.

A few harmless pranks, complicated family dynamics, long study sessions, teamwork, a man who is more than he's been told, and a lady who works hard to succeed at everything she tries. MAN, I like spending time in Green Valley!