Review: The Firefighter's Dilemma by Mariah Ankenman

 

Firefighter Stephanie Díaz won’t let anyone stop her from becoming the youngest female fire chief in Denver. Not the jerks who’d like to see an ambitious Latine woman admit defeat. Not the ultra-bro firefighters she has to work with. And definitely not her ridiculously hot and often infuriating, fellow firefighter Eli Ward. Now Stephanie has the chance to prove to everyone that she’s got what it takes…but there’s one helluva catch.

The Battle of the First Responders is a live, balls-out competition in the secluded Rockies and Stephanie has been selected—along with Ward as her partner. On the line are their reputations, a whole lot of cash…and the promotion they’ve been fighting for. Teaming up is the perfect chance to finally settle their never-ending one-upmanship, but it also exposes the smoldering attraction they’ve held at bay.

Now their days are fueled by a high-stakes, adrenaline-fueled competition. Their nights are filled with sizzling deep kisses that steal her breath away. But this sexy little fling is about to set off a five-alarm blaze she can’t control…

My Review

The Firefighter's Dilemma by Mariah Ankenman
My rating: 5 of 5 stars 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

The chemistry between these two has been building over the first two books in this series. So I was patiently (And impatiently) waiting for this book to come out. And learning who Diaz was inspired by was great and helped me better understand her. (I still would have loved her either way.)

Stephanie Diaz has plenty of goals she'd like to achieve in her firefighter career. It's one of the reasons she works just as hard if not harder than her male counterparts. When she and Ward are chosen for the Battle of the First Responders, she's sure her performance in the competition will help her get a step closer to the available lieutenant position.

She's hoping Ward will take this as seriously as she does. Eli also wants that promotion, he's a legacy fireman and he could really use the prize money to help his mother pay for a procedure her insurance won't cover.

He's had a crush on her since they first met and Stephanie finds herself more aware of Eli. Their chemistry is becoming apparent to the showrunners and the audience at home watching. When they finally give in to their attraction they both agree to keep things casual but that proves difficult when they end up wanting more.

Thank you so much to the author, Entangled and NetGalley for this ARC to review.

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