by Ashlyn Chase
Boston Dragons Book Two
One Job Opening… Two Shifters Apply… Sparks Fly
Dragon shifter Chloe Arish is hell-bent on becoming a Boston firefighter. She uses her Irish charm and fake documents to score an interview, knowing she has to work every bit as hard as a man-harder if she wants their respect.
Born into a legendary Boston firefighting family, phoenix shifter Ryan Fierro can't possibly let someone best him on the training course or the job. He'd never hear the end of it. When a feisty new recruit comes along who's determined to do just that, Ryan plots to kick her out-until their sizzling chemistry turns explosive…
Genre: Paranormal Romance
Content/Theme(s): Shifters, Firefighters, Dragons, Phoenix, Humor
Release Date: September 6, 2016
Publisher: Sourcebooks Casablanca
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At Sunday dinner, Jayce announced to the entire Fierro clan, “So, I hear Ryan has a new girlfriend.”
He sputtered, almost choking on his mother’s excellent manicotti. After the catcalls, congratulations, and lewd comments had died down, he said, “You heard wrong.”
“Really? Because a couple of the guys have met her and whooeeee…” He waved his fingers as if they were on fire. “They said if they had seen her first…”
Ryan narrowed his eyes at Jayce. “If they’d seen her first, they’d what? Ask her out? Tell those fools she’d eat ’em alive.”
Mr. Fierro laughed. “It sounds as if my middle son might eat ’em alive.”
Ryan shook his head. “Not at all. I’m just trying to save your buddies an unnecessary rejection…but if they like being shot down, tell ’em to go for it.”
“So, she’s not looking for a hot date?” his youngest brother Luca asked. “Why not? Is she already seeing someone?”
Ryan was silent. He could pretend he didn’t know, but Chloe had told him she didn’t have a husband or boyfriend. He didn’t know why. Other than her abrasive personality, there was no reason on earth—unless she was gay…
“I don’t know,” Ryan started. “But she has kind of a prickly vibe. Nice enough to the married guys, but she definitely gives out the ‘back off’ message if anyone tries to get too friendly. And her favorite phrase seems to be, ‘I can take care of meself.’”
As the majority of the men guessed she was gay, his mother raised her hands. “Now, now, Jayce, Miguel, Gabe, Ryan, Dante, Noah, and Luca…don’t forget…it’s not about a person’s sex or sexual orientation. If they can do the job, that’s all that matters.”
The Fierro patriarch shook his head. “How do you remember all their names? And in order, no less.”
The sons chuckled. Good ol’ Dad could be counted on to bring the comic relief to any situation—whether he meant to or not.
Dante folded his arms and focused on Ryan. “Maybe she’s just independent. So, you’re saying you wouldn’t go out with her if she asked you?”
Ryan tried to keep a straight face. “Yeah, that’ll happen when hell freezes over.”
Gabe, his next older brother, the one who probably knew him best, asked, “So if we set you up on a blind date, you’d go?”
“Hell no. I don’t go on blind dates. You know that.”
He shrugged. “I just thought I’d ask. It’s been a long time since Melanie. Now that you’re in a pretty much all-male job, you might need help meeting eligible females.”
Ryan snorted. “I don’t need any help in that department.”
Miguel, the second son, who was happily married, said, “There’s always the girls who hang around the station hoping to snag a date with a firefighter.”
Ryan’s brows shot up. “The Fire Ho’s? No way.”
His dad laughed. “In my day we called them Jake groupies, but I like your term better.”
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