I always enjoy Shannon Stacey's books and HOT RESPONSE was no exception. The Boston Fire series is probably my favorite series by Stacey and I was so excited when more books were announced. HOT RESPONSE started out great with Cait reluctantly attracted to Gavin and Gavin, a charmer, confused over Cait's obvious dislike of him. After a picture of Gavin checking out Cait's butt ends up on Instagram (hilarious moment by the way), Cait realizes the attraction is mutual and things quickly move toward a relationship. I loved watching the usually confident and charming Gavin get all flustered around Cait. He gets thrown completely off his game when it comes to her and it was actually adorable; mostly because Gavin is such a good sport about it.

Gavin really was an excellent hero and pretty much perfect. He's cocky in all the right ways but still incredibly romantic and his respect for Cait's professional skills is obvious. Gavin really has that boyish charm and gentlemanly respect and I was in love with him almost from the beginning! He recognizes pretty early on that he wants more than casual with Cait but he also senses she'll be a bit skittish about that feared L-word. But Cait jumps in with both feet and I loved the natural intimacy they share. Gavin quickly gets his mojo back while Cait keeps him on his toes. They were truly perfect together.

Gavin and Cait aren't the only great things in this book. Family, whether by blood or not, is always a big part of Shannon Stacey's books and the brotherhood in the firehouse is really tight. I enjoyed seeing characters from the previous books as well as new characters that will be in future books. I'm so excited for the next two BOSTON FIRE books!

ARC provided by NetGalley for honest review


Content Warning: Death of a stepparent prior to the start of the book; secondary character struggling with grief