Up in Flames: Bring the Heat, Book 4

I haven't been closeted, or normal by society's sandards, a single day in my life. I'll be damned if I start now. I'm strong willed. I'm confident. I'm fabulous. And I refuse to dim my light to make others happy." "I'm sure I'm a sight to behold in my frilly new outfit, baking cookies, and head banging to metal, but for the first time in a long time, I'm smiling at myself." "Knox, you can't light yourself on fire to keep someone else warm. Other people's happiness isn't your responsibility." "You are the most wonderful blend of all the things I never knew I wanted." "For what it's worth, Knox, you're a pretty incredible blend of things I knew I wanted but wasn't sure I'd ever find." "It's okay to hurt, to be mad, to be sad. It doesn't make you weak, and even if it did, it's okay to let someone else be the strong one every now and then." "Ten days. That's all it took to send everything I thought I knew about myself, sex and relationships completely up in flames." What a phenomenal end to this amazing series! I have been waiting to read Knox's story and see what his past entailed. This book had some amazing troupes like age gap, forced proximity, hurt/comfort, bi awakening, and grumpy/sunshine. This author always has a great mix of plot, spice, and emotional depth in these stories. This story follows Knox and Taylor. Knox has been alone for so many years. He's divorced and still hurting from his ex-wife walking out on him 5 years ago with just a note. He decides to…

I was so excited for this book that I pre-ordered it. There was so much good plot, the build up was compelling and the drama was warranted. I was sooo into it that when that one scene happened towards the end I felt cheated. Like, so much build up, just for ALL the problems to be settled quickly because of a typical trope. The ending was rushed and so very unsatisfying. Like many other stories out there, this one had so much potential and plot, just for it to fall flat on its face in the end. Instead of addressing the issues as deeply as they were portrayed, everything just gets resolved super quickly and without consequence. I'm all for a forgiveness angle, but make it reasonable, you know? [SPOILER WARNING: START] You're telling me that after nearly a year of no communication, one "I've missed you and oops I'm sorry I was wrong" is enough after they basically called him a *apist??? Nah, that didn't sit well with me. They not only abandoned him, but they also blamed him without ever hearing him out, siding with a family friend instead of their own kid. OOF!! That's enough to not speak to those people again, I'd say. The author made the family issue a central part of the story, and that was a mistake if they never intended to flesh it out. All that happened was the usual avoidance tactic I see in other books, where the author just seems to want to finish the book. And another thing, the whole "ghosting you because I need to process, even though I know this triggers…