Twelve years ago, a deadly fire led Summer Abrams to leave her home, her family and her best friend, Joe Walker. Now another fire has brought her back to a place that is very much different than the place she left behind.
Everything has changed. Her family and the man she remembered as a teenager are the least of the changes. Her best friend Joe went from being a chubby teenage boy to a man as hot as the fires he now investigates for a living. The investigation of the fire at her family's warehouse brings these two together and sparks fly from the moment they reunite.
However, Summer has a problem. She can't seem to connect. In fact, she doesn't want to connect. Losing her father in the previous fire was hard enough. Losing anyone else close to her could only cause her more pain and hurt, neither of which she wants.
She wants Joe though. The boy she told her secrets to is now a man she wants in her bed. However, she wants no strings, and to Joe that is unacceptable. Will she realize she needs to reach out and trust before she loses him? Will they discover who is behind the tragic fires occurring before someone else loses their life?
Seeing Red is a May 2005 release by Jill Shalvis, published by Signet Eclipse. Shalvis has released more than two dozen novels during her career, and she has three more set for release this year—including September's release Get a Clue.
Seeing Red is exciting and gripping from page one. We begin in the past and jump to the present with ease, and the characters of Summer and Joe seem to just leap off the page. You have the right mix of romance and suspense, which makes the reader want to keep turning page after page.
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