![Melt With You (Into The Fire Series Book 8) by [Croix, J.H.]](https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51JVqBYU7HL._SY346_.jpg)
Max Channing and Harlow May can't seem to keep their hands off one another despite their heads telling them to run the other way if they hope to remain unaffected. But who listens to reason when their magnetism is enough to pull them together repeatedly and their chemistry is hot enough to start a forest fire? A year goes by after their one night and they're just as drawn to one another now as they were before. Max is determined to have more time with Harlow and he'll do everything he can to persuade her to agree. But when they start to fall they'll have to come to terms with their pasts if they can hope to move forward to a happy future together.
I mostly liked both characters. Harlow was a strong woman but most of the story was spent with her second-guessing herself romantically, running away, avoiding the truth of her feelings, and pushing Max away because of her fear. While she eventually got it together, it took her almost the entire story to get there and I wasn't convinced she'd ever get there without some kind of tragedy. Thankfully it didn't come to that.
Max, on the other hand, was determined to win Harlow's heart after he came to accept that he felt far more for her than lust. The synopsis from with his perspective says no other woman will do but Harlow, except that's not completely true. Between their first encounter and their second he seeks out the company of other women. He's not cheating at all, they're not even really together for quite some time, it's just that the synopsis is a bit misleading. So no celibate male lead here, that role is, predictably, given to the female lead. Once he decides that Harlow is the one, however, he's all in, more so than Harlow actually. His efforts to go at her pace but to push her just enough to accept more of his affection are sweet as well as hot. He more than makes up for her vacillation and denials.
The ending was beyond sweet and so perfect for them as individuals. It showed their growth, their commitment, and their love that matched the passion we've come to expect from them. I enjoyed their first meeting before they fell into bed (or onto the counter...) and the epilogue the best. From sweet to hot, they had the potential for a fantastic relationship, they just had a bit of a road to travel before they could get there.
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USA Today Bestselling Author J. H. Croix lives in a small town in the
historical farmlands of Maine with her husband and two spoiled dogs. Croix
writes steamy contemporary romance with sassy independent women and rugged
alpha men who aren't afraid to show some emotion. Her love for quirky
small-towns and the characters that inhabit them shines through in her writing.
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