Hot and Heavy

Oh my goodness!! Awesome reading!!

Hot and Heavy is the fifth book in the Italian Stallions series, but could be read as a stand alone. Kayden and Aldo meet an overwhelmed Hazel after a fire destroys everything of hers. They have an instant connection none can deny, but when her secrets and past catches up to them, are they able to convince her that she’s safe with them? Oh wow, this book was pretty fantastic from beginning to end! I loved the heat, I loved the emotional rollercoaster of budding trust, and I really loved the dynamic that was Hazel, Aldo, and Kayden. This book simultaneously tugged at my heart with some of her backstory, yet I was swooning from the work and love her men were willing to show her, and then practically melted from all of the chemistry and deliciousness that came from this trio. Hazel had such a crap family, but showed so much grit and determination and love to those around her. She was also realistic in the sense that the little things both wowed her and scared her, because too much goodness always got torn away. Aldo and Kayden were so great for her, because they helped heal her brokenness, and yet she was the one to complete them! Seriously, swoon! Not to mention, one is a fireman and the other a police officer, hello! All that aside, they were determined to earn her trust and constantly show her that she was worthy of good things and of love. They made such a great relationship with an instant connection that only got hotter as the pages continued. I loved them. I loved the hurdles they needed to overcome, too, with her secrets and past. It added a dynamic that was just as heart pounding as their relationship. I loved all of the side characters, too. This is just a wonderful series and a fabulous addition! Can’t wait for more!

Another steamy addition to the series! Kayden and Aldo was incomplete without a third and when Hazel enters their life the attraction is instant. Hazel didn’t expect them nor the emotions that she was starved for as their family brings an element she didn’t expect. When she finally stops fighting their heat level sizzles and what happens next was a spicy romance that didn’t disappoint. I love the emotions and heat level that ends with a HEA.

Hot and Heavy should be renamed sexy and spicy, because it gave me hot flashes...but the good kind! Hazel, Aldo and Kayden brought the heat as well as the emotions in this 5th installment of the Italian Stallions series...which I am completely in love with! Hazel didn't know what she was in for when she met firefighter Aldo and police office Kayden, two best friends, and something more. These alpha males want nothing more than to help and protect Hazel as soon as they meet her. Not only because they are good guys, but also, they see in her the woman they've been searching for. The third to their triad. As much as I adored the three of them together, I love, love, loved Aldo and Kay as both friends and lovers. Their relationship, although on hold in the physical sense, was palpable with every glance touch and word. And Hazel was not put off by that one bit...so yay Hazel! And can we talk about this young woman and all she's been through? No, because you need to read about it firsthand, so no spoilers. I'm running out of words to say without spilling plot points, so I'll end with this. Hot and Heavy is just the latest in the 5 star reads from Mari Carr, one of my very favorite authors. I know there's more Italian Stallion stories to be told and I ready and able to drop everything to read them as soon as they are published. So, hurry up, would ya, Mari?!

Hazel Walsh has decided to leave her horrible life behind—her horrible, yes criminally awful family is bleeding her dry, and she’s unfairly painted with the same brush, despite her exhaustive efforts to prove otherwise. Philadelphia seems a likely place to land, except she lands smack onto the radar of Aldo Moretti, a hot firefighter, and Kayden Gallo, an equally attractive police officer. Mari Carr’s HOT AND HEAVY is the fifth in her Italian Stallions series, and boy, is it a scorcher. While Aldo and Kayden quickly realize that the lovely Hazel is everything they’ve been waiting for, Hazel has been conditioned to assume that nothing good is for her, and that she will never have a place to call home. Of course, ultimately she’s no match for her two very determined protectors…. Ms Carr’s latest is super hot and equally heartwarming! Can’t wait for more in this series!