A bad boy firefighter is drawn to the flaming hot passion he finds close to home in the New York Times–bestselling author’s dangerously sexy romance. As a member of the elite Hotshot firefighting team, Cody Mallehan is happy to jump from one dangerous situation to another. So getting attached to anything—or anyone—is the one risk he’s not willing to take. The “bad boy” reputation he’s carefully cultivated has always served to keep people at a distance. Until his gorgeous new landlady tempts him to get very, very close. Serena Beaumont is consumed with maintaining her aging but beautiful boardinghouse. A home where she hopes to one day raise a family. She can’t afford lusty thoughts about her newest boarder, his ripped body or his wicked reputation. But even the promise of getting burned won’t stop Serena from seducing the hottest man she’s ever met . . .