Book excerpt: Fire Chief Eric is battling against a mysterious arsonist intent on destroying his hometown. But can he also battle an inappropriate attraction to the new Company firefighter? Eric loves his family, job, and hometown of Mesa, Arizona. But now that he’s come out of the closet, both his wife and son don’t want anything to do with him, one of the city’s bigoted residents has a vendetta against him, and someone is setting fire to Mesa’s most beautiful historical buildings. Tom, a young firefighter from Texas, is desperate to start over in a new city. His dad won’t stop bullying him because he’s bisexual, his heart was broken by a cheating ex, and his beloved Grams recently passed. Tom takes a temporary position in Mesa, where he sets his eyes on the most gorgeous male specimen he’s ever seen in the form of Fire Chief Eric Anderson. Losing his heart again so soon wasn’t something he’d planned on. All Eric wants is to regain the peace and stability he’s always treasured in his life. But now he can’t stop thinking about the attractive young recruit. However, when more structures burn at the hands of a mysterious arsonist and accusations fly, will any chance they have at love be ended before it starts? Note: Igniting Love is the sixth novel in the steamy and action-packed Uniform Encounters series. It was previously published under the title Set Ablaze with a different publisher. This second edition has been re-edited and rewritten, but the story is essentially the same. You can expect a fast feelings, workplace, age-gap romance between a younger, bisexual firefighter starting over in a new state, and his older, newly out of the closet fire chief boss. Grab your copy of Igniting Love for some sweet and spicy firefighter action now!