Review: Burning for Autumn (On Call Series Book 1) by Freya Barker

Burning for Autumn by Freya Barker
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

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Freya Barker writes interesting romances about people who have already lead interesting lives. In other words, the protagonists have a few years already under their belts and have quite established personalities. This means that with age comes people less likely to bend and change to fit in with a prospective romantic partner. Personally I like this kind of novel, because it means that there are often more spikes to sand down between the parties involved, which only makes it more interesting.

This is the first in a series, but I get the feeling that there may be other series that are interconnected, based on how the various characters are introduced. However, I don’t feel like there were any major holes in my understanding for not having read them before starting this book.

Autumn is a medical researcher in a burns unit on a 12 month contract in her new home of Durango. She’s 42, strong willed, independent and fears she is stuck in a rut, which is what instigated her move from Texas. On a rare moment of bravery, after a rubbish day at work, she decides to go to the local first responders pub and bumps into Keith.

Keith is currently working as the interim Chief of Police for Durango and hates it. He wants to be working as a detective, not dodging phone calls from the mayor. He’s 44, happy being single, has great friends and loves his job. He is also strong willed and plain spoken, which often doesn’t earn him any friends. When he and Autumn bump into each other, sparks fly in a way that leaves them both intrigued.

As well as being a really great romance, this book also has a good solid mystery to solve. The mystery side of things is a mite predictable, however there were aspects of the case which were well thought out and a bit different from what I could have guessed. It was is in no way boring.

I enjoyed the book enough to know I’ll be downloading the next in the series because I already know I want to read about the brand new Chief of Police, because he seems really fascinating.

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