Review: Watching Trin (On Call Series Book 7, Police and Fire: Operation Alpha) by Freya Barker

Watching Trin by Freya Barker
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Single Mum and The Firefighter

I’d probably give this book 4.5 ⭐️ if I could.

This is part of a continuing series with characters that appear across all the books, however, the book can be read as a standalone and the experience won’t be lessened. There is no cliffhanger.

Katrina, aka Trin, has just moved back to Durango after more than 20 years away from home. She went away to college and became a journalist and travelled all around the world with work, until she settled in Houston after having a baby. Her baby is now nearly 15-years-old and beginning to enter his snarly teen years. The main reason she’s returned home is to help her sister look after her father who is suffering from dementia.

Bohdi, aka Roadkill, is a firefighter and his new colleague is Vic, Trin’s sister. He loves his job and his family. He has good friends and is pretty content with life. When he meets Trin, he is struck by her in a way he wasn’t expecting and finds himself really drawn to her. Though Trin’s life is currently a train wreck when Bohdi asks her out eventually she accepts because he slips his way into her life being helpful and supportive with a side order of flirting thrown in.

When Trin’s son gets into trouble and Bohdi saves his life their relationship steps up a gear. As Trin gets onto the path of a story about a cold case Bohdi offers her help when he can, support when he can’t and a strong body to cuddle up to.

This is such an enjoyable story, with engaging characters. I really like Bohdi’s relationship with his family and how his family wrapped up Trin’s family so quickly and warmly into their warm embrace. Bohdi’s relationship with Trin’s son was also endearing.

One of the things I really like about this author is her characters feel real. They have all the excitement of a new relationship, the passion and the heady emotions of finding someone you care about, but she also shows what happens when two mature people who are set in their ways try to merge their lives and fireworks happen. It’s not all plain sailing, but they work out their differences like the adults they are.

On top of all this good relationship stuff and believable characters, the plot is interesting and gets the brain working as you try to solve the whodunnit. There is suspense and danger alongside research and determination.

I devoured this book in one sitting and I’m sad I didn’t eke it out a bit more. Now I’ll just have to wait for the next one in this very enjoyable series.

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