{"id":29639,"date":"2018-01-29T08:00:39","date_gmt":"2018-01-29T13:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/?p=29639"},"modified":"2018-01-29T10:22:58","modified_gmt":"2018-01-29T15:22:58","slug":"new-release-arc-review-combust-everyday-heroes-2-by-k-bromberg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/?p=29639","title":{"rendered":"New Release & Excerpt: Combust (Everyday Heroes, #2) by K. Bromberg"},"content":{"rendered":"

Combust, an all new sexy and emotional standalone by K. Bromberg is LIVE!
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Combust
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by K. Bromberg<\/b><\/h4>\n

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Released January 29, 2018<\/b><\/h4>\n

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AVAILABLE NOW!<\/strong>
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Blurb<\/b><\/h4>\n

From\u00a0<\/b>New York Times Bestselling<\/i><\/b>\u00a0author, K. Bromberg, comes the second standalone book in the Everyday Heroes series.\u00a0<\/b>Just how hot will firefighter Grady Malone turn up the heat?<\/i><\/b>
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\n<\/span>Songwriter Dylan McCoy has been burned.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>By her boyfriend she found in her bed . . . with\u00a0<\/span>someone<\/span><\/i>\u00a0else.\u00a0<\/span>
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\n<\/span>By the contract she signed that obligates her to work with him until the songs for his new album are complete.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>By her agent when she asked Dylan to keep their breakup on the down-low.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>When she finds herself in Sunnyville, she refuses to let her new roommate burn her too. Still . . .\u00a0<\/span>a rebound has never looked so good.<\/span><\/i>
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\n<\/span>That\u2019s her first thought when she sees firefighter Grady Malone.\u00a0<\/span>
\n<\/span>Sexy. Charismatic. Unapologetic. He\u2019s a man who carries his own scars\u2014the ones on his back, the survivor\u2019s guilt on his soul, and the fear in his heart.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>When an unexpected visitor puts their roommate status to the test, will their undeniable attraction burn out, or will they both take a chance and play with fire?<\/span><\/p>\n

Fing Combust\u00a0<\/em>on\u00a0GOODREADS<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n

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Excerpt<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Preoccupied with a text on my phone from my agent, I walk into the kitchen and suck in a breath when I come face to back with Grady. He\u2019s standing with his hand on the refrigerator door, head leaned inside, and his back fully exposed to me. It\u2019s broad and strong and scarred immeasurably.<\/span><\/p>\n

I stare. <\/span><\/p>\n

I can\u2019t help it. The marks are a dizzying array of dark and light and ridged and smooth. And they\u2019re undeniably burns. Goosebumps chase over my skin as I imagine the pain he must have endured when he got those. I think of his habit of wearing unbuttoned shirts but never going shirtless and the hint of scars just visible above his collar that I never could have imagined led to this roadmap to hell on his back.<\/span><\/p>\n

A part of me instinctively wants to reach out to touch them, bring some kind of comfort. It sounds ridiculous, even to me, but that doesn\u2019t abate the urge. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cNot pretty, huh? Get a good look while you can.\u201d His voice is gruff as his spine stiffens and body stills, emotion woven through the words. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThank God not all of you is pretty. I was beginning to feel majorly insecure having to live with perfection like you,\u201d I say off the cuff, trying to make this situation less awkward. My attempt to settle the sudden tension sparking in the air around us.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cPerfection?\u201d he asks as he turns to face me with a smile that masks the emotion swirling in his eyes.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cYeah. You have scars. I have mermaid thighs.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cMermaid thighs?\u201d He laughs. \u201cWhat in the world are you talking about?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThighs that touch from the top all the way to my knees.\u201d I shrug as if it doesn\u2019t bug me, as if I\u2019m not highlighting one of the insults Tara threw at me. It\u2019s a whole lot easier to make fun of myself so long as it puts him at ease.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cDo you ever give yourself a break?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201c<\/span>Do you<\/span><\/i>?\u201d I ask the question, sparking a silent battle of wills as we stare at each other and wonder what to say next about the other\u2019s insecurities. Coming up empty, I shift gears. \u201cI think there is some type of rule about how many abs are fair for a guy to have when the rest of us are just struggling to find one of them.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

His smile rings more genuine as he steps toward me, and I step back, my hips leaning against the counter now. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIs that so?\u201d His voice lowers as his eyes flick to my lips and then back up. \u201cI\u2019m sure you have some under your shirt there.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Why does the simple action make it seem so hard to swallow?<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

He takes another step.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWhat are you building outside?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cA playroom.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

A nervous chuckle falls from my lips as I think of all of the versions of playrooms I\u2019ve read about in my romance books. My cheeks stain red as I imagine Grady with a flogger in one hand standing beside a St. Andrew\u2019s Cross. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cA playroom?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cYeah.\u201d He takes a step closer so we\u2019re breathing the same air, his voice husky enough to cause every part of my body to grow alert. \u201cA playroom. You know . . . a pool table. Foosball. A real man cave.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

I exhale a shaky sigh, suddenly more than aware that he\u2019s so close, shirtless, sweaty, and smelling like sun and soap mixed together. But it\u2019s his eyes that make my thoughts falter. There\u2019s an intensity to them I don\u2019t expect from the perpetually cheerful Grady Malone. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cAh, that kind of playroom . . .\u201d But my words trail off as he steps even closer and braces his hands on the counter on either side of me. I can hear his intake of breath. The music floating in from outside. The pound of my pulse in my ears. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cHey, Dyl?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cYes?\u201d Our eyes hold, my lips fall lax.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI need you to open up.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201c<\/span>What<\/span><\/i>?\u201d I question as his hand brushes against my hip and his fingers pull on the drawer handle I\u2019m standing in front of. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI need the bottle opener. You\u2019re standing in front of the drawer it\u2019s in.\u201d His lips spread into a full-fledged grin as I scramble away from the counter and, of course, run smack dab into the hardness, all six foot plus of him.<\/span><\/p>\n

And then I rebound off him again in a flustered state that has him laughing and me stuttering. \u201cSorry. I wasn\u2019t\u2014I didn\u2019t . . .\u201d His arms hold on to my biceps to steady me, which prompts me to look up and meet his eyes. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe need to stop meeting like this,\u201d he murmurs, the heat of his breath hitting my lips.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe do.\u201d <\/span>Brilliant, Dylan. Freaking brilliant response.<\/span><\/i> \u201cI\u2019ve gotta . . . I\u2019ve gotta get back to . . . to writing.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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Everyday Heroes<\/strong><\/h4>\n

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Worth the Fall (previously Cuffed) (#1) <\/strong>(Grant &\u00a0Emerson)
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Worth the Fight (previously Combust) (#2)<\/strong> (Grady & Dylan)
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\n<\/strong>Buy:\u00a0Amazon<\/a>\u00a0| Paperback<\/a>\u00a0| Audio<\/a>
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Worth the Risk (#3) <\/strong>(Grayson & Sidney)
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Control (#3.5, A 1001 Dark Nights Novella)<\/strong> (Desi & Rezner)
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About K. Bromberg<\/b><\/h4>\n

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New York Times <\/span><\/i>Bestselling author K. Bromberg writes contemporary novels that contain a mixture of sweet, emotional, a whole lot of sexy, and a little bit of real. She likes to write strong heroines, and damaged heroes who we love to hate and hate to love.<\/span><\/p>\n

A mom of three, she plots her novels in between school runs and soccer practices, more often than not with her laptop in tow.<\/span><\/p>\n

Since publishing her first book in 2013, Kristy has sold over one million copies of her books across sixteen different countries and has landed on the New York Times, USA Today, and Wall Street Journal Bestsellers lists over twenty-five times. Her Driven trilogy (Driven, Fueled, and Crashed) is currently being adapted for film by Passionflix with the first movie slated to release in the summer of 2018.<\/span><\/p>\n

She is currently working on her Everyday Heroes trilogy. This series consists of three complete standalone novels\u2014Cuffed, Combust, and Cockpit (late spring 2018)\u2014and is about three brothers who are emergency responders, the jobs that call to them, and the women who challenge them. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

She loves to hear from her readers so make sure you check her out on social media or sign up for her NEWSLETTER<\/a><\/strong> to stay up to date on all her latest releases and sales.<\/span><\/p>\n

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