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The Secret and the flame was truly an enjoyable read for me. I normally don't read romance books on firefighters but I am glad I did on this one. The author was very realistic in writing this story. This was posted as a freebie and sometimes freebies leave you asking yourself why did you even give this book a chance, but with this I am glad that I did, it is emotional, funny. romantic everything you would want in a good romance book. The main characters in the story came with a lot of baggage but I enjoyed how the author got them to relieve their burden and find their HEA. I cannot wait to read other books by this author. Good job J.Hopfinger.


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The Secret and the Flame edition by J Hopfinger Literature Fiction eBooks Reviews

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The Secret and the Flame is a contemporary romance that details the relationship between Emma Delaney, a PhD candidate at Northwestern University and Dylan O'Shea, a Chicago firefighter. The book follows their initial meeting when Dylan rescues her from an apartment fire to their experiences as roommates and, eventually, lovers. Some of the other people who factor largely in their livesare Jeremy, Emma's skeevy and meddlesome ex-boyfriend, and Mary, Dylan's well-read mother who happens to work at Northwestern and has as penchant for Irish writers.

Overall, I found the book an easy read. It was interesting from the outset and the plot kept a fairly steady pace. When you start off the book with a fire that destroys the main character's life, it can be difficult to keep a reader engaged as life settles back to normal. "The Secret and the Flame" is technically sound, which I expected once I learned the author is a graduate of Northwestern's journalism program. This is definitely a strong effort for Hopfinger's debut novel.

As someone who's never been to Chicago, I found Hopfinger's descriptions rich and effective. There were several times where I could vividly imagine the rooms in the mansion or the chaos of the Claddagh bar. Luckily, Hopfinger managed to do this without making the book drag on for several pages unnecessarily.

Hopfinger also did a good job of managing the way Emma rebounded both physically and emotionally. The fire devastated her by leaving her homeless, without any belongings, and destroyed all of her progress toward her dissertation on the mysterious poems of a famous Irish poet. She also handled Dylan's own transformation with realism and candor. His frustrations around his progress as a firefighter combined with his family history make for turmoil that both he and Emma fight to overcome.

The peripheral characters fit well into the book -- there weren't so many characters I needed a chart to distinguish them, nor were they underutilized. Each of the characters had a very clear identity, too. From the "life of the party" best friend, Kristina, to the quiet, family-oriented Justin, each character in the book had realistic personalities and temperaments that were clear to see through Hopfinger's scenes. The dialog among characters is realistic, as are the reactions the characters have to their experiences.

My real gripe is that the plot is based almost exclusively on a set of coincidences that make it difficult for me to suspend my disbelief. I don't believe in spoiling the plot, so I won't detail them here. Suffice it to say that I had more than a few moments where I felt that the way the puzzle pieces fell together in this book were pretty over the top, even for a romance novel. If you can get past that, however, The Secret and the Flame is worth giving a chance.

As a nice accompaniment to this book is a set of Pinterest boards the author created to give depth to the characters. Perusing this shows some great visuals that will help give insight into Emma and Dylan's personalities, styles, and careers. I especially liked "The Mansion" board -- see what amazing ways the main setting of the book could be decorated in real life. I didn't really look at this until after I was about 2/3 of the way through the book and it does create some spoilers, so I recommend waiting until you've finished to peruse it.
This was a great story-from beginning to end. I cannot wait to download the next one in November! I can imagine one of the author's books being on the New York Times bestseller list in the near future.
Fun read--this book has everything I like in a romance novel--simmery and unrequited love--until its not! Great characters and a beautiful setting for romance. Enjoy!
I enjoyed reading this on cold wet afternoons this winter it was light and fun what more can I say really
I loved this book! I randomly came across it and I am so glad I did. It was a great read and can't wait to read more books by this author. More people need to know about this book and I will definitely be recommending this to my friends.
I give it five stars. This wonderful story had me hooked from page one! I was transported in the story and it never let up. I felt drawn to both of the characters, Dylan and Emma as well as the third character.in her storyThe mansion that they occupy.I started this read on my from my flight from LaGuardia to Seattle. Hopefully, Hopfinger will write another book soon. I like secrets and so admire authors, like Hopfinger, who can craft their characters with such finesse. And I need to get back to LaGuardia
The Secret and the flame was truly an enjoyable read for me. I normally don't read romance books on firefighters but I am glad I did on this one. The author was very realistic in writing this story. This was posted as a freebie and sometimes freebies leave you asking yourself why did you even give this book a chance, but with this I am glad that I did, it is emotional, funny. romantic everything you would want in a good romance book. The main characters in the story came with a lot of baggage but I enjoyed how the author got them to relieve their burden and find their HEA. I cannot wait to read other books by this author. Good job J.Hopfinger.