A 3 AM false alarm. A paint-covered artist. One look that changes everything.
Captain Vera Donnelly has spent twenty-two years putting everyone else first—her crew, her family, the strangers she pulls from burning buildings. She's controlled, competent, and completely closed off. The last thing she needs is a distraction.
Iris Cole is anything but safe. A queer artist known for provocative nude portraits celebrating bodies of all kinds, she's loud, stubborn, and refuses to apologize for taking up space. When a 3 AM false alarm brings Vera to her building, Iris is furious—until she sees the captain staring at her unfinished painting like it matters.
One look becomes a gallery opening. A gallery opening becomes a night neither of them planned for. And suddenly Vera is feeling things she buried years ago, while Iris is falling for a woman who might never let her all the way in.
But when a tragic call shakes Vera to her core, she does what she's always done—shuts down and shuts everyone out. Now Iris has to walk away from a woman who won't let herself be loved, or fight for something real.
Her Firefighter's Touch is a steamy sapphic romance featuring a tough captain learning to be vulnerable, an artist who sees beauty everywhere, found family at the firehouse, and explicit scenes with all the heat and heart. This is Book 1 in the Station 11 series, featuring an all-female fire crew where every woman gets her happy ending.
Her Firefighter's Touch is a steamy sapphic romance featuring a tough captain learning to be vulnerable, an artist who sees beauty everywhere, found family at the firehouse, and explicit scenes with all the heat and heart. This is Book 1 in the Station 11 series, featuring an all-female fire crew where every woman gets her happy ending.
Perfect for fans of sapphic romance with high heat and medium angst.
3.7 ⭐️ it good enough to want to binge it for the day. Our firefighter Vera has some trauma to work through and Iris is full of life and supporting traits, minor level clingy sure but she just cares. A lot. Annoys me that she can’t cook, I’ve literally broke up with people for not being able to cook for themselves (okay it was in combination with other things but once you start hating one thing, it’s so much easier to start adding to that list lmao). I do love their connection and there’s moments that made me smile. Loved how Iris was able to pull Vera out of her comfort zone and into her own organised chaos.
There were some minor character continuity errors. The one that comes to mind is the bra situation. Iris never wears one. She didn’t wear one at a dinner party and 1 sentence later, a bra is being take off her. It really is minor but it breaks my immersion. I search the book to confirm I’m not going loopy and then just have to move on (unhappily). Just get like 20 people to read a final copy before you publish or something. Can’t stand errors like this. Compounded with the repetitive writing, this prevented the book from actually being 4 stars. Some parts, the repetition can be perceived as intentional. Adding meaning to the story, for sure (cba to quote but you’ll get what I mean probs). But, for example, the reaction to two totally different people, with different experiences, bodies, lives, having the near exact same reaction to a self-portrait painting reveal just felt lazy. And there are more examples of it feeling lazy as opposed to elevating the story (unfortunately).
Nice fast read with enough heat to spark a fire. My only gripe is that no first responder in their right mind would ever mention the word “quiet” in any context while on shift
There are a number of careers, or jobs where the intrinsic risk of injury and death are more likely. Active Military, Police and Firefighters are high among them. I spent a few years Active Army and then reserves, also a number of years as a volunteer firefighter, more common in urban and rural areas, yeah all the risks and no benefits… 👨🚒🧑🚒 Excellent 💥 Read 🧞♀️🙂👨🚒🧑🚒
It's not the worst book I've ever read, but I still didn't enjoy it. I thought the initial romance was pretty weak. Not amounting to much more than a mutual physical attraction to each other, an appreciation for art, and this vague "recognition" of each other. I found Iris to be a kind of frustrating character. It felt like she was maybe too anxious to be dating a firefighter, and despite her alleged ability to connect with anybody and everybody, it felt like she couldn't/wouldn't take a hint. The book was also a bit repetitive. There were a couple of scenes where I felt like I was having deja vu (e.g. when she shows her clients the commission). I also thought there was kind of a weird fixation on art making people cry. I get(?) that it's conveying how moving the art is, but it still struck me as a little odd. Finally, commenting on the sex scenes... I'm not a huge fan of sex scenes anyway, but I thought the scenes came off as... chaste isn't the right word. Written with restraint? Which I could appreciate, because I don't need to read a scene of that going on for pages, but on the other hand it felt at odds with just how many sex scenes there were (it felt like a lot to me). Moving on, I could appreciate the kind of easygoing romance they had in the latter half of the book, but for me I felt like the foundation of the romance was weak, and so this part kind of fell flat/felt boring instead of feeling more easy/comfortable.
Overall, just not the book for me. There are parts that I think could've been good, but because I felt like certain things were lacking, or because I was frustrated at other parts of the book, the parts that could've been good didn't really work for me.
The author has a good flow of words where they merge into a good story.
Vera is the Captain of Engine 11 and upon receiving a alarm in an apartment complex she meets an artist that feels like she sees beyond their scars, stretch marks, etc. Vera does not handle relationship very well, former past girlfriend told her. Until she meets this artist painting a nude in her apartment and makes a comment- it's beautiful! What starts in that apartment, ends in that apartment, you hope! Enjoy!
This was an interesting twist on the usual first responders tale. Serious fire-fighter meets an artist with instant attraction. The paintings are what is unusual, the body and their differences the theme of an art show. There's great chemistry between the main characters full of amusing banter and 🔥 intimate scenes. I really enjoyed the writing style of this one, I'll be exploring others.
A fire captain answers an alarm call and meets an intriguing artist who might be able to help her to deal with her past trauma. I found the eagerness with which they started a relationship difficult when they were both dealing with past issues of trauma and trust. It was more of a lust at first sight that developed into something more. This book wasn't for me, but if you enjoy a lovers to relationship book this might be up your alley.
I liked the plot line of the story and it was riveting. The only thing though is that there was a little too many repetitive sentences during the book.
Vera and Iris met under strange circumstances and a relationship grew from that night on. They had instant chemistry from the start.
A solid sapphic romance. Two wildly different characters that get you to believe in love at first sight. Addressing the reaction to a traumatic experience and how difficult dealing with and supporting through the trauma can be.
A fire captain and an artist meet during a false alarm… what comes next is developing feelings and a beautiful relationship. Morgan Chase has started her Station 11 series with a lovely romance. I look forward to reading the series.
This story is incredible. It is romantic, not overdone, and leaves the reader with a warm feeling. The matchup of the two protagonists is unusual, but leaves a lot of room to grow. It also made me want to see Iris' paintings.
This should have been longer than two series because it’s so good! Well written and has so much true meaning throughout both books! Worth the read 100%
Morgan Chase seems like a fake name and the writing seems too familiar, as if it was by a man posing as a woman. Prove me wrong Morgan Chase and I will give you 5 stars.
the story was interesting, the characters compelling and mostly it was well-written. BUT…..there was a lot of repetition, plot inconsistencies and I am pretty sure it was AI generated. So giving it 1 star. Much better things to read out there by real people.